2017-
When perceiving the future closer than it is : A psycholinguistic investigation of the way we talk about the future
In collaboration with Dr Christelle Gillioz, University of Bern (CH) & Fribourg (CH)
Grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)

2015-
What's so sexy about degenderizing language? Investigating gender representations of readers and listeners in Norwegian, French and Finnish
In collaboration with Prof Ute Gabriel (main applicant) & Dawn Behne (co-applicant), Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Jukka Hyönä (University of Turku, Finland)
Funding body: Research Council of Norway

2012-
Gender representation in language: The onset of grammar-stereotype interplay in toddlerhood
In collaboration with Dr Arik Lévy, University of Fribourg, Prof Ute Gabriel and Prof Dawn Behne, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim (NOR), Prof Pascal Zesiger, University of Geneva (CH), Prof Janine Spencer, University of Brunel (GB).
Grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)

• 2005-2014

  2013-2014
  Diminutive Suffixes in Sexist Language - An embodied perspective
  Joint applicant with Michal Parzuchowski and Bogdan Wojciszke, Warsaw School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Poland? Grant from Sciex-NMSch

   

  2011-2012
  Gender representation in language: The onset of grammar-stereotype interplay in toddlerhood-Pilot
  In collaboration with Dr Arik Lévy, University of Fribourg, Prof Ute Gabriel and Prof Dawn Behne, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim (NOR), Prof Pascal Zesiger, University of Geneva (CH).
  Grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) 

   

  2010-2013
  Emotion inferences and text comprehension: Narrative characteristics and their influence on emotion inferences elaboration
  In collaboration with Prof Isabelle Tapiero, Université Lyon II, France and Christelle Gillioz, University of Fribourg
  Grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)

   

  2009-2014
  Marie Curie Initial Training Networks (ITN) - Language, Cognition, and Gender
  In collaboration with Prof Sabine Sczesny (coordinator), Bern (CH), Dr Lisa Irmen (coordinator), Heidelberg (D), Prof Bettina Hannover, Berlin (D), Prof Jana Valdrová, Budweis (CZ), Prof Manuel Carreiras, La Laguna (ES), Prof Cristina Cacciari, Modena (IT), Prof Anne Maass (IT), Padova, Prof Lorella Lotto, Padova (IT), Prof Alan Garnham (UK), Sussex, Prof Jane Oakhill,Sussex (UK), Prof Ute Gabriel, Trondheim (NO).
  
  

  2009-2012
  Gender Representation in Language : Learning to interpret the masculine form as generic 
  In collaboration with Prof Ute Gabriel, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim (NOR)
  Grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)

   

  2008-2010
  The representation of characters’ emotions: An analysis of a constituent of emotion inferred during reading
  In collaboration with Isabelle Tapiero, Université Lyon II, France
  Grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)

  2008-2011
  Pertinence des messages de prévention et tabagisme chez les adolescentes et adolescents de 14 à 18 ans
  Financé par le Fonds de prévention du tabagisme (FTP)
  
  

  2007-2008
  Racisme et football : la face sombre du sport
  Financé par La Commission Nationale de Sport (CNS)

   

  2005-2008
  Gender Representation in Language
  in collaboration with Prof Ute Gabriel, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim (NOR)
  Two grants from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)