Theresa Heyd (she/her, they/them) holds the Chair of English Linguistics at Heidelberg University. Theresa works on critical sociolinguistics at the intersection of digital discourse and gender and queer studies and has published widely on aspects of digital discourse. Theresa’s forthcoming book (in press, Bloomsbury) is titled Discursive Practices of Digital Affect. Before joining Heidelberg University, Theresa was Professor of English Linguistics and co-chaired the Interdisciplinary Center for Gender Studies at the University of Greifswald from 2018 to 2024.

Miriam Neuhausen (she/her) is Assistant Professor of English Linguistics at Heidelberg University. Her work explores language, identity, and belonging through a sociophonetic lens, with a particular focus on lesser-studied varieties/communities and social (in)justice.

Vroni Zieglmeier is a PhD candidate in English Linguistics at Heidelberg University. They hold a B.A. in Language and Society and an M.A. in Linguistics from Freie Universität Berlin. Their research interests lie at the intersection of variationist sociolinguistics, linguistic anthropology, and queer theory. In their dissertation, Vroni explores notions of “voice” and “gender” in the context of a queer FLINTA* choir in Berlin.

Sam Gaugele (they/them) is a master’s student at the English Department at Heidelberg University. They are interested in cognitive linguistics, sociolinguistics, crip linguistics, and queer and gender studies. They wrote their B.A. thesis on the undermining of the epistemic stance of trans* people in historical medical discourse.