I am a Belgian-Australian linguist. My research is highly interdisciplinary and aims to demonstrate how Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) can be used as an analytical model to explore dialogical interaction in various socio-cultural contexts, including (post-colonial) politics, social media and higher education. My main objective is to highlight the theory’s versatility and the potential for social semiotics to provide in-depth computer-assisted descriptions and interpretations of language use in complex socio-cultural environments by integrating SFL with theoretical frameworks such as Appraisal, critical theory or other relevant concepts. By adopting a social justice approach, my work highlights potential disparities and seeks to foster critical thinking, facilitating social change. I have also worked as a Research Assistant at the Australian Institute of Health Innovation (AIHI), contributing to the enhancement of communication in cancer care services.

After working as a literacy development trainer in New Caledonia for several years, I have been teaching and coordinating Academic Communication, English (literacy), Discourse Analysis, Systemic Functional Grammar, and European Studies courses, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. I have held sessional teaching positions in the Departments of International Studies and Linguistics, as well as the School of Education, at Macquarie University, Macquarie University College and elsewhere since 2014. 

Academic Qualifications

Linguistics, PhD, 'Power and Ideology in the New Caledonian Independence Debate: A Pragma-functional Approach to Critical Discourse Analysis' [PhD Thesis Awarded with No Corrections], Macquarie University

2015 → 2019

Award Date: 16 April 2019

International Studies, Master of Research, 'Common Destiny? A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Independence Debate between France and New Caledonia' [High Distinction], Macquarie University

2014 → 2015

Award Date: 8 April 2015

International Studies, Bachelor of Arts (French/Modern History), Macquarie University

2011 → 2013

Award Date: 5 March 2013

• Appraisal theory
• Systemic Functional Linguistics
• (Critical) Discourse Analysis
• Corpus Linguistics
• (Digital) health studies
• Higher education
• Semantics
• Multimodality
• Social media
• Multilingualism