Dr. Ann Marie Eriksson

Biography

Ann-Marie Eriksson works as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Gothenburg in the Department of Education, Communication and Learning. She has held leadership positions, including Director of the university-wide Unit for Academic Language from 2015 to 2021, and as Deputy Head of the Department of Education from 2022 to 2025. Her research focuses on learning processes in institutionalized environments, particularly through textually mediated forms of knowledge production in higher education. This includes studies of supervision and the teaching of academic writing, with particular emphasis on the challenges involved in producing text within social and discursive frameworks. Eriksson is actively involved in the research theme of Learning, Education, and Digitalization (LEaD) and teaches in international master's programs, emphasizing digitalization in higher education and academic writing. She has also taught technical communication and academic writing at various educational levels, including engineering education and adult education. Her interests are grounded in sociocultural traditions and dialogical theories, focusing on human communication and sense-making in educational environments.

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