Dr. Juliette Van Steensel

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Juliette Van Steensel is a PhD student in Linguistics at University College London, specializing in the Department of Psychology and Language Sciences. Her research primarily focuses on British Sign Language (BSL), with particular interest in syllabic structure and sonority in sign languages. She has experience working with sign languages and completed her MA dissertation on compound formation in Dutch Sign Language. During her MA at UCL, she was among the top 5% of students in the program, which earned her a Departmental Prize. As part of her PhD journey, she has taken on the role of Head Demonstrator for the first-year labs module in the BSc Psychology programme, where she is responsible for small-group teaching and managing a team of postgraduate teaching assistants. Apart from her academic endeavors, she has also worked as a Linguistic Engineer at Ami AI, contributing her linguistic expertise to the field. Juliette is dedicated to advancing her research while pursuing her studies in linguistics with a strong foundation in the theoretical and practical aspects of language sciences.

Research Interests

Experience

Head Demonstrator

2025-09-01 — Present

University College London • London, United Kingdom

Responsible for small-group teaching and supporting the course convenor in the first-year labs module of the BSc Psychology programme.

Linguistic Engineer

2022-08-28 — 2025-01-01

Ami AI • London, United Kingdom

Utilized linguistic knowledge in engineering applications.