Leah Nieber

Leah Nieber
Photo: F. Matzner

Doctoral Candidate, GRK2700

Contact information

+49 6421 28-25028 leah.nieber@ 1 Bahnhofstraße 7
35032 Marburg
N|01 Institutsgebäude (Room: -140 resp. -1/0400)

Organizational unit

Philipps-Universität Marburg Germanistik und Kunstwissenschaften (Fb09) Graduiertenkollegs Dynamik und Stabilität sprachlicher Repräsentationen (GRK 2700)

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Year
Since March 2025 PhD Candidate at the Research Training Group (RTG) 2700 “Dynamics and stability of linguistic representations”
2024 – 2025 Research Associate, Deutscher Sprachatlas, Philipps University of Marburg
2023 – 2024 Student Assistant, Junior Research Group "Variability in Language Use"
2020 – 2021 Research Internship, “You don’t speak manly enough” – An experimental investigation on vocal compensation of masculinity threat, University of Koblenz-Landau
2020 – 2024 M.A. Sprechwissenschaft und Phonetik (Speech Science and Phonetics), Philipps University of Marburg
2020 – 2023 Additional Certificate in Gender Studies, Philipps University of Marburg
2015 – 2019 B.A.  Deutsch als Fremd- und Zweitsprache; Sprechwissenschaft und Phonetik (German as a Foreign and Second Language; Speech Science and Phonetics), Friedrich Schiller University Jena

  • Publications

    2025
    Nieber, L., Kachel, S., & Scharinger, M. (under review): Acoustic Representations of Different Dimensions of the Gendered Self. An Analysis of Nonbinary and Cisgender Speakers. 
  • Talks and Poster Presentations

    2024
    Nieber, L. (2024): Phonetic Research Beyond the Binary. Online Talk in the Talk Series „Diversity in Linguistics“ by the Association for Diversity in Linguistics.
    Nieber, L., Kachel, S., & Scharinger, M. (2024): Bye Bye Binaries. A Multidimensional Acoustic Analysis of Nonbinary and Cisgender Speakers. Talk at the Pint of Science Festival, Marburg, Germany.
    Nieber, L., Kachel, S., & Scharinger, M. (2024): Bye Bye Binaries. A Multidimensional Acoustic Analysis of Nonbinary and Cisgender Speakers. Talk at the Student Conference on Linguistics, Graz, Austria.
    2023
    Nieber, L., Kachel, S., & Scharinger, M. (2023): Representing Diversity in Phonetic Gender Research: An Acoustic Analysis. Talk at the Conference Phonetics & Phonology in German-speaking Countries, Bern, Swiss.
    2022
    Nieber, L., & Kachel, S. (2022): Dealing with Gender in Phonetics and Speech Science. A Critical Feminist Perspective and its Potential. Talk at the Annual Conference of the German Society for Speech Science and Speech Training, Jena, Germany.
    2021
    Nieber, L., & Kachel, S. (2021): “Your Voice isn't Masculine Enough!” An Experimental Study on Vocal Compensation for Threats to Masculinity. Talk at the Conference Phonetics & Phonology in German-speaking Countries, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
  • Poster Presentations

    2024
    Nieber, L., Kachel, S., & Scharinger, M. (2024): Diversify Identity. Acoustic Correlates of Multiple Gender Facets in Nonbinary and Cisgender Speakers. Poster at Voice ID, Marburg, Germany.

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