I defended my thesis about word formation and syntax in 1997. Afterwards I worked in a project about language acquisition, held a post doc position, became assistant professor in Scandinavian languages 2001, and full professor in Swedish 2007. I have also worked on dialects, language history and the didactics of grammar. I presently work on gender systems in Swedish and related languages, as well as information structure.

I have been deputy head of Dept of Scandinavian languages, and also been in committees at faculty level. I am presently in the Ph.D. committee at the Faculties of Humanities and Theology. During 2009-2010 I have been engaged in projects at the national level, involving a new high school syllabus for Swedish, and the evaluation of Scandivian languages/Swedish at Swedish universities. I have been a member of The Expert Group Nordic Language Council (ENS), which is part of the Nordic Council of Ministers.