Susanne Niemeier (*1960) studied English and French and received her PhD in linguistics in 1990 (supervisor Prof. Dr. René Dirven). In 2002, she was appointed as professor of Applied Linguistics and Foreign Language Teaching Methodology in the English Department of the University of Koblenz (Germany). Her main research interests include cognitive grammar, cultural linguistics, bilingualism, foreign language education and teacher education. She has published widely on these topics. From 2012 until 2014, she was elected as head of the German Cognitive Linguistics Association, and she has held positions on the executive boards of AILA (Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée) and GAL (German Applied Linguistics Association) as well as on various editorial boards.
