Laura Witz joined the department in September 2022. She studied English Linguistics and French at the University of Trier and the University of Kent and obtained her M.A. in August 2021. She is currently working on her PhD thesis, which investigates the processing of English phrasal verbs in German and French native speakers. The thesis is supervised by Prof. Dr. Andrea Sand.

• Psycholinguistics
• (Second) Language Acquisition
• Phraseology
• Language Processing
• Bilingualism

• Introduction to Linguistics
• Morphology
• Phraseology
• Second Language Acquisition
• Psycholinguistics
• …

• 08 Nov 2025. APLX, ETA34, and TESPA International Joint Conference, Taipei Tech University, Taipei, Taiwan (Presentation).
• 17 Sep 2025. 11^th International Contrastive Linguistics Conference, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (Presentation).
• 26 Sep 2023. LinPin Conference, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany (Poster).
• 28 Jun 2023. Trier Center for Language and Communication (TCLC), University of Trier, Germany (Presentation).

• 29 Feb 2024. Seminar “Second Language Acquisition” by Prof. Dr. Stefanie Wulff, University of Florida, USA (Invited Talk).

• Gleichstellung FBII (Equality and Diversity Grant) – travel to 11^th International Contrastive Linguistics Conference, Prague, Czech Republic (800 €).
• Mentoring Program Grant – travel to APLX, ETA 34, and TESPA International Joint Conference, Taipei Tech University, Taipei, Taiwan (800 €).
• Gleichstellung FBII (Equality and Diversity Grant) – writing retreat, University of Trier, Germany (100 €).

• Organizing Committee Member: DGfS Conference 2026, University of Trier, Germany.
• Erasmus+ Coordinator, Department of English Studies, University of Trier, Germany (04/2023 – 04/2025).