Contact Info
Scandinavian Studies
University of Washington
318 Raitt Hall, Box 353420
Seattle, WA 98195-3420
savay [at] uw [dot] edu
Degrees
- MA, Scandinavian Languages and Literature, University of Washington, Degree in Progress
- Graduate Certificate: Textual and Digital Studies
- Graduate Certificate: Sexuality and Queer Studies
- BA, with distinction, Humanities and Social Sciences, Shimer College, 2013
Research & Teaching Experience
- Teaching Assistant, Sagas of the Vikings, University of Washington, Summer 2018
- Teaching Assistant, Scandinavian Mythology, University of Washington, Summer 2018
- Predoctoral Instructor, First Year Danish, University of Washington, 2017 – 2018
- Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Swedish Literary and Cultural History, University of Washington, Spring 2017
- Teaching Assistant, Scandinavian Children’s Literature, University of Washington, Winter 2017
- Research Assistant, University of Washington, Autumn 2016
Conference Papers
- “‘Party like a criminal’: Erik Lundin’s Allegorical Suedi & Postnational Swedish Identity.” SASS, UCLA, May 5, 2018.
- “A Movement Between: Mellanförskap and the Rap Oeuvre of Erik Lundin.” Study Day on Popular Music in the Nordic Countries, IASPM, University of Oslo, September 14, 2017.
Professional Development & Other Education
- Danish Summer Language Course, Askov Højskole, August 2017
- International Literary Translation & Creative Writing Summer School, British Centre for Literary Translation, July 2017
- Graduate Translation Conference & Workshops, University of Texas at Dallas, May 2017
- International Summer Institute in Faroese Language and Culture, University of the Faroe Islands, August 2016
- Summer Course in Modern Icelandic, Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, University of Iceland, July 2016
- Academic Exchange Student, AFS Intercultural Programs, Iceland, 2007 – 2008
Selected Grants & Awards
- Fulbright Fellow to Iceland, Fulbright U.S. Student Program, 2018-2019
- Research Fellowship, American-Scandinavian Foundation, 2018-2019
- Travel Award, University of Washington Graduate School Fund for Excellence and Innovation (GSFEI), 2017
- Scan|Design Summer Scholarship, Scan|Design Foundation, 2017
- Danish Summer Language Scholarship, Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science, 2017
- Top Scholar Award, University of Washington Graduate School, 2016
- Travel Scholarship, University of the Faroe Islands, 2016
- Robert Maynard Hutchins Scholarship, Shimer College, 2008-2013
- Speedwell Foundation Study Abroad Scholarship, AFS Intercultural Programs, 2007
Service
- Scandinavian Studies Senator, UW Graduate and Professional Student Senate, 2016 – 2018
- Committee Member, UW Scandinavian Studies Graduate Student Colloquium, 2016 – 2018
- Chair, Women and Gender Panel, ACTC Undergraduate Conference, 2013
Languages
- Speaks: English, Danish, Icelandic
- Reads: Attic Greek, Faroese, French, Norwegian, Old Icelandic, Swedish
Memberships
- American Literary Translators Association (ALTA)
- Danish Academic Network in America (DANA)
- Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study (SASS)
