Lauren Poyer (they/them)

Associate Teaching Professor

RAI 305

Office Hours

AUT 2025 - Tues & Wed 2:30-3:30 PM ; Undergraduate advising Wed & Thurs 9:00-11:00 AM

Fields of Interest

Education

Ph.D., Scandinavian Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2023

M.A., Scandinavian Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2016

Biography

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Summer 2026
- SCAND 100 A: Introduction to Scandinavian Culture
Autumn 2025
- SCAND 100 A: Introduction to Scandinavian Culture
- SCAND 460 A: History of the Scandinavian Languages
Spring 2024
- SCAND 372 A: Old Norse-Icelandic
- SCAND 375 A: Vikings in Popular Culture
Winter 2024
- SCAND 270 A: Sagas of the Vikings
Autumn 2023
- SCAND 330 A: Scandinavian Mythology
Summer 2023
- SCAND 375 A: Vikings in Popular Culture
Spring 2023
- SCAND 150 A: Norwegian Literary and Cultural History
- SCAND 372 A: Old Norse-Icelandic
Winter 2023
- SCAND 100 A: Introduction to Scandinavian Culture
Additional Courses

HUM 101: Humanities First: Foundations
Home Department
- Scandinavian Studies
Related News

UW Study Abroad Fair (January 20, 2026)

Sagas of the Vikings -- Enroll for WIN 24 Today! (December 18, 2023)

Swedish Program Holiday Letter (October 30, 2025)

Old Norse Program Holiday Letter (October 27, 2025)

Assistant Teaching Professor Lauren Poyer Shares Her Knowledge Of The Kraken (March 2, 2023)

Swedish Program Holiday Letter (November 28, 2022)

Assistant Teaching Professor Lauren Poyer to join new "Humanities First" initiative (May 21, 2020)

Scandinavian Studies Department renews collaboration with National Nordic Museum for Scandinavian 30 lecture series (December 13, 2019)

Letter from the Chair (October 17, 2018)

Faculty Spotlight: Lecturer Lauren Poyer (October 16, 2018)