Embleton, Sheila - Linguistics - York University
Sheila Embleton is the leading expert in mathematical methods in historical linguistics and dialectology. Her 1986 book on family tree reconstruction still anchors the field. Her revolutionary digital methods led to major advances in Finnish and Romanian dialectology. Archeologists and geneticists cite her innovative interdisciplinary research, a true marriage of mathematics and humanities. She also solved the elusive origins of Suomi and Bermuda.

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Embleton, Sheila - Linguistics - York University
Sheila Embleton is the leading international expert in applications of mathematical methods to historical linguistics and dialectology. Her pioneering 1986 monograph on family tree reconstruction still anchors current work in the field. Her application of revolutionary new digital methods to dialectology advanced substantially Finnish and Romanian dialectology. Her prodigious output, unfailingly innovative and interdisciplinary, represents a true marriage of mathematics and humanities, leading to her work’s frequent consultation by archeologists and geneticists. She numbers among North America’s foremost experts on the study of proper names, particularly women’s surnames, and solved the elusive problems of the origin of Suomi and Bermuda.