Marina Dossena focalizza la sua ricerca sul Tardo Inglese Moderno, specie nel contesto scozzese. Impegnata nella compilazione del Corpus of 19C Scottish Correspondence, è co-direttrice di Token: A Journal of English Linguistics (rivista scientifica di classe A indicizzata in Scopus) e del vol. 1 di InScriptum: A Journal of Language and Literary Studies. Ha presentato relazioni su invito a convegni internazionali ed è stata Visiting Professor presso le Università di Innsbruck, Helsinki e Complutense de Madrid, dove partecipa al progetto LModE Conceptualizations of Female Childhood.
Marina Dossena centres her research on Late Modern English, paying special attention to ‘language history from below’ and the Scottish context. Currently involved in the compilation of a Corpus of 19C Scottish Correspondence, she co-edits Token: A Journal of English Linguistics and has co-edited vol. 1 of InScriptum: A Journal of Language and Literary Studies. She has been invited to give plenary talks at relevant international conferences (e.g., ICEHL 15, ESSE 2014, and FRLSU 2021). She has been Visiting Professor at the Universities of Innsbruck, Helsinki and Complutense de Madrid, where she participates in a project on LModE Conceptualizations of Female Childhood.