Valentina Bošković Marković earned her doctorate in Sociolinguistics from the Faculty of Philology, University of Belgrade. She began her professional career in 2010 and is currently an assistant professor and lecturer in the Anglistics program at Singidunum University in Belgrade. She is actively involved in projects and research in sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, applied linguistics, academic writing, and language in education. Valentina has published numerous scientific papers, a monograph on gender-sensitive language, and a textbook on academic skills.