Education
Ph.D. in Linguistics, 1994
University of Maryland, College Park, USA
Dissertation Title: “Issues on Modern Greek Sentential Complementation”
M.A. in Linguistics, 1993
University of Maryland, College Park, USA
Thesis Title: “Control in Modern Greek”
B.A. in Philosophy, 1987
University of Athens, Greece
Academic Positions
September 2009-today:
-Associate Professor of Psycholinguistics, Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Philology, University of Athens.
November 2003-September 2009:
-Associate Professor of General Linguistics, Division of Linguistics, Department of Mediterranean Studies, University of the Aegean.
-Director of the Linguistics Laboratory, Division of Linguistics, Department of Mediterranean Studies, University of the Aegean.
25-30 January 2006:
-Visiting Professor/Researcher (Erasmus exchange) at the Department of Linguistics, University of Geneva.
November 2003-September 2004:
-Visiting Professor at the Division of Theoretical Linguistics, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, University of Reading.
October 2000-October 2003:
-Lecturer, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, University of Reading.
-Director of the Language Acquisition Lab, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, University of Reading.
-Teaching and Research Staff of the Center for Hellenic Studies, University of Reading (since October 2001).
November 2000:
-Visiting Scholar, Department of Cognitive and Brain Sciences, MIT.
1998-2000:
-Postdoctoral Fellow of the State Scholarship Foundation of the Hellenic Republic and Visiting Lecturer, Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Philology, University of Athens.
-Scientific Fellow, Center for Intercultural Education, Department of Philosophy, Education and Psychology, University of Athens.
Fall 1998:
-Scientific Fellow, Department of Speech and Language Therapy, Technological Institute of Patras.
1997-1998:
-'A.S. Onassis' Fellow and Visiting Lecturer, Departmnet of Linguistics, Faculty of Philology, University of Athens.
1996-1997:
-Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Linguistics, University of Maryland.
1994-1996:
-Post-doctoral Fellow, Institute for Research in Cognitive Science, University of Pennsylvania.
-Associate Professor of Psycholinguistics, Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Philology, University of Athens.
November 2003-September 2009:
-Associate Professor of General Linguistics, Division of Linguistics, Department of Mediterranean Studies, University of the Aegean.
-Director of the Linguistics Laboratory, Division of Linguistics, Department of Mediterranean Studies, University of the Aegean.
25-30 January 2006:
-Visiting Professor/Researcher (Erasmus exchange) at the Department of Linguistics, University of Geneva.
November 2003-September 2004:
-Visiting Professor at the Division of Theoretical Linguistics, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, University of Reading.
October 2000-October 2003:
-Lecturer, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, University of Reading.
-Director of the Language Acquisition Lab, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, University of Reading.
-Teaching and Research Staff of the Center for Hellenic Studies, University of Reading (since October 2001).
November 2000:
-Visiting Scholar, Department of Cognitive and Brain Sciences, MIT.
1998-2000:
-Postdoctoral Fellow of the State Scholarship Foundation of the Hellenic Republic and Visiting Lecturer, Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Philology, University of Athens.
-Scientific Fellow, Center for Intercultural Education, Department of Philosophy, Education and Psychology, University of Athens.
Fall 1998:
-Scientific Fellow, Department of Speech and Language Therapy, Technological Institute of Patras.
1997-1998:
-'A.S. Onassis' Fellow and Visiting Lecturer, Departmnet of Linguistics, Faculty of Philology, University of Athens.
1996-1997:
-Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Linguistics, University of Maryland.
1994-1996:
-Post-doctoral Fellow, Institute for Research in Cognitive Science, University of Pennsylvania.
Research Projects (Principal Investigator)
-Research Award "The Syntax of Modern Greek", American Hellenic Institute Foundation, Washington DC, 1996-1997.
-Research Award on the “The Syntax of the Tsakonian Dialect”, I.F. Kostopoulos Foundation, 1997-2000.
-Research Grant for the project “The Syntax of the Tsakonian Dialect of Modern Greek”, Philosophical Society of America, Philadelphia, 1997-1998.
-University of Reading Research Endowment Trust Fund, Research project for the development of the “Language Acquisition Laboratory” at the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, 2001.
-University of Reading Research Endowment Trust Fund, Research project on “The acquisition of the Greek verb”, 2003.
-Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), “Grammatical and lexical development in children with Williams Syndrome”, 2003.
-Pythagoras: Research Teams in the Universities, Greek Ministry of Education and the European Union, “Comparative analysis of Greek and Turkish: Grammatical analysis of Turkish and learning Turkish as a foreign language”, 2004.
-Thalis: Research Teams among Universities, Greek Ministry of Education and the European Union, “Interdisciplinary study of Aphasia in Greek”, 2010 (under review).
-Research Award on the “The Syntax of the Tsakonian Dialect”, I.F. Kostopoulos Foundation, 1997-2000.
-Research Grant for the project “The Syntax of the Tsakonian Dialect of Modern Greek”, Philosophical Society of America, Philadelphia, 1997-1998.
-University of Reading Research Endowment Trust Fund, Research project for the development of the “Language Acquisition Laboratory” at the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, 2001.
-University of Reading Research Endowment Trust Fund, Research project on “The acquisition of the Greek verb”, 2003.
-Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), “Grammatical and lexical development in children with Williams Syndrome”, 2003.
-Pythagoras: Research Teams in the Universities, Greek Ministry of Education and the European Union, “Comparative analysis of Greek and Turkish: Grammatical analysis of Turkish and learning Turkish as a foreign language”, 2004.
-Thalis: Research Teams among Universities, Greek Ministry of Education and the European Union, “Interdisciplinary study of Aphasia in Greek”, 2010 (under review).
Participation in Research Projects
- “Aphasia and Agrammatism”, Department of Linguistics, University of Maryland and Department of Neurology, University of Baltimore, Principal Investigators: Prof. Amy Weinberg & Prof. Rita Bernt, 1992 – 1993.
- “Interface Conditions on Child Language: A Crosslinguistic Look at Some Aspects of Possession”, Department of Linguistics, University of Maryland, Principal Investigator: Prof. Stephen Crain, 1996 – 1998.
- “Education of Foreign Students”, Centre for Intercultural Education, University of Athens, Greek Ministry of Education and the European Union, Principal Investigator: Prof. George Markou, 1998 – 2000.
- “Evaluation and Assessment: Development of Pedagogical Tools for Teaching Students with a Different First Language than the One of the Host Country”, COMENIUS 2, Botkyrka Kommun, Sweden, Principal Investigator: Iakovos Demetriades, 1999 – 2000.
- “The Role of Language in the Development of Organizational Knowledge”, Business University of Athens, Principal Investigator: Prof. Gregory Prastakos, June 2000 – July 2001.
- “Education of the Muslim Minority in Thrace”, Department of Primary Education, University of Athens, Greek Ministry of Education and the European Union, Principal Investigator: Prof. Anna Fragoudaki, July 2002 – July 2004.
- “Education of Foreign Students”, Centre for Intercultural Education, University of Athens, Greek Ministry of Education and the European Union, Principal Investigator: Prof. George Markou, December 2002 – July 2004.
- “Cross-linguistically Robust Stages of Children’s Linguistic Performance”, COST Action A33, European Science Foundation, Principal Investigator: Dr. Uli Sauerland, 2006 – 2010. Coordinator of the Working Group “Binding” and member of the Management Committee. Website: http://www.zas.gwz-berlin.de/mitarb/homepage/cost/index.html
- “Designing and Standardizing Assessment Tools for Early Evaluation of Learning Difficulties”, University of Patras, Greek Ministry of Education and the European Union, Principal Investigator: Prof. Konstantinos Porpodas, 2006 – 2008.
- “Language Impairment in a Multilingual Society: Linguistic Patterns and the Road to Assessment”, COST Action ISO804, European Science Foundation, Principal Investigator: Dr. Sharon Armon-Lotem, 2009 – 2012. Member of the Management Committee. Website: http://www.bi-sli.org/people.htm
- “Education of Romani Children in the Areas of Central Greece, Athens and South Aegean”. University of Athens, Greek Ministry of Education and the European Union, Principal Investigator: Dr. George Papakonstantinou, 2010 – 2013. Co-ordinator of the “Language” action.
- Thalis: Research Teams among Universities, Greek Ministry of Education and the European Union, “The study of the Greek Sign Language: Syntax, Morphology and Comparison with the Spoken Form of Greek”, University of Patras, Principal Investigator: Prof. Venetta Lambropoulou. Coordinator of the “Syntax” action (under review).
- Thalis: Research Teams among Universities, Greek Ministry of Education and the European Union, “Cognitive Science: Perception, Organization and Representation of Knowledge – Educational Extends”, University of Athens, Principal Investigator: Prof. Stella Vosniadou (under review).
- Archimides III: Reinforcement of Research Teams in the Technological Institute of Patras, Greek Ministry of Education and the European Union, “The Structure of (A)typical Language: Linguistic Theory and Intervention”, Technological Institute of Patras, Principal Investigator: Prof. Archonto Terzi (under review).
- “Interface Conditions on Child Language: A Crosslinguistic Look at Some Aspects of Possession”, Department of Linguistics, University of Maryland, Principal Investigator: Prof. Stephen Crain, 1996 – 1998.
- “Education of Foreign Students”, Centre for Intercultural Education, University of Athens, Greek Ministry of Education and the European Union, Principal Investigator: Prof. George Markou, 1998 – 2000.
- “Evaluation and Assessment: Development of Pedagogical Tools for Teaching Students with a Different First Language than the One of the Host Country”, COMENIUS 2, Botkyrka Kommun, Sweden, Principal Investigator: Iakovos Demetriades, 1999 – 2000.
- “The Role of Language in the Development of Organizational Knowledge”, Business University of Athens, Principal Investigator: Prof. Gregory Prastakos, June 2000 – July 2001.
- “Education of the Muslim Minority in Thrace”, Department of Primary Education, University of Athens, Greek Ministry of Education and the European Union, Principal Investigator: Prof. Anna Fragoudaki, July 2002 – July 2004.
- “Education of Foreign Students”, Centre for Intercultural Education, University of Athens, Greek Ministry of Education and the European Union, Principal Investigator: Prof. George Markou, December 2002 – July 2004.
- “Cross-linguistically Robust Stages of Children’s Linguistic Performance”, COST Action A33, European Science Foundation, Principal Investigator: Dr. Uli Sauerland, 2006 – 2010. Coordinator of the Working Group “Binding” and member of the Management Committee. Website: http://www.zas.gwz-berlin.de/mitarb/homepage/cost/index.html
- “Designing and Standardizing Assessment Tools for Early Evaluation of Learning Difficulties”, University of Patras, Greek Ministry of Education and the European Union, Principal Investigator: Prof. Konstantinos Porpodas, 2006 – 2008.
- “Language Impairment in a Multilingual Society: Linguistic Patterns and the Road to Assessment”, COST Action ISO804, European Science Foundation, Principal Investigator: Dr. Sharon Armon-Lotem, 2009 – 2012. Member of the Management Committee. Website: http://www.bi-sli.org/people.htm
- “Education of Romani Children in the Areas of Central Greece, Athens and South Aegean”. University of Athens, Greek Ministry of Education and the European Union, Principal Investigator: Dr. George Papakonstantinou, 2010 – 2013. Co-ordinator of the “Language” action.
- Thalis: Research Teams among Universities, Greek Ministry of Education and the European Union, “The study of the Greek Sign Language: Syntax, Morphology and Comparison with the Spoken Form of Greek”, University of Patras, Principal Investigator: Prof. Venetta Lambropoulou. Coordinator of the “Syntax” action (under review).
- Thalis: Research Teams among Universities, Greek Ministry of Education and the European Union, “Cognitive Science: Perception, Organization and Representation of Knowledge – Educational Extends”, University of Athens, Principal Investigator: Prof. Stella Vosniadou (under review).
- Archimides III: Reinforcement of Research Teams in the Technological Institute of Patras, Greek Ministry of Education and the European Union, “The Structure of (A)typical Language: Linguistic Theory and Intervention”, Technological Institute of Patras, Principal Investigator: Prof. Archonto Terzi (under review).
Supervision
Post-Doctoral Fellows of the State Scholarship Foundation of the Hellenic Republic
-George Kotzoglou, January 2007-December 2007
-Michael Georgiafentis, January 2008-December 2008
-Evagelia Vlachou, February 2009-January 2010
-Nicolaos Lavidas, February 2009-January 2010
-Eirene Sanoudaki, September 2009-August 2010
Ph.D. students at the University of Athens
-Katerina Konstanzou, expected graduation 2012 (supervisor)
-Michaela Nerantzini, expected graduation 2012 (supervisor)
-Katerina Plakouda, expected graduation 2013 (supervisor)
-Paraskevi Tzovara, expected graduation 2013 (supervisor)
-Hasan Kaili, expected graduation 2013 (supervisor)
-Sofia Prokou, expected graduation 2013 (advisory committee)
-Sofia Loui, expected graduation 2014 (advisory committee)
Ph.D. students at the University of the Aegean
-Kalomoira Nikolou, graduated in 2008 (advisory committee)
-Maria-Anna Tilopoulou, graduated in 2008 (advisory committee)
Ph.D. students at the University of Reading
-Cécile van der Weert, graduated in 2003 (supervisor)
-Katerina Zombolou, graduated in 2004 (co-supervisor)
-Sophia Delidaki, graduated in 2005 (supervisor)
-Evangelia Kyritsi, graduated in 2007 (external supervisor)
-Nafsika Smith, graduated in 2008 (external supervisor)
Ph.D. students at other universities (Advisory Committee)
-Chysovalantis Fyndanis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, graduated in 2009
-Eleni Peristeri, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, graduated in 2010
-Spyridoula Stamouli, University of Athens, graduated in 2010
-Evagelia Asproudi, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, graduated in 2011
-Panagiota Samioti, University of Crete, expected graduation 2012
Memberships
- 'A. S. Onassis' Fellows Association, since 1998.
- The Philological Society, elected member since 2001.
- Academy of Aphasia, elected member since 2010.