Dr Ioanna Vasilopoulou
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Email
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Telephone
+44 (0) 1206 876011
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Location
2S2.3.03, Colchester Campus
Profile
Biography
Ioanna Vasilopoulou (PhD, FHEA) is a linguist with interests in language disorders (dyslexia), language development, psycholinguistics, and education. She joined the School of Health and Social Care as a Lecturer, teaching linguistic subjects for Speech and Language Therapy. Ioanna is currently researching in-text evidence of visual deficits in children with developmental dyslexia and investigating how academic emotions affect their reading performance. She received her PhD in Applied Linguistics and MA in Psycholinguistics from the Department of Language and Linguistics at the University of Essex. Prior to this, she was awarded a BA in Greek Philology with a specialization in linguistics from the University of Patras, Greece. Additionally, in 2012-2013, she received training in linguistics at the University of Gent, Belgium.
Qualifications
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PhD Applied Linguistics University of Essex, (2023)
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MA Psycholinguistics University of Essex,
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BA Philology University of Patras,
Appointments
University of Essex
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Lecturer, School of Health and Social Care, University of Essex (1/11/2023 - present)
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Assistant Lecturer, Department of Language & Linguistics, University of Essex (23/9/2019 - 18/10/2023)
Research and professional activities
Research interests
Language and Literacy Developement
Inclusivity in Education
Dyslexia and Reading fluency in L1 and L2
Factors influencing reading performance and language learning
Conferences and presentations
Understanding visual deficits and emotions in dyslexia: A study of L2 reading fluency
57th Annual Conference of the British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL) on ‘Applied linguistics in contemporary contexts: Practices, approaches and future directions’, Colchester, United Kingdom, 6/9/2024
Visual Deficits in Dyslexia: Examination of Stress Patterns
13th International Conference of the British Dyslexia Association, 13th International Conference of the British Dyslexia Association, 21/6/2024
Stress Patterns of the Greek Language and Dyslexia
16th International Conference on Greek Linguistics, 16th International Conference on Greek Linguistics, Thessaloniki, Greece, 14/12/2023
Visual Deficits and Dyslexia: SLA implications
5th Annual 2nd Language Learning & Disabilities Conference, 5th Annual 2nd Language Learning & Disabilities Conference, Boston, United States, 16/3/2023
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Typical Development Across the Lifespan (HS135)
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Identification of Developmental Communication Abilities and Difficulties (HS231)
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Introduction to Speech and Language Therapy (HS235)
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Knowledge, Skills, and Behaviours Portfolio 1 (HS705)
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Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours Portfolio 2 (HS708)
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Speech and Language Therapy - Paediatrics 1 (HS831)
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Speech and Language Therapy - Paediatrics 2 (HS832)
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Research Activity (HS859)
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Understanding Typical Communication (HS132)
