Nele Põldver

Nele Põldver is a multidisciplinary academic with affiliations at the Estonian Aviation Academy (Human Factors Lecturer), Miina Härma Gymnasium (Psychology Teacher), and the University of Tartu (Experimental Psychology Research Fellow). She holds a PhD in Psychology (2018) and a Research Master's Degree (2007), both from the University of Tartu. Her research focuses on experimental psychology, visual/auditory perception, and language processing, with notable work on perceptual asymmetries, cross-linguistic studies, and neural mechanisms of emotion processing. She has contributed to over 40 peer-reviewed publications, including studies on mismatch negativity (MMN) and cognitive neuroscience. Põldver is involved in projects like the Estonian Center of Excellence in Well-Being Sciences and has served on committees for organizations such as the European Association for Aviation Psychology. Her expertise spans academic teaching, research administration, and collaborative interdisciplinary initiatives.

• Education: PhD in Psychology (2018), Research Master's (2007), MSc/BA in Psychology (2005).
• Key Roles: Project Manager (2017–2019), Principal Investigator (e.g., 'Human-system interaction in digital environments'), and member of societies like the European Society for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience.

Research Highlights: Investigated the impact of linguistic background on perception, auditory laterality differences, and pre-attentive processing mechanisms. Her work bridges neuroscience, linguistics, and experimental psychology, with applications in aviation human factors and mental resilience during crises.