Gisela Tomé LouridoView profile
Associate Professor
Gisela Tomé Lourido is an Associate Professor in Sociophonetics in the Department of Linguistics and Phonetics at the University of Leeds, within the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures. She is also the Director of Language@Leeds and co-leads the Embracing Linguistic Diversity satellite, an initiative focused on reducing language-based prejudices and promoting linguistic inclusivity in higher education and beyond. Education: PhD in Speech, Hearing and Phonetic Sciences, University College London (UCL) MA in Phonetics, University College London (UCL) Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Mestrado Universitario en Profesorado), Universidade da Coruña BA in English Studies (Filoloxía Inglesa), Universidade da Coruña Her research centers on accent variation, accent bias, and inequalities in both monolingual and bilingual populations. She uses phonetic methods, perception tasks, and eye-tracking to examine sociolinguistic awareness, bilingual speech processing, and the acquisition of sociophonetic variation, with a particular focus on Galician-English and Galician-Spanish bilingualism. She also contributes to the documentation of endangered Modern South Arabian languages such as Mehri and Shehret. Her recent publications reflect a strong interdisciplinary approach, combining theoretical linguistics with social justice concerns in education and public policy. The trends in her recent publications highlight a sustained focus on sociophonetics, bilingualism, and accent perception. Her work spans experimental phonetics, child language development, and policy-oriented research, with increasing attention to institutional practices in higher education. She frequently employs eye-tracking and acoustic analysis to study speech processing and perception, and her collaborations extend across institutions in the UK and internationally. Scientific Awards: No awards explicitly mentioned in the provided text. Dr. Tomé Lourido supervises PhD students, including Mian Feng, and welcomes new applicants in her areas of expertise. She has secured funding from the Leverhulme Trust and the Michael Beverley Innovation Fellowship for her research. Her leadership roles in Language@Leeds and the Embracing Linguistic Diversity initiative reflect her commitment to translating research into institutional change. She teaches phonetics and sociophonetics at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She is actively involved in research groups such as the Centre for Endangered Languages, Cultures and Ecosystems and the Language@Leeds network. Her work is disseminated through journals like Journal of Semitic Studies , Languages , Phonetica , and Bilingualism: Language and Cognition , as well as through public engagement and policy recommendations like the Accent Equality Statement.
