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Dr. Eirini Sanoudaki is a Professor in Linguistics (Bilingualism) at Bangor University's School of Arts, Culture and Language. She specializes in language development in monolingual and bilingual children, particularly those with developmental conditions such as Down syndrome, Rett syndrome, and neurodiverse populations. Her research focuses on bilingualism's impact on cognitive and linguistic skills in atypical development. She leads the Child Bilingualism Lab and has secured UKRI funding for projects like 'Language Development in Welsh-English bilingual children with Down syndrome and autism.' She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and Director of Postgraduate Research and Welsh Language Matters in her school.
Education: BA in Philology (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens), PhD in Linguistics (University College London), MA in Linguistics (University of Reading).
Research Interests: Bilingualism, neurodiversity, child language acquisition, developmental disorders, and the intersection of language and cognitive skills. She collaborates with organizations like the Down's Syndrome Association and explores innovative methods like creative techniques in language learning. Her work has been recognized with the 2021 National Work Welsh Award for promoting Welsh in the workplace.
Grants & Projects: Includes ESRC Wales DTP grants, Impact Acceleration Awards, and Welsh Crucible grants. She supervises numerous PhD students studying bilingualism in neurodiverse populations. Recent publications address bilingualism in Rett syndrome, executive function in bilingual children, and Welsh-English language profiles in Down syndrome.
Labs/Teams: Heads the Bangor University Child Bilingualism Lab, which investigates bilingualism's role in neurodiverse contexts. Engages in outreach through public lectures and workshops for families and educators.
