Elena Nicoladis

Elena Nicoladis is the Department Head and a Professor at the Department of Psychology within the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of British Columbia Okanagan. Her research focuses on bilingual first language acquisition, second language learning, and the role of gestures in communication and cognitive development. She is currently accepting graduate students but has specified that she is not considering Psychology graduate applicants for the September 2026 intake.