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Dr. Elpis Pavlidou is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology in Education at the Department of Education, University of York. She serves as the UG Pastoral Lead and Deputy chair of the in-house Ethics Committee. Dr. Pavlidou maintains strong affiliations with Haskins Laboratories at Yale University and the Rudolf Berlin Centre in Amsterdam, reflecting her international research collaborations.
Her educational background includes:
- PhD in Psychology from the University of Edinburgh (2010), funded by the Greek State Scholarships
- Post-doctoral research at Haskins Laboratories, Yale University (2012-2015), funded by the Marie Sklodowska-Curie International Outgoing Fellowships
- Research Assistant position at the University of Edinburgh (2010-2012)
Dr. Pavlidou's research focuses on understanding typical and atypical written language development, particularly dyslexia, from cognitive, developmental, and psychosocial perspectives. Her work investigates how children learn to read and spell, the role of implicit learning in literacy development, and why children with literacy difficulties often experience poorer socio-emotional outcomes. She is particularly interested in translating these research findings into practical interventions. Her most recent publications demonstrate a clear trajectory toward developing evidence-based interventions for reading difficulties across different languages and contexts, with a strong emphasis on morphological knowledge and statistical learning mechanisms.
Her scientific achievements have been recognized through several prestigious awards:
- Marie Sklodowska-Curie International Outgoing Fellowship (2012-2015)
- Implicit Learning and Reading in Childhood Fellowship (2008)
- Full PhD Scholarship Award from the Greek Foundation for State Scholarships (2005-2009)
- Wingate Foundation Grant (2008-2009)
- Research Priming Grant from the University of York (2016-2018)
Dr. Pavlidou actively supervises PhD students and has established several significant research projects including Lexilogy-English (a computer-based intervention for poor readers), research on resilience factors in children with reading difficulties, and screening programs for adults with dyslexia. She is affiliated with the Psychology in Education Research Centre (PERC) at York, and collaborates with international institutions including the Rudolf Berlin Centre in Amsterdam and Haskins Laboratories at Yale University.
