Elsa Spinelli

Elsa Spinelli is a University Professor at Grenoble Alpes University, where she has been a faculty member since 2012. Her academic career spans over two decades with significant contributions to the fields of psycholinguistics and cognitive psychology, particularly in speech processing and language cognition.

Her educational background includes a Doctoral Thesis on "Phonological Priming and Spoken Word Recognition" at Université Paris 5 under Juan SEGUI (1995-1999), a DEA in Psychology of Cognitive Processes at Paris 5 (1994-1995), a Maîtrise de Psychologie Expérimentale at Paris 5 (1993-1994), a Testamur in Psychology from Exeter, England (1992-1993), and a Licence de Psychologie at Paris 5 (1991-1992). In 2010, she completed her Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches on "Processing of Variation and Speech Segmentation" at Université Pierre Mendès France (Grenoble 2).

Professor Spinelli's research primarily focuses on psycholinguistics, speech processing, and language cognition. Her work investigates how humans recognize spoken words, process phonological information, and integrate orthographic and phonological knowledge. She has made significant contributions to understanding speech segmentation, the role of prosody in language processing, and the interaction between spelling and speech perception. Her research often employs experimental methods including eye-tracking, EEG, and behavioral paradigms to examine both native and non-native language processing.

Her recent publications (2017-2023) show a continued focus on speech processing, with particular attention to gender-fair language strategies, prosodic cues in word segmentation, the role of orthography in second language learning, and the neural correlates of language processing. Her work spans multiple methodologies and theoretical frameworks, demonstrating both depth and breadth in psycholinguistic research.

• Membre Junior de L'institut Universitaire de France (2007-2012)
• FYSSEN Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Professor Spinelli has been actively involved in research collaborations across institutions, including work with UC Berkeley as a Visiting Scholar (2010-2011). While specific details about her advisees are not provided in the available information, her extensive publication record suggests significant mentorship of doctoral students and junior researchers. Her work appears to be supported by various research grants, though specific funding sources are not detailed in the provided text.

She appears to be affiliated with the LPNC (Laboratoire de Psychologie et NeuroCognition) at Grenoble Alpes University, a research unit focused on cognitive psychology and neuroscience. Her work contributes to the laboratory's mission of investigating cognitive processes through interdisciplinary approaches that combine experimental psychology, linguistics, and neuroscience.