Sophia Zevgoli

Sophia Zevgoli, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Department of English and Modern Languages, Deree - The American College of Greece. She concurrently serves as Assistant Director of the Institute for Hellenic Culture and the Liberal Arts (IHCLA). Her affiliations include roles at the University of Athens (teaching in their Graduate Program of Primary Education) and the ACG School of Continuing and Professional Studies, where she delivered professional communication seminars. She has also collaborated with the Ministry of National Education as a Scientific Associate, designing EU-funded language programs, and worked at the Institute for Continuing Adult Education as an Education Counselor.

Dr. Zevgoli holds a B.A. in Classics from the University of Athens, followed by an M.A. in Teaching Modern Greek as a Second/Foreign Language. She later earned an MPhil and Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of Cambridge. Her educational background bridges classical studies and applied linguistics, informing her research and teaching.

Her research focuses on syntax, semantics, second/foreign language pedagogy, and adult education. She has actively contributed to academic discourse through publications and presentations at national and international conferences, exploring topics such as vocabulary acquisition and language learning strategies.

In institutional leadership, she previously served as Director of the Language and Culture Programs and the International Honors Program. Her current role at IHCLA emphasizes cultural and liberal arts initiatives. She has no explicitly listed awards but has received EU funding for language education projects.