Name
Chrysoula (Lina) Vassiliu
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Magdalene
cv335@cam.ac.uk
Supervisor
Professor Henriette Hendriks & Professor Zoe Kourtzi
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Research Topic
Individual Differences in Multilingualism and Language Learning: Effects on Cognitive Flexibility and Structure Learning
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About
Lina Vassiliu is a Postdoctoral Research Associate. She holds a PhD in Theoretical and Applied Linguistics. She works on Psycholinguistics and is researching language learning, multilingualism and their relation to cognitive control.
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Research
Multilingualism, Language Acquisition, Cognition, Executive Functions, Statistical Learning
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Scholarships/Prizes
- Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Studentship for Doctoral Studies
- Onassis Foundation Scholarship
- A.G. Leventis Foundation Scholarship
- Kate Bertram Prize for First Class Results in MPhil in Theoretical & Applied Linguistics
- Pan. Triantafyllidis Scholarship for Postgraduate (Master鈥檚) Studies Abroad
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Fellowships
Magdalene College Bye-Fellow (2021-22)
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Teaching
Supervisor for Li3: Language, Brains and Machines, Li15: First and Second Language Acquisition.
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Conference papers
- Vassiliu, C. et al. (2023).听Language Switching Training Effects on Cognitive Flexibility in Singaporean English-Mandarin Bilingual Adults (35-55 years-old).听BAAL 2023, York, UK, Aug 23-25.
- Vassiliu, C. et al. (2023).听Effects of Emergent Bilingualism on the Cognitive Control of Four-Year-Old Children.听ICLC16, D眉sseldorf, Germany, Aug 7-11. 听
- Vassiliu, C., Hendriks H., & Leong, V. (2022).听Second-Language (L2) Training Effects on the Cognitive Control of Greek Preschool Children. 海角社区 Language Sciences Annual Symposium 2022. 海角社区, UK, Nov 24.
- Vassiliu, C.听(2022).听Multilingual Diversity and Cognitive Skills: Comparisons across UK and Singapore samples. 16th LangUE, University of Essex. Essex, UK, June 9-10.
- Vassiliu, C., et al. (2022).听Investigating L2 training effects on the cognitive skills of 4-year-old children. LELPGC听2022, University of Edinburgh. Edinburgh, UK, June 6-8.
- Vassiliu, C., et al. (2019).听Structural and pragmatic language in ADHD - factors contributing to development of pragmatic competence.听ICGL14. Patra, GR,听 Sept 5-8.
- Pata, P.,听Vassiliu, C., Marinis, T. (2019).听L1 Syntactic Attrition in Greek Speakers living in the UK.听ICGL14. Patra, GR, Sept 5-8.
- Vassiliu, C., et al. (2019).听Evaluating Structural and Pragmatic Language Skills among Children with ADHD, DLD and Typical Development (TD).听International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities (IARLD) Conference. Crete, GR, June 23-25.
- Vassiliu, C., et al. (2016).听Oral Language Development: Contribution of Component Skills听- 5th EDA. Modena, IT, Sept 22-24.
- Mouzaki, A., Karkania, V.,听Vassiliu, C., et al. (2015).听Development of Narrative Speech in PreSchool-Aged Children.听1st PanHellenic Conference of School Psychology. Athens, GR, Nov 19-22.
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Publications
Book Chapter:听
Mouzaki, A., Giazitzidou, S.,听Vassiliu, C., Simos, P. (2023). The contribution of morphological awareness to reading comprehension in Greek primary school students. In S. Tsesmeli & G. Manolitsis (Eds.),听Morphological Processing in Written Language Acquisition for the Greek language.听Thessaloniki: Epikentro Publications.
Articles:听
- Vassiliu, C., Leong, V., & Hendriks, H. (2024). The Influence of Multilingual Experience on Executive Function and Structure Learning: Effects in Young Adults in the UK and Singapore.听Languages,听9(4), 136.听
- Tong, K, 鈥�,听Vassiliu, C., et al. (2024). The Development of Cognitive Flexibility and its Implications for Mental Health Disorders.听Psychological Medicine.听
- Vassiliu, C., 鈥�, Katsos, N. (2022). Development of structural and pragmatic language skills in children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Communication Disorders Quarterly.听
- Leong, V., 鈥�,听Vassiliu, C., Kalaivanan, K., Chen, S. H. A., Robbins, T. W., Sahakian, B. J., & Kourtzi, Z. (2022). A New Remote Guided Method for Supervised Web-Based Cognitive Testing to Ensure High-Quality Data: Development and Usability Study.听J Med Internet Res听2022;24(1):E28368.听听
- Vassiliu, C., et al. (2021). Structural and Pragmatic Language in ADHD鈥揊actors Contributing to Development of Pragmatic Competence.听Proceedings of ICGL14,听1(1), 1445-1452.
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Other activities and roles
海角社区 Processing and Acquisition of Language (CamPAL) co-organizer.
Magdalene College MCR Committee President (2021), Secretary (2020-21).
