It is hard to think about humanity without thinking about language. And, while as humans we often take language as granted, there is still so much to understand about this rather intricate cognitive system.

Currently, I am a post-doctoral researcher at the Language Neuromodulation Lab in the Department of Neurology, at Johns Hopkins Medicine. I received my PhD in 2023 from the Department of Cognitive Science at Johns Hopkins University (Cognitive and Brain Sciences Lab). My work focuses on the language abilities of people with aphasia and the goal is to get an insight as to how cognitive abilities, like spelling and naming, can be affected in such cases, what this can tell us about the neural substrates that support language and cognitive processing more generally, and how we can use this information to optimize diagnosis and treatment.

My journey started with a BA in English Language and Literature from the University of Cyprus and an MA in Linguistics from Utrecht University. Following, I worked as a research assistant at the Neuroscience of Language Lab at the New York University of Abu Dhabi, focusing on the understanding of morphological processing of Greek and English using Magneto-encephalography (MEG).