Biography

I am currently a PhD Student at the the Psychology of Language department of the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in Nijmegen. My research interests lie in the intersection of language and memory. In my PhD research, I study how processes of language production and language comprehension affect memory, especially when combined into conversation. I investigate these topics using behavioural measures and eye-tracking methods, both in the lab and online, under the supervision of Dr Laurel Brehm and Professor Antje Meyer.

During my PhD, I also became passionate about open science and reproducibility. I advocate for the adoption of open science practices within the Nijmegen campus as a co-founder and organiser of the Open Science Community Nijmegen. I am also enthusiastic about open source software and an active member and organiser of the R-Ladies Nijmegen chapter.

Before coming to Nijmegen, I completed an MSc in Language Sciences at the University of Reading, where I worked on a project exploring the influence of bilingual experience and implicit learning. I earned my BA in English Language and Literature from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, where I worked on a project on the production and comprehension of narratives by bilingual children.

Interests

  • Language production
  • Language comprehension
  • Memory and dialogue
  • Visual attention and memory

Education

  • PhD in Social Sciences, expected 2020

    Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics (Radboud University)

  • MSc in Language Sciences, 2015

    University of Reading

  • BA in English Language and Literature, 2013

    Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Skills

Experimental Design

Data Analysis

R

Recent Publications

Slow naming of pictures facilitates memory for their names

Naming a picture improves memory for the picture name. Longer processing time during naming was also associated with a memory benefit.

The production effect and the generation effect improve memory in picture naming

When naming a picture, both coming up with the picture name and saying that name aloud improves memory for the picture.