Ioanna Vasilopoulou (FHEA) is a Lecturer in Linguistics in the Speech and Language Therapy Team at the School of Health and Social Care, University of Essex, UK. Her research focuses on the causal theories of learning difficulties and their influence on the reading performance of students with dyslexia, alongside the role of emotions in reading performance and language learning. Her publications include research on visual processing and dyslexia, exploring the relationship between visual intervention and improvements in stress assignment and other linguistic features during oral reading in Greek children with dyslexia across first and second language contexts. Alongside her research, Ioanna teaches linguistics and language development within Speech and Language Therapy, with a focus on inclusive education and communication development.
