2013: Ph.D. in Linguistics. University of Cyprus

Department of English Studies

Dissertation topic: Diagnosing Specific Language Impairment: the case of Cypriot-Greek.

2007: Master. University of Sheffield

Department of School of communication sciences

Dissertation topic: Language and Communication Impairment in Children

2001: Bachelor in Speech and Language Therapy. Highest Technological Educational Institute of Patras.

School of Health Science, Department of Speech and Language Therapy.

Assistant Professor

Cyprus University of Technology

Duration: 2020 – Current

Lecturer

Cyprus University of Technology

Duration: 2016 – 2020

Speech and Language Therapist in pre-primary, primary schools and special schools

Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus

Duration: 2003 – 2015

Special Scientist

European University of Cyprus, Department of Speech Therapy

Duration: 2013 – 2014

EPI.LO.G.o laboratory was established by Dr. Elena Theodorou, Lecturer of Speechpathology, to cover research, educational and clinical needs in the areas of Language and Communication Disorders in Childhood. The lab is funded by the Cyprus University of Technology (Start-up Funding Lecturer Elena Theodorou) and it is located in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, ZT3 building, 15 Vragadinou Street, 3041, Limassol.

The lab is equipped with workstations where researchers and their collaborators can store and analyze research data. It is equipped, among other things, with Diagnostic Language Tools, tablets for developing communication boards, applications involving the use of symbols for linguistic development, etc.

In short, laboratory’s activity is related to a) the mapping of the language skills of children with developmental language disorders (primary and secondary), b) the accurate identification and reliable assessment of language difficulties in childhood, and c) the utilization of research data for targeted Evidence Based Practice. It also deals with (d) the investigation of Alternative and Augmentative Communication provided to people with limited or non-existent verbal communication; and (e) how language programs of symbols and concepts (e.g. MAKATON) can be used effectively in speech therapy at both the level of assessment and planning of the intervention. In addition, it deals with the investigation of the treatment of children with serious communication difficulties, namely with programs using gestures, meanings and symbols that can contribute to the development of communication skills as well as to the development of speech.

Laboratory supervisor 
Dr. Elena Theodorou 
Lecturer in Speechpathology 

Award for good service

Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture

Year: 2018

Prize for the best PhD thesis

University of Cyprus

Year: 2014

Full scholarship for Bachelor degree

(IKY): Greek State Scholarship Foundation

Year:  1997 – 2001

Journal Publications (peer-reviewed)

Published

1. Petinou, K., Taxitari, L., Phinikettos, I. & Theodorou, E. (2021). Dynamic Linguistic Interconnectedness and Variability in Toddlers. Journal of Psycholinguistics,  1-18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10936-020-09747-y
2. Giannikas, C., Kambanaros, M. & Theodorou, E. (2020). English foreign language teachers’ awareness of childhood language impairment. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 1-17.
3. Theodorou, E. & Pampoulou, E. (2020). Investigating the assessment procedures for children with Complex Communication Needs.  Communication Disorders Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1177/1525740120960643
4. Kyriakou, K., Theodorou, E., Petinou, K. & Phinikettos, I. (2020). Risk Factors for Voice Disorders in Kindergarten and Elementary Public School Teachers in Cyprus. Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene. 61(2), 221–240.
5. Petinou, K. & Theodorou, E. (2019). Promoting speech intelligibility through phonologically dense targets. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics.  4, 1-13. doi: 10.1080/02699206.2019.1597168
6. Theodorou, E. & Pampoulou, E. Submitted. Investigating the assessment procedures for children with Complex Communication Needs. Augmentative and Alternative Communication
7. Theodorou, E., Pampoulou, E., & Sampson, N. (2018). An exploration of the AAC assessment procedures followed by speech and language therapists in Cyprus. Communication Matters
8. Pampoulou, E., Theodorou, E., & Petinou, K. (2018). Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Cyprus: Preliminary Survey. Journal of Child Language Teaching and Therapy. 34(1), 5-21
9. Theodorou, E., Kambanaros, M., & Grohmann, K. K. (2017). Sentence repetition as a tool for screening morphosyntactic abilities of bilectal children with SLI. Frontiers in psychology, 8, 2104.
10. Thedorou, E., Kambanaros, M., & Grohmann, K. (2016). Diagnosing bilectal children with SLI: Determination of identification accuracy. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics. 30(12), 925-943
11. Petinou, K., & Theodorou, E. (2016). Early phonetic development in typically developing children: A longitudinal investigation from Cypriot-Greek child data. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics. 30(1), 12-28
12. Varlokosta, S.,, Belletti, A., João C., Friedmann, N.,  Gavarró, A., Grohmann, K., Guasti, T., Tuller, M., Andjelkovic, L., Argemí, D., Avram, N., Berends Sanne, L., Brunetto, V., Delage, H., Ezeizabarrena, S., María-José, Fattal, Iris, Haman, Ewa, van Hout Angeliek, van der Lely Heather, Lobo, M., Jensen de López Kristine M., Napoleon, K., Kologranic, L., Nadezda, K., Kuvac Kraljevic, J., Miękisz, A.,Nerantzini, M., Queraltó, C., Radic, Z., Ruiz, S., Sauerland, U., Sevcenco, A., Smoczyńska, M.,Theodorou, E., Veenstra,A., Weston, J.,Yachini, M., Yatsushiro, K. (2015). A Cross Linguistic Study of the Acquisition of Clitic and Pronoun Production. Language Acquisition. 1-35
13. Theodorou, E. & Grohmann, K. (2015). Object clitics in Cypriot Greek children with SLI. Lingua. 161, 144-158
14. Theodorou, E., Kambanaros, M., & Grohmann, K., K. (2013). Specific Language Impairment: Diagnostic Issues. Language Variation. 13(2), 217-236

Clinical Topics in Speech Therapy (in Greek)

Fluency Disorders, Stuttering (in Greek)

Developmental Language Disorders (in Greek)

Voice Disorders (in Greek)

Phonological development and phonological disorders (in Greek)

Recent Advancements in the Assessment of Developmental Language, Speech and Communication Disorders (in Greek_Master Level)

International Association of Communication Sciences and Disorders (IALP)

Child Language Committee

Duration: Since 10/2020

Board member, School of Health Sciences

Cyprus University of Technology

Duration: Since 11/2018

Board member, Committee for Ethics in Research, Member

Cyprus University of Technology

Duration: Since 2/2018

Erasmus Coordinator for Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

Cyprus University of Technology

Duration: Since 9/2017

 Scientific coordinator for speech and language therapist hiring.

Ministry of Education and Culture

Since 11/2017