I research the mechanisms that underlie our ability to comprehend what speakers mean beyond what is said. After earning my PhD in Linguistics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, I received postdoctoral training in neuroscience of speech at McGill University (Neuropragmatics and Emotion Lab), where I investigated the communication of social intentions. 

Currently, I hold an appointment in the Directorate of Secondary Education (Hellenic Ministry of Education). Also, I am an adjunct lecturer in the School of Humanities, Hellenic Open University.