current position

Ramón y Cajal Researcher

Gerontology and Geriatrics Research Group 

Department of Physiotherapy, Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 

Faculty of Health Sciences-University of A Coruña 

INIBIC-University Hospital of A Coruña (CHUAC)

Campus de Oza, 15006-A Coruña. Spain

Phone: + 34 981 16 70 00 / Exts. 5865

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academic degrees

2010           Phd in Cognitive Science and Language, UAB

2004          DEA – Diploma of Advanced Studies in General Linguistics, UAB

2003          DEA – Diploma of Advanced Studies in English Philology, UAB

2001-2003      M.A. in English Philology, UAB

2001-2002      DESE – Diploma of Specialized Superior Studies in English Philology, UAB

     CAP – Pedagogical Aptitude Certificate, UAB

1997-2001      English Philology, USC

accreditations

2021 Maître de Conférences Sciences du Langage, France

2019             Profesor Contratado Doctor, Profesor Ayudante Doctor, Profesor Universidad Privada, ANECA

2012             Profesor Lector, AQU-Catalunya

previous positions

2020-2022     Postdoctoral Researcher, Laboratoire de NeuroPsychoLinguistique  (EA 4156), Université de Toulouse - Jean Jaurès

2018                         Academic employee, University of Copenhagen

2016-2018           Postdoctoral Researcher, ProGram, University of Copenhagen

2015                         Postdoctoral Researcher, Biolinguistics Initiative Barcelona, UB

2014-2015           Appointed Visiting Professor [02-33/11], University of Novi Sad, Serbia

2013-2014           Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Language and Cognition, RuG

2010-2012           Postdoctoral Researcher, Traducció i Ciències del Llenguatge, Grup de Lingüística Formal (UPF)

2006-2010          Technician of Research Support, CLT (UAB)

fellowships and grants

05/2022-04/2027 Ramón y Cajal (UdC)

05/2022-04/2027 Berce para RyC (UdC)

09/2018                           Grant for stays abroad Martin Levys Mindelegat (UCPH)

01/2015-12/2015     Postdoc fellowship, Beatriu de Pinòs - Universitat de Barcelona

01/2013-12/2014     Postdoc fellowship, Beatriu de Pinòs - RuG

10/2010-09/2012     Postdoc fellowship, Alianza 4 Universidades - UPF

01/2006-03/2006     Formation and Research Support, UAB - UAB

2005-2006                     Ph.D. fellowship, Fundación Ventura Figueroa - UAB

2003, 2004                    Grants for the European Summer Courses of Donostia - EHU-UPV

2002-2003                    Graduate fellowship, Fundación Ventura Figueroa - UAB

2001-2002                    Study fellowship, Erasmus Program - Háskoli Íslands

06/2000                          Study periods in the EU, Xunta de Galicia - Foyle Language Center, Derry

1997-2001                    Academic taxes, Xunta de Galicia - USC

professional memberships 

2022 - Science of Aphasia (Permanent Scientific Committee)

2022 - INVESLOGO (GIUV2021-490). Grupo de Investigación Multidisciplinar en Logopedia. Universitat de València, Spain

2020 - 2022 InCOGnu - FRESCO, France

2016 - Biolingüística (Hum-972: BIOLING), Junta de Andalucía, Spain

2015 -         Academy of aphasia

2013 - CATs (Collaboration of Aphasia Trialists)

2002 -         AEDEAN (Asociación Española de Estudios Anglo-Norteamericanos)

editorial posts

(2023 -   )    Frontiers in Language Sciences. Review editor: Neurobiology of Language. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/language-sciences/editors

(2022 -   ) CATs Newsletter. Member of the editorial team.

(2021 -   ) Revista Chilena de Fonoaudiología. Section editor: Comunicación y deglución en adultos. https://revfono.uchile.cl/index.php/RCDF/about/editorialTeam

(2017 -   )   Annual Review of the Faculty of Philosophy. U. Novi Sad. Member of the editorial board. https://godisnjak.ff.uns.ac.rs/index.php/gff/about/editorialTeam 

(2016 -   ) Studies in Language and Mind Series. Co-editor.

publications

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conference presentations

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academic or management positions (teaching)

(27/05/2022 -   ) Miembro del Consejo del Departamento Psicología, UDC (PDI Miembro Nato).

teaching experience

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supervisions

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participation in financed projects

SECONDS-GALES: El lenguaje como herramienta de detección temprana de trastornos neurocognitivos en hablantes de Gallego y Español  institucionalizados (PID2023-151673OB-I00).

Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación & Universidades, ES (PI: Silvia Martínez Ferreiro)       Duration: 2024-2027 

LINDEGALES: A linguaxe como ferramenta para a detección precoz de trastornos neurocognitivos en falantes bilingües galego-castelán en comunidade (ED431F 2024/018).

Xunta de Galicia, ES (PI: Silvia Martínez Ferreiro)       Duration: 2024-2027 

Acquired neurogenic language impairments in a multilingual world (MRSEI)

Agence Nationale de la Recherche, FR (PI: S. Arslan). Duration: 2024-2026

CATs-4: Collaboration of Aphasia Trialists

The Tavistock Trust for Aphasia (Chairs of the action: Profs. Madeline Cruice  & Lucy Dipper). Duration: 2024-2026

CATs-3: Collaboration of Aphasia Trialists

The Tavistock Trust for Aphasia (Chair of the action: Prof. Marian Brady). Duration: 2021-2023

Subprojects:

• (2023-2024) Validación del Comprehensive Aphasia Test para el español peninsular [2023003]. (PI: S. Martínez-Ferreiro, UDC). 

• (2021-2022) COTAR: Co-design of a template for accessible aphasia research reporting [2021/HE000797] (PI: Sara Wallace, University of Queensland).

• (2021-2022) Working with bi/multilingual persons with aphasia: Common practices and current challenges for SLTs [83938117] (Co-PI).

• (2020-2021) Aphasia Outcome Measurement in Clinical Practive: An international survey [2020000318] (PI: Sara Wallace, Univesity of Queensland).

Primary and Secondary language pathologies: theoretical and clinical aspects (RYC2020-028927-1) [POSTDOCTORAL PROJECT]

Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Spain (University of A Coruña; IP: S. Martínez-Ferreiro). Duration: 2022-2027      

Implementation of a standardized evaluation and follow-up protocol for speech-language pathology care after stroke (FONIS SA21/0065)

National Fund for Research and Development in Health. Ministry of Health (Minsal) and National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research (CONICYT), Chile. (PI: Carolina Méndez Orellana, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile). Duration: 2022-2024 

Cognitive-linguistic and biomarker evaluation to determine the neuroimaging and linguistic characteristics of the logopenic variant of Primary Progressive Aphasia.

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (I Interdisciplinary research competition) (PI: Carolina Méndez Orellana, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile). Duration: 2022-2023

AADI: Aphasie et Analyse du Discours en Interaction : constitution de bases de données et nouvelles méthodes d'exploitation (LR0016803)

Projet Région Occitanie – Fond Européen de Développement Régional N°2019-A03105-52 (U. of Montpellier & U. Toulouse - Jean Jaurès, PI: Alexandra Nowakowska) (Praxiling, Montpellier). Duration: 2018-2022

CATs-2: Collaboration of Aphasia Trialists

The Tavistock Trust for Aphasia (Chair of the action: Prof. Marian Brady). Duration: 2018-2020

PROGRAM: Information PROminence and GRAMmar in mind and brain

The University of Copenhagen Excellence Programme for Interdisciplinary Research (University of Copenhagen, PI: Kasper Boye). Duration: 2003-2017

CATs: Collaboration of Aphasia Trialists (ISCH COST Action IS1208) 

EU RTD Framework Programme (Chair of the action: Prof. Marian Brady). Duration: 14/05/2013-13/05/2017

KOLEGABI-2: Estudio de la competencia léxica y gramatical de individuos bilingües (FFI2015-68589-C2-1-P)

Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, Spain (Universidad del País Vasco Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, PI: Mª José Ezeizabarrena Segurola). Duration: 2016-2018

Los trastornos del lenguaje como oscilopatias: hacia un cambio de paradigma en lingüística clínica (FFI2014-61888-EXP) 

Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, Spain (Proyectos «EXPLORA CIENCIA», Universidad de Huelva, PI: Antonio Benítez Burraco). Duration: 01/01/2015-31/12/2017

Aphasia in Ibero-Romance: Diagnostic tools (2011 BP-A 00334) [POSTDOCTORAL PROJECT]

AGAUR, Catalunya (University of Barcelona, IP: S. Martínez-Ferreiro). Duration: 2015

Towards a comparative biolinguistics (FFI2013-43823-P)

Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, Spain (Universitat de Barcelona, PI: Cedric Boeckx). Duration: 01/01/2014-31/12/2016

Language Pathologies in Multilingual Contexts (2011BP00547) [POSTDOCTORAL PROJECT]

AGAUR, Catalunya (University of Groningen, IP: S. Martínez-Ferreiro). Duration: 2013-2014

Una nueva orientación biolingüística para la variación lingüística (FFI2010-20634)

Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (Micinn), Spain (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, PI: Cedric Boeckx ). Duration: 01/01/1011-31/12/2013     

Language Pathologies (A4U) [POSTDOCTORAL PROJECT]

Alianza 4 Universidades, Spain (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, IP: S. Martínez Ferreiro). Duration: 2010-12   

Microvariación: Rasgos sintácticos y realización morfofonológica (HUM2006-13295-C02-01)

Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (MEC), Spain (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, PI: M. Carmen Picallo Soler). Duration: 01/10/2006-31/12/2011

Grup de Lingüística Teòrica (2009SGR 1079)

Generalitat de Catalunya, Catalunya (Centre de Lingüística Teòrica UAB, PI: Gemma Rigau i Oliver). Duration: 01/09/09-31/12/13

XXIV Encuentro Internacional de la Asociación de Jóvenes Linguistas (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) (FFI2008-04167-E/FILO)

Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (MEC), Spain (Complementary Action 24th AJL, PI: Mª Luisa Hernanz Carbó). Duration: 01/09/08-01/09/09

Grup de Lingüística Teòrica (2005SGR 00753)

Generalitat de Catalunya, Catalunya (Grup de Lingüística Teòrica UAB, PI: Gemma Rigau i Oliver). Duration: 01/12/05-01/12/09

organization of international i+d activities

5th International Spring School on Psycholinguistics, Neurolinguistics and Clinical Linguistics, University of Novi Sad, Serbia, 7-11 April 2025.

12th Workshop in Psycholinguistic, neurolinguistic and clinical linguistic research, University of Novi Sad (Serbia), 12 April 2025.

4th International Spring School on Psycholinguistics, Neurolinguistics and Clinical Linguistics, University of Novi Sad, Serbia, 15-19 April 2024.

11th Workshop in Psycholinguistic, neurolinguistic and clinical linguistic research, University of Novi Sad (Serbia), 20 April 2024.

3rd International Spring School on Psycholinguistics, Neurolinguistics and Clinical Linguistics, University of Novi Sad, Serbia, 17-21 April 2023.

10th Workshop in Psycholinguistic, neurolinguistic and clinical linguistic research, University of Novi Sad (Serbia), 22 April 2023.

Journée d’études sur l’aphasie avec Roelien Bastiaanse, Kasper Boye et Rachel Hatchard. Laboratoire de NeuroPsychoLinguistique – UT2J2, Toulouse, 21-22 April 2022.

2nd International Spring School on Psycholinguistics, Neurolinguistics and Clinical Linguistics, University of Novi Sad, Serbia, 25-29 October 2021.

9th Workshop in Psycholinguistic, neurolinguistic and clinical linguistic research; University of Novi Sad, Serbia, 30 October 2021.

Experimental Psycholinguistics Conference; UNED, Madrid, 07-09 October 2015.

Science of Aphasia 12; UAB – Residència d’Investigadors, Barcelona, 1-6 September 2011.

ESF Exploratory Workshop: Exploring the roots of linguistic Diversity: Biolinguistic perspectives; UAB –  Centre d’Estudis Demogràfics, Bellaterra, Barcelona, 20-23 September 2010

Workshop 'Linguistic Variation in the Minimalist Framework'; UAB – Casa de Convalescència, Barcelona, 14-15 January 2010

CONSOLE XVIII; UAB – Bellaterra (Barcelona), 17-19 December 2009

Workshop: Formal approaches to the phonology-morphology-syntax interfaces; UAB – Bellaterra (Barcelona), 16 Decembre 2009

International Workshop Converging Linguistics and Cognitive Science: Nominal Systems across Languages; UAB – Residència d’Investigadors (Barcelona), 14-16 September 2009

XXIV Encuentro de la Asociación de Jóvenes Lingüistas; UAB – Bellaterra (Barcelona), 7-9 May 2009

Workshop on bare singulars, argument structure, and their interpretation; UAB – Bellaterra (Barcelona), 11-12 December 2008

IV NEREUS INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP: DEFINITENESS AND DP STRUCTURE IN ROMANCE LANGUAGES; UAB – Bellaterra (Barcelona), 9-10 October 2008

GALA 2007 – Barcelona; UAB – Casa de Convalescència, Barcelona, 6-8 Setember 2007

29th Glow Colloquium – Generative Linguistics in the Old World; UAB – Casa de Convalescència, Barcelona, 6-8 April 2006