Ms. Polychronia Christodoulidou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Polychronia Christodoulidou is a Ph.D. candidate at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, specializing in phonetics from a developmental perspective. She has been actively involved in research at the Phonetics Laboratory since September 2018 and serves as a Course Instructor in Phonetics and Linguistics at the Metropolitan College of Thessaloniki, where she teaches courses related to phonetic sciences and supervises Bachelor’s theses. Polychronia’s academic journey includes an MA in Theoretical Linguistics, where she received the Kaftanzoglio Award for her thesis on reduplication in Greek, and a BA in Philology with a specialization in linguistics. She is also proficient in English and Italian and possesses advanced digital skills, including experience with various analytical tools like Praat, R, and SPSS. Polychronia has received several honors, including a scholarship for collaboration with the “Variability in Child Speech (VariCS)” project, reflecting her commitment to advancing research in speech development.
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Summary of Suitability for Best Researcher Award
Polychronia Christodoulidou, a PhD candidate at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, demonstrates exceptional qualifications for the Best Researcher Award, especially within the field of linguistics, phonetics, and language development.
🎓 Education
- PhD in Phonetics
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Thesis: Developmental aspects of vowel production in Greek
Duration: 29/09/2021 – Current
- MA in Theoretical Linguistics
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Final Grade: 9.04/10 (Excellent)
Thesis: Reduplication and hyper-reduplication in Greek (award-winning thesis)
Duration: 10/2016 – 20/09/2018
- BA in Philology
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Final Grade: 8.62/10 (Excellent)
Specialisation: Linguistics
Duration: 20/09/2012 – 24/06/2016
💼 Work Experience
- PhD Candidate and Researcher
Phonetics Laboratory, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Duration: 28/09/2018 – Current
- Instructor of Phonetics and Linguistics
Metropolitan College of Thessaloniki (in collaboration with Queen Margaret University)
Duration: 19/10/2020 – Current
Courses: Phonetic Sciences, Introduction to Linguistics, Supervision of Bachelor’s theses
- Instructor of Research Methods
Metropolitan College of Thessaloniki (in collaboration with Queen Margaret University)
Duration: 01/10/2024 – Current
- Instructor of Phonetics
Mediterranean College of Thessaloniki (in collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University)
Duration: 22/10/2019 – 04/06/2020
Course: Foundations of Communication 2 – Phonetics
- Library Assistant
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Duration: 25/02/2015 – 30/11/2015
🌟 Honours and Awards
- 2024: State Scholarships Foundation, British Embassy Athens, and British Council Greece – Scholarship for Greek-British collaboration on the “Variability in Child Speech (VariCS)” project
- 29/06/2019: Kaftanzoglio Award from National and Kapodistrian University of Athens for master’s thesis
- 2015: Contributory scholarship for excellent undergraduate performance
- 2015-2019: Various awards in Greek national literary competitions
Publication top Notes:
Developmental Aspects of Greek Vowel Reduction in Different Prosodic Positions