Saoradh Favier

Saoradh Favier, PhD, is a researcher at Nuffic since March 2021, focusing on educational initiatives. Previously, Saoradh served as a doctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics from September 2016 to September 2020, conducting a PhD project on the influence of literacy on grammatical abilities in adult native speakers of Dutch using behavioral and eye-tracking methods. Saoradh's earlier experience includes a role as a trainee speech and language therapist at Daughters of Charity Disability Support Services, a local recruitment coordinator for AFASIC, an educator for the We Yone Child Foundation, and an English teacher at École élémentaire publique Georges Brassens. Educational qualifications include a PhD in Psychology of Language from the International Max Planck Research School, a Master of Science in Speech and Language Therapy from the University of Limerick, and a Bachelor of Arts in Modern & Medieval Languages from the University of Cambridge.