Sofja Volkova

Sofja Volkova is an assistant professor and lecturer in the department of Languages, Literature and Communication at Universiteit Utrecht since August 2021. Prior to this position, Sofja served as a PhD researcher at Ulster University from October 2016 to April 2024, focusing on syntactic processing in young monolinguals with contributions from collaborators at Saint Petersburg State University and the University of Potsdam. Additional experience includes roles as a teaching assistant, guest researcher at Universiteit Leiden involving EEG studies on code-switching, substitute teacher for French courses, and research assistant at Leiden University Babylab, contributing to multiple studies on bilingualism and language acquisition. Educational qualifications include a Master of Arts and Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics from Leiden University, alongside several visiting researcher appointments at prestigious institutions.