Dr Elena Theodorou is Assistant Professor of Speech and Language Therapy at the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences of the Cyprus University of Technology and coordinator of the undergraduate Speech and Language Therapy programme. She holds a degree in Speech Therapy from the Higher Institute of Technology of Patras, an MSc in Language and Communication Impairment in Children from the University of Sheffield and a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Cyprus.
Her current research activity, which is developed in the framework of the activities of the Research Laboratory OPI.L.O.Go, focuses on the detection, identification and diagnosis of children with Developmental Language Disorder and the mapping of their language abilities with the aim of more effective intervention in the bilectal environment of Cyprus and the Greek-speaking population in general. She also investigates speech and language therapy services provided to children with Developmental Language Disorders and Complex Communication Disorders. She is also a member of the Global Tales Project research group, which studies children's personal storytelling skills, and the group studying Digital Literacy in Speech and Language Therapy.
Her current activity includes involvement as a member of the management committee in the COST CA22139 project entitled "Justice to youth language needs: human rights undermined by an invisible disadvantage (Y-JustLang)". Her research findings have been published in international journals and conference proceedings and presented at international scientific conferences.
Regarding her clinical experience, she worked at the Ministry of Health as a Speech and Language Therapist in Medical Services, in Public Primary Education as a Special Teacher of speech and Language Therapy, and as a Special Education Coordinator. In these settings, she provided speech and language therapy services to children and adults with a wide range of language, speech, and communication disorders.
Dr. Theodorou is a registered member of the Cyprus Association of Registered Speech and Language Pathologists. Her leadership roles include serving as Chair of the Cyprus Speech-Language Pathologists Registration Council from 2021 to 2023. Since 2024, she has chaired the Continuing Professional Development Committee of the Cyprus Speech-Language Pathologists Registration Council. Additionally, she holds the position of Vice Chair of the Committee on Children's Language of the International Association of Communication Sciences and Disorders (IALP).
