My research focuses on promoting language learning for wellbeing, addressing the effects of language competence in populations at risk of incomplete language acquisition, including acquired communication impairments, children from social deprived backgrounds and speakers of minoritised languages. I adopted a range of methodologies including online and offline behavioural methods, single case and group studies, linguistics and cognitive screenings.

Currently, I am reasearching language acquisition in area of conflicts and in particular how to support children in acquiring their heritage language if this is discriminate.

I have current collaborations with research partners in Europe as well as in South Asia, working with multilingual communities and their challenges.

I have been part of the ADHD and Bilingualism project (AttCom) at the University of Oslo, researching on the relations between attentional disorders (ADHD) and language learning in particular bilingualism.

I have been part of the team lead by Newcastle University who has developed CARA: a Comprehensive Assessment of Reading in Aphasia.

• Medical Lingustics
• Psycholinguistics
• Bilingualism and cognition
• Aphasia
• Language acquisition policy
• Literacy in adults
• Speech and Language in context of emergency

UK-MUK - Board member of UK Malasya Consortium

BM- Bilingualism Matters Honorary member

BNS – British Neuropsychology Society, https://www.the-bns.org

BAS – British Aphasiology Society, http://www.bas.org.uk

AoA – Academy of Aphasia, Executive Committee member

CATs – Collaboration of Aphasia Trialists, Cost Action WG5 Aphasia Assessment group

I am willing to supervise PGR students in any area of language impairments. Some examples are:

• Language impariment in adults with brain injuries
• Reading competences in atypical circumstances
• Language profiles in incomplete language acquisition
• Bilingualism with minoritised languages
• Linguistics competence in children living in conflict areas.
• Public health and language education