Zlatomira (Zlati) Ilchovska
Research Associate
Profile
Biography
Website: https://zgilchovska.github.io
- PhD in Psychology, University of Birmingham (2018 – 2023, awarded 2024), supervised by Andrea Krott and Dr. Ali Mazaheri
- MSc in Evolution of Language and Cognition, University of Edinburgh (2016 – 2017)
- MSc in Intercultural Communication, University of Warwick (2014 – 2015)
- Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria (2010 – 2014)
Career
- Research Associate, Department of Psychology, University of York (November 2024 – currently)
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development, Birkbeck College, University of London (June 2024 – October 2024)
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Psychology, University of Nottingham (May 2023 – May 2024)
- Lecturer in Psychology (part-time), School of Education, University of Birmingham (January 2022 – July 2023)
- Teaching Associate & Research Assistant (part-time), School of Psychology, University of Birmingham (September 2018 – April 2022)
- Research Assistant (part-time), Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford (November 2017 – January 2021)
Research
Overview
My research interests include bi-/multilingualism and its role as a possible cognitive/brain protective life-long experience, cognitive functioning in bilinguals, individual differences and language switching, dementia and healthy aging, brain functioning, brain structure and neurochemistry in healthy aging and dementia. I’m passionate about Open Scholarship and doing and teaching better science.
Projects
I’m working on the MultiAge bilingualism and aging project that aims to understand how bilingual speakers’ (a majority in the world’s population) language changes as they age in a healthy way and with mild cognitive impairment. The project particularly investigates speakers of heritage minority languages in the UK.
Supervision
Supervisor: Dr. Angela de Bruin
Contact details
@rqf510