Elena Nicoladis, University of British Columbia

Research

iconicity gestures viewpoint language acquisition

Latest papers

Do children treat adjectives and nouns differently as modifiers in prenominal position?
Journal of child language · 2025
Explaining First Language Acquisition in Terms of Basic Behavioral Processes: Introduction to the Special Section.
Perspectives on behavior science · 2023 · senior author
Mental health in Canadian children and adolescents during COVID-19 pandemic: the role of personality and, coping and stress responses.
Frontiers in psychology · 2023 · senior author

All 5 publications

Latest funding

Cognitive predictors of bilingual children's language: A longitudinal study
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$174,000
The development of viewpoint in children's gesture production
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$261,700

All 2 grants and awards

5 publications.

01

Do children treat adjectives and nouns differently as modifiers in prenominal position?

Moroschan G, Nicoladis E, Anjomshoae F

Journal of child language2025

DOI: 10.1017/s0305000924000448 PMID: 39501880

02

Explaining First Language Acquisition in Terms of Basic Behavioral Processes: Introduction to the Special Section.

Petursdottir AI, Nicoladis E

Perspectives on behavior science2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s40614-023-00393-y PMID: 38144554

03

Mental health in Canadian children and adolescents during COVID-19 pandemic: the role of personality and, coping and stress responses.

Shokrkon A, Nicoladis E

Frontiers in psychology2023Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1190375 PMID: 37404585

04

The Directionality of the Relationship Between Executive Functions and Language Skills: A Literature Review.

Shokrkon A, Nicoladis E

Frontiers in psychology2022Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.848696 PMID: 35928417

05

English Speakers' Implicit Gender Concepts Influence Their Processing of French Grammatical Gender: Evidence for Semantically Mediated Cross-Linguistic Influence.

Nicoladis E, Westbury C, Foursha-Stevenson C

Frontiers in psychology2021First author

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.740920 PMID: 34721215

Cognitive predictors of bilingual children's language: A longitudinal study

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Nicoladis, Elena

$174,000

The development of viewpoint in children's gesture production

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Nicoladis, Elena

Keywords: iconicity; gestures; viewpoint; language acquisition

$261,700

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Chris Westbury

Psychology

1 shared papers, latest 2021

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: iconicity Dear Professor Nicoladis, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Do children treat adjectives and nouns differently as modifiers in prenominal position?" (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]