ELLRA Ambassadors

We are delighted to announce details of our ambassadors. These ELLRA members have kindly volunteered to champion ELLRA and promote membership among early language learning researchers in their contexts.

AMBASSADOR FOR CHILE

Maria-Jesus Inostroza

Universidad de Concepción - RICELT

Maria-Jesus Inostroza is a teacher educator at UdeC. She is interested in early language learning, classroom-based research, research with children, teacher education and linguistic rights.

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AMBASSADOR FOR GREECE

Isaak Papadopoulos

Department of Early Childhood Education and Care, International Hellenic University

Isaak Papadopoulos (PhD) is an Assistant Professor in Pedagogy and Emergent Literacy. He has authored four books and edited eight volumes on language education and multilingualism.

AMBASSADOR FOR HONG KONG

Barry Bai

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Barry’s research interests include English language teaching, motivation, self-regulation and teacher education. He was among the top 2% of most cited researchers in languages and linguistics worldwide in 2023 and 2024 according to Stanford University.

AMBASSADOR FOR HUNGARY

Helen Sherwin

Széchenyi István University, Győr

Helen Sherwin (PhD) is an Associate Professor, and her interests include teacher development, child second language acquisition, plurilingualism, and intercultural learning.

AMBASSADOR FOR JAPAN

Tomoko Hashimoto

Department of Child Psychology, Tokyo Future University

Tomoko is interested in the psychology of language learning. She is investigating the dynamics of children's English acquisition, including teachers and parents as co-agents.

AMBASSADOR FOR JAPAN

Yuki Otsuki

Meisei University & Meiji University

Yuki Otsuki (PhD) is an Assistant Professor in Education. Her research interests include elementary English education, teacher development, oral communication, and assessment with a focus on spoken interaction, fluency, and task-based learning.

AMBASSADOR FOR MALAYSIA

Huan Yik Lee

University of Technology Malaysia

Huan Yik Lee is currently a Senior Lecturer at UTM. He is interested in language policy and planning, TESOL, multilingual education and teacher education.

AMBASSADOR FOR THE NETHERLANDS

Peng Wang

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam & Erasmus University Rotterdam

Peng Wang is a PhD candidate. He is currently investigating language and emotions, mental health and neurodiversity.

AMBASSADOR FOR SWEDEN

BethAnne Paulsrud

Stockholm University

BethAnne Paulsrud is Senior lecturer of English Language Education and Associate professor of English Applied Linguistics at Stockholm University, Sweden. Her research focuses on multilingualism in education policy and practice, English and English-medium instruction in Sweden, and teacher education.