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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.