Elisa Gavard recently completed her PhD in cognitive psychology at Aix-Marseille Université, having conducted her research at the Centre de Recherche en Psychologie et Neurosciences (CRPN, CNRS/AMU). Elisa studied the role of semantic and syntactic prediction, and statistical learning in typical and atypical reading. She explored how predictive mechanisms support reading aloud, particularly in university students with developmental dyslexia who have learned to compensate for their difficulties.
During the preparation of this PhD, Elisa was closely involved with the ILCB community, actively participating in its scientific events and benefiting from its collaborative environment and research platforms. She has conducted behavioural and neuroimaging (fMRI) studies that have contributed to both theoretical and applied research on predictive mechanisms in reading. Her recent article published in Neurobiology of Language, reflects this collaborative work and was firmly supported by ILCB resources.
Elisa currently works as a teaching assistant (ATER) at the University of Aix-Marseille and continues her research on language development, learning mechanisms and compensatory strategies in reading. Her work bridges cognitive psychology, neuroimaging and educational applications with the aim of informing personalised interventions.