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I am a psycholinguist who aims to understand individual and developmental variabilities in language learning. In my research I implement experimental designs in combination with brain stimulation and electroencephalography.
Before starting fulltime as assistant professor at Tilburg University in 2024 (parttime from 2022), I worked at Ghent University (2019-2024, FWO postdoctoral fellow), and the Université catholique de Louvain (2013-2018; aspirant/PhD FNRS and post-doc). I also spent research time abroad at Oxford University (as research intern in 2012, and as PhD in 2016) and the University of Nottingham (as post-doc in 2018-2019).
In October 2025, I obtained an NWO Vidi fellowship to investigate the Neurocognitive and Affective Foundation of Individual Variability in Language Development. The project starts on February 1, 2026.
External positions
Research (Universiteit Gent)
1 Apr 2022 → 29 Sept 2024
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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Dividing attention hurts core abilities for incidental language learning: Domain-specific effects in auditory statistical learning
Smalle, E. & Bogaerts, L., 2026, PsyArXiv Preprints, 28 p.Research output: Working paper › Other research output
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The effects of cognitive fatigue and articulatory suppression on statistical language learning depend on the strength of cognitive resources
Smalle, E. H. M., Karantinou, E. & Möttönen, R., 23 Feb 2026, In: Cognitive Science. 50, 2, 31 p., e70178.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Investigating a metrical Hebb effect of lists of words
Paice, A., Johnson, A., Legg, R., Smalle, E. & Page, M., Feb 2025, In: The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 78, 2, p. 284-309 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Prosody enhances learning of statistical dependencies from continuous speech streams in adults
Kuuluvainen, S., Kaskivuo, S., Vainio, M., Smalle, E. & Möttönen, R., Sept 2025, In: COGNIT-D-24-00706. 262, 18 p., 106169.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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The dino study: Rationale and protocol for a randomized controlled trial of the incredible years dinosaur program with daily assessments
Chhangur, R. R., Smalle, E. H. M., Dejonckheere, E. & van der Zwaag, G., 8 Sept 2025, In: PLOS ONE. 20, 9, 17 p., e0330597.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
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The Neurocognitive and Affective Foundation of Individual Variability in Language Developmen
Smalle, E. (Principal Investigator)
1/02/26 → 31/01/31
Project: Research project
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Dino Study: Daily Intervention-based research on Nurturing Opportunities
Chhangur, R. (Principal Investigator) & Smalle, E. (Co-Investigator)
15/09/25 → 30/04/26
Project: Research project
Press/Media
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"Kinderen leren gemakkelijk talen aan omdat hun hersenen nog niet volgroeid zijn" Nieuwe Feiten
12/01/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
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Kun je beter een taal leren door minder goed na te denken?
5/01/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Veel denken maakt het leren van een taal moeilijker
4/01/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Prizes
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EOS Wetenschap - Laureaat EOS Pipet 2022
Smalle, E. (Recipient), 1 Jan 2022
Prize: Other marks of recognition
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