Anna Siyanova-Chanturia is an associate professor in Applied Linguistics at Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand). Anna is also a currently adjunct professor at Temple University Japan (Japan) and a research fellow of Prince Sultan University (Saudi Arabia).
Anna’s research interests include second language acquisition and bilingualism; vocabulary teaching and learning; dyslexia; quantitative approaches to language acquisition, processing, and use. Anna was a recipient of VUW’s Early Career Research Excellence Award (2016) and Research Excellence Award (2021). Anna has given invited talks across the globe, including talks at the University of Oxford, Columbia University, and Peking University, and has authored over 70 scholarly articles, chapters, and books. In 2021 and 2023, Anna was included in the Stanford University list of the top 2% of most-cited scientists globally.

Education
PhD, University of Nottingham