Dr. Anna Tsakalaki is an Assistant Professor at European University Cyprus. She specializes in Special and Inclusive Education, with a focus on dyslexia, multilingualism, and literacy development in diverse educational contexts. Dr. Tsakalaki received her B.Sc. and M.Sc. from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece (2004, 2009), an MA from the Institute of Education, University of London, UK (2011) and a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Reading, UK (2016). She has extensive experience in research and teaching across primary, secondary, and higher education sectors. Previously, she has worked at the University of Reading, University of Oxford Brookes and University of Winchester in the UK. Her research explores reading difficulties, language acquisition, and inclusive pedagogical practices, particularly in multilingual and low-resource educational environments. She has led and contributed to numerous research projects, including those funded by the British Academy and Leverhulme Trust (UK Research and Innovation-UKRI) and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), focusing on literacy development, teacher training, and the integration of technology in education. She has led research networks in research centres such as the “Language and Literacy” theme of the Centre for Literacy and Multilingualism (CeLM) and the UKRN Reproducibility Local Network at the University of Reading (UK). Dr. Tsakalaki’s work is published in high-impact journals such as Language and Education, International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, and Journal of English for Academic Purposes. She is also actively involved in policy-oriented research, collaborating with governmental and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to improve educational outcomes for vulnerable learners.