Dr. Phaedra Royle

Professor

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Biography

Phaedra Royle is a Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology at Université de Montréal. She holds a Doctorate in Linguistics from Université de Montréal and a Postdoctoral fellowship from the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders at McGill University. Her research focuses on language acquisition in children and adolescents with and without language development disorders, both monolingual and multilingual. She conducts psycho- and neurolinguistic studies on language representation and processing in French speakers and learners of French as a second language and Spanish speakers. Additionally, her work investigates lexical access and representation, specifically the production and comprehension of written and oral language among young adults and the elderly. Royle has supervised numerous graduate students and has been instrumental in various research projects over the years, receiving multiple grants to support her work. Her ongoing projects address themes such as the cognitive plasticity of language acquisition and the effects of linguistic environment, contributing valuable insights to the field of language development and disorders.

Research Interests

Requirements for Université de Montréal

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
MSc in Pharmacology or equivalent Research supervisor confirmation
Application Checklist
  • Transcripts
  • Birth certificate
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Proof of French proficiency (B2/C1)
Specialization Notes

Department of Pharmacology and Physiology - Research intensive with options in Neuropharmacology and Pharmacogenomics.