Eeva Leinonen
Eeva Kaarina Leinonen ([ˈe̞ːʋɑ ˈle̞i̯no̞ne̞n]; born 1958; sometimes Eeva Kaarina Leinonen-Davies) is a Finnish educator and educational administrator. Since 1 October 2021, she has been president of Maynooth University in Ireland, having previously headed Murdoch University in Australia.
Eeva Leinonen | |
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| Born | 1958 (age 65–66) Oulu, Finland |
| Known for | President of Maynooth University Vice-Chancellor of Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia |
| Children | 1 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | De Montfort University (as Leicester Polytechnic), University of Exeter, Aston University |
| Thesis | Assessing the functional adequacy of children's phonological systems (1987) |
| Doctoral advisor | Pam Grunwell |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Linguistics, psychology |
| President of Maynooth University | |
| In office 1 October 2021 – | |
| Preceded by | Philip Nolan |
| Vice-Chancellor of Murdoch University | |
| In office April 2016–September 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Higgott (and Andrew Taggart, acting) |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Deeks (second of two interim heads) |
An academic leader and professor of many years standing in a number of third level institutions, Leinonen works in the areas of linguistics, especially clinical linguistics and pragmatics, and psychology, with research interests including aspects of autistic spectrum disorders, in addition to elements of higher education management and learning.
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