Elena Lieven (born 18 August 1947) is a British psychology and linguistics researcher and educator. She was a senior research scientist in the Department of Developmental and Comparative Psychology in Leipzig, Germany. She is also a professor in the School of Health Sciences at the University of Manchester where she is director of its Child Study Centre and leads the ESRC International Centre for Language and Communicative Development (LuCiD). Lieven was named "Researcher of the Year" by the University of Manchester in 2015. She was elected Fellow of the British Academy (FBA) in 2018. Source: Wikipedia (en)