Experience

Prolepsis Institute

• Greece
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Scientific Researcher and Project Manager

  • Apr 2022 - Present



Metropolitan College of the University of East London

• Athens, Attiki, Greece

• Lecturer

  • Mar 2022 - Present



King's College London

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Associate

  • Mar 2021 - Present

  Academic teaching to undergraduate Psychology students Academic teaching to undergraduate Psychology students



Mediterranean College of the University of Derby

• Athens, Attiki, Greece

• Lecturer

  • Jan 2020 - Sep 2021



University of Oxford

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Associate

  • Sep 2016 - Sep 2019

  • Course leader for Core Practical Laboratories for year 1, 2 & 3 undergraduate psychology students.• Facilitating workshops for Statistics & Qualitative Research Methods.• Demonstrator in undergraduate modules (Research Methods, Language and Cognition, Social Psychology & Psychology and Healthcare).• Conducting academic tutorials for undergraduate psychology students.

• Research Associate

  • Mar 2016 - Sep 2019

  Research projects:• Rethinking the Health Care Complaints Policy: Understanding the origins of, and service responses to patients’ complaints. NIHR funded.• Developing and testing a measure to evaluate care transition quality for elderly patients. NIHR funded.• Regulation in the NHS and other high risk industries. Funded by The Health Foundation.Accountabilities: • Leading a measure development and validation study.• Organised and liaised with PPI groups for ongoing involvement in the research methodology. • Recruited and followed up NHS patients.• Experienced in behaviour change intervention development for Randomised Clinical Trials.• Owner of University and Health Research Authority ethical approval application process.• Conducting literature/systematic reviews and preparing reports and project updates for the team and other collaborators.• Preparing materials for submission to funding agencies and monitoring budgets.• Experienced in presenting findings to conferences, seminars and roundtable events.• Experienced in qualitative data collection; preparing interview templates & conducting interviews.• Analysing of qualitative and quantitative data and writing up academic papers aiming for publication. Show less



University of Surrey

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Fellow

  • May 2015 - Feb 2016

  Research Projects: • The association of cardiovascular and diabetes medications with radiotherapy-related toxicity in cancer patients: a systematic review. • Cochrane systematic review. Funded by the Multiple Sclerosis Society. o Tender 1. Emotional and psychological wellbeing in people with Multiple Sclerosis. o Tender 2. Coordination of treatment, care and support in people with Multiple Sclerosis. • Correlation between the NHS crisis and the increasing cancer reports by the media over the past 20 years. Accountabilities: • Developed systematic review protocols. • Participated in a systematic review. • Conducting literature reviews. • Analysis of large data sets. • Coordinating project updates and summarizing project results. Show less



Alpha Hospitals Ltd

• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mental Health Professional

  • Nov 2014 - May 2015

  Accountabilities: • Provision of psychological support to vulnerable patients. • Management of patients’ challenging behaviour- use of de-escalation techniques. • Participation in multidisciplinary meetings and in individual psychiatric sessions. • Working closely within the medical and therapeutic team towards improving patients’ wellbeing. • Participating in designing patients' care plans. • Designing therapeutic interventions with the clinical team. • Conducting individual and group observations; monitoring patients’ changes in physical/mental state. • Trained in risk assessment and safeguarding patients. Show less



Kallipolis Mental Health Clinic

• Athens, Greece

• Assistant Psychologist

  • Feb 2012 - Feb 2013

  Accountabilities: • Actively involved in daily routine and recreational activities of adults with severe psychopathology. • Counselling of adult patients under supervision. • Involved in the design and implementation of patients’ care plans. • Assisted with patient group therapies. Accountabilities: • Actively involved in daily routine and recreational activities of adults with severe psychopathology. • Counselling of adult patients under supervision. • Involved in the design and implementation of patients’ care plans. • Assisted with patient group therapies.



Athens Clinic for People with Chronic Diseases

• Athens, Greece

• Intern Assistant Psychologist

  • Feb 2011 - Jan 2012

  Accountabilities: • Engaged with individual sessions with patients with personality disorders. • Organised group therapeutic sessions. • Orchestrated individual and team therapeutic activities. • Actively engaged in supervision meetings - analysis of clinical cases. Accountabilities: • Engaged with individual sessions with patients with personality disorders. • Organised group therapeutic sessions. • Orchestrated individual and team therapeutic activities. • Actively engaged in supervision meetings - analysis of clinical cases.



Community Centre for Addictive Substances Prevention

• Athens, Greece

• Intern Assistant Psychologist

  • Oct 2010 - Feb 2011

  Accountabilities: • Organised substance abuse prevention strategies and designed charitable campaigns. • Planned raising awareness events for the local community e.g. in schools and youth associations. • Worked with local media in order to promote our team projects for the community. Accountabilities: • Organised substance abuse prevention strategies and designed charitable campaigns. • Planned raising awareness events for the local community e.g. in schools and youth associations. • Worked with local media in order to promote our team projects for the community.