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In 1999 I graduated from the Mathematics Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. In 2001 I did a MSc research program in Mathematics Education, at the University of Glasgow, Scotland. In 2009, I completed my doctoral dissertation entitled "Conceptual Change in Mathematics - The Case of Algebra" and received a PhD in Basic and Applied Cognitive Science, from the Department of Methodology, History and Theory of Science, at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

My current position is Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education in the Early Education Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. I also teach Mathematics Education in Post-Graduate Programs.

My general research interests are in learning and teaching mathematics. Specifically, I study issues of cognitive development of mathematical concepts and most often I focus on the development of the concept of number. I am particularly interested in the ways the concept of number is understood and developed from very early on in life until the end of high school and adult living. Also, my research focuses on the ways in which we can intervene didactically to enhance the earning of mathematical concepts and address certain misconceptions students often have with mathematical concepts.