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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

PUBLICATIONS (peer reviewed)
ORCID 0000-0002-0161-1554 & Open Science Framework (OSF) 

Papers (peer reviewed)  

• Newspaper Article (public service)
  
  

Pagkratidou, M. (2021). How We See Colours. RTE Brainstorm, Updated / Wednesday, 28 Jul 2021 15:57. Available at: https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2021/0727/1237548-how-we-see-colours/  

• Blog Article (public service)

Mishra, R. & Klapwijk, R. (2023). Fostering spatial thinking in Early Childhood Classrooms. Edited by Pagkratidou, M., SellSTEM MSCA ITN, Updated / Monday, 17 April 2023 09:00. Available at: https://sellstem.eu/blog/fostering-spatial-thinking-in-early-childhood-classrooms-rohit-mishra-phd-candidate-and-dr-remke-klapwijk-edited-by-dr-marianna-pagkratidou 

• Journal papers (peer reviewed)
  
  

Pagkratidou, M., Cohn, N., Phylactou, P., Papadatou-Pastou, M., & Duffy, G. (2024, June 21). Learning from comics versus non-comics material in education: Systematic review and meta-analysis. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/VDR8C 

Pagkratidou, M., Michaelides, M., Pitsia, V., & Karakolidis, A. (2024). Factors associated with STEM career expectations of Greek 15-year-old students. Journal for STEM Education Research https://doi.org/10.1007/s41979-024-00124-1   (Open Access, https://osf.io/9zxvh/)

Bufasi, E., Lin, J. T., Benedicic, U., Westerhof, M., Mishra, M., Namsone, D., Dudareva, I., Sorby, S., Gumaelius, L., Klapwijk, R., Spandaw, J., Bowe, B., O'kane, C., Duffy, G., Pagkratidou, M. & Buckley, J. (2024). Addressing the Complexity of Spatial Teaching: A Narrative Review of Barriers and Enablers. Frontiers in STEM Education, Spatial ability in STEM learning. DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2024.1306189   (Open Access)

Zhu, C., Leung, C., Lagoudaki, E., Velho, M., Caballero, N.S., Jolles, D., Duffy, G., Maresch, G., Pagkratidou, M., & Klapwijk, R. (2023). Fostering spatial ability development in and for authentic STEM learning. Frontiers in education: Women in STEM Education, Front. Educ. 8:1138607. DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2023.1138607  (Open Access)

Hatzipanayioti, A., Galati, A., Pagkratidou, M., & Avraamides, M. N. (2021). Are Spatial Memories for Familiar Environments Orientation Dependent?. Journal of Cognition, 4(1), 11. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/joc.147   (Open Access)

Pagkratidou, M., Galati, A., & Avraamides, M. (2020). Do environmental characteristics predict spatial memory about unfamiliar environments?. Spatial Cognition & Computation, 20(1), 1-32. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13875868.2019.1676248  (Open Science Practices)

• Proceeding papers in paper section (peer reviewed)

Lagoudaki, E., & Pagkratidou, M. (2024). Improved arithmetic performance when digitally training spatial abilities during the mathematics class. Fifteenth International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI), Sydney, Australia. (Open Science Practices)

Lagoudaki, E., Maresch, G., & Pagkratidou, M. (2023). Enhanced mathematics performance following spatial skills training using the online learning platform RIF3.0 within the mathematics classroom. Ninth Conference on Research in Mathematics Education in Ireland (MEI 9), DCU, Dublin. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10036885  (Open Access)

• Pre-prints & Pre-registrations (Open Science Practices)

Pagkratidou, M., Cohn, N., Phylactou, P., Papadatou-Pastou, M., & Duffy, G. (2024, May 10; In Principle Acceptance). Learning from comics versus non-comics material in education: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Peer-community In Registered Reports. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31222/osf.io/ceda3  – (MetaArXiv Pre-Print) 

Malkogeorgou, S., Duffy, G., Jansen, P., & Pagkratidou, M. (2024, January 25). The role of spatial abilities in attitudes and aspirations towards STEM: A cross-cultural study. (Pre-registration osf.io/dx9fb)

Pagkratidou, M., Galati, A., & Avraamides, M. N. (2023, November 11). Constructing spatial situation models during reading comics vs texts. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/tjdm3  – (PsyArXiv Pre-Print)

Pagkratidou, M., Galati, A., & Avraamides, M. N. (2018, January 4). Environmental influences on spatial memory: A study with Space Syntax. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/kx86n  – (PsyArXiv Pre-Print)

Book publications

Živković, M., Buckley, J., Pagkratidou, M., & Duffy, G. (Eds.) (2024).Spatial Cognition XIII, 13th International Conference Proceedings Book, Spatial Cognition 2024, Dublin, Ireland, June 25–28, 2024, Proceedings.Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Springer. Available at: https://link.springer.com/book/9783031631146 

Pagkratidou, M. (2021). Constructing spatial situation models from comics. University of Cyprus, Faculty of Social Sciences and Education, Cyprus. Available at: http://gnosis.library.ucy.ac.cy/handle/7/65329  (Open Access - PhD Dissertation Book)

Kadianaki I., Panagiotou E., Avraamidou, M., Pagkratidou, M. & Ioannou, M. (2018). Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender content in Greek-Cypriot newspapers: A descriptive analysis between 2011 and 2015. Nicosia: University of Cyprus. Available at: http://www.recrire.eu/documents/ – (Open Access Book - published report)

Invited Chapter in Book publications (peer reviewed)

Fusher, A., Pagkratidou, M. & Kendeou, P. (under review). Generative AI and Misinformation in Education. In Cambridge University Press. Invited chapter with published date: 2024. – (Open Access Book)

Kendeou, P., Johnson, V., Pagkratidou, M., & Frick, P. (under review). Information Processing, Media Effects and Media Psychology. In Handbook on Disinformation and Media

Invited chapter with published date: 2025. – (Open Access Book)

Journal papers (in preparation)

Johnson, V., Pagkratidou, M., Kendeou, P. (submitted, under review). Systematic Scoping Review of Trust in Science & Scientists. Educational Psychology Review 

Scattarelli, J., Pagkratidou, M., Mills, C. & Kendeou, P. (in preparation). How cognitive behaviors, such as Mind Wandering, impact knowledge revision when reading refutation vs non-refutation texts? 

Johnson, V., Pagkratidou, M., Kendeou, P. (in preparation). In Expert Scientists We Trust? Trust vs. Expertise when self-explaining.

Pagkratidou, M., Klomberg, B., Hacimusaoglu, I., & Cohn, N. (in preparation). How do background and textual elements influence the construction of spatial situation models when reading comics?

Pagkratidou, M., & Karousou, A. (in preparation). The development of pre-verbal communication and its relationship with early language development.

Educational Reports for European Commission - Horizon2020, MSCA ITN (peer reviewed)

Duffy, G., Ebert, M., Gamarra Burga, E., Lennon‐Maslin, M., Malkogeorgou, S., Maresch, G., Nguyen, T., Jansen, P., Pagkratidou, M., Quaiser‐Pohl, C., Tenbrink, T., Vulchanova, M. (2023). Report (D3.2) - Preliminary analysis of cognitive and affective data collected from children in Europe.

Ebert, M., Lennon-Maslin, M., Nguyen, T., Burga, C., Malkogeorgou, S., Jansen, P., Jost, L., Quaser-Poht, C., Vulchanova, M., Vulchanovou, V., Tenbrink, T., Mills, D., Duffy, G., & Pagkratidou, M. (2022). Report (D3.1) - Review of spatial ability tests: Preliminary review and listing of spatial ability tests suitable for each age group in primary school.

Zhu, C., Leung, C., Lagoudaki, E., Velho, M., Caballero, N.S., Maresch, G., Jolles, D., Hickendorff, M., Espin, C., Klapwijk, R., Spandaw, J., Dorran, D., Duffy, G., & Pagkratidou, M. (2022). Report (D4.1) Review of spatial training - Integrating Spatial Intervention in educational contexts: What can be done more through STEM education?

Lin, T.J., Bufasi, E., Westerhof, M., Mishra, R., Benedicic, U., Sorby, S., Bowe, B., Gumaelius, L., Buckley, J,. Klapwijk, R., Spandaw, J., Nansome, D., Dudereva, I., O’Kane, C., Duffy, G., & Pagkratidou, M. (2022). Report (D5.1) Review of barriers to spatial teaching - Spatial thinking in STEM learning: What are the barriers and enablers for developing students' spatial abilities?

Policy Reports in European Commission - Horizon2020, MSCA ITN (peer reviewed)

Pagkratidou, M., & Duffy, G. (2023). Periodic report of MSCA ITN SellSTEM in EU.

Pagkratidou, M., & Duffy, G. (2022). EU Deliverable Report – D2.10 Innovative Training Evaluation 2.

Pagkratidou, M., & Duffy, G. (2022). EU Deliverable Report – D6.4 Communication Report.

Pagkratidou, M., & Duffy, G. (2022). EU Deliverable Report – D1.4 Annual Progress Report.

Pagkratidou, M., & Duffy, G. (2022). EU Deliverable Report – D7.2 POPD – Recruitment No. 2.

Duffy, G., & Pagkratidou, M. (2022). EU Deliverable Report – D7.2 POPD – Recruitment No. 1.

Pagkratidou, M., &Duffy, G. (2021). EU Deliverable Report – D6.3 Research Communication Plan.

Pagkratidou, M., & Duffy, G. (2021). EU Deliverable Report – D6.2 Research Dissemination Plan.

Duffy, G., & Pagkratidou, M. (2021). EU Deliverable Report – D2.10 Innovative Training Evaluation 1.

Duffy, G., Pagkratidou, M., & Coyne, A. (2021). EU Deliverable Report – D1.7 Data Management Plan.

Pagkratidou, M., & Duffy, G. (2021). EU Deliverable Report – D6.1 SellSTEM website.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (peer reviewed) 

• Pagkratidou, M., Karousou, A., & Nikolaidou, K. The development of pre-verbal communication and its relationship with early language development: a synchronous and longitudinal study, symposium oral presentation at the 7th Panhellenic Conference in Developmental Psychology, Greece, 2024, Athens.

• Lagoudaki, E., & Pagkratidou, M. Improved arithmetic performance when digitally training spatial abilities during the mathematics class, oral presentation at the 15th International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI), Sydney, 2024, Australia (Funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network of the SellSTEM project).

• Pagkratidou, M., Scattarelli, J., Mills, C. & Kendeou, P. Exploring the Effects of Off-task Thought during Reading of Refutation Texts, oral presentation at the 34th Society for Text & Discourse Annual Conference, Chicago, 2024, Illinois (Funded by the Learning Informatics Lab & the College of Education & Human Development of University of Minnesota).

• Johnson, V., Pagkratidou, M., Kendeou, P.  Why are some scientists considered to be credible?, oral presentation at the 34th Society for Text & Discourse Annual Conference, Chicago, 2024, Illinois (Funded by the Learning Informatics Lab & the College of Education & Human Development of University of Minnesota).

• Lagoudaki, E., Maresch, G., & Pagkratidou, M.  Preliminary examination of the RIF3.0 platform as a spatial ability evaluation tool within the classroom, poster presentation at the Spatial Cognition Conference, Dublin, 2024, Ireland (Funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network of the SellSTEM project).

• Malkogeorgou, S., Duffy, G., Jansen, P., & Pagkratidou, M. The role of spatial abilities in attitudes and aspirations towards STEM: A cross-cultural study between Ireland, the Netherlands and Greece. poster presentation at the Spatial Cognition Conference, Dublin, 2024, Ireland (Funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network of the SellSTEM project).

• Pagkratidou, M., Cohn, N., Phylactou, P., Papadatou-Pastou, M. & Duffy, G. Does learning improve when using comics vs texts materials in education?, poster presentation at the Visual Language (VisLang) Conference, Tilburg, 2024, Netherlands (Funded by the Learning Informatics Lab & the College of Education & Human Development of University of Minnesota).

• Lagoudaki, E., Maresch, G., & Pagkratidou, M. The Growth Trajectory of Spatial Skills as Reflected in the Online Platform RIF3.0, poster presentation at the 5th Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative SellSTEM Training-Conference, Riga, 2024, Latvia (Funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network of the SellSTEM project).

• Malkogeorgou, S., Duffy, G., Jansen, P., & Pagkratidou, M. The role of spatial abilities in attitudes and aspirations towards STEM, poster presentation at the 5th Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative SellSTEM Training-Conference, Riga, 2024, Latvia (Funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network of the SellSTEM project). 

• Pagkratidou, M., Cohn, N., Phylactou, P., Papadatou-Pastou, M. & Duffy, G. Improved learning when using comics vs texts in education, poster announcement at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Computation in Psychology, San Francisco, 2023, California (Funded by the Learning Informatics Lab & the College of Education & Human Development of University of Minnesota).

• Pagkratidou, M., Galati, A., & Avraamides, M.N. Are Spatial Instructions Necessary When Reading Texts vs When Reading Comics?, poster presentation at the 64th Psychonomic Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, 2023, California (Funded by the Learning Informatics Lab & the College of Education & Human Development of University of Minnesota).

• Lagoudaki, E., Maresch, G., & Pagkratidou, M. Enhanced mathematics performance following spatial skills training using the online learning platform RIF3.0 within the mathematics classroom, oral presentation at the Mathematics Education in Ireland (MEI), Dublin, 2023, Ireland (Funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network of the SellSTEM project).

• Pagkratidou, M., Cohn, N., Phylactou, P., Papadatou-Pastou, M. & Duffy, G. Improved knowledge in STEM and non-STEM fields when using comics compared to non-comics learning material, poster announcement at the 23rd ESCOP Conference (European Society for Cognitive Psychology), Porto, 2023, Portugal (Funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network of the SellSTEM project).

• Lagoudaki, E., Maresch, G., & Pagkratidou, M. Improved broad math learning when training spatial skills via the online learning platform RIF3.0,  poster announcement at the 23rd ESCOP Conference (European Society for Cognitive Psychology), Porto, 2023, Portugal (Funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network of the SellSTEM project).

• Pagkratidou, M., Galati, A., & Avraamides, M.N. How do readers construct situation models when reading text vs. comics?, oral presentation at the 33rd Society for Text & Discourse Annual Conference, Oslo, 2023, Norway (Funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network of the SellSTEM project).

• Lagoudaki, E., Maresch, G., & Pagkratidou, M. The influence of spatial training using the online platform RIF 3.0 on students’ spatial and mathematical skills, poster presentation at the 4th Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative SellSTEM Training, Strobl, 2023, Austria (Funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network of the SellSTEM project).

• Malkogeorgou, S., Duffy, G., Jansen, P., & Pagkratidou, M. The role of spatial abilities in attitudes and aspirations towards STEM: A cross-cultural study, poster presentation at the 4th Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative SellSTEM Training, Strobl, 2023, Austria (Funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network of the SellSTEM project).

• Pagkratidou, M., Galati, A., & Avraamides, M.N.  Monitoring spatial shifts of a moving protagonist in comics when environments encoded visually vs verbally, poster announcement at the 12th Annual Scientific Conference of the Center for Applied Neuroscience, Nicosia, 2022, Cyprus.

• Pagkratidou, M., & Avraamides, M. N. Foregrounding spatial shifts in comics when environments encoded verbally vs. visually, poster announcement at the 22nd ESCOP Conference (European Society for Cognitive Psychology), Lille, 2022, France (Funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network of the SellSTEM project). 

• Pagkratidou, M., Michaelides, M., Pitsia, V., & Karakolidis, A. Factors that correlate with students’ intentions to follow STEM professions in the PISA study in Greece [in Greek]. Poster presentation at the 18th Panhellenic Conference in Psychological Research (ELPSE), Athens, 2022, Greece. 

• Pagkratidou, M., Cohn, N., & Duffy, G. Empirical studies that compared comics to non-comics STEM education material, oral presentation at the CREATE (Contributions to Research in Engineering and Applied Technology Education) Annual Research Symposium, Dublin, 2022, Ireland.

• Pagkratidou, M., & Avraamides, M.N. Foregrounding spatial relations in comics under normal reading conditions when encoding the environment: visually vs. verbally, oral datablitz at the 11th Annual Scientific Conference of the Center for Applied Neuroscience, Nicosia, 2021, Cyprus.

• Pagkratidou, M., & Avraamides, M.N. Foregrounding situation models from comics with and without instructions, digital presentation at the 10th Annual Scientific Conference of the Center for Applied Neuroscience, Nicosia, 2020, Cyprus.

• Pagkratidou, M., & Avraamides, M.N. Foregrounding spatial shifts in comics, oral presentation at the 17th European Conference EWIC (The 17th European Workshop on Imagery and Cognition), Cambridge, POSTPONED due to COVID - 19 Pandemic.

• Pagkratidou, M., & Avraamides, M.N. Constructing situation models from comics, poster announcement at the 21st ESCOP Conference (European Society for Cognitive Psychology), Tenerife, 2019, Canary Island (Funded by the Department of Psychology of the University of Cyprus, 1000 €).

• Pagkratidou, M., & Avraamides, M.N. Situation models in comics, poster announcement at the 9th Annual Scientific Conference of the Center for Applied Neuroscience, Nicosia, 2019, Cyprus.

• Pagkratidou, M., Hatzipanayioti, A., & Avraamides, M.N. Spatial representations for well-known and unknown environments, poster announcement with flashtalk oral presentation at the 16th European Conference EWIC, Padova, 2018, Italy (Funded by the Department of Psychology of the University of Cyprus, 1000 €).

• Pagkratidou, M., Hatzipanayioti, A., & Avraamides, M.N. Spatial representations for familiar and unfamiliar environments, poster announcement with datablitz oral presentation at the 8th Annual Scientific Conference of the Center for Applied Neuroscience, Nicosia, 2018, Cyprus.

• Pagkratidou, M., Hatzipanayioti, A., & Avraamides, M.N. Spatial representations for familiar vs. unfamiliar environments, poster announcement at the 7th Annual Scientific Conference of the Center for Applied Neuroscience, Nicosia, 2017, Cyprus.

• Pagkratidou, M., Hatzipanayioti, A., & Avraamides, M.N. Spatial memory reasoning: A study about familiar vs. unfamiliar environments, poster announcement at the 20th ESCOP Conference, Potsdam, 2017, Germany (Funded by the Department of Psychology of the University of Cyprus, 1000 €).

• Avraamides, M.N., Hatzipanayioti, A., & Pagkratidou, M. Spatial reasoning about familiar and unfamiliar environments, oral presentation at the Second International Workshop on Models and Representations in Spatial Cognition, Tübingen, April 2017, Germany.

• Pagkratidou, M., Galati, A., & Avraamidis, M.N. Spatial Impacts on Spatial Memory, oral presentation at the Conference of the Cyprus Psychological Association, Nicosia, 2016, Cyprus.

• Pagkratidou, M., Galati, A., & Avraamidis, M.N. Environmental Impacts on Spatial Memory, oral presentation at the 4th Panhellenic Conference in Cognitive Psychology, Athens, 2016, Greece.

• Pagkratidou, M., Galati, A., & Avraamides, M.N. Environmental influences on Spatial Memory: A study with Space Syntax, poster announcement at the 19th ESCOP Conference, Paphos, 2015, Cyprus.

• Pagkratidou, M., Galati, A., & Avraamides, M.N. Environment and Spatial Memory, poster announcement at the 5th Annual Scientific Conference of the Center for Applied Neuroscience, Nicosia, 2015, Cyprus.

• Pagkratidou, M., Galati, A., & Avraamidis, M.N. Environmental Effects on Memory. Poster announcement at the 15th Panhellenic Conference in Psychological Research (ELPSE), Nicosia, 2015, Cyprus.

• Pagkratidou, M., & Karousou, A. The development of proactive communication and its relationship with early language development »poster announcement with a speech at the 14th Panhellenic Conference in Psychological Research (ELPSE), Alexandroupolis, 2013, Greece.

Collaborations

2024 - Current             with the Bonnie Westby Huebner Endowed Chair in Education and Technology Assistant Prof. Laura Allen at the Language of Learning Lab, University of Minnesota.

2023 - Current      with Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Guy Bond Chair in Reading Professor Panayiota Kendeou at the Reading and Learning Lab, University of Minnesota.

2023 - Current      with Assistant Professor Caitlin Mills at the ACC Lab, University of Minnesota.

2021 - Current      with Professor Gavin Duffy at the CREATE Lab, Technological University Dublin

2021 - Current      with Professor Neil Cohn at the Visual Language Lab, Tilburg University.

2013 - Current      with Assistant Professor Alexia Galati at the Cognition in Interaction Lab, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

2019 - Current      with Associate Professor Andria Shimi at the Memory & Attention Development Lab, UCY.

2016 - Current    with the Centre for Applied Neuroscience, UCY.

2013 - Current      with Assistant Professor Michalis Michaelides at the Psychometrics and Psychoeducational Assessment Lab, UCY.

2013 - Current      with Assistant Professor Irini Kadianaki at the Social Psychology Lab, UCY.

2013 - Current      with Professor Marios Avraamides at the Experimental Psychology Lab, UCY.          

2009 - Current      with Assistant Professor Alexandra Karousou at the Developmental & Cognitive Lab, Democritus University of Thrace.

2009 - Current      with Professor Georgios Mavrommatis at the Intercultural educational lab, Democritus University of Thrace.

Mentoring PhD students

2023 - Current Two PhD candidates at Reading and Learning Lab and at the ACC Lab, University of Minnesota: Justine Scattarelli, Victoria Johnson

Mentoring Research Assistants

2016 - 2023 Seven undergraduate students at the Experimental Psychology Lab, University of Cyprus: Elya Palatou, Chryso Nicolaou, Seta Terzian, Athina Zavou,
Myria Chatzimichael, Loukia Michaelidou, Melpo Christodoulou.

Completed research projects & collaborations

01/2019-06/2019 Experimental data collection with primary children both at the lab and in schools for the project: 

     «Time effects on visual short-term memory development» - Dr. Andria Shimi, Department of Psychology, UCY

12/2017-05/2018     Quantitative data analysis, qualitative research through focus group, and events organization for the Horizon 2020 project:
«Between the representation of the crisis and the crisis of representation. How crisis changed the symbolic background of

                                European societies and identities. Implication for policies and policy making. » - Dr. Irini Kadianaki, Department of

     Psychology, UCY

09/2016-06/2017 Preparation of research protocols and experiments for data collection.
Pilot data collection. Organization and management of databases. - Centre For Applied Neuroscience, Department of

                                Psychology, UCY

05/2016-06/2016     Field Survey Study with Structured Questionnaires:
      «Women's position, degree of participation, opportunities for advancement, women's equality and related good practices in

    Cypriot businesses. » - Cypriot Federation of Women Entrepreneurs (KOGEE), University of Cyprus Centre For Field

    Studies, Department of Psychology, UCY

11/2015-12/2015     Coordination of data collection for the Horizon 2020 project:
«Between the representation of the crisis and the crisis of representation. How crisis changed the symbolic background of

European societies and identities. Implication for policies and policy making. » - Dr. Irini Kadianaki, Department of

Psychology, UCY

02/2015-06/2015     Architectural analysis on Spatial Memory Abilities with Space Syntax for the Internal program:
«Integration of spatial information within and across modalities. » - Dr. Marios Avraamides, Department of Psychology,

UCY

09/2014-11/2014    Statistical Analysis Assistant in European Project - Dr. Michalis Michaelides, Department of Psychology, UCY

09/2011-06/2013    Coordination and management of databases for the project: «Communication Development Report [CDR] A parent report

    instrument for the early screening of communication and language development in Greek-speaking infants and toddlers. » -

    Dr. Alexandra Karousou, Department of Education Sciences in Early Childhood, Democritus University of Thrace 

SERVICE

EXTERNAL SERVICE

a.   Organize Conference & Colloquia

2024                    Spatial Cognition 13th International Conference:  Program Committee Chair and Poster Chair of the Spatial Cognition XIII, 2024, Dublin, Ireland -                                 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network, TU Dublin, https://eleceng.tudublin.ie/sc2024/

2024                    Spatial Cognition 13th International Conference:  Organizing Committee Member of the Spatial Cognition XIII, 2024, Dublin, Ireland - Marie Skłodowska-Curie                    Innovative Training Network, TU Dublin, https://eleceng.tudublin.ie/sc2024/

 
2024                     Spring Colloquium – Learning Informatics Lab: Organize the talk for Dr. Scott Crossley Professor of Special Education and Computational Linguistics at Vanderbilt     University. From tokens to transformers: Applications in text complexity, University of Minnesota

2023                      Fall Colloquium – Learning Informatics Lab: Organize the talk for Dr. Thomas Christie, Director of Learning Engineering, Digital Harbor. LENS: Predictive diagnostics for       flexible and efficient assessments, University of Minnesota 

b.   Design and Organize Innovative PhD Training Program

2021 - 2023         MSCA ITN Horizon 2020: Project Management & Leading role in the execution and submission of Deliverables for Horizon 2020 in collaboration with TU Dublin Coordinator and with all Principal Investigators and Stakeholders in the consortium of the Spatially Enhanced Learning Linked to STEM education (SellSTEM) project - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network (MSCA ITN), TU Dublin.

2023                    MSCA ITN PhD-training:  Design innovative modules & Organize the 4th training academic week for the 15 Ph.D. students of the SellSTEM project – MSCA ITN, Universität Salzburg, Austria.

2022                    MSCA ITN PhD-training:  Design innovative modules & Organize the 3rd training academic week for the 15 Ph.D. students of the SellSTEM project – MSCA ITN, TU Dublin.

2022                    MSCA ITN PhD-training:  Design innovative modules & Organize the 2nd training academic week for 15 Ph.D. students of the SellSTEM - MSCA ITN, TU Delft.

2021                         MSCA ITN PhD-training:  Design innovative modules & Organize the 1st training academic week for 15 Ph.D. students of the SellSTEM - MSCA ITN, TU Dublin.

2021                    MSCA ITN PhD Program development:  Design modules & assessments (evaluation tasks and ECTS criteria) for online weekly courses & Invite worldwide experts  in Cognitive, Educational & Developmental Psychology for the 15 Ph.D. students of the SellSTEM - MSCA ITN, Hybrid: Online & in person at TU Dublin.

2021                    MSCA ITN Horizon 2020: Coordinator of social media & Science Communication representative of the SellSTEM - MSCA ITN, TU Dublin.

2021                         MSCA ITN Horizon 2020: Web designer of the official website & logos of the SellSTEM - MSCA ITN, TU Dublin.

c.   Editor

2024         Editor for the SPATIAL COGNITION XIII, 13th International Conference, Spatial Cognition, Dublin, Ireland, June 25-28, 2024, Proceedings - Lecture Notes in Artificial   Intelligence 14756, Subseries of Lecture Notes in Computer Science

d.   Review papers, proceedings & grant proposals

2024         Reviewer for the Journal for STEM Education Research
2023         Reviewer for the CHI 2024 conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
2023         Reviewer for the Frontiers in Education - STEM Education
2023         Reviewer for the Journal of Environmental Psychology
2022         Proposal Reviewer for COST Actions proposals
2021           Reviewer for the International Journal of Technology and Design Education

INTERNAL SERVICE

2024                    DCU Lifelong Learning Program: "The magic of science communication" - School of Psychology 

2024                    DCU Science Week: "What is reality?" - School of Psychology 

2024                    DCU Postgraduate: Masterclass "Open Science" - School of Psychology 

2024                    DCU Open Day: School of Psychology

2024                    DCU Higher Options: School of Psychology

06/2024 - Current     Psychology Ethics Committee Member & Reviewer: School of Psychology, DCU

2022                    Pint of Science Dublin: Team Leader, Public Event Organizer & Host of the public science communication event "Food for thought", Pint of Science-Dublin, Ireland - Science Foundation of Ireland.

2019                     Science Communication Festival: Project Manager of the Science Communication Festival “How to K.I.S.S. better in science!” - Research and Innovation Foundation of Cyprus.

2018                     Science Communication Event: Coordinator & Organization for the event “Neurobiology, Simply!”, Coordinate 11 teams to create 5-minute videos & Organize Science Communication Event for Video presentation to the public – Psychology Union Club, UCY.

09/2017-06/2019 University of Cyprus Student Halls: Coordinator of the Resident Assistants, Coordinate resident assistants, Organize activities and events, Model behavior for resident assistants. Administrative duties - Office Housing Program, UCY.

08/2016-05/2020 University of Cyprus Student Halls:  Organize event, Model behavior for other tenants, Effective performance of tasks assigned by the Housing Office, Office Hours - Office Housing Program, UCY.

2015-2017            Mediterranean Science Festivals:  Organizing member & School Coordinator & Digital Journalist at the 1st and 2nd "Mediterranean Science Festival” in Cyprus– SciCoCY.

2015-2017            University of Cyprus:  Organizing Non-Formal Education Workshop, Coordinator & Trainer for Trainers in Non-Formal Education - Academic Affairs and Student Welfare Service, UCY.

VOLUNTEERING SERVICE

2015-Current    Member of the “Science-Communication (SciCo) Cyprus”, a Non-Profit Organization focusing on scientific engagement and empowerment, through innovative, interactive, and entertaining means.   

2021-2022        Team Leader & Event Organizer: Pint of Science, Ireland - Science Foundation of Ireland.

2017-2020       Ambassador of the European sustainability program for student Halls around Europe: HORIZON2020 "SAVES &

                        SAVES2 Energy Saving". Awarded winner: 2015-2016 & 2017-2018 Flat sustainability champion - Reduce electricity consumption.

2015-2017      Member & Coordinator in the organizing committee of the 2nd & 3rd two-day Training of Non- Formal Learning Instructors of the University of Cyprus.

2015-2016      Member of the presenter team & the first aid team of TEDxLim2015 - "True Heroes".

2014-2015      Member of the presenter team & the first aid team of TEDxLim2014 - "Everything you know is wrong".

2014-2015      Member of the TEDxUnic2014 speaker team - "LookDeeper".

2014               Member of the “Respect Fest” - UCY.

2013-2014      Member of the committee of the Psychosocial Support Group of the Cyprus Red Cross.

2013-2014      Member of the Association for the Prevention and Response of Domestic Violence, trainee volunteer of Line 1440.

CONFERENCE PARTICIPATIONS

°          2024 Spatial Cognition Annual Conference SellSTEM, Dublin, 2024, Ireland.

°          34th Society for Text & Discourse Annual Conference, Chicago, 2024, Illinois.

°          53rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Computation in Psychology (SCiP), California, 2023, San Francisco.

°          64th Psychonomic Society Annual Meeting, California, 2023, San Francisco.

°          23rd ESCOP Conference (European Society for Cognitive Psychology), Porto, 2022, Portugal.

°          33rd Society for Text & Discourse Annual Conference, Oslo, 2023, Norway.

°          22nd ESCOP Conference (European Society for Cognitive Psychology), Lille, 2022, France.

°          17th European Conference EWIC (The 17th European Workshop on Imagery and Cognition), Online, 2021, Cambridge.

°          61th Psychonomic Society Annual Meeting, Virtual, 2020.

°          21st ESCOP Conference (European Society for Cognitive Psychology), Tenerife, 2019, Canary Islands.

°          16th European Conference EWIC (The 16th European Workshop on Imagery and Cognition), Padova, 2018, Italy.

°          20th ESCOP Conference, Potsdam, 2017, Germany.

°          4th Panhellenic Conference on Cognitive Psychology, Athens, 2016, Greece.

°          Conference of the Cyprus Psychological Association (CYSPA), Nicosia, 2016, Cyprus.

°          19th ESCOP Conference, Paphos, 2015, Cyprus.

°          3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th & 11th Annual Scientific Conference of the Center for Applied Neuroscience, Nicosia, Cyprus.

°          14th & 15th Panhellenic Conference on Psychological Research, Alexandroupoli, 2013, Greece & Nicosia, 2015, Cyprus.

°          2nd Panhellenic Conference on Developmental Psychology, Alexandroupoli, 2010, Greece.

°          6th Panhellenic Conference on Natural & Physics Sciences in Preschool Education, Alexandroupoli, 2009, Greece.

CONTINUING EDUCATION       

   °           2024         Conflicts of Interest and Standards Governing Relationships with Business Entities (Funded by University of Minnesota)

   °           2023         Information Security Awareness Training (Funded by University of Minnesota)

   °           2023         Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response (Funded by University of Minnesota)

   °           2023          Social / Behavioral or Humanist Research Investigators and Key Personnel - CITI Program (Funded by University of Minnesota).

    °          2022     Academic Project Management (Funded by TU Dublin).

°          2022          Research Data Project Management  (Funded by TU Dublin).

°          2022          Media Skills (Funded by TU Dublin).

°          2022          Research Impact & Impact training (Funded by TU Dublin).

°          2022          License to recruit candidates (Funded by TU Dublin).

°          2022          License to interview candidates - cognitive biases (Funded by TU Dublin).

°          2021-2022 Train the trainer: "Karin de Galan", evidence based teaching, SellSTEM, (Funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network of the SellSTEM project).

°          2021-2022 Gender and STEM workshop - VHTO, SellSTEM, Delft, Netherlands (Funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network of the SellSTEM project).

°          2021         Maker Space Education - Waag Future Lab, SellSTEM, Dublin, Netherlands (Funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network of the SellSTEM).

°          2021         Developing Spatial thinking course, SellSTEM, Dublin, Ireland (Funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network of the SellSTEM project).

°          2021            Summer course Comic languages, Instituto Franklin, Virtual.

°          2020            European Summer School on Eye Movements (ESSEM), Virtual.

°          2017           JASP & Open Sesame Workshops, 20th ESCOP Conference (European Society for Cognitive Psychology), Potsdam,
        Germany.

°          2015           "Qualitative research methods in Social Psychology". 15th Panhellenic Conference on Psychological Research, Nicosia,
        2015, Cyprus.

°          2013           “Are we free to choose? Working with the paradox of freedom of choice and the facts of existence ". 14th Panhellenic
        Conference on Psychological Research, Alexandroupoli, Greece.

       °          2012-2013  "Weekly Seminars in Psychology and Counseling, 2 semesters", Open Folk University of the Aegean, Greece.
              Seminars in Psychology and Counseling, 2 semesters", Open Folk University of the Aegean, Greece. 

HOBBIES

°          Sports: Swimming (12 years systematic-championship), Diving (Certified diver NAUI), 5K Running, Cycling, Karate Goju-ryu, American Sports Karate (Orange belt).

°          Music: Saxophone, Flute.

°          Author: Poetry, Comics (7 published).