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Postdoctoral Researchers and PhD Students

Stavroula Grigoriou

PhD Student

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

ss.grigoriou@edu.cut.ac.cy

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Research Areas

Acquired Communication Disorders

Neurodegenerative diseases

Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Assistive Technology

 

Qualifications

2021: Masters in Cognitive Neurorehabilitation

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology

Dissertation Topic: The Impact of Dementia on Family Caregivers Using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)

 

2019: Degree in Speech Therapy/Speech Pathology

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology

Thesis topic: The experiences of caregivers of people with dementia

 

Employment

2022: Clinical Supervisor

ITHAKI Day Center

 

2020 – 2022: Speech and Language Therapist

"Anelixi" Speech Therapy Workshop, Limassol

 

Awards

Full Scholarship for Master's program, Cyprus State Scholarship Foundation

Duration: 2020 – 2021

 

Four-year Scholarship, Cyprus State Scholarship Foundation

Duration: 2015 – 2019

 

Publications

Grigoriou S., Pamboulou E. & Kambanaros M., (in progress). The impact of dementia on family carers using the ICF framework.

 

Memberships

Member of the Augmentative and Alternative Communication special interest group

AACTLab, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology

Duration: 2019 - Current

 

Member

Cypriot Stroke Association

Duration: Feb. 2009 – Current

 

Member

Association of Registered Speech Pathologists of Cyprus (Reg. No: 650)

Duration: 2019 – Current

 

Nicoleta Ioannidou

PhD Student

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

ne.ioannidou@edu.cut.ac.cy

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Nikoleta Ioannidou has completed a bachelor’s degree in Philology, majoring in Linguistics at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. During her undergraduate studies she received a scholarship from the Cyprus State Scholarship Foundation.

 In 2021, she joined the Department of Rehabilitation Studies at the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) a PhD student. In her first year at CUT she took post graduate courses. During the second year, she received a scholarship from the A.G.Leventi Foundation of Athens. Since 2021/2022 Nikoleta Ioannidou has also been working as a Teaching Assistant at CUT and contributing to the research project Morphosyntactic Production in Stroke-induced Agrammatic Aphasia-Machine Learning Aphasia (PI: Valantis Fyndanis) as a Research Assistant.

 Her doctorate thesis will focus on verb-related morphosyntactic production in Cypriot-Greek-speaking neurotypical adults and persons with aphasia.

Research Areas

Psycholinguistics/ Neurolinguistics

Theoretical Linguistics

Bilingualism & Bi-dialectalism

 

Qualifications

2021-: PhD in Psycholinguistics /Neurolinguistics. Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology

2021: Bachelor in (Greek) Philology (Specialization: Linguistics). Department of Linguistics,

 School of Philology, Faculty of Philosophy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

 

Employment

09.2021-06.2021 &09.2022-: Teaching Assistant (reporting to Dr. Valantis Fyndanis)

11.2021 & 07.2022-11.2022: Research Assistant/Collaborator on the  project Morphosyntactic Production in Stroke-induced Agrammatic Aphasia: A cross-linguistic Machine Learning Approach (-Machine Learning Aphasia)

 

Awards

Scholarship, Α.G. Leventis Foundation

Duration:2021-2022

Scholarship for BA, Cyprus State Scholarship Foundation

Duration:2018-2021

 

Publications

Ioannidou,N.,&Leggeris,A.(to appear). Acoustic characteristics of geminate stops bilabial and dental in Cypriot Greek in comparison to singleton stops in Standard Modern Greek. Studies in Greek Linguistics

 

Conference Presentations

Ioannidou N., & Leggeris A. “Acoustic characteristics of geminate stops bilabial and dental in Cypriot Greek in comparison to singleton stops in Standard Modern Greek.’’ Virtual presentation at the  42nd Annual Meeting of the Department of Linguistics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 6-8 May,2022. (in Greek)

 

Dimitris Socratous

PhD Student

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

sokratous.physio@gmail.com

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Dimitris Sokratous holds a Bachelor Science Degree in Physiotherapy (Excellent / Scholarship) (2012), from the Charles University of Prague, Czech Republic. He received his Master of Science Degree in "Brain and Cognitive Sciences" (Excellent) in 2018 from the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, of the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT). During his MSC studies he had theoretical and practical knowledge on Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation techniques and become familiar with neuroimaging techniques. Moreover, he is a PhD candidate in the field of Neurorehabilitation, at the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, of the CUT. Additionally, he holds a Bachelor Science Degree in Physical Education and Sports Science (Merit), from the Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, School of Health Sciences, of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece (2009).

 He has a full-time job as the senior physiotherapist at the Physiotherapy Unit, of the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, since 2020. As a senior physiotherapist he coordinates and supervises all clinical assessments and interventions of adults with chronic neurological diseases, as well he is involved in several research studies in various clinical cohorts. Also, he is working as a Special Teaching Staff at the Frederick University (Limassol campus) in which he teaches the subject of “Sport Physiotherapy” and “Exercise in Clinical Cohorts (Neurological patients)”, in the undergraduate program of Physical Education and Sport Science. Also, during the academic year 2021-2022 he taught “Neurological Physiotherapy” and “Clinical Practice in Adult Neurological Physiotherapy” at the University of Nicosia, School of Life and Health Sciences, in the undergraduate program of Physiotherapy.

 From 2012 until 2019 he worked as a professional physiotherapist and was the head of the Aquatic Therapy Unit at the Rehabilitation Department, of Melathron Agoniston EOKA (MAE) rehabilitation center (assessment and intervention of adults with acquired neuropathologies and musculoskeletal injuries). Additionally, he is a certified Aqua Therapist from the International Aquatic Therapy Faculty (IATF), since 2019 and a certified “Corrective Exercise Specialist” instructor form the National Academy of Sport Medicine (NASM), since 2022. Besides, he is a Special Scientist at the Microsoft Computer Games and Emerging Technologies Research Lab (GET Lab), at the Department of Multimedia and Graphic Arts, of the CUT. The research carried out by the lab includes Immersion, Presence and Embodiment in Virtual Environments using emerging technologies, Virtual & Augmented Reality for wellbeing especially by combining neuroscience, cognitive psychology concepts and serious games for educational and training purposes for rehabilitation. During the last years he was involved in several research studies in the field of neurorehabilitation and he has participated in many conferences as an invited lecturer.

 Dimitris Sokratous is a registered member of the Cyprus Association of Physiotherapists and of the Physical Educators and Sport Scientists Association of the Cyprus Sport Organization. Also, he is a consultant of the scientific committee for the physiotherapies of the adult neurological patents, at the Health Insurance Organization and he is a consultant as well of the of the scientific committee at the Department for Social Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities, which is responsible for the assessments of wheelchair and technical aids, of disable persons. Additionally, he is the president of the Cyprus Neurological Physical Therapy Specialized Group, since 2023 and he is a member of the World Federation for Neurorehabilitation, since 2022. During the past years (1997-2019) he was a water polo player and coach in various teams in Cyprus with many awards.


 

Research Areas

Neurorehabilitation

Neuroplasticity

Cognitive functions in neurological patients

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in neurological patients

Virtual reality in neurorehabilitation

Exercise in neurological patients

 

Qualifications

2019 - Current: PhD Candidate in Neurorehabilitation

Cyprus University of Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

 

 

2018: MSc. Cognitive Brain Sciences

Cyprus University of Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

 

 

2012: BSc. Physiotherapy

Department of Physiotherapy, Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Charles University, Czech Republic

 

 

2009: BSc. Physical Education and Sport Science

Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

 

Employment

Senior Physiotherapist

The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics

Duration: 2020 – Current

 

Special Teaching Staff

University of Nicosia, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Department of Life and Health Sciences, Physiotherapy undergraduate program.

Duration: 2021 – Current

 

Special Teaching Staff

Frederick University, School of Education and Social Sciences, Physical Education and Sport Science undergraduate program.

Duration: 2020 – Current

 

Scientific consultant for adult neurological physiotherapy

Health Insurance Organization

Duration: 2020 – Current

 

Special scientist

Microsoft Computer Games and Emerging Technologies Research Lab (GET LAB), Department of Multimedia and Graphic Arts, Cyprus University of Technology.

Duration: 2019 – Current

 

Physiotherapist, Head of Aquatic Therapy Unit

Melathron Agoniston EOKA Rehabilitation Center, Limassol, Cyprus.

Duration: 2012 – 2019

 

Awards

Full scholarship for doctoral studies from the Cyprus State Scholarship Foundation.

Duration: 2019 - Current

 

Partial scholarship for physiotherapy degree from Charles University, Prague.

Duration: 2009 - 2012

 

Publications

Christou, C. G., Michael-Grigoriou, D & Sokratous, D. (2018) Virtual Buzzwire: Assessment of a Prototype VR Game for Stroke Rehabilitation, IEEEVR 2018, Reutlingen, Germany.

Christou, C. G., Michael-Grigoriou, D., Sokratous, D. & Tsiakoulia, M. (2018) Buzzwire VR: An Immersive Game to Supplement Fine-Motor Movement Therapy, International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence, Eurographic symposium on Virtual Environments (2018).

Sokratous, D. (2022). Investigation of in-phase bilateral exercise effects on corticospinal plasticity in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis: a multiple baseline design. medRxiv.

 

Memberships

President

Cyprus Neurological Physiotherapy Specialized Group     

Duration: Dec 2022 - Present

 

Member of the World Federation for Neurorehabilitation

Duration: Jul 2022 - Present

 

Vice - President

The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics / Clinical Governance

Duration: Jun 2022 - Present

 

Member of the Society for NeuroSports

Duration: Aug 2019 - Aug 2020

 

Vice - President

Board Member of Cyprus Stroke Association

Duration: Jun 2015 - Jun 2018   

 

Member of the Cyprus Association of Registered Physiotherapists (R.N. 633)

Duration: Aug 2012 - Present  

 

Vice - President

Board Member of the Limassol Lifeguard Federation

Duration: Jan 2010 - Dec 2016 

 

Member of the Cyprus Association of Registered Physical Educator and Sport Scientists (R.N. 324)

Duration: July 2009 - Present    

 

Vasiliki Hadjicharalambous

PhD Student

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

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Vasiliki Hadjicharalambous holds a bachelor’s degree in Speech & Language Therapy/ Pathology from the Cyprus University of Technology, Department of Rehabilitation sciences and an MSc degree on ‘Speech, Language and Communication needs in schools: Advanced Practice’ of City University of London in a joint program with University College London (UCL).

 After completing her MSc degree, she worked as a speech therapist for a non-profit organisation, Theotokos Foundation- Child Development Centre 'To Alma’. She currently works for the Ministry of Education Cyprus, as a speech therapist in public nursery and primary schools.

 She is a registered member in the Association of Registered Speech Pathologists of Cyprus and an active member of the Augmentative and Alternative Communication special interest group (AACLab), of the Cyprus university of Technology.

 Vasiliki is a PHD candidate at the Cyprus University of Technology. Her research areas focus on the use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) in practice, assistive technology, graphic symbols, and the use of graphic symbols with children with complex communication needs, such as children with autism spectrum disorders.

Research Areas

Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Assistive Technology

Graphic Symbols

Autism Spectrum Disorders

 

Qualifications

2018: Master on Speech, Language and Communication needs in schools: Advanced practice

City University of London, United Kingdom

MSc Thesis: 'Enhancement of writing skills of SEN students with Dragon Naturally Speaking'

 

2017: Degree in Speech Language Therapy/Speech Language Pathology

Cyprus University of Technology

Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

Dissertation Topic: Mapping the language development of a preschool child with bilateral cochlear implantation. 

 

Employment

Speech and Language Therapist

Ministry of Education and Culture - Primary Education

Duration: 2020 - Current

 

Speech and Language Therapist

Theotokos Foundation - Child Development Centre 'To Alma' - Early Childhood Intervention Centre

Duration: 2018 - 2020

 

Memberships

Member of the Augmentative and Alternative Communication interest group (AACTLab) of the Cyprus University of Technology headed by Dr. Eliada Pampoulou

Duration: 2020 - Current

 

Member of the Association of Registered Speech-Language Pathologists of Cyprus (Register No. 547)

Duration: 2017 - Current

 

Stelios Ioannides

PhD Student

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

steliosioannidis11@gmail.com

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Andri Tsangari

PhD Student

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

antritsang@gmail.com

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Liza Pavlou Papayianni

PhD Student

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

liza.pavlou@gmail.com

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Galatia A. Photiou

PhD Student

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

ga.photiou@edu.cut.ac.cy

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Evi Kinni

PhD Student

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

paraskevi.kinni@cut.ac.cy

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Paraskevi Kinni holds a BSc degree in Chemistry from the National and Kapodistrian University in Athens, Greece; a Master in Business Administration from London South Bank University and a Master of Science in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from Cyprus International Institute for the Environment and Public Health. She is a PhD candidate in the field of Public Health at the same Institute.

Since 2017 she is employed as a Special Research Scientist in a various European funded projects both at the Medical School of University of Cyprus and Cyprus University of Technology, being primarily responsible for recruitment of patients, performance of on-site measurements and statistical analysis. Her research interests include the social epidemiology of air pollution and other environmental exposures especially in regards to susceptible population groups such as children with asthma.

She is a member of Cyprus Epidemiology and Public Health Association and Cyprus Atherosclerosis Society.

Publications

1.  Wang, Yichen & Koutrakis, Petros & Michanikou, Antonis & Kouis, Panayiotis & Panayiotou, Andrie & Kinni, Paraskevi & Tymvios, Filippos & Chrysanthou, Andreas & Neophytou, Marina & Mouzourides, Petros & Savvides, Chrysanthos & Vasiliadou, Emily & Papasavvas, Ilias & Christophides, Theodoros & Nicolaou, Rozalia & Avraamides, Panayiotis & Kang, Choong-Min & Papatheodorou, Stefania & Middleton, Nicos & Achilleos, Souzana. (2023). Indoor residential and outdoor sources of PM2.5 and PM10 in Nicosia, Cyprus. Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health.Nov 2023 10.1007/s11869-023-01460-8.
  

2.     Kouis, Panayiotis & Galanakis, Emm & Kinni, Paraskevi & Michaelidou, Eleni & Michanikou, Antonis & Demetriou, Helen & Kakkoura, Maria & Anagnostopoulou, Pinelopi & Pitsios, Konstantinos & Papatheodorou, Stafania & Koutrakis, Petros & Yiallouros, Panayiotis. (2023). Impact of exposure reduction recommendations on health outcomes in children with asthma during high desert dust season in Greece and Cyprus: Results of the MEDEA randomised trial. RCT4798. 10.1183/13993003.congress-2023.RCT4798.
  

3.     Kouis P, Michanikou A, Galanakis E, Michaelidou E, Dimitriou H, Perez J, Kinni P, Achilleos S, Revvas E, Stamatelatos G, Zacharatos H, Savvides C, Vasiliadou E, Kalivitis N, Chrysanthou A, Tymvios F, Papatheodorou SI, Koutrakis P, Yiallouros PK. Responses of schoolchildren with asthma to recommendations to reduce desert dust exposure: Results from the LIFE-MEDEA intervention project using wearable technology. Sci Total Environ. 2023 Feb 20;860:160518. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160518. Epub 2022 Nov 26.
  

4.  Souzana Achilleos, Antonis Michanikou, Panayiotis Kouis, Stefania I. Papatheodorou, Andrie G. Panayiotou, Paraskevi Kinni, Nikos Mihalopoulos, Nikos Kalivitis, Giorgos Kouvarakis, Emmanouil Galanakis, Eleni Michailidi, Filippos Tymvios, Andreas Chrysanthou, Marina Neophytou, Petros Mouzourides, Chrysanthos Savvides, Emily Vasiliadou, Ilias Papasavvas, Theodoros Christophides,Rozalia Nicolaou, Panayiotis Avraamides, Choong-Min Kang, Nicos Middleton, Petros Koutrakis, Panayiotis K. Yiallouros. Improved indoor air quality during desert dust storms: The impact of the MEDEA exposure-reduction strategies
  

5.  Health effects of desert dust storm events in the south-eastern Mediterranean: perceptions and practices of local stakeholders.Kinni P, Kouis P, Dimitriou H, Yarza S, Papatheodorou SI, Kampriani E, Charalambous M, Middleton N, Novack V, Galanakis E, Yiallouros PK.East Mediterr Health J. 2021 Dec 1;27(11):1092-1101. doi: 10.26719/emhj.21.037.
  

6.     Pediatric asthma symptom control during lockdown for the COVID-19 pandemic in Spring 2020: A prospective community-based study in Cyprus and Greece.
 Kouis P, Michaelidou E, Kinni P, Michanikou A, Anagnostopoulou P, Dimitriou H, Karanicolas K, Matthaiou AM, Achilleos S, Papatheodorou SI, Koutrakis P, Middleton N, Galanakis E, Yiallouros PK. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2022 Feb;57(2):386-394. doi: 10.1002/ppul.25765. Epub 2021 Nov 24.
  

7.  Prospective assessment of pediatric asthma morbidity in Cyprus and Greece during COVID-19 lockdown measures in Spring 2020. Panayiotis Kouis, Eleni Michaelidou, Paraskevi Kinni, Antonis Michanikou, Pinelopi Anagnostopoulou, Helen Dimitriou, Kostas Karanicolas, Andreas M. Matthaiou, Souzana Achilleos, Stefania I. Papatheodorou, Petros Koutrakis, Nicos Middleton, Emmanouil Galanakis, Panayiotis K. Yiallouros
  

8.     European Respiratory Journal Sep 2021, 58 (suppl 65) PA2031; DOI:10.1183/13993003.congress-2021.PA2031. Maternal and neonatal risk factors for neonatal respiratory distress syndrome in term neonates in Cyprus: a prospective case-control study. Stylianou-Riga P, Boutsikou T, Kouis P, Kinni P, Krokou M, Ioannou A, Siahanidou T, Iliodromiti Z, Papadouri T, Yiallouros PK, Iacovidou N.Ital J Pediatr. 2021 Jun 3;47(1):129. doi: 10.1186/s13052-021-01086-5.
  

9.     Use of wearable sensors to assess compliance of asthmatic children in response to lockdown measures for the COVID-19 epidemic. Kouis P, Michanikou A, Anagnostopoulou P, Galanakis E, Michaelidou E, Dimitriou H, Matthaiou AM, Kinni P, Achilleos S, Zacharatos H, Papatheodorou SI, Koutrakis P, Nikolopoulos GK, Yiallouros PK. Sci Rep. 2021 Mar 15;11(1):5895. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-85358-4.

10.  Impact of heat exposure on health during a warm period in Cyprus. Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration. Katerina Pantavou,George Giallouros,Spyridon Lykoudis,Georgios Markozannes, Efrosini Constantinou, Anastasia Panagi, Mary Economou, Andrea Georgiou, Antonis Pilavas, Melanie Theodoridou, Paraskevi Kinni, Stefanos Bonovas, Constantinos Cartalis, Georgios K. Nikolopoulos Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration. 2020 May; 5:27 doi:10.1007/s41207-020-00164-0
  

11.  Stylianou-Riga P, Kouis P, Kinni P, Rigas A, Papadouri T, Yiallouros PK, Theodorou M. Maternal socioeconomic factors and the risk of premature birth and low birth weight in Cyprus: a case-control study. Reprod Health. 2018 Sep 19;15(1):157. doi: 10.1186/s12978-018-0603-7.

 

Qualifications

January 2021 - Current: PhD Candidate in Public Health
 Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus
  

2017: Msc in Epidemiology And Biostatistics
Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus
  

2014: MBA-Master of Business Administration
 London South Bank University, United Kingdom
  

2012: BSc in Chemistry
National And Kapodistrian University Of Athens, Athens, Greece

 

Teaching

Teaching Fellow – Cyprus International Institute of Environmental and Public Health

January – June 2023

Applied Methods for Epidemiology and Public Health

Global Health

 

Employment

Special Research Scientist

University of Cyprus, Medical School      

Duration: 2023 – 2024

 

Research Associate

Cyprus University of Technology, Department of Nursing

Duration: 2020 – 2024 

 

Special Research Scientist

University of Cyprus, Medical School      

Duration: 2017 – 2020

 

Research Areas

Epidemiology and public health

Effects of desert dust storms on human healt

 

Memberships

Member of Cyprus Epidemiology and Public Health Association and Cyprus Atherosclerosis Society

 

Georgia E. Livieri

PhD Student

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

ge.livieri@edu.cut.ac.cy

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Λύσια Δημητρίου

Μεταδιδακτορική Ερευνήτρια

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

lysimachi.demetriou@cut.ac.cy

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Margaret Georgallidou

PhD Student

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

margaret.georgallidou@gmail.com

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Maria Demetriou

PhD Student

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

maria.demetriou24@outlook.com

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Maria Demetriou holds a Bachelor of Science in Speech and Language Therapy from the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology, where her dissertation investigated the connected speech of the Greek-speaking population with fluent and non-fluent aphasia, as well as non-impaired speakers of Modern Greek.

 Maria's academic journey also includes completing a Master of Science in Clinical Speech and Language Studies specialising in Dysphagia from the Department of Clinical Speech and Language Studies, Trinity College Dublin. Her dissertation, “Investigating what bolus items are used internationally by clinicians during VFSS and how contrast agent weight-to-volume (w/v) is calculated: An International Survey”, reflects her commitment to advancing the field.


 Maria has undertaken several internships, including managing paediatric caseloads focusing on autism, speech and language disorders, intellectual disabilities and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders at the University Rehabilitation Clinic of the Cyprus University of Technology and the Cyprus Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth. She also conducted communication therapy sessions for adults with dementia and mild cognitive impairment at the Charitable Association for the Support of People with Dementia “Ithaca”.

 Clinical placements at prestigious institutions such as Tallaght University Hospital and Beacon Hospital in Dublin, Ireland have also added to her hands-on experience. During these placements, Maria worked with adult in-patients and out-patients with neurological and respiratory conditions, specialising in the assessment, diagnosis and management of swallowing and communication disorders.


 Since November 2023, she is employed as a research associate at “The Cyprus Rehabilitating Aphasia & Dysphagia (C-RAD) Lab”.


 Maria has attended a series of seminars on various aspects of Speech Therapy. Her professional development includes certifications in areas such as “The Role of Oral Musculature in Swallowing and the Therapeutic Benefits of IOPI”, “Electrical Stimulation in the Normal and Impaired Swallow”, and “Modified Barium Swallow Impairment Profile (MBSImP) Training”.


 Maria is a Certified Rater and member of MoCA – Cognitive Assessment, as well as an active member of professional bodies. These include the Cyprus Registration Council for Speech-Language Pathologists, the Cyprus Association of Speech-Language Pathologists, and the European Society for Swallowing Disorders.


 

Professional Affiliations

Cyprus Registration Council for Speech-Language Pathologists – Member #761                          Jul 2021 – Current

Registered member of the Cyprus Association of Speech-Language Pathologists                         Jul 2021 – Current

Registered member of the European Society for Swallowing Disorders (ESSD)                        Sept 2023 – Current

 

Qualifications

Trinity College Dublin, Ireland                                                                                                                 Sep 2022 – Sep 2023

MSc Clinical Speech and Language Therapy Studies – Dysphagia Strand

Modules: Advanced Clinical Skills: Dysphagia, Clinical Evidence Based Practice, Research Methods 1, Research Methods 2, Research Methods 3

Dissertation: “Investigating what bolus items are used internationally by clinicians during VFSS and how contrast agent weight-to-volume (w/v) is calculated: An International Survey”

My dissertation research was presented as an e-poster at the ESSD 2023 13th Annual Congress (28 Nov – 2 Dec), in Toulouse, France.

 

Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus                                                         Sep 2017 – Jun 2021

   BSc in Speech and Language Therapy

Dissertation: “Connected speech of Greek speaking population with fluent and non-fluent aphasia, as well as nonimpaired speakers of modern Greek”

 

Research Areas

Eating, Drinking and Swallowing Difficulties / Dysphagia (assessment, management, treatment)

Neurorehabilitation

 

Scholarships

Full Scholarship for Postgraduate Studies at a Master Level, Cyprus State Scholarship Foundation 2022 – 2023
  

Four-year Scholarship for Undergraduate Studies, Cyprus State Scholarship Foundation 2017 – 2021

 

Elma Filippou

PhD Student

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

ea.filippou@edu.cut.ac.cy

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Ioanna Stamelou

PhD Student

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

ioannastam@outlook.com.gr

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Andria Christodoulou

PhD Candidate

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

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Nefeli Papasalourou

PhD Candidate

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

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Nadine Haddad

PhD Candidate

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

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Ekaterini Kyprianou

PhD Candidate

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

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Elina Ioannou

PhD Candidate

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

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Nikolas Hampiaouris

PhD Candidate

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

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Korina Konstantinou

PhD Candidate

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

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Ioanna Orfanidou

PhD Candidate

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

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Elena Frixou

PhD Student

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

elena.frixou@outlook.com

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Samuel Abimbola

PhD Candidate

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

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Maria Irini Vasilopoulou

PhD Candidate

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

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