Kyriaki kyriakou
Special Scientist
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
kyriaki.kyriakou@cut.ac.cy
25002500
Kyriaki Kyriakou received a Bachelor of Arts with Distinction in French Literature and Linguistics from Brock University, Canada and a Master of Science in Communication Disorders from the University of the District of Columbia, USA, as well as a doctoral degree in Speech Language Pathology from Nova Southeastern University, FL, USA with a focus in Voice Disorders and Augmentative Alternative Communication. She taught as an adjunct professor in the Department of Hearing, Speech, and Language Sciences at Gallaudet University, USA and the University of the District of Columbia. She currently teaches as an adjunct professor in the Department of Speech, Language and Communication Disorders at Nova Southeastern University, as well as, in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences at Cyprus University of Technology. She earned the Certificate of Clinical Competence of the American Speech and Hearing Association and is a member of the American Speech and Hearing Association, National Stuttering Association and Cyprus Association of Registered Speech Language Pathologists. She is also a member of the ASHA Special Interest Group 13-Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders. She currently works as a Research Collaborator in a research laboratory of Gallaudet University since 2013 and Therapo Lab of the Cyprus University of Technology since 2016. Her clinical and research interests are in the areas of voice disorders, swallowing disorders, fluency disorders and augmentative alternative communication. With regards to her clinical experience, she has worked as a speech language pathologist in various settings such as schools, rehabilitation centers, hospitals etc. in the United States where she provided assessment and treatment to children and adults with feeding and swallowing disorders, fluency disorders, voice disorders and others. Since 2018 she has collaborated with the Archbishop Makarios III Hospital, where she provides clinical feeding and swallowing evaluations as well as instrumental assessments and treatment to infants, toddlers, children and adolescents with feeding and swallowing problems.
Research Areas
Voice Disorders
Stuttering
Feeding and swallowing Disorders
Qualifications
2011: SLP.D in Speech Language Pathology. Nova Southeastern University, United States.
College of Health Care Sciences, Department of Speech-Language Pathology.
Dissertation: Benefits of the Fiber Optic versus the Electret Microphone in Voice Amplification
2001: Master of Science in Communication Disorders. University of the District of Columbia, United States.
College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Communication Disorders.
1997: Bachelors of Arts with distinction in Linguistics and French. Brock University, Canada.
Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Applied Linguistics.
Employment
Speech Language Pathologist Specialized in Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Disorders
Archbishop Makarios III Hospital
Duration: 2018 – Current
Special Scientist and Research Collaborator
Cyprus University of Technology, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
Duration: 2016 – Current
Adjunct Professor
Nova Southeastern University, Department of Speech-Language Pathology
Duration: 2013 – Current
Adjunct Professor
Gallaudet University, Department of Hearing, Speech, and Language Sciences
Duration: 2012-2014
Adjunct Professor
University of the District of Columbia, Department of Communication Disorders
Duration: 2011
Awards
Doctor of Speech-Language Pathology Student of the Year Award
Nova Southeastern University
Έτος: 2011
Award for Academic Achievement
University of the District of Columbia
Έτος: 2001
Deans' Honors List Recognition
Brock University
Έτος: 1997
Publications
Publications
1. Kyriakou, K., Petinou, K., & Phinikettos, I. (2018). Risk and Prevalence of Self-Perceived Voice Disorders in Male and Female University Professors. Journal of Environment and Health Science, 4(1): 26- 33.
2. Kyriakou, K., Petinou, K., & Phinikettos, I. (2017). Risk Factors for Voice Disorders in University Professors in Cyprus. Journal of Voice. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2017.07.005
3. Kyriakou, K., & Fisher, H. (2013). Benefits of the fiber optic versus the electret microphone in voice amplification. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 48(1), 115-126.
Composium
1. Kyriakou, K., & Fisher, H. (2010, Nov. 18). Benefits of the fiber optic versus the electret microphone in voice amplification. Poster presentation at the American-Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA.
2. Kyriakou, K., & Fisher, H. (2010, Aug. 26). Benefits of the fiber optic versus the electret microphone in voice amplification. Presentation at the 28th World Congress of International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics. Athens, Greece.
Teaching
Fluency Disorders
Dysphagia
Voice Evaluation Protocol
Stuttering
Survey of Linguistic Theory