Maria Kambanaros

Professor

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

maria.kambanaros@cut.ac.cy

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Research Areas

SUMMARY OF CURRENT RESEARCH

Background

After working for many years with language-impaired children and adults in both Greek and English, I realized that anomia (word-finding difficulties) is a particularly prominent clinical marker across conditions (and languages) evident in naming abilities and conversational skills of many individuals seeking my services. This spurred my interest in the field of lexical access and retrieval.

My subsequent research endeavors can be roughly divided into two stages: (i) From 2000 to 2003, I worked on lexical access particularly for verbs and nouns, in the two languages of bilingual individuals (Greek and English) who had suffered a stroke, which led to my PhD dissertation Verb and Noun Retrieval in Bilingual Greek–English Individuals with Anomic Aphasia. (ii) From 2004 onwards, I have independently carried out research on lexical access for verbs and nouns for different linguistic tasks (e.g., naming, sentence retrieval, connected speech), experiments I most often designed myself, and across different adult clinical groups including patients with focal lesions (e.g., aphasia) and non-focal brain injury (e.g., schizophrenia, multiple sclerosis, primary progressive aphasia) as well as bilectal and multilingual children with typical language development and those diagnosed with a primary (SLI/PLI) or secondary developmental language disorder (such as autism spectrum disorder and various genetic syndromes).

Between 2009 and 2012, I extended my research expertise into the field of developmental language disorders, with a particular emphasis on Specific Language Impairment (SLI) brought upon by my relocation from Greece to Cyprus in 2009, where I have actively participated in research activities by the Cyprus Acquisition Team, such as the Gen-CHILD Project awarded by the University of Cyprus to Prof. Kleanthes K. Grohmann and two European research networks on the topic, COST Action A33 Cross-Linguistically Robust Stages of Children’s Linguistic Performance and COST Action IS0804 Language Impairment in a Multilingual Society. My role in the CAT Lab as clinical assessor and therapist has allowed me to collaborate with the research team from the University of Cyprus on wider-ranging investigations of language development, specifically first and second language acquisition of bilectal, multilingual, and monolingual children, adolescents, and adults residing largely in Cyprus (but also in Australia, Germany, Greece, and Russia, for example). We investigate vocabulary development, naming tasks, executive function tasks, clitics, sentence repetition, and a host of other tools for developmental language impairment (such as SLI or dyslexia), and genetically induced language disorders.

Research Activities (RA)

 [RA1] Diagnostics and development of experimental linguistic measures: development of language assessment measures for (Cypriot) Greek and the development of tools to tap into the complex morphosyntax of Greek; [RA2] Aphasia & neurolinguistics: lexical access and breakdown, assessment, intervention in bi/multilingual speakers; [RA3] Neurorehabilitation: non-invasive brain stimulation methods and behavioral treatments; [RA4] Psycholinguistics: acquisition in typical, atypical, and impaired language development, first and second language, multilingualism as well as diglossia, minority languages, and dialects at large.

RA1. Diagnostics and experimental linguistic tools

I consider my primary area of expertise to lie in mapping behavioral language patterns across cognitive pathologies comparatively using specific linguistics tools that are culturally appropriate. My work so far has involved individuals with aphasia after stroke, the dementias, multiple sclerosis, schizophrenia, autism, specific language impairment, and genetic syndromes. I have set up a research agenda that involves developing and administering experimental linguistic tools through the study of disorders of the brain that affect language function (word level and connected speech). This area is reflected in my journal publications on the following topics:

research on verb and noun lexical access using the Greek Object and Action Test (GOAT) or the Cypriot Object and Action Test (COAT);

research on interpretation of noun-noun endocentric compound words using my own 2014 Greek Compound Word Test;

research using the LITMUS-Sentence Repetition Test (Greek and or Cypriot Greek version);

research using the LITMUS-MAIN (Multilingual Assessment Instrument for Narration);

cross-linguistic symptoms of language breakdown;

issues related to language assessment adaptations of existing tools from English or Greek into Cypriot Greek

Main results: We have a developed a large data base of close to 1,000 individual participant files on language performance on our experimental linguistic tools and assessment measures. With regards to the assessment measures we are in the processing of mapping the results onto normal distribution curves to determine cut-off points and specificity and sensitivity of the measures. The aim is to provide speech-language therapists with valid and reliable tools for assessment/diagnostic purposes. The data from the experimental linguistic tools is important in order to describe the manifestations of developmental and acquired language impairments in a highly inflected and morphologically complex language, Greek, which is currently under-represented in the literature. For example, Nomiki Karpathiou (PhD student) is using the experimental tools to stage linguistic deficits in individuals with Primary Progressive Aphasia who are Greek speakers or bilingual speakers. Similarly, Manos Anyfantis (PhD student) is using the experimental tools to describe the language manifestations of Greek speakers with Parkinson’s Disease.

RA2. Aphasia and Neurolinguistics

In Cyprus, current figures reveal that on average 1,200–1,400 people suffer a stroke each year (Cyprus Ministry of Health report, 2016), yet the real number of people living with post-stroke disabilities is unknown—but using European data, we can estimate that it could be around 12,000 people. High-quality scientific evidence to guide effective treatment practices is limited within current resources in Cyprus.

Main results: We have a developed a large data base of around 300 individual patient files of adults with acquired language disorders because of stroke or other neurological conditions (Mild Cognitive Impairment, Parkinson’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, PPA, AD) from monolingual, bilectal, and multilingual backgrounds. I have been very active in disseminating the linguistic manifestations of acquired language deficits for Greek speakers, but I have also tackled topics around service delivery, and people with aphasia’s stroke narratives.

RA3. Neurorehabilitation

I was recently awarded funding from the national research agency (Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation, €250,000) to carry out a randomized control trial on the effectiveness of treatment protocols using non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) methods (TMS) as an adjunctive therapy to SLT for language recovery after first-time stroke. The awarded project, with the acronym ASPIRE (Assessment of Post-Stroke Aphasia for Rehabilitation Research) involves recruiting first-time stroke survivors who are in the sub-acute (> 3 months) and chronic stage (> 6 months post-stroke) for NIBS and SLT research. Participants are assessed on comprehensive neuro-cognitive and linguistic batteries, molecular measures (genetic & blood biomarkers) and neuroimaging measures (brain volumetric, anatomical & functional connectivity measures) before and immediately after real or sham TMS treatment, and at six months follow-up post-treatment. This is the first-ever opportunity for funded stroke rehabilitation research in Cyprus.

RA4. Psycholinguistics

My more recent attempts are to contribute to the field of psycholinguistics, namely by carrying out research on typical, atypical, and impaired language acquisition and development in multilingual environments. I collaborate with language acquisitionists, linguists, developmental psychologists, and especially speech–language therapists/ pathologists to study and describe the first language acquisition of bilectal speakers, that is, speakers who grow up in sociolinguistically diglossic speech communities (predominantly in the Republic of Cyprus). Our natural focus lies on language development of Greek Cypriots whose two linguistic varieties, Cypriot Greek and Standard Modern Greek—and arguably some lects in between, from basilectal rural Cypriot Greek to a more refined urban Cypriot (which has also been dubbed ‘pancyprian koiné’ or ‘Cypriot Standard Greek’)—are not only very close to one another but also quite different in many interesting ways.

Main Results: How does bilectalism stand to cognition in general, and executive functions in particular? Given that the so-called ‘bilingual advantage’ has been explored for a number of languages and populations, can we find something similar in bilectal individuals? The answer we can give after administering a large battery of tests on vocabulary, pragmatics, metaphors, working memory, and other, more specified tasks of executive control on monolingual children from Greece, bilectal children from Cyprus, and English–(Cypriot) Greek bi/multilingual children from Cyprus, bilectal children really seem to pattern in between: executive functions better than in monolingual, but not as strongly expressed as in multilingual children.

Qualifications

2004: Ph.D. Flinders University of South Australia [Australia]
 School of Medicine, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology
 Dissertation topic: Verb and Noun Retrieval in Bilingual Greek-English Individuals with Anomic Aphasia (supervisor: Dr. Willem van Steenbrugge)

1989: European Postgraduate Certificate in Language Pathology
 Vrije Universiteit, Brussels [Belgium]

1985: Bachelor of Applied Science (Speech Pathology).
 Flinders University of South Australia [Australia]

Employment

Associate Professor

Cyprus University of Technology

Duration: 2013 – Current

Visiting Associate Professor

University of Cyprus

Duration: 2011-2012

Associate Professor

European University of Cyprus

Duration: 2009-2010

Labs

The Brain and Neurorehabilitation Lab

The Brain & Neurorehabilitation Lab at the University Rehabilitation Clinic of the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences has three goals: Research, Patient Care, and Education. The lab provides the research staff with access to cutting-edge noninvasive brain stimulation technology and employs different neural stimulation techniques (i.e. rTMS and transcranial Direct Current Stimulation) for exploring the relationship between brain and behaviour, questions about brain plasticity and its modulation that is combined with careful experimental task designs and brain imaging in healthy populations and patients with neurological disoders.

The lab is equipped with a Magstim Super Rapid2 magnetic stimulation unit that is capable of both single pulse and rapid rate stimulation output at high power. The combination of the Super Rapid2 and Air Film Coils allows the application of high frequency rTMS for long durations suitable for therapeutic applications. The addition of the therapy chair enables a complete solution, maintaining comfort for the patients whilst stimulation is being delivered.

The ANT-NEURO Visor2 LT image-guided frameless stereotactic system is used for accurate real-time visualization of stimulated brain areas (www.ant-neuro.com). This system allows guidance for placement of the TMS coil on the participant’s head from the 3-D reconstructed brain MRI (either anatomical of functional images can be used for guidance). The position of the participant’s head and the TMS coil are detected by the infrared camera and merged onto the patient’s MRI. The computer displays, online, the brain target that would be primarily affected by the projection of the main vector of the induced magnetic field pulse assuming that the magnetic field flows perpendicular to the plane of the coil and the affected brain area is, in turn, perpendicular to the magnetic field (hence parallel to the coil plane).

The lab is also equipped with multiple stimulation coils that including various sizes of 8-shaped coils for focal stimulation and circular coils, as well as specially designed double-cone coils for deeper brain stimulation, and various air-cooled coils. In addition, specially designed sham coils matching the various real coils are available.

Awards

As Principal Investigator (PI):

Assessment of Post-Stroke Aphasia for Rehabilitation Research (ASPIRE)
 Dept. of Rehabilitation Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology: 2019–2021 (PI)
 Funding: Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation — EUR 249,645.20

Brain and Neurorehabilitation Lab (infrastructure)
 Dept. of Rehabilitation Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology: 2014 (PI)
 Funding: CUT Faculty Start-up Fund — EUR 38,000

Language Assessment for Non-Native Speakers of Greek
 Dept. of Speech & Language Therapy, TEI Patras, Greece: 2006–2008 (PI)
 Funding: European Social Fund & National Resources (ΕΠΕΑΕΚ II) — EUR 223,770

Curriculum Development
 Dept. of Speech & Language Therapy, TEI Patras, Greece: 2003–2008 (Co-PI)
 Funding: European Social Fund & National Resources (ΕΠΕΑΕΚ II) — EUR 40,000

The Development of Prepositions in Normal and Disordered Language
 Dept. of Speech & Language Therapy, TEI Patras, Greece: 2004–2007 (Co-PI)
 Funding: European Social Fund & National Resources (ΕΠΕΑΕΚ II) — EUR 51,000

Decision-Making Tools for Speech-Language Pathologists
 Dept. of Speech & Language Therapy, TEI Patras, Greece: 2004–2007 (Co-PI)
 Funding: European Social Fund & National Resources (ΕΠΕΑΕΚ II) — EUR 53,150

As Project Collaborator:

Research Project Collaborator (I-PRAISE – UK)
 International Practice-Based Rehabilitation Approaches for Aphasia after Stroke (PI: M.C. Brady, Glasgow Caledonian University) — since 06/2016

Research Project Collaborator (RELEASE – UK)
 Rehabilitation and Recovery of People with Aphasia after Stroke (PI: M.C. Brady, Glasgow Caledonian University) — since 01/2017

External Collaborator (GoL – Cyprus)
 The Gradience of Lingualities: Language Acquisition in Minority Contexts, Incomplete Linguistic Competence and Theoretical Modeling in Heritage Speakers, and Vernacular Varieties (PI: K.K. Grohmann, University of Cyprus) — from 06/2019

Research Collaborator (HeriGrOz – Australia, Cyprus, & Germany)
 Heritage Greek in Australia (with M. Tsiannikas, LOGOS Centre, Flinders University South Australia & K.K. Grohmann, University of Cyprus) — since 6/2018
 Heritage Greek in Adelaide, South Australia (with A. Alexiadou, Humboldt-Universität Berlin & K.K. Grohmann, University of Cyprus) — since 12/2015

External Collaborator (AccJudgVar – Cyprus)
 A Cross-Linguistic Investigation of Acceptability Judgment Variation (PI: K.K. Grohmann, Leventis Project, University of Cyprus) — 2017–2019

Research Project Collaborator (CogLingDiv – Spain)
 Cognitive and Linguistic Diversity across Mental Disorders: Typology, Behavioural Analysis and Neuroimaging (PI: W. Hinzen, ICREA & Universita Pompeu Fabra) — 2017–2019

Research Project Consultant (MCI – Australia)
 Going beyond Verbal Fluency Tasks to Improve Diagnosis and Therapeutic Interventions in MCI Patients: An Electrophysiological Pilot Study (PI: Simon De Deyne, University of Adelaide) — 2016–2017

Research Project Consultant (Passives – Japan)
 Acquisition and the Syntax–Semantics Interface in Passives (PI: Akemi Matsuya, Takachiho University, Tokyo) — 2015–2018

External Collaborator (LexiKyp – Cyprus)
 Adaptation of the MacArthur-Bates CDI for Cypriot Greek: Development in Toddlers (PI: G. Floros, Leventis Project, University of Cyprus) — 2014–2016

Collaborator in Project on Child Language Development (EURO X-PRAG)
 The Cognitive Foundations of Pragmatic Development (PI: K. Antoniou, University of Cambridge) — 2012–2013

Investigator in Project on Specific Language Impairment (Cyprus RPF)
 Early Identification and Assessment of Preschool Children with SLI in Cyprus (co-proposer, PI: K.K. Grohmann, University of Cyprus) — July 2011–September 2012

External Collaborator (GenCHILD – Cyprus)
 Generative Childhood-Holistic Investigations of Language Development (Gen-CHILD): Context Domain-Specific Socio-Syntax of First Language Acquisition in Cypriot Greek (PI: K.K. Grohmann, University of Cyprus) — April 2010–2012

COST Action Participation:

COST Action IS1406 (European Science Foundation): Enhancing Children’s Oral Language Skills across Europe and Beyond: A Collaboration Focusing on Interventions for Children with Difficulties Learning Their First Language
 Member of the Management Committee (MC) and two Working Groups (WG1 ‘The linguistic and psycholinguistic underpinnings of intervention for LI’ and WG3 ‘The social and cultural context of intervention for children with LI’) — 2015–2019

COST Action IS1208 (ESF): Collaboration of Aphasia Trialists
 Substitute member of the Management Committee (MC) and member of Working Group (WG2 ‘Aphasia assessment’) — 2013–2017 & Short-Term Scientific Mission ‘The Development of an Aphasia Battery for Cypriot Greek’ — February 2014

COST Action IS0804 (ESF): Language Impairment in a Multilingual Society
 Member of the Management Committee (MC) and two Working Groups (WG2 ‘Lexicon and Phonology’ and WG4 ‘Executive Functions’) — 2009–2013

COST Action A33 (ESF): Cross-linguistically Robust Stages of Children’s Linguistic Performance
 Short-Term Scientific Mission ‘Pilot Study for SLI Children (WG1 & WG3)’ — January 2009 & ‘Object and Action Naming in Cypriot SLI’ — November 2007

Publications

Authored Books

1.  Kambanaros, Maria (2007). Διαγνωστικά Θέματα Λογοθεραπείας (Diagnostic Issues in Speech Language Therapy). Athens: ELLIN Publishing Co. [university textbook adopted as the standard text in Speech and Language Therapy programs in Greece and Cyprus, written in Greek; 4,759 copies sold up to last statement of 2018]

Edited Volumes

1.  Grohmann, Kleanthes K., Maria Kambanaros & Evelina Leivada (eds.) (2018). Developmental, Modal, and Pathological Variation—Linguistic and Cognitive Profiles for Speakers of Linguistically Proximal Languages and Varieties. Lausanne: Frontiers Media SA, Frontiers in Psychology and Frontiers in Communication.

2.  Messinis, Lambros, Panagiotis Papathanasopoulos, Mary H. Kosmidis, Grigorios Nasios, & Maria Kambanaros (eds.) (2018). Neuropsychological Features of Multiple Sclerosis: Impact and Rehabilitation. Lausanne: Frontiers Media SA, Frontiers in Psychology and Frontiers in Communication.

Translated Books

1.     Murdoch, B. (1990). Acquired Language Disorders. Editor of English-to-Greek translation, Maria Kambanaros (2007), Athens: ELLIN Publishing Co. [358 copies sold up to last statement of 2018]

2.     Yorkston, K. et al. (1999). The Management of Motor Speech Disorders in Children and Adults. Editor of English-to-Greek translation, Maria Kambanaros (2007), Athens: ELLIN Publishing Co. [1,679 copies sold up to last statement of 2018]

Journal Publications (peer-reviewed)

Kambanaros, Maria, Lambros Messinis, Mina Psichogiou, Lydia Leonidou, Charalambos A. Gogos, Grigorios Nasios, & Panagiotis Papathanasopoulos (under review). Neurocognitive impairment and syntactic deficits in HIV seropositive males. Open Neurology Journal.

1.     Anastasios M. Georgiou, Eleni Lada, & Maria Kambanaros (in press). Evaluating the quality of conduct of systematic reviews on the application of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for aphasia rehabilitation post-stroke. Aphasiology.

2.     Kambanaros, Maria (2019). Evaluating personal stroke narratives from bilingual Greek–English immigrants with aphasia. Folia Phoniatrica et Logo-paedica, 71(2-3), 101-115.

3.     Georgiou, Anastasios, Nikos Konstantinou, Ioannis Phinikettos, & Maria Kambanaros (2019). Neuronavigated theta burst stimulation for chronic aphasia: Two exploratory case studies. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics, 33(6), 532-546.

4.     Kambanaros, Maria, Nikoletta Christou, & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2018). Processing of compound words by Greek-speaking children with autism spectrum disorder plus language impairment (ASD–LI). Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 33(1-2), 135–174.

5.     Karpathiou, Nomiki, John Papatriantafyllou & Maria Kambanaros (2018). Bilingualism in a case of the non-fluent/agrammatic variant of primary progres-sive aphasia. Frontiers in Communication, 3: 52, doi:10.3389/fcomm.2018. 00052.

6.     Grohmann, Kleanthes K., Maria Kambanaros, Evelina Leivada (2018). Developmental, modal, and pathological variation—Linguistic and cognitive profiles for speakers of linguistically proximal languages and varieties. Frontiers in Psychology, 9: 1804, doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01804.

7.     Ali, Myzoon, Andrew Elders, Jon Godwin, Anastasia Karachalia … Maria Kam-banaros …, & Marian C. Brady (2018). Who participates in aphasia research? An analysis of the REhabilitation and recovery of peopLE with Aphasia after StrokE (RELEASE) data set. Aphasiology, 32 (suppl.), 2–4.

8.     Rose, Miranda, Myzoon Ali, Andrew Elders, Jon Godwin …. Maria Kamba-naros …, & Marian C. Brady (2018). Tidier descriptions of speech and language therapy interventions for people with aphasia: Consensus from the RELEASE collaboration. Aphasiology, 32 (suppl.), 183–186.

9.     Kambanaros, Maria & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2017). Linguistic and non-verbal abilities over time in a child case of 22q11 deletion syndrome. Biolingu-istics, 11.SI, 57–81 [Special Issue on Eric Lenneberg (1967)].

10.  Leivada, Evelina, Maria Kambanaros, Loukia Taxitari, & Kleanthes K. Groh-mann (2017). (Meta)linguistic abilities of bilectal educators: The case of Cyprus. International Journal of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education, doi:10.1080/ 13670050.2017.1401040.

11.  Theodorou, Elena, Maria Kambanaros, & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2017). Sentence repetition as a tool for screening morphosyntactic abilities of bilectal children with SLI. Frontiers in Psychology, 8: 24, doi:10.3389/psyg.2017.02104.

12.  Phinikettos, Ioannis, & Maria Kambanaros (2017). An algorithm for noun and verb ranking in linguistic data (ALNOVE). Archives of Applied Science, 9(2), 16–29.

13.  Georgiou, Anastasios & Maria Kambanaros (2017). Dysphagia related quality of life (QoL) following total laryngectomy (TL). International Journal of Disability and Human Development, 16(1), 115–121.

14.  Fyndanis, Valantis, Marianne Lind, Spyridoula Varlokosta, Maria Kambanaros, Eva Soroli, Klaudia Ceder, Kleanthes K. Grohmann, Adriá Rofes, Hanne Gram Simonsen, Jovana Bjekić, Anna Gavarró, Jelena Kuvač Kraljević, Silvia Martínez-Ferreiro, Amaia Munnariz, Marie Pourquie, Jasmina Vuksanovič, Lilla Zakarias, & David Howard (2017). Cross-linguistic adaptations of the Comprehensive Aphasia Test: Challenges and solutions. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 31(7–9), 697–710.

15.  Leivada, Evelina, Maria Kambanaros, & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2017). The locus preservation hypothesis: Shared linguistic profiles across developmental disorders and the resilient part of the human language faculty. Frontiers in Psychology, 8: 1765, doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01765.

16.  Kambanaros, Maria, Lambros Messinis, Grigorios Nasios, Anastasia Nassia, & Panayiotis Papathanasopoulos (2017). Verb–noun dissociations in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: Verb effects of semantic complexity and phono-logical relatedness. Aphasiology, 31(1), 49–66.

17.  Kambanaros, Maria, Michalis Michaelides, & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2017). Cross-linguistic transfer effects after phonologically based cognate therapy in a case of multilingual specific language impairment (SLI). International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 52(3), 270–284.

18.   Leivada, Evelina, Elena Papadopoulou, Maria Kambanaros, & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2017). The influence of bilectalism and non-standardization on the perception of native grammatical variants. Frontiers in Psychology: Language Sciences, 8: 205, doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00205.

19.  Grohmann, Kleanthes K., Maria Kambanaros, Evelina Leivada, & Charley Rowe (2016). A developmental approach to diglossia: Bilectalism on a gradient Scale of linguality. Poznań Studies in Contemporary Linguistics, 52(4), 629–662.

20.  Theodorou, Eleni, Maria Kambanaros, & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2016). Diagnosing bilectal children with SLI: Determination of identification accuracy. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 30(12), 925–943.

21.  Antoniou, Kyriakos, Kleanthes K. Grohmann, Maria Kambanaros, & Napoleon Katsos (2016). The effect of childhood bilectalism and multilingualism on executive control. Cognition, 149, 18–30.

22.  Williams Louise Myzoon Ali, Kathryn Vandenberg, Jon Godwin, … Maria Kambanaros …, & Marian C. Brady (2016). Creating an international, multidisciplinary aphasia dataset of individual patient data (IPD) for the Rehabilitation and recovery of people with Aphasia after StrokE. International Journal of Stroke, 11(4), S50.

23.  Grohmann, Kleanthes K. & Maria Kambanaros (2016). The gradience of multi-lingualism in typical and impaired language development: Positioning bilectalism within comparative bilingualism. Frontiers in Psychology: Language Sciences, 7: 37, doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00037.

24.  Kambanaros, Maria (2016). Verb and noun word retrieval in bilingual aphasia: A case study of language- and modality-specific levels of breakdown. Inter-national Journal of Bilingualism & Bilingual Education, 19(2), 169–184.

25.  Kambanaros, Maria & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2015). Grammatical class effects across impaired child and adult populations. Frontiers in Psychology: Language Sciences, 6: 1670, doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01670.

26.  Łuniewska, Magdalena, Ewa Haman, Sharon Armon-Lotem … Maria Kamba-naros …, & Özlem Ünal-Logacev. (2015). Ratings of age of acquisition of 299 words across 25 languages: Is there a cross-linguistic order of words? Behavior Research Method, 48(3), 1154–1177.

27.  Kambanaros, Maria, Emmanouil Anyfantis, Lambros Messinis, Grigoris Nasios, & Ioanna-Eleni Virvidaki (2015). Evaluation and management of speech and language disorders in Alzheimer’s dementia. Hellenic Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 18, 201–206.

28.  Kambanaros, Maria & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2015). More GAPs in children with SLI? Evidence from Greek for not fully lexical verbs in language develop-ment. Applied Psycholinguistics, 36, 1029–1057.

29.  Kambanaros, Maria, Michalis Michaelides, & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2015). Measuring word retrieval deficits in a multilingual child with SLI. Is there a better language? Journal of Neurolinguistics, 34, 112–130.

30.  Messinis, Lambros, Maria Kambanaros, Grigoris Nasios, & Ioanna-Eleni Virvidaki (2015). Neuropsychological assessment in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease: An overview. Hellenic Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 18, 213–221.

31.  Nasios, Grigoris, Maria Kambanaros, Lambros Messinis, Ioanna-Eleni Virvidaki, & Magda Tsolaki (2015). Evaluation and management of speech, language, communication and eating disorders in dementias: How can this improve clini-cal care? A short review. Hellenic Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 18, 192–200.

32.  Taxitari, Loukia, Maria Kambanaros, & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2015). A Cypriot Greek adaptation of the CDI: Early production of translation equivalents in a bi(dia)lectal context. Journal of Greek Linguistics, 15, 1–24.

33.  Virvidaki, Ioanna-Eleni, Maria Kambanaros, Lambros Messinis, & Grigoris Nasios (2015). Clinical presentation of dysphagia in the varied forms of dem-entia: A literature review. Hellenic Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 19, 207–212.

34.  Brady, Marian C. Myzoon Ali, Chrysovalantis Fyndanis, Maria Kambanaros, Kleanthes K. Grohmann, Anne-Charlotte Laska, Carlos Hernández-Sacristán, & Spyridoula Varlokosta (2014): Time for a step change? Improving the Eeficiency, relevance, reliability, validity and transparency of aphasia rehabilitation research through core outcome measures, a common data set and improved reporting criteria. Aphasiology, 28(11), 1385–1392.

35.  Kambanaros, Maria (2014). Context effects on verb production in specific language impairment (SLI): Confrontation naming versus connected speech. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 28(11), 826–843.

36.  Kambanaros, Maria, Kleanthes K. Grohmann, Michalis Michaelides, & Eleni Theodorou (2014). On the nature of verb–noun dissociations in bilectal SLI: A psycholinguistic perspective from Greek. Bilingualism: Language & Cognition, 17(1), 169–188.

37.  Kambanaros, Maria (2013). Does verb type affect action naming in specific language impairment (SLI)? Evidence from instrumentality and name relation. Journal of Neurolinguistics, 26(1), 160–177.

38.  Kambanaros, Maria, Kleanthes K. Grohmann, & Michalis Michaelides (2013). Lexical retrieval for nouns and verbs in typically developing bilectal children. First Language, 33(2), 182–199.

39.  Kambanaros, Maria, Kleanthes K. Grohmann, Michalis Michaelides, & Eleni Theodorou (2013). Comparing Multilingual Children with SLI to Their Bilectal Peers: Evidence from Object and Action Picture Naming. International Journal of Multilingualism, 10(1), 60–81.

40.  Kambanaros, Maria & Willem van Steenbrugge (2013). Lexical retrieval deficits in anomic aphasia and specific language impairment (SLI): More similar than different? Grammatical class and context effects. Linguistic Variation, 13(2), 237–256.

41.  Theodorou, Eleni, Maria Kambanaros, & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2013). Specific language impairment in Cypriot Greek: Diagnostic issues. Linguistic Variation, 13(2), 217–236.

42.  Kambanaros, Maria & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2012). BATting multilingual primary progressive aphasia in Greek, English, and Czech. Journal of Neuro-linguistics, 25, 520–537.

43.  Kambanaros, Maria, Lambros Messinis, & Emmanouil Anyfantis (2012). Action and object word writing in a case of bilingual aphasia. Behavioural Neurology, 25, 215–222.

44.  Kambanaros, Maria & Brendan S. Weekes (2012). Phonological dysgraphia in bilingual aphasia: Evidence from a case study of Greek and English. Aphasi-ology, 27(1), 59–79.

45.  Kambanaros, Maria & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2011). Profiling performance in L1 and L2 observed in Cypriot Greek–English bilingual aphasia using the BAT. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 25(6–7), 513–529.

46.  Stavrakaki, Stavroula, Artemis Alexiadou, Maria Kambanaros, Zoe Katsarou, & Sonja Bostanjopoulou (2011). The production and comprehension of verbs with alternating transitivity by patients with non-fluent aphasia. Aphasiology, 25(5), 642–668.

47.  Kambanaros, Maria (2010). Action and object naming versus verb and noun retrieval in connected speech: Comparisons in late bilingual Greek–English anomic speakers. Aphasiology, 24(2), 210–230.

48.  Kambanaros, Maria (2010). Discharge experiences of speech–language pathologists working in Cyprus and Greece. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 12(4), 1–5.

49.  Kambanaros, Maria, Lambros Messinis, Vassilis Georgiou, Panagiotis Papa-thanassopoulos (2010). Action and object naming in schizophrenia. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 32(10), 1083–1094.

50.  Kambanaros, Maria (2009). Group effects of instrumentality and name relation on action naming in bilingual anomic aphasia. Brain & Language, 110(1), 29–37.

51.  Kambanaros, Maria (2008). The trouble with nouns and verbs in Greek fluent aphasia. Journal of Communication Disorders, 41(1), 1–19.

52.  Kambanaros, Maria & Willem van Steenbrugge (2006). Noun and verb processing in Greek–English bilingual individuals with anomic aphasia and the effect of instrumentality and verb–noun name relation. Brain and Language, 97(2), 162–177.

53.  Kambanaros, Maria & Willem van Steenbrugge (2004). Interpreters and language assessment: Confrontation naming and interpreting. Advances in Speech–Language Pathology, 6(4), 247–252.

54.  Οkalidou, Αreti & Μaria Κambanaros (2001). Teacher perceptions of commu-nication impairment at screening stage in preschool children living in Ρatras, Greece. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 36(4), 489–502.

Book Chapters (peer-reviewed)

1.     Grohmann, Kleanthes K. & Maria Kambanaros (in progress). The cognitive basis of biolinguistics. In John R. Taylor & Xu Wen (eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics. London: Routledge.

2.     Theodorou, Eleni, Kakia Petinou & Maria Kambanaros (in press). Cyprus vignette. In James Law, Carol-Anne Murphy, Cristina McKean, & Elín Þöll Þórðardóttir (eds.), The Theory and Practice of Managing the Child with Language Impairment: Across Europe and Beyond. London: Routledge

3.     Kambanaros, Maria (in press). Personal narratives after stroke: Stories from bilingual Greek–English immigrants living in South Australia. In Michael Tsiannikas (ed.), LOGOS/Modern Greek Studies FUSA.

4.     Karpava, Sviatlana, Maria Kambanaros, & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (in press). Tracing narrative abilities in bilingual children: Evidence from Cyprus. In Christophe dos Santos, & Laetitia de Almeida (eds.), Bilingualism and Specific Language Impairment. (Studies in Bilingualism.) Amsterdam: John Benjamins.

5.     Grohmann, Kleanthes K. & Maria Kambanaros (2019). Generative linguistics. In Martin J. Ball & Jack S. Damico (eds.), SAGE Encyclopedia of Human Communication Sciences and Disorders. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.

6.     Kambanaros Maria (2019). Velocardiofacial syndrome (VCF). In Martin J. Ball & Jack S. Damico (eds.), SAGE Encyclopedia of Human Communication Sciences and Disorders. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.

7.     Kambanaros Maria (2019). Diagnostic reasoning. In Martin J. Ball & Jack S. Damico (eds.), SAGE Encyclopedia of Human Communication Sciences and Disorders. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.

8.     Taxitari, Loukia, Maria Kambanaros, Georgios Floros, & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2018). Early language development in a bilectal context: The Cypriot adaptation of the MacArthur-Bates CDI. In Elena Babatsouli, David Ingram, & Nicole Müller (eds.), Cross-linguistic Encounters in Language Acquisition: Typical and Atypical Development. Bristol: Multilingual Matters, 145–171.

9.     Kambanaros, Maria, Loukia Taxitari, Eleni Theodorou, Marina Varnava, & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2018). Language impairment in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: A case study from Cyprus. In Elena Babatsouli, David Ingram, & Nicole Müller (eds.), Cross-linguistic Encounters in Language Acquisition: Typical and Atypical Development. Bristol: Multilingual Matters, 197–226.

10.  Tsimpli, Ianthi Maria, Maria Kambanaros, & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2017). Lang-uage Pathology. In Ian Roberts (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Universal Grammar. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 486–508.

11.  Floros, Georgios, Kleanthes K. Grohmann, Maria Kambanaros, & Loukia Taxitari (2016). Adaptation of the MacArthur-Bates CDI in Cypriot-Greek. In Athanasios Gagatsis (ed.), A. G. Leventis Research Projects 2000–2016: Reviews and Contribution. Nicosia: University of Cyprus, 293–294.

12.  Kleanthes K. Grohmann & Maria Kambanaros (2015). Not fully lexical verbs in (a)typical child language: On the light verb use of GAP verbs. In Cornelia Hamann & Esther Ruigendijk (eds.), Language Acquisition and Development (GALA 2013). Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 132–147.

13.  Kambanaros, Maria (2015). Lexical-grammatical deficits in multilingual SLI: A case study from Cyprus. In Cornelia Hamann & Esther Ruigendijk (eds.), Language Acquisition and Development (GALA 2013). Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 218–231.

14.  Kambanaros, Maria, Eleni Theodorou, & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2015). A case study on lexical and morphosyntactic skills in multilingual autism. In Hélène Delage & Stéphanie Durrlemann (eds.), Langage et cognition dans l’autisme chez l’enfant. Paris: Editions De Boeck-Solal, 71–74.

15.  Kambanaros, Maria & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2013). Profiling (specific) language impairment in bilingual children: Preliminary evidence from Cyprus. In Virginia C. Mueller Gathercole (ed.), Solutions in the Assessment of Bilinguals. Bristol: Multilingual Matters, 146–174.

16.  Kambanaros, Maria & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2011). From boys to men: How do women communication specialists fit in? In Mary Koutselini & Sofia Agathangelou (eds.), Mapping the Gender Equality: Research and Practices — The National and International Perspective. Nicosia: UNESCO Chair in Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment, University of Cyprus, 315–324.

17.  Kambanaros, Maria, Aggeliki Psahoulia, & Kalliope Mataragka (2010). Η ανάκληση ρημάτων και ουσιαστικών στην ειδική γλωσσική διαταραχή: Πιλοτική μελετή [Action and object naming in specific language impairment: A pilot study]. In Ioannis Vogindroukas, Areti Okalidou, & Stavroula Stavrakaki (eds.), Developmental Language Disorders: From Basic Research to Clinical Practice [in Greek]. Thessaloniki: Epikentro, 75–91.

18.  Kambanaros, Maria (2009). Investigating grammatical word class distinctions in bilingual aphasic individuals. In Grigore Ibanescu & Serafim Pescariu (eds.), Aphasia: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment. New York: Nova Science Publishers, 1–59.

Proceedings Papers (peer-reviewed)

1.     Theodorou Eleni, Kakia Petinou & Maria Kambanarou (in press). Service provision for children with developmental language disorder in Cyprus. Proceedings of the 15th Pancyprian Conference of Cyprus Pedagogical Association. Nicosia, Cyprus. [in Greek]

2.     Kambanaros, Maria (2018). Interpretation of compound words by patients with Alzheimer’s Dementia. Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience and Mental Health, 1(3), 4.

3.     Karpathiou, Nomiki, Maria Kambanaros, Dimitra Potamianou, John Papatrianta-fyllou, & Paraskevi Sakka (2018). Quantitative connected speech analysis in a case of non-fluent/agrammatic primary progressive aphasia. Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience and Mental Health, 1(3), 24.

4.     Grohmann, Kleanthes K. & Maria Kambanaros (2017). Bilectalism, comparative bilingualism, and the gradience of multilingualism: A view from Cyprus. In Thanasis Georgakopoulos, Theodossia-Soula Pavlidou, Miltos Pechlivanos, Artemis Alexiadou, Jannis Androutsopoulos, Alexis Kalokairinos, Stavros Skopeteas, & Katerina Stathi (eds.), Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Greek Linguistics, vol. 1. Berlin: Edition Romiosini/CeMoG, 383–396.

5.     Karpava, Sviatlana, Maria Kambanaros, & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2017). Narrative abilities: MAINing Russian–Greek bilingual children in Cyprus. In Thanasis Georgakopoulos, Theodossia-Soula Pavlidou, Miltos Pechlivanos, Artemis Alexiadou, Jannis Androutsopoulos, Alexis Kalokairinos, Stavros Skope-teas, & Katerina Stathi (eds.), Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Greek Linguistics, vol. 1. Berlin: Edition Romiosini/CeMoG, 493–506.

6.     Theodorou, Eleni, Maria Kambanaros, & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2017). Measuring working memory in SLI using sentence repetition. In Eleni Agatho-poulou, Terpsi Danavassi, & Lia Efstathiadi (eds.), Selected Papers on Theoretical and Applied Linguistics from ISTAL 2015. Thessaloniki: School of English, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 451–465.

7.     Grohmann, Kleanthes K. & Maria Kambanaros (2016). Gradience in multilingual-ism and the study of comparative bilingualism: A view from Cyprus. In Eleni Babatsouli & David Ingram (eds.), Proceedings of the International Symposium on Monolingual and Bilingual Speech 2015, 86–97. [http://ismbs.eu/publications]

8.     Kambanaros, Maria, Loukia Taxitari, Eleni Theodorou, & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2016). Structural language deficits in a child with DiGeorge syndrome: Evidence from Greek. In Eleni Babatsouli & David Ingram (eds.), Proceedings of the International Symposium on Monolingual and Bilingual Speech 2015, 112–124. [http://ismbs.eu/publications]

9.     Karpava, Sviatlana, Maria Kambanaros, & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2016). The MAIN of narrative performance: Russian–Greek bilingual children in Cyprus. In Eleni Babatsouli & David Ingram (eds.), Proceedings of the International Sympo-sium on Monolingual and Bilingual Speech 2015, 125–140. [http://ismbs.eu/ publications]

10.  Taxitari, Loukia, Maria Kambanaros, & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2016). Investigating Early Language Development in a Bilectal Context. In Eleni Babatsouli & David Ingram (eds.), Proceedings of the International Symposium on Monolingual and Bilingual Speech 2015, 384–395. [http://ismbs.eu/publications]

11.  Georgopoulos, Voula C., Chrysostomos D. Stylios, Maria Kambanaros, & Georgia A. Malandraki (2016). Online decision support for speech and language pathology assessment and rehabilitation of individuals with multiple needs. In Efthyvoulos Kyriacou, Stelios Christofides, & Constantinos S. Pattichis (eds.), XIV Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing 2016. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 1303–1307.

12.  Antoniou, Kyriakos, Maria Kambanaros, Kleanthes K. Grohmann, & Napoleon Katsos (2014). Is bilectalism similar to bilingualism? An investigation into children’s vocabulary and executive control skills. In Will Orman & Matthew James Valleau (eds.), BUCLD 38: Proceedings of the 38th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development, vol. 1. Somerville, MA: Cascadilla Press, 12–24.

13.  Antoniou, Kyriakos, Kleanthes K. Grohmann, Maria Kambanaros, & Napoleon Katsos (2013). Does multilingualism confer an advantage for pragmatic abilities? In Sarah Baiz, Nora Goldman, & Rachel Hawkes (eds.), BUCLD 37: Proceedings of the 37th Boston University Conference on Language Development — Supple-ment. [33pp.; http://www.bu.edu/linguistics/BUCLD/ supp37.html]

14.  Theodorou, Eleni, Maria Kambanaros, & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2013). Issues in the diagnosis of SLI in Greek Cypriot bilectal children. In Mark Janse, Brian D. Joseph, Angela Ralli & Metin Bagriacik (eds.), Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Modern Greek Dialects and Linguistic Theory. Patras: University of Patras, 463–474.

15.  Kambanaros, Maria (2013). Cross-linguistic transfer effects as a by-product of grammatical word class and language proficiency: A case study from bilingual aphasia. Procedia – Social and Behavioural Sciences, 94, 49–50.

16.  Kambanaros, Maria (2013). Modality-specific noun–verb dissociations in L1 but no effect in L2: Evidence from multilingual aphasia. In Nikolaos Lavidas, Thomaï Alexiou, & Areti-Maria Sougari (eds.), Major Trends in Theoretical and Applied Linguistics: Selected Papers from the 20th International Symposium on Theoretical and Applied Linguistics (April 1–3, 2011), vol. 2. London: Versita, 407–422.

17.  Kambanaros, Maria, Kleanthes K. Grohmann, Eleni Theodorou, & Michalis Michaelides (2013). Can vocabulary size predict narrative abilities in children with SLI? In Nikolaos Lavidas, Thomaï Alexiou, & Areti-Maria Sougari (eds.), Major Trends in Theoretical and Applied Linguistics: Selected Papers from the 20th International Symposium on Theoretical and Applied Linguistics (April 1–3, 2011), vol. 2. London: Versita, 423–435.

18.  Kambanaros, Maria (2012). Putting the OPHM to the test in bilingual aphasia. Procedia – Social and Behavioural Sciences, 61, 202–203.

19.  Kambanaros, Maria & Brendan S. Weekes (2012). Bilingual phonological dysgraphia. Procedia – Social and Behavioural Sciences, 61, 208–209.

20.  Kambanaros, Maria & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2011). Patterns of naming objects and actions in Cypriot Greek children with SLI and word finding difficulties. In Anastasios Tsangalidis (ed.), Selected Papers of the 19th International Symposium on Theoretical and Applied Linguistics. Thessaloniki: Monochromia, 233–242.

21.  Kambanaros, Maria & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2010). Patterns of object and action naming in Cypriot Greek children with SLI and WFDs. In Katie Franich, Lauren Keil, Kate Iserman, & Jane Chandlee (eds.), Proceedings of the 34th Boston University Child Language Development — Supplement. [12pp., http://www.bu.edu/bucld/proceedings/ supplement/vol34]

22.  Kambanaros, Maria, Kleanthes K. Grohmann, & Eleni Theodorou (2010). Action and object naming in mono- and bilingual children with specific language impairment. In Antonis Botinis (ed.), Selected Papers of ISCA Tutorial and Research Workshop on Experimental Linguistics 2010 — 25–27 August 2010, Athens, Greece. Athens: ISCA & University of Athens, 73–76.

23.  Kambanaros, Maria (2010). A case study in multilingual aphasia: Written object and action naming. Procedia – Social and Behavioural Sciences, 6, 212–213.

24.  Kambanaros, Maria (2007). Action naming versus verb retrieval in connected speech: Evidence from late bilingual Greek–English fluent, anomic aphasic speakers. Brain and Language, 103(1–2), 73–74.

25.  Alexaki, Christina, Maria Kambanaros, & Arhonto Terzi (2007). On the acquisition of prepositions. In Anastasios Tsangalides (eds.), Selected papers of the 18th International Symposium on Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, 49–58. Thessa-loniki: Monochromia.

26.  Kambanaros, Maria (2005). Noun and verb comprehension and production in bilingual individuals with anomic aphasia. In Eleni Agathopoulou, Maria Dimitrako-poulou & Despina Papadopoulou (eds.), Selected Papers of the 17th International Symposium on Theoretical and Applied Linguistics. Thessaloniki: Monochromia, 398–405.

27.  Kambanaros, Maria (2005). The effect of instrumentality and verb–noun name relation on verb retrieval in bilingual Greek–English anomic aphasic individuals. In Eleni Agathopoulou, Maria Dimitrakopoulou, & Despina Papadopoulou (eds.), Selected Papers of the 17th International Symposium on Theoretical and Applied Linguistics. Thessaloniki: Monochromia, 406–413.

28.  Kambanaros, Maria & Willem van Steenbrugge (2004). Noun and verb compre-hension and production in bilingual individuals with amnestic aphasia. In Bruce E. Murdoch, Justine V. Gouzee, Brooke-Mai Whelan, & Kimberly Docking (eds.), Proceedings of the 26th World Congress of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics. Brisbane: Speech Pathology Australia, 1–5.

29.  Kambanaros, Maria (2002). Naming errors in bilingual aphasia: Implications for assessment and treatment. Brain Impairment, 3(2), 156–157.

Teaching

At Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol (since fall semester 2013–2014):

At European University Cyprus, Nicosia (2009-2010)

Spring 2010

Fall 2009-2010

At TEI of Western Greece, Patras (1996–2009):

Spring 1996–1997

Spring 1997–1998

Fall 1997–1998

Spring 1998–1999

Fall 1998–1999

Spring 1999–2000

Fall 1999–2000

Fall 2003–2004

Spring 2003–2004

Spring 2005–2006

Fall 2005–2006

                                                                                                                                                                      
 Fall 2006–2007

Spring 2006–2007

Fall 2007–2008

Spring 2007–2008

Spring 2008–2009

Student Supervision

SUPERVISION EXPERIENCE

Supervision of Postdoctoral Fellows

Supervision of Doctoral Students

Internal Committee Member of PhD students

Maria Kyprianidou, PhD research committee (since 2018)
 Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health (CII).

External Committee Member of PhD students

Nikoletta Christou, PhD co-supervisor (since 09/2016)
 University of Cyprus, Department of English Studies

Anne Huang, external PhD committee member (2017)
 Griffith University Queensland, School of Allied Health Sciences

Michaela Nerantzini, external PhD committee member (2013)
 University of Athens, Department of Philology

Souzana Psara, PhD research committee (since 06/2016, currently postponed)
 Chara Polycarpou, PhD research committee (09/2016–06/18, discontinued)
 Marina Varnava, PhD research committee (06/2016–06/18, discontinued)
 University of Cyprus, Department of English Studies

Vasiliki Koukoulioti, PhD student (2006–2009, stepped down)
 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Linguistics

Supervision of Master Students

Ana Zdravic, Supervisor (MSc, CUT Rehabilitation Sciences: May 2018)
 Subcortical Brain Volume and Cognitive and Affect Test Score Differences amongst young adults aged 22–35 years

Committee Member of MA students

Maria Mystakidou, Reader (MSc, CUT Rehabilitation Sciences: May 2018)
 Understanding the nature of visual short-term memory (VSTM) capacity limitations

Dimitris Sokratous, Reader (MSc, CUT Rehabilitation Sciences: May 2018)
 Intermittent Theta-Burst Stimulation over the ipsilesional M1 combined with PNF technique on the paretic upper extremity on a chronic post-stroke patient

Micaella Kourouna, Reader (MSc, CUT Rehabilitation Sciences: May 2018)
 Assessment of rumination in mood and anxiety disorders: a TBS single-case pilot study

Stelios Andreou, Reader (MSc, CUT Rehabilitation Sciences: May 2018)
 Towards a new unconscious priming paradigm

Marilena Syrimi, Reader (MSc, CUT Rehabilitation Sciences: May 2018)

Colour-emotion association in Cypriot and Greek population

plus second supervisor of 10 MA students (2006–2008)
 (University of Ioannina, Dept. of Education, Philosophy & Psychology)

Supervision of Undergraduate Students

Myria Georgiou, Supervisor (BSc, CUT Rehabilitation Sciences: due May 2019)
 Cognitive-linguistic profiling of a young male with craniopharyngioma

Eleni Tampoukari, Supervisor (BSc, CUT Rehabilitation Sciences: due May 2019)
 Teachers awareness of stroke symptoms in Cyprus

Maria Koumbari, Supervisor (BSc, CUT Rehabilitation Sciences: due May 2019)
 Sentence repetition abilities of bilectal (Cypriot-Greek & Standard Modern Greek) school-aged children

Myrofora Demertzi, Supervisor (BSc, CUT Rehabilitation Sciences: due May 2019)
 Narrative comprehension and production of neurotypical elders

Maria Symonidou, Supervisor (BSc, CUT Rehabilitation Sciences: May 2018)
 Narrative abilities in typically language developing simultaneous bilingual Greek Cypriot–Russian children

Panagiota Papaioannou, Supervisor (BSc, CUT Rehabilitation Sciences: May 2018)
 Pilot study on the linguistic profile of adults over 65 years of age with dementia

Anna Taliadorou, Supervisor (BSc, CUT Rehabilitation Sciences: May 2018)
 Sentence repetition abilities in typically language developing children 7;0-7;11 years old

Myria Georgiou, Supervisor (BSc, CUT Rehabilitation Sciences: May 2018)
 Assessment of narrative skills using the MAIN in typically language developing children in Cyprus

Irini Anthimou, Supervisor (BSc, CUT Rehabilitation Sciences: May 2018)
 Assessment of narrative skills in typically language developing children 7-8 years of age speakers of Cypriot Greek

Xristina Karaoli, Supervisor (BSc, CUT Rehabilitation Sciences: May 2018)
 Compounding in typically language developing children in Cyprus

Konstantina Christou, Supervisor (BSc, CUT Rehabilitation Sciences: May 2018)
 Sentence repetition in typically language developing children 6;0-6;11 years old native speakers of Cypriot Greek

Gabriella Vasileiou, Supervisor (BSc, CUT Rehabilitation Sciences: May 2017)
 Compound word comprehension and production in typically-language developing children 6-6;11 years native speakers of Cypriot Greek

Maria Pendara, Supervisor (BSc, CUT Rehabilitation Sciences: May 2017)
 Compound word comprehension and production in typically-language developing children aged between 5-7 years of age, native speakers of Cypriot Greek

Irini Chrysostomou, Supervisor (BSc, CUT Rehabilitation Sciences: May 2017)
 Compound word comprehension and production in individuals with Alzheimer’s Dementia

Melanie Ioannou, Supervisor (BSc, CUT Rehabilitation Sciences: May 2017)
 Comprehension and production of metaphors by neurotypical adults (20–40 years old) from Nicosia and Larnaca

Georgia Savva, Supervisor (BSc, CUT Rehabilitation Sciences: May 2017)
 Sentence repetition abilities of neurotypical bilectal Greek Cypriot adults 20-40 years old

Evroula Trifonos, Supervisor (BSc, CUT Rehabilitation Sciences: May 2017)
 Sentence repetition abilities of neurotypical bilectal Greek Cypriot adults 40-60 years old

Elena Stavrou, Supervisor (BSc, CUT Rehabilitation Sciences: May 2017)
 Sentence repetition abilities of typically language-developing bilectal Greek Cypriot children aged 5-7 years old

Andrie Konstantinou, Supervisor (BSc, CUT Rehabilitation Sciences: May 2017)
 Comprehension and production of metaphors by neurotypical adults (50-60 years old)

Irini El-Nachry, Supervisor (BSc, CUT Rehabilitation Sciences: May 2017)
 Transgender Voice: a single case study on the impact of voice on quality of life

Rafaella Savvidou Supervisor (BSc, CUT Rehabilitation Sciences: May 2017)
 Sentence repetition abilities of adults with first-stage Dementia

Natalia Oikonomou, Supervisor (BSc, CUT Rehabilitation Sciences: May 2017)
 Telling and retelling of MAIN narratives by neurotypical adults 20-40 years of age

Theodora Stavrou, Supervisor (BSc, CUT Rehabilitation Sciences: May 2017)
 Spontaneous speech of bilingual Greek-English individuals with anomic aphasia

Triandafyllia Savva, Supervisor (BSc, CUT Rehabilitation Sciences: May 2017)
 Telling and retelling of MAIN narratives by adults with Dementia

I also served as principle supervisor of 53 BSc Speech–Language Therapy theses at the TEI Patras, Dept. of Speech and Language Therapy (2004–2009, listed below) and second supervisor of 8 BSc Speech–Language Therapy theses at the TEI Patras, Dept. of Speech and Language Therapy (2004–2009, full list upon request):

Αik. Κotsiri (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: May 2004) Classes of deaf young people ενσωματωμενες σε σχολεια ακουοντων: μια μελετη αυτοεκτιμησης.

I. Kili (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: May 2004) The difficulties of recalling the genus of the Greek language in bilingual in bilingual pre-school age children with native Albanian and second Greek.

E. Prassas (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: September 2004) Estimates of adult communication (speech) opportunities for men with cerebral palsy by normal speakers-listeners. Differentiation-similarities between their parents and campsite carers.

P. Dalasia & St. Paterakis (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: January 2005) Phonological development of children with Down syndrome.

M. Aliferi, L.R. Korfali & E. Konstandinopoulou (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: January 2005) The number of Speech and Language Therapists / Speech and Language Pathologists who deal with the phenomenon of bilingualism in the Greek territory.

A. Dimitrakoulia (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: March 2005) The collaboration of nouns and verbs in the spontaneous speech of bilingual patients with anomic aphasia.

P. Voziki (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: March 2005) How Parkinson's patients understand their dysphagia problems.

An. Georgiou (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: March 2005) Opinions of Greek deaf people for speech and language therapy.

Ath. Liveri (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: September 2005) The perception of nursery teachers in communication disorders of pre-school children in Amaliad.

Th. Georgiou & El. Founta (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: September 2005) Perceptual pragmatic difficulties of biological transsexual men.

Aik. Darkadaki & Xr. Kaniadaki (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: February 2006) Detection of phonological processes from kindergarten teachers in pre-school age children in Chania.

V. Papatheodorou (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: February 2006) The opinion of kindergarten teachers on phonological disorders of children in the municipality of N. Attica.

Ar. Grammatikaki & Aik. Oikonomou (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: February 2006) Comprehension and production of verbs in sentences level.

Zax. Avramopoulou & E. Kanellopoulou (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: February 2006) Comparing the comprehension and the production of verbs and nouns in patients with aphasia Broca.

A.Agapiou & E.Ioannou (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: March 2006) Detection of phonological processes by kindergarten teachers in pre-school age children in Cyprus.

St. Xalva & I. Kambakos (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: April 2006) Game assessment in children with autism through the symbolic play test.

I.V. Kavandrizi (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: May 2006) Formation of past simple in normal and irregular verbs in bilingual patients with anomic aphasia.

M. Kazakou (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: September 2006) Evaluation of different and similar phonological processes between Greek and Albanian language.

N. Karamolekgou (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: December 2006) Speech and Language Intervention Based on Evidence-Based Results.

A. Mavtommati (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: April 2007) Language and communication skills in children of multiple birth.

K. Poulimenou (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: May 2007) The Perception of Kindergarten teacher on Phonological Disorders of Preschool age Children in the municipality of Corfu.

Efr. Kostorrizou (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: May 2007) The opinion of Kindergarten teachers in Phonology Issues in the municipality of Fthiotida.

M. Lionaki (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: May 2007) Detection of Phonological Processes by Kindergarten teachers in Preschool age Children of in the municipality of Chania.

I. Evzona (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: May 2007) Language and communication skills in children of multiple birth in Cyprus.

S. Ntouro, E.Fraggouli & E. Xouma (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: May 2007) Comparison of the Time of Reaction in the Recall of words in the Exercise of Vocabulary Recognition between Albanian-Greek Population and Monolingual Greek and Albanian Population.

L. Tsiolaki & A. Dede (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: May 2007) Language Development of Children Aged 3.6-4 Years Speaking the Greek Language.

E. Sokratous (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: May 2007) Classification of nouns σε γένη based on recall articles in patients with Broca aphasia.

K. Xronopoulos & Aik. Spanou (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: June 2007) Objective Voice Measurements in Professional Byzantine Chanters and Teachers of Primary Education.

M. Konstantinidou & G. Pittali (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: June 2007) The Teachers' opinion on their Knowledge in Speech and Language Disorders in Children, his Collaboration with Speech and Language Therapists, and the Benefits of this Collaboration.

P. Alexandri & M. Zaxariadou (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: September 2007) Assessment and Diagnosis of Child Apraxia in Aged 6-7 Years.

D. Triadas (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: September 2007) The Production of n nouns and verbs in Patients with Parkinson's disease.

V. Kailatzidis (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: September 2007) The Perception of Kindergarten teachers of the Patras Private Schools
 At the stage of Communication Problem Detection in Pre-School age Children.

Ch. Sermbos (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: September 2007) The Perception of Kindergarten teachers In Communication Disorders of Preschool age Children in the Municipality of Chios.

P. Kollias (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: March 2008) Comprehension of Simple tenses On a Morphosyntactic Level According to the Diagnostic Test of Language Intelligence in Children with Autism of 5-6 Years.

A. Vaggelatou (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: November 2007) Opinions of newly enrolled students in the Speech and Language Therapy Department, Concerning the Cognition of this Occupation.

S. Xrisikopoulou (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: November 2007) Language and Communication Skills in Children of Multiple Pregnancy, Pre-School Age (3.6-4 years).

A. Karantoni & K. Aleksandraki (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: February 2008) Changes in Cognitive Communication Functions And In The Psychosocial And Environmental Sector Of The Life Of A Person With Aphasia.

K. Mataragka & A. Psaxoulia (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: October 2007) Recall of verbs And nouns In Pre-School age Children (Sli, Nl / Ca, Nl / La)

M. Mbiliou (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: May 2008) Η Κατανοηση Και Παραγωγη Των Προτασεων Των Ασθενων Με Αφασια Broca Κατονομαστικη Και Διαφλοιϊκη Αισθητηριακη Αφασια.

M. Forozi & E. Zairi (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: July 2008) Differences in lexical-semantic access between simultaneous bilinguals (Greek-Dutch) and monolinguals (Greek).

I. Xatzigiagkou (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: July 2008) Comparing the vocabularies of Cypriot-Greek and Standard-Greek children aged 9-12 years old.

A. Petta (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: September 2008) Language Preschool Intelligence in Children with Specific Language Impairment.

Tr. Karnavas (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: September 2008) The Perception of Kindergarten Teachers of public schools in Volos Teachers at the Problem Communication Detection Stage in Pre-school age Children.

A. Kagiopoulou & Ir. Stergiou (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: October 2008) The Recall of verbs and nouns in multiple sclerosis.

M. Roufou (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: October 2008) Prosthetic rehabilitation of speech after partial removal of malignant tumor of soft palate.

V. Alatza, V. Lambropoulou & Th. Xarmbila (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: November 2008) Naming verbs and nouns in children and teenagers with Greek native language and English as second language.

Th. Psixa, I. Theodoropoulou & P. Sotiropoulou (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: November 2008) Naming of nouns and verbs in school-aged children with Down Syndrome, William’s Syndrome and Mental Retardation.

A. Ksirafaki (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: December 2008) Pilot study of Expressive One Picture Vocabulary Test in pre-school age children with and without communication disorders.

A. Christofi (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: February 2009) Phonological processes in 2 year-old toddlers who speak Cypriot-Greek.

M. Xenou & St. Somaki (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: February 2009) The HOUSE -TREE-PERSON , H-T-P TEST: Pilot study on children with learning difficulties.

M. Galanopoulou & E. Souloukou (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: March 2009) Naming of Nouns and Verbs in Dementia.

St. Chatziparaskeua (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: March 2009) Phonological Development of Infants (Two Years) 24-40 Months.

S. Elita (BSc, TEI Patron Speech Therapy: May 2009) The Phonological Development of Infants Speaking Greek-Albanian Language.

Professional Activities

Fellowships & Awards

Organization of Scientific Meetings

Institutional Responsibilities

 Other Professional Activities

Commissions of Trust

Memberships of Scientific Societies

Refereeing

internal reviewer of promotion procedures (chronological):
 –  Andrie Panayiotou, from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor (2019)
 –  Merpoi Mpouzika, from Lecturer to Assistant Professor (2019)
 –  involvement in academic promotion procedures worldwide (full list on request)
  

external reviewer of grant proposals (chronological):
 Education Department of Greece (2008)
 Romanian National Research Council (2011)
 Humanities in the European Research Area (European Science Foundation, 2012)
 Israeli Research Foundation (2019)
  

ad hoc reviewer of peer-refereed journal manuscript submissions (alphabetical):
 Aphasiology
 Applied Psycholinguistics
 Bilingualism: Language and Cognition
 Biolinguistics
 Cortex
 Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics
 Frontiers in Language Sciences
 Frontiers in Neuroscience
 International Journal of Multilingualism
 International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders
 Journal of Neurolinguistics
 Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research
  

ad hoc reviewer of international conference abstract submissions (alphabetical):
 Generative Approaches to Linguistic Acquisition (GALA14) (Italy 2019)
 International Child Phonology Conference (Chania, 2018)
 International Symposium on Monolingual and Bilingual Speech (Chania, 2017)
 International Symposium on Monolingual and Bilingual Speech (Chania, 2018)
 International Symposium on Theoretical & Applied Linguistics (Thessaloniki, 2007)
 Language Impairment in Monolingual & Bilingual Society (Aalborg, 2010)

MAJOR COLLABORATIONS

Cyprus Acquisition Team, (a)typical and impaired language development [Cyprus]
 Dr. S. De Deyne, mild cognitive impairment, University of Melbourne [Australia]
 Prof. N. Friedmann, cognition, Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel-Aviv University [Israel]
 Prof. V. Georgopoulou, cognition & engineering for pathologies, TEI Patras [Greece]
 Prof. K.K. Grohmann, comparative biolinguistics, University of Cyprus [Cyprus]
 Prof. W. Hinzen, schizophrenia, ICREA & Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona [Spain]
 Dr. L. Messinis & P. Papathanassopoulos, MD, pathologies, Rio Hospital Patras [Greece]
 Dr. M. Michaelides, quantitative analysis, University of Cyprus [Cyprus]
 Prof. M. Tsiannikas, Heritage Greek, Flinders University of South Australia [Australia]

Invited Talks

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS [INVITED SPEAKER]
  

2019

1.     A Neuroscience Approach to Aphasia Treatment. 20th Anniversary of the Talkback Association for Aphasia Inc., Adelaide, Australia. (June 29)

2.     The Cypriot Talkback Aphasia Group and raising awareness of aphasia. 20th Anniversary of the Talkback Association for Aphasia Inc., Adelaide, Australia. (June 29)

3.     T.B.A. Workshop on Behavioral Data in Linguistic Studies, Institute for Speech and Language Processing, Athens, Greece. (September 12)

4.     T.B.A. Speech Pathology Workshop, Patras, Greece. (November T.B.C.)

2018

5.     “Compounds: Words at the semantic-pragmatic interface. Interpretation by children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and adults with Alzheimer’s Dementia (AD)”. Multifaceted Multilingualism Workshop at Australian Linguistic Society, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia. (December 9–12).

6.     “Assessment and treatment of a vocabulary deficit in a multilingual child with SLI”. Language and Literacy Development in Multilingual and Multilectal Contexts: Theoretical and Applied Perspectives, Bar-Ilan University, Tel Aviv, Israel. (March 12–14)

2017

7.     “Language in schizophrenia”. 1st Conference of Organic Psychiatry, Conference & Cultural Centre, University of Patras, Greece. (October 12)

8.     “Evaluating developmental and acquired language impairments: A survey of studies”. 1st International Conference on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Lingu-istic Theory, University of Crete, Rethymnon, Greece. (October 6–8)

2016

9.     “Aphasia after stroke: Implications for public health” [in Greek]. 2nd Public Health Day: Research in Cyprus, Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health, Limassol, Cyprus. (September 19)

10.  “Phonological cognate therapy in multilingual specific language impairment”. Septemberfest bilingualism workshop, CAT Lab, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus. (September 10)

2015

11.  “Is language in the brain?” 1st Mediterranean Science Festival, Carob Mill, Limassol, Cyprus. (December 3–6)

12.  Round Table Discussant: Where are we now & where are we going from here? Bi-SLI 2015, François Rabelais University, Tours. (July 3)

13.  “Treating word retrieval deficits using cognate-based therapy in a multilingual child with SLI”. 15th Panhellenic Conference of the Psychological Research, Psychology in Greece and the Mediterranean, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus. (May 27–31)

14.  “Evaluation and management of speech and language disorders in Alzheimer’s dementia”. 9th Panhellenic Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease & 1st Mediter-ranean on Neurodegenerative Diseases. Grand Hotel Palace, Thessaloniki, Greece. (May 16)

15.  “The noun/verb dissociation in language production: A case study from multilingual aphasia”. Future Directions for Aphasia Research, COST Action IS1208 Meeting, City University, London, UK. (March 6)

2014

16.  “New technologies for the rehabilitation of aphasia” [in Greek]. 1st Symposium on the Rehabilitation of Neurological and Myoskeletal Disorders, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus. (November 29)

2013

17.  “Instrumentality and the neurobiological underpinnings of verb processing”. Comparative Biolinguistics, University of Barcelona, Spain. (November 28–29)

18.  “Specifying the specificity of specific language impairment” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann, Elena Theodorou & Elena Papadopoulou]. Comparative Biolingu-istics: An Exploratory Workshop, University of Barcelona. (November 28–29)

19.  “Verb–noun dissociations across impaired populations” [with Kleanthes K. Groh-mann]. Comparative Biolinguistics: An Exploratory Workshop. University of Bar-celona. (November 28–29)

2012

20.  “Lexical retrieval in anomic aphasia and SLI: More similar than different? Context and word class effects”. Three Factors and Beyond, Royiatiko Hotel, Nicosia, Cyprus. (November 16–17)

21.  “Keep on talking: A view from multilingual developmental language impairment” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann]. Talk in Two Languages: A Problem or a Skill?, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. (November 6)

22.  “For better or for worse? Being bilingual and language-impaired”. Language Disorders in Greek 4, TEI Patras, Greece. (September 28–29)

2010

23.  “Word retrieval breakdown in developmental and acquired language disorders: A Greek perspective”. GACL 4 — (Bio)linguistic Development: A Collection of CAT Studies, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus. (May 9)

24.  “Linking research findings to educational and clinical practice of language learning in children”. Let the Children Speak: Learning of Critical Language Skills across 25 Languages, Wellcome Collection, London, UK. (January 22–24)

25.  “Profiling (specific) language impairment in bilingual children: Preliminary evi-dence from Cyprus” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann]. Assessment of Bilinguals, Gregynog Hall, Mid Wales, UK. (July 27–30)

2008

26.  “Innovations and entrepreneurship in speech and language therapy”. Workshop ‘Innovations and Entrepreneurship’ of Encouragement of Entrepreneurship and Application of Innovative Actions and Elective Courses for Students, Synedriako Kendro, TEI Patras, Greece. (September 30)

27.  “Comparison of reaction times for lexical access, among Albanian–Greek and monolingual Greek speakers” [in Greek]. Workshop on Dyslexia in Bilingualism and the Use of Technology to Remediate It, University of Ioannina, Greece. (June 25–26)

28.  “Evidence-based practice in speech–language therapy in Greece”. 1st Pan-hellenic Conference for Speech Therapy Students, Synedriako Kendro, TEI Patras, Greece. (June 2)

29.  “Action and object naming in Greek SLI”. Language Disorders in Greek 1, Synedriako Kendro, TEI Patras, Greece. (May 31–June 1)

30.  “Lexical access of verbs and nouns in children with SLI”. Developmental Language Disorders: SLI from Basic Research to Clinical Practice, Macedonian University, Thessaloniki, Greece. (March 29–30)

Conference Presentations

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS [PEER-REVIEWED]

2019

1.     “Gender in Heritage Greek” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann & Demetris Karayiannis]. 13th International Conference on Greek Research. Flinders University of South Australia. (June 21–22)

2.     “Intrusions or automatisms from English when producing a personal narrative in Greek: Evidence from stroke stories”. 5th International Conference on Aging in a Foreign Land. Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide. (June 19–20)

3.     “Interpretation of compound words by patients with Alzheimer’s Dementia” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann]. 5th International Conference on Aging in a Foreign Land. Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide. (June 19–20)

4.     “Neuronavigated theta burst stimulation (TBS) in chronic post-stroke aphasia” [with Anastasios Georgiou]. 3rd International Congress on NeuroRehabilitation and Neural Repair, Maastricht, The Netherlands. (May 22–24)

5.     “Linguistic impairment profiles in four post-stroke aphasia case studies: Exploring the role of dialectal micro-variation” [with Anastasios Georgiou, Kleanthes K. Grohmann, & Demetris Karayiannis]. 7th Novi Sad Workshop on Psycholinguistic, Neurolinguistic and Clinical Linguistic Research. University of Novi Sad, Serbia. (April 20)

6.  “Non-word and sentence repetition in Greek Cypriot bilectal children” [with Nikoletta Christou & Kleanthes K. Grohmann]. 40th Annual Meeting of the Department of Linguistics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (April 5-6).

7.     “On ‘free’ clitic placement in production” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann, Evelina Leivada, & Natalia Pavlou]. Workshop ‘Who Cares? Contrast and Opposition in “Free” Phenomena’, 41st International Conference of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sprachwissenschaft, Universität Bremen, Germany. (March 6–8)

2018

8.     “Compound words in Alzheimer’s disease”. ICPLA Conference 2018, Corinthia Hotel, Malta. (October 23–25).

9.     “Service provision for children with DLD in Cyprus” [with Kakia Petinou & Eleni Theodorou, in Greek]. 15th Pancyprian Conference of Cyprus Pedagogical Association, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus. (October 12–13)

10.  “Screening for syntactic language deficits in HIV”. Speech Pathology Australia National Conference 2018, Adelaide Convention Centre, Australia. (May 27–30)

11.  “Screening for syntactic language deficits in Human Immunodeficiency Virus”. 10th European Congress of Speech and Language Therapy, Estoril Congress Center, Cascais, Portugal. (May 10–12)

12.  “The weak coherence account in autism spectrum disorder: Evidence from compound definitions” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann]. 10th European Congress of Speech and Language Therapy, Estoril Congress Center, Cascais, Portugal. (May 10–12)

2017

13.  “Evaluating personal narratives from bilingual Greek–English immigrants with aphasia” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann]. 5th International IALP Composium on Communication Disorders in Multilingual–Multicultural Populations, Bremen University of Applied Sciences, Germany. (August 24–25)

14.  “Greek as a heritage language in Adelaide, South Australia” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann]. 12th International Conference on Greek Research, Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia. (June 23–24)

15.  “Personal narratives after stroke: Stories from bilingual Greek–English immigrants living in South Australia” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann]. 4th International Conference on Aging in a Foreign Land, Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia. (June 21–22)

16.  “Narrative abilities of Russian–Cypriot Greek children” [with Sviatlana Karpava]. International Symposium on Bilingualism 2017, Limerick, Ireland. (June 11–15)

17.  “RELEASE: Creating an international, multidisciplinary, individual patient data-base” [with RELEASE Project Collaborators]. 14th European Forum for Rehabi-litation Research, Glasgow, UK. (May 26)

18.  “Creating a multidisciplinary, international aphasia database for the RELEASE project” [with RELEASE Project Collaborators]. Final conference of the Collaboration of Aphasia Trialists (CATs), Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. (February 8)

19.  “Cross-linguistic adaptations of the Comprehensive Aphasia Test” [with Valantis Fyndanis, Marianne Lind, … & David Howard]. Final Conference of the Collaboration of Aphasia Trialists (CATs), Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. (February 8)

20.  “Linguistic deficits in MCI: A review of the literature” [with Emmanouil Any-fantis]. 10th Panhellenic Conference of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders and 2nd Mediterranean Conference of Neurogenerative Diseases, Grand Hotel Palace, Thessaloniki, Greece. (February 2–5)

2016

21.  “Establishing an international shared aphasia individual patient dataset for the REhabilitation and recovery of peopLE with Aphasia after StrokE (RELEASE) project” [with RELEASE Project Collaborators]. Stroke International Aphasia Rehabilitation Conference, City University of London, UK. (December 14)

22.  “Narrative retells in multilingual SLI: Which language has the best story? A case study from Cyprus”. 10th International Conference on Multilingualism and Third Language Acquisition, University of Vienna, Austria. (September 1–3)

23.  “Cross-linguistic transfer effects after phonological-based therapy in a case of multilingual specific language impairment (SLI): The case of cognates” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann & Michalis Michaelides]. 30th World Congress of the IALP, CityWest Hotel & Conference Event Center, Saggart, County Dublin, Ireland. (August 21–25)

24.  “When nonverbal IQ and vocabulary remain the same over time but morphosyntactic abilities improve: Evidence from DiGeorge Syndrome” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann, Loukia Taxitari, Eleni Theodorou, & Marina Varnava]. 30th World Congress of the IALP, CityWest Hotel & Conference Event Center, Saggart, County Dublin, Ireland. (August 21–25)

25.  “Evaluation of morphosyntactic abilities of Greek Cypriot children using a sentence repetition task” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann & Eleni Theodorou]. 30th World Congress of the IALP, CityWest Hotel & Conference Event Center, Saggart, County Dublin, Ireland. (August 21–25)

26.  “Cross-linguistic adaptations of The Comprehensive Aphasia Test: Challenges and solutions” [with Marianne Lind, Valantis Fyndanis, … & David Howard]. 16th Conference of the International Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics Associ-ation, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. (June 15–18)

27.  “Processing of compound words by children with high functioning autism (HFA): Preliminary evidence from Greek” [with Nikoletta Christou, Ioannis Foinikketos, Kleanthes K. Grohmann, & Panagiotis Kokmotos]. Language Dis-orders in Greek 6, TEI of Western Greece, Patras, Greece. (June 3–4)

28.  “The universally preserved loci hypothesis: Evidence from Greek” [with Kle-anthes K. Grohmann & Evelina Leivada]. Language Disorders in Greek 6, TEI of Western Greece, Patras, Greece. (June 3–4)

29.  “Transfer patterns of noun and verb naming treatment in a case of multilingual aphasia”. Making Waves Speech Pathology Australia 2016 Conference, Crown Perth, Burswood, Australia. (May 15–18)

30.  “Online decision support for speech and language pathology assessment and rehabilitation of individuals with multiple needs” [with Voula C. Georgopoulos, Georgia A. Malandraki, & Chrysostomos D. Stylios]. XIV Mediterranean Conference on Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, Annabelle Hotel, Paphos, Cyprus. (March 31–April 2)

2015

31.  “Narrative re-tell production in three languages: Which language has the best story?” Linguistic and Sociolinguistic Perspectives on New Speakers in a Multi-lingual Europe, COST IS1306 Workshop, UCLan–Cyprus, Pyla, Cyprus. (October 19–20)

32.  “Narrative performance by Russian–Cypriot Greek bilingual children: MAIN macro-structural analysis” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann & Sviatlana Karpava]. Linguistic and Sociolinguistic Perspectives on New Speakers in a Multilingual Europe, COST IS1306 Workshop, UCLan–Cyprus, Pyla, Cyprus. (October 19–20)

33.  “From comparative bilingualism to comparative biolinguistics” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann]. Linguistic Complexity in the Individual and Society, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. (October 15–16)

34.  “Gradient scales of multilingualism: Using vocabulary, pragmatics and executive control abilities to probe comparative bilingualism” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann]. 12th International Conference on Greek Linguistics, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. (September 16–19)

35.  “Narrative abilities in bilingual children” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann & Sviat-lana Karpava]. 12th International Conference on Greek Linguistics, Freie Uni-versität Berlin, Germany. (September 16–19)

36.  “The MAIN of narrative performance: Russian–Greek bilingual children in Cyprus” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann & Sviatlana Karpava]. International Symposium on Monolingual and Bilingual Speech 2015, Great Arsenali Conference Center, Chania, Greece. (September 7–10)

37.  “Structural language deficits in a child with DiGeorge syndrome (DGS): Evidence from Greek” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann, Elena Papadopoulou, & Eleni Theodorou]. International Symposium on Monolingual and Bilingual Speech 2015, Great Arsenali Conference Center, Chania, Greece. (September 7–10)

38.  “Gradience in multilingualism and the study of comparative bilingualism: A view from Cyprus” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann]. International Symposium on Monolingual and Bilingual Speech 2015, Great Arsenali Conference Center, Chania, Greece. (September 7–10)

39.  “Investigating early language development in a bilectal context” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann & Loukia Taxitari]. International Symposium on Monolingual and Bilingual Speech 2015, Great Arsenali Conference Center, Chania, Greece. (September 7–10)

40.  “Treating phonological anomia using cognate-based therapy in a multilingual child with specific language impairment (SLI)”. Bi-SLI 2015, François Rabelais University, Tours, France. (July 2–3)

41.  “The MAIN view from Cyprus: Tracing narrative abilities in bilingual children” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann & Sviatlana Karpava]. Bi-SLI 2015, François Rabelais University, Tours, France. (July 2–3)

42.  “Searching for linguistic markers in sibling SLI” [with Loukia Taxitari]. Advances in the Sciences of Language Disorders, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus. (June 19–20)

43.  “Sentence repetition as a tool of SLI identification: The case of Cypriot Greek” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann & Eleni Theodorou]. European CPLOL Congress 2015, Palazzo Degli Affari, Florence, Italy. (May 8–9) [paper read by co-author]

44.  “Measuring working memory in SLI using sentence repetition” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann & Eleni Theodorou]. 22nd Symposium on Theoretical & Applied Linguistics, Thessaloniki, Greece. (April 24–26)

45.  “Early Greek language development in Cyprus: A bilectal adaptation of the MacArthur-Bates CDI” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann & Loukia Taxitari]. 36th Annual Meeting for Greek Linguistics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. (April 24–25)

46.  “Treating lexical retrieval deficits using cognate-based therapy in a case of multilingual SLI” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann]. Bilingual Acquisition and Bilingual Education: Linguistic and Cognitive Effects, Research Dissemination Center, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. (April 23–24)

2014

47.  “Comparative biolinguistics: Investigating verb–noun dissociations in develop-mental and acquired disorders” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann]. 11th Conference of the Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Special Interest Group, Elias Beach Hotel, Limassol, Cyprus. (July 14–15)

2013

48.  “The effect of bilectalism on children’s vocabulary, pragmatic and executive control abilities” [with Kyriakos Antoniou, Kleanthes Grohmann, & Napoleon Katsos]. 38th Boston University Conference on Language Development, Boston University. (November 1–3) [paper read by co-author]

49.  “Not fully lexical verbs in (a)typical child language: On the light verb use of GAP verbs” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann]. Generative Approaches to Language Acquisition (GALA 2013), University of Oldenburg, Germany. (September 5–7)

50.  “Comparing multilingual to bilectal children on expressive–receptive measures” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann & Sviatlana Karpava]. 29th World Congress of the International Association of Logopedics & Phoniatrics, Torino, Italy. (August 22–26)

51.  “Differentiating verb error naming in SLI: GAP verbs vs light verb constructions” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann]. 19th International Congress of Linguists, session 7: ‘Psycholinguistics’, Université de Genève, Switzerland. (July 22–27)

2012

52.  “Specific language impairment in CG: Diagnostic issues” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann & Eleni Theodorou]. Three Factors and Beyond: The Socio-Syntax of (A)typical Language Acquisition and Development, Classic Hotel, Nicosia. (November 16–18)

53.  “Issues in the diagnosis of SLI in Greek Cypriot bilectal children” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann & Eleni Theodorou]. Modern Greek Dialects and Linguistic Theory 5, Royal Academy of Dutch Language & Literature, Ghent, Belgium. (September 20–22) [paper read by co-author]

2011

54.  “Development and validation of COAT: Measuring linguistic performance across children groups” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann & Michalis Michaelides]. 14th Biennial EARLI Conference for Research on Learning and Instruction, University of Exeter, UK. (August 29–September 3) [paper read by co-author]

55.  “Assessment of object and action naming accuracy with TD and SLI samples” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann & Michalis Michaelides]. 1st International Confer-ence on Language Testing and Assessment, University of Cyprus, Nicosia. (June 3–5)

56.  “COATing bilingual (specific) language impairment: Towards a profile of biSLI” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann]. 2011 UIC Bilingualism Forum, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA. (April 14–15) [paper read by co-author]

57.  “Can vocabulary size predict narrative abilities in children with SLI?” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann & Eleni Theodorou]. 20th International Symposium on Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. (April 1–3)

2010

58.  “From boys to men: How do women communication specialists fit in?” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann]. Mapping the Gender Equality: Research and Practices — The National and International Perspective. University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus. (October 23)

59.  “Profiling (specific) language impairment in multilingual children: Preliminary evidence from Cyprus” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann & Eleni Theodorou]. Multilingual Individuals and Multilingual Societies, University of Hamburg, Germany. (October 6–8)

60.  “Action and object naming in monolingual and bilingual children with specific language impairment” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann & Eleni Theodorou]. Lang-uage Impairment in Monolingual and Bilingual Society, AaB Konference/ Energi Nord Arena, Aalborg. (September 29–October 1) [paper read by co-author]

61.  “Action and object naming in mono- and bilingual children with specific lang-uage impairment” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann & Eleni Theodorou]. Inter-national Speech Communication Association (ISCA): Tutorial and Research Workshop on Experimental Linguistics (ExLing 2010), Training Centre of the National Bank of Greece, Athens, Greece. (August 25–27)

62.  “Object and action naming patterns in children with SLI and WFD: A new linguistic perspective from Cypriot Greek” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann & Eleni Theodorou], 28th World Congress of the International Association of Logopedics & Phoniatrics, Athenaeum Intercontinental, Athens, Greece. (August 22–26)

63.  “Bilingual children with specific language impairment (SLI): How do they compare with monolingual SLI children?” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann & Eleni Theodorou]. Bloomsbury Round Table on Communication, Cognition and Culture: The Multiple Faces of Multilingualism, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK. (June 24–25)

2009

64.  “Patterns of naming objects and actions in monolingual and bilingual Cypriot Greek children with SLI and word finding difficulties” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann & Eleni Theodorou]. 3rd International Symposium on Communication Disorders in Multilingual Populations, Rodon Mount Hotel and Resort, Agros, Cyprus. (November 6–8)

65.  “From single words to connected speech”. 3rd International Symposium on Communication Disorders in Multilingual Populations, Rodon Mount Hotel and Resort, Agros, Cyprus. (November 6–8)

66.  “Bilingual lexical access: Evidence from Albanian–Greek readers”. 19th International Symposium on Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. (April 3–5)

67.  “Patterns of naming objects and actions in Cypriot Greek children with SLI and word finding difficulties” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann]. 19th International Symposium on Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. (April 3–5)

2007

68.  “Verbs with alternating transitivity in Greek non-fluent aphasia” [with Artemis Alexiadou, Sonja Bostanjopoulou, Zoe Katsarou, & Stavroula Stavrakaki]. Science of Aphasia VIII, Monopoli, Italy. (14–19 September)

69.  “Fluent aphasia in late bilingual Greek–English speakers: Aspects of spontane-ous speech”. 18th International Symposium on Theoretical and Applied Linguis-tics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. (May 4–6)

2006

70.  “Speech–language pathology in modern Greece”. Workshop on ‘Bilingualism in Children’ of the Panhellenic Association of Speech and Language Therapists, Athens, Greece. (November 20)

CONFERENCE POSTERS [PEER-REVIEWED]

1.     Eleni Christina, Eleftheria Geronikou, & Maria Kambanaros (2019). Language proficiency of a bilingual English–Greek person with aphasia compared to her healthy sibling. International Symposium on Monolingual and Bilingual Speech (ISMBS 2019). Chania, Greece. (August 27–30)

2.     Eleni Theodorou, Christina Giannika, & Maria Kambanaros (2019). How much do language teachers really know about developmental language disorder? COST Action IS1406 Final Conference: Enhancing Children’s Oral Language Skills across Europe and Beyond – A Collaboration Focusing on Interventions for Children with Difficulties Learning Their First Language. Sofia, Bulgaria (April 11–13)

3.     Elisavet Pavlou Papagianni & Maria Kambanaros (2018). Cognitive inter-ventions combined with tDCS for adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders – focus on aggressive behaviour. 11th International Congress of Clinical Psychology, Granada, Spain. (October 25–28)

4.  Nomiki Karpathiou, Maria Kambanaros, D. Potamianou, V. Lyras, & P. Sakka (2018). Naming intervention in a case of semantic variant of primary progres-sive aphasia: A 2 year follow up study. Speech Pathology Australia National Conference 2018, Adelaide Convention Centre, Australia. (May 27–30)

5.  Maria Kambanaros (2018). Comprehension and definition of compound words in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Speech Pathology Australia National Conference 2018, Adelaide Convention Centre, Australia. (May 27–30)

6.     Maria Kambanaros (2018). Assessment and treatment of vocabulary deficits in a multilingual child with SLI. Speech Pathology Australia National Confer-ence 2018, Adelaide Convention Centre, Australia. (May 27–30, 2018)

7.     Maria Kambanaros & RELEASE Project Collaborators (2018). RELEASE: Establishing an international database of 5913 individual participant datasets for meta-analysis to inform rehabilitation and recovery of people with aphasia after stroke. 4th European Stroke Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden. (May 16–18)

8.     Maria Kambanaros & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2018). The weak coherence account in autism spectrum disorder: Evidence from compound definitions. 10th European Congress of Speech and Language Therapy, Estoril Congress Center, Cascais, Portugal. (May 10–12)

9.     Maria Kambanaros (2018). How vocabulary assessment informs treatment: A case study in multilingual SLI. 10th European Congress of Speech and Language Therapy, Estoril Congress Center, Cascais, Portugal. (May 10–12)

10.  Anastasios Georgiou, Nikos Konstantinou, Ioannis Phinikettos, & Maria Kambanaros (2018). A dual-hemispheric theta burst stimulation (TBS) approach to improve language performance in a case of chronic post-stroke non-flent aphasia. 10th European Congress of Speech and Language Therapy, Estoril Congress Center, Cascais, Portugal. (May 10–12)

11.  Nomiki Karpathiou, L. Kartsaklis, D. Potamianou, A. Vlachogianni, …, & Maria Kambanaros (2018). Cross-cultural adaptation of the Progressive Aphasia Severity Scale (PASS) in Greek. 10th European Congress of Speech and Language Therapy, Estoril Congress Center, Cascais, Portugal. (May 10–12)

12.  Νomiki Κarpathiou, Maria Kambanaros, Dimitra Potamianou, John Papatri-antafyllou, & Paraskevi Sakka (2018). Quantitative connected speech analysis in a case of non-fluent/agrammatic primary progressive aphasia. 1st Panhellenic Neuropsychology Congress, Athens, Greece. (April 27–29)

13.  Anastasios M. Georgiou, Ioannis Phinikettos, Constantinos Christodoulides, & Maria Kambanaros (2018). Sequential theta burst stimulation (TBS) over the right and left pars triangularis (Tr) in a case of chronic post-stroke apraxia of speech. 1st International Composium in Motor Speech Disorders, European University Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus. (March 23–25)

14.  Maria Kambanaros (2017). Cognate therapy for developmental language dis-orders (DLDs) in multilingual settings. TaalStaal Conference, Industrial Werk-spoorkathedraul Utrecht, The Netherlands. (November 10)

15.  Nomiki Karpathiou, Maria Kambanaros, John Papatriantafyllou, Dimitra Potamianou, Lykourgos Kartsakli, & Paraskevi Sakka (2017). Spelling in a case of logopenic variant of primary progressive aphasia. 55th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Aphasia, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. (November 5–7)

16.  Maria Kambanaros & RELEASE Project Collaborators (2017). Building on the past: Systematic identification, data extraction and synthesis of pre-existing individual stroke patient datasets to inform the development and design of future clinical trials. 4th International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference, Liverpool, UK. (May 7–10)

17.  Maria Kambanaros & Emmanouil Anyfantis (2016). Transfer patterns of noun and verb naming treatment in a case of multilingual aphasia. 30th World Congress of the IALP, CityWest Hotel & Conference Event Center, Saggart, County Dublin, Ireland. (August 21–25)

18.  Maria Kambanaros & RELEASE Project Collaborators (2016). RELEASE. GCU Research Day, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK. (June 10)

19.  Maria Kambanaros & RELEASE Project Collaborators (2016). RELEASE. Scottish Stroke AHP Forum, Dewar’s Centre, Perth, UK. (June 9)

20.  Maria Kambanaros & RELEASE Project Collaborators (2016). RELEASE: Rehabilitation and recovery of people with aphasia after stroke. Life After Stroke Day, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK. (May 20)

21.  Maria Kambanaros, Michalis Michaelides, & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2016). Cross-linguistic transfer effects after phonological-based therapy in a case of multilingual specific language impairment (SLI): The case of cognates. Making Waves Speech Pathology Australia 2016 Conference, Crown Perth, Burswood, Australia. (May 15–18)

22.  Maria Kambanaros, Loukia Taxitari, Eleni Theodorou, Marina Varnava, & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2016). When nonverbal IQ and vocabulary remain the same over time but morphosyntactic abilities improve: Evidence from DiGeorge Syndrome. Making Waves Speech Pathology Australia 2016 Conference, Crown Perth, Burswood, Western Australia. (May 15–18)

23.  Maria Kambanaros & RELEASE Project Collaborators (2016). RELEASE: Rehabilitation and recovery of people with aphasia after stroke. 16th National Congress of the Italian Society of Neurological Rehabilitation (SIRN), Ascoli Piceno, Italy. (April 7–9)

24.  Maria Kambanaros & RELEASE Project Collaborators (2016). RELEASE: Rehabilitation and recovery of people with aphasia after stroke. Meeting of the Collaboration of Aphasia Trialists (CATs), University of Tampere, Finland. (February 11)

25.  Maria Kambanaros. (2015). The influence of semantic complexity on verb naming in developmental and acquired language impairments. International Symposium of Monolingual and Bilingual Speech 2015, Chania, Greece. (September 7–10)

26.  Loukia Taxitari, Maria Kambanaros, & Kleanthes K. Grohmann. (2015). Investigating early language development in a bilectal context. International Symposium of Monolingual and Bilingual Speech 2015, Chania, Greece. (September 7–10)

27.  Eleni Theodorou, Maria Kambanaros, & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2015). Sentence repetition as a tool for measuring working memory in SLI. Bi-SLI 2015: Bilingualism and Specific Language Impairment, François Rabelais University, Tours, France. (July 2–3)

28.  Maria Kambanaros, Michalis Michaelides, & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2014). Cross-linguistic transfer effects after cognate-based therapy in a case of multi-lingual specific language impairment (SLI)”. 11th Conference of the Neuropsy-chological Rehabilitation Special Interest Group, Elias Beach Hotel, Limassol, Cyprus. (July 14–15)

29.  Maria Kambanaros, Eleni Theodorou, & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2013). A case study on lexical and morphosyntactic skills in multilingual autism. 19th International Congress of Linguists, workshop ‘Language and Mind in Autism’. Université de Genève, Switzerland. (July 22–27)

30.  Kyriakos Antoniou, Napoleon Katsos, Maria Kambanaros, & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2013). Pragmatics and cognitive control in bilinguals: Same or different from bilectals? Child Language Seminar, University of Manchester, UK. (June 23–25)

31.  Kyriakos Antoniou, Napoleon Katsos, Maria Kambanaros, & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2012). Does bilingualism confer an advantage for pragmatic abilities? Boston University Conference on Language Development 37, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. (November 2–4)

32.  Maria Kambanaros, Eleni Theodorou, & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2012). Lexical and morphosyntactic skills in multilingual autism: A case study from Cyprus. Language Disorders in Greek 4, TEI Patras, Greece. (September 28–29)

33.  Eleni Theodorou, Maria Kambanaros, & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2012). Issues in the diagnosis of SLI in Greek Cypriot bilectal children. Language Disorders in Greek 4, TEI Patras, Greece. (September 28–29)

34.  Evelina Leivada, Maria Kambanaros, & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2012). Evaluating teachers’ grammatical competence in dialect and standard language. Bilingual and Multilingual Interaction, Bangor University, UK. (March 30–April 1)

35.  Maria Kambanaros & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2010). Why are actions harder to name than objects for language-impaired adults and children? Science of Aphasia 11, Universität Potsdam, Germany. (August 27–September 1)

36.  Eleni Theodorou, Maria Kambanaros, & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2010). Lexical access in Cypriot Greek SLI. Let the Children Speak: Learning of Critical Language Skills across 25 Languages. Wellcome Collection, London, UK. (January 22–24)

37.  Maria Kambanaros & Kleanthes K. Grohmann (2009). Patterns of object and action naming in Cypriot Greek children with SLI/WFDs. Boston University Conference on Language Development 34, Boston, USA. (November 6–8)

  

OTHER PRESENTATIONS [UPON INVITATION]

2017

1.     “Profiling linguistic deficits across developmental language disorders (DLDs)”. Seminar Series, Centre for Language Science, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. (June 26)

2015

2.     “Assessment and intervention decisions for bilingual children with specific language impairment (SLI)”. Lecture Series, Université Saint-Joseph de Bey-routh, Beirut, Lebanon. (May 6)

3.     “Using cognates to treat vocabulary deficits in multilingual specific language impairment”. School of Business & Management Division of Education and Linguistics Seminar Series, UCLan–Cyprus, Pyla, Cyprus. (March 17)

2014

4.     “A language phenotype of anomia? Studies across impaired populations” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann]. Colloquium Series, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. (July 24)

2013

5.     “Some current issues in multilingual aphasia”. Seminar Lecture, University of Marburg, Germany. (July 10)

6.     “Assessing SLI in bilingual populations: Making the impossible possible”. Project Lecture, J.W. Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Germany. (July 8)

2012

7.     “Discrete bilectalism, multilingualism, and (a)typical language development” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann]. Cambridge Linguistics Society, University of Cambridge. (November 1)

8.     “You win some and you lose some: Multilingualism in a localized globe” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann]. Seminar Series, University of Adelaide, Australia. (August 14)

9.     “A first administration of the Russian sentence repetition task to bilingual Russian–Cypriot Greek children” [with Sviatlana Karpava & Kleanthes K. Grohmann]. COST Action IS0804 Meeting, WG1: Syntax and Its Interfaces with Morphology and Semantics, ZAS, Berlin, Germany. (May 14)

10.  “Category specific deficits in SLI: Evidence from grammatical class”. Language–Cognition–Development Seminar Series, University of Bangor, Wales, UK. (March 29)

11.  “Lexical access deficits in aphasia”. Language and Brain Aphasia: Pathology and Rehabilitation Lecture Series, University of Athens, Greece. (March 9)

2011

12.  “CATting along: Pictures, pronouns, prospects” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann]. Athens Reading Group in Linguistics, Athens, Greece. (September 23)

13.  “How does word retrieval in bilingual SLI compare to word retrieval in mono-lingual SLI? Evidence from object and action picture naming” [with Kleanthes K. Grohmann]. Linguistics Colloquium, Yokohama National University, Japan. (January 10)

2007

14.  “Specific language impairment in Greek”. Erasmus Lecture, Department of English Studies, University of Cyprus, Nicosia. (October 30)

15.  “The relationship between single-word naming and connected speech in bilingual aphasia: Evidence from bilingual Greek–English speaking individuals”. Cyprus Linguistic Society, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus. (October 29)

Downloadable Presentations

Πολυγλωσσία file

1st Mediterranean Festival file

Consulting Services

Senate member, Representative for the Faculty of Health Sciences

Cyprus University of Technology

Duration: 2015 – Current

Internal Quality Assurance, Meeting attendance, Evaluation of internal programs. Report writing

Cyrpus University of Technology

Duration: 2016 – Current

Editorial Board Assigning reviewers, Final decisions on publications

Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics

Duration: 2017 – Current

Assigning reviewers, Final decisions on publications

Biolinguistics Editorial Board Associate Editor

Duration: 2016 – Current

Publications Officer, Collaborations with MC members on dissemination activities

COST Action ISI406

Duration: 2015 – 2019

Kakia Petinou

Professor, Deputy Dean

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

kakia.petinou@cut.ac.cy

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CV 

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Kakia Petinou is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology. Since 2020 she has been the coordinator of the Master of Science Program “Developmental Communication Disorders”. Professor Petinou holds a Bachelor and Master's Degree (CUM LAUDE) in Speech Therapy / Speech Pathology from the University of Georgia, USA, as well as a PhD in Speech and Hearing from the City University of New York Graduate Center in the US with a specialization in development psycholinguistics.

 Her research interests focus on the linguistic development of children with late onset of expressive language and its relationship to persistent language challenges in the form of developmental language disorder, child apraxia of speech, speech sound disorders, autism spectrum disorders, narrative skills across pathologies, evidence-based treatment in speech sound disorders etc.). Petinou also focuses on the development of reliable and valid tools of speech and language assessment.

 He has been a Lecturer in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Cyprus in the Department of English Philology and the Department of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies. He has also served as Associate Professor of Speech and Linguistics at the European University of Cyprus. She has worked as a research associate at the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics (Department of Clinical Genetics) and was has received numerous funding grants in the ae of child language speech and language disorders and development. (see attached CV).

 She is a member of the International Association of Communication Sciences and Disorders (IALP). At the same time, since 2020 he is chairman of the Autism Committee of the International Association of Communication Disorders (IALP). She is the director of the research laboratory http://theralab.cut.ac.cy/. She is a registered member of the Association of Speech Therapists of Cyprus and from 2010-2013 he was its chairman.

 Her research work has been published in various scientific journals. He has participated in many international conferences with research papers on linguistic conquest and language disorder, early language retardation and phonological development. Petinou is strong advocate of theory-motivated and evidence-based practice in the field of communication sciences and disorders.

Research Areas

Kakia Petinou is a Professor and Head of the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Health Sciences, program of Speech and Language Pathology at the Technological University Cyprus as well as founder and director of the research laboratory “TheraLab” at Cyprus University of Technology. She holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Georgia, USA as well as a Ph.D. in the field of Speech and Hearing Sciences in  Developmental Psycholinguistics from the City University of New York, Graduate Center, NY, USA. She was a Lecturer in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (Faculty of Health Sciences) at Yeshiva University, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA, a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Cyprus in 2000-2001. Between 2004 and 2012 she was appointed as Associate Professor of Linguistics and Speech and Language Pathology at the European University Cyprus. She also served as a scientific collaborator at The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics (Department of Clinical Genetics) and has been the Principal Investigator (PI) of various funded research programs in Cyprus and in Europe. She has been a member of the Child Language Committee (CLC) of the IALP from 2010-2018 and since 2018-present she has been chairing the Autism Spectrum Committee (ASD) of the IALP.  She is  a registered member of the Cyprus Association of Speech Therapy and a member of the association’s By-Laws committee. She has published her research in various scientific journals and has participated in various international congresses. Her research interests lie in typical and atypical language development of toddlers and children with a focus on late talkers, early speech correlates of developmental apraxia of speech, phonological and semantic interface, systematic intervention in speech sound disorders and clinical practices in ASD. Her research interests lie also on the development of valid and reliable assessment tools for evaluation, diagnosis and intervention of speech and language disorders in children. In addition, she was a Management Committee member of COST ACTION IS1406-Enhancing children’s oral language skills across Europe.

Qualifications

1998: Ph.D. in Speech and Hearing Sciences

Department of City University of New York

Dissertation topic: Otitis Media Effects on Speech Perception

1989: Me.d. Speech Pathology

Department of University of Georgia

1987: Bachelor in Speech Pathology

Department of University of Georgia

Employment

Professor Department of Rehabilitation Sciences/ Speech & Language Pathology

Cyprus University of Technology

Duration: 2020 – Current

Associate Professor Department of Rehabilitation Sciences / Speech & Language Pathology

Cyprus University of Technology

Duration: 2013 – 2020

Associate Professor Department of Speech & Language Pathology

European University Cyprus

Duration: 2009 – 2013

Assistant Professor of Linguistics

Cyprus College

Duration: 2004 – 2008

Labs

http://theralab.cut.ac.cy/

Awards

Primary Investigator & Project Coordinator

Development of the Cyprus Speech and Language Assessment Battery, Center of Education and Research

Year: 2015

Theralab

Center of Education and Research

Year: 2014 – 2016

Netquest

Life Long Learning Program

Year: 2010 -2013

Grammatical Skills in Children with Typical Language Development

Faculty Research Grant, Euc Supplement Grant

Year: 2009 – 2010

Lexical Development in Children 12-14 Months

European University

Year: 2008 – 2009

Grammatical Learning in Cypriot and Greek Children with Specific Language Impairment

The Cyprus Institute of Research Promotion

Year: 2006 – 2010

Linguistic Skills of Normally Developing and Late Talking Toddlers: Phonology, Lexical Acquisition, Morphology and Syntax

Cyprus College Research Faculty

Year: 2006 – 2007

Phonological and Lexical Skills of Cypriot-Greek Speaking Toddlers

Year: 2005 – 2007

Publications

Journal Publications (peer-reviewed)

Published

1.  Petinou K. &Theodorou, Ε (2019). Promoting speech intelligibility through phonologically dense targets. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics.  4, 1-13. doi: 10.1080/02699206.2019.1597168.

2.     Pampoulou, I., Theodorou E., & Petinou, K (2018). The use of augmentative and alternative communication in Cyprus: Findings from a preliminary survey. Journal of Child Language Teaching & Therapy. 34(1), 5-21.  htth/doi.org/10.1177/0265659018755523

3.  Kyriakou, K., Petinou, K., & Phinikettos, I (2017). Risk and Prevalence of Self—perceived Voice Disorders in Male and Female University professors in Cyprus. Journal of Environmental and Health Sciences. 4(1), 26-33. available on-line, https://doi: 10.15436/2378-6841.18.1834

4.     Gilloni, Yvette Hyterii, Fernanda Dreux M Fernandes iii, Sarah Fermaniv, Yvette Husv, Kakia Petinouvi, Osnat Segalvii, Tatjana Tumanovaviii, Ioannis Vogindroukasix , Carol Westbyx, Marleen Westerveldxi (2017): International Survey of Speech-language pathologists’ practices in working with children with Autism 13 Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Folia Phoniatrica & Logopaedica. 69(1-2):8-19. doi: 10.1159/000479063.

5.     Petinou, K., & Minaidou, D. (2017). Neurobiological bases of autism spectrum disorders and implications for early intervention: a brief overview. Folia Phoniatrica & Logopaedica. 69(1-2):38-42. doi: 10.1159/000479181.

6.  Kyriakou, K., Petinou, K., & Phinikettos, I (2017). Risk Factors for Voice Disorders in University Professors in Cyprus. Journal of Voice. 31 (5), 393-518. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2017.07.005

7.     Petinou, K. & Armostis, S. (2017). Phonological process occurrence in Typically Developing Toddlers. Folia Phoniatrica & Logopaedica. 68 (5), 199-204. doi: 10.1159/000454950

8.     Kkese, E., & Petinou, K. (2016). Perception Abilities of L1 Cypriot Greek Listeners - Types of Errors Involving Plosive Consonants in L2 English. Journal of Psycholinguist Research. 16, 18-34.

9.     Petinou, K., & Theodorou, E. (2015). Early phonetic profiles in Cypriot Greek toddlers.  Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics. 4, 22- 38.

10.  Petinou , K. & Spanoudes, G. (2014). How early language phenotypes correlate with later linguistic abilities, Special Issues on Brain cognition and language connections. Folia Phoniatrica & Logopedica. 66, 67-76. doi:10.1159/000365848

Teaching

Phonetics & Phonology

Introduction to Linguistics

Language Acquisition

Developmental Phonological Disorders

Psycholinguistics and Neurolinguistics

Craniofacial anomalies and Genetic Syndromes

Rehabilitative Audiology

Differential Diagnosis and rehabilitation in Speech Sound Disorders

Services Consulting

Academic Degree Evaluator

Cyprus Registry of Diploma Evaluation KYSATS

Duration: Since 2013

Academic Program & Faculty Promotion Evaluator

APELA, Greece

Duration: Since 2013

Member

Cyprus Association of Speech Therapists

Duration: Since 1989

Delegate Scientific Committee

International Association of Logopedics & Phoniatrics (IALP)

Duration: Since 2010

Member

International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP)

Duration: Since 1997

Nikos Konstantinou

Associate Professor

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

nikos.konstantinou@cut.ac.cy

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CV 

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Dr. Konstantinou has a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience from University College London. He worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the Center for Applied Neuroscience at the University of Cyprus. He has also worked as an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Psychology, University of Cyprus. He is employed as an Assistant Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience since 2018 at the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences at the Cyprus University of Technology. His research interests focus on the neurobiological mechanisms of attention, perception and working memory in healthy and clinical populations (depression, anxiety, stroke, brain injury, dementia). He employs behavioural experimental methods together with neuro-imaging using MRI and non-invasive brain stimulation (TMS, tDCS) techniques.

Research Areas

My research interests focus on the neurobiological mechanisms of attention, perception and working memory in healthy and clinical populations (stroke, brain injury, dementia, depression, anxiety). I employ behavioural experimental methods together with neuro-imaging using MRI and non-invasive brain stimulation (TMS, tDCS) techniques.

Lab: Brain and Cognitive Science (BaCS) lab

Qualifications

2011: Ph.D.
 University College London, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience    
 Dissertation topic: The Role of Visual Short Term Memory Load in Visual Sensory Detection

2007: Master
 University of Cyprus, Psychology   
 Dissertation topic: The development of Inattentional Blindness

2002: Bachelor
 Louisiana State University, Psychology    

Employment

Cyprus University of Technology

Assistant Professor

Duration: 2018 – Current

Cyprus University of Technology

Special Scientist

Duration: 2015 – 2018              

University of Cyprus

Adjunct Lecturer

Duration: 2014 – 2015

Labs

Brain and Cognitive Science (BaCS) lab link

Funding

Role: Principal Investigator
 Project: A randomized controlled trial investigating the effectiveness, mechanisms of action, and moderators of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy combined with transcranial magnetic stimulation in preventing depressive relapse or recurrence - DEPRESS
 Funding Body: Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation, Integrated 2020-2023
 Funding amount: €1,198,553
  

Role: Co-Principal Investigator
 Project: Assessment of Post-Stroke Aphasia for Rehabilitation Research – ASPIRE
 Funding Body: Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation, Excellence Hubs 2019-2022
 Funding amount: €249,645
  

Role: Co-investigator (neuroimaging expert)
 Project: Spatial updating and domain expertise: the case of dancers - SPADE
 Funding Body: Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation, Excellence Hubs 2018-2021
 Funding amount: €149,940
  

Role: Co-investigator (neuroimaging expert)
 Project: New Generation Interventions for Antisocial Behaviour: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation combined with Attention Modification Training - GENAMAT
 Funding Body: Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation, Excellence Hubs 2019-2022
 Funding amount: €150,000
  

Role: Principal Investigator
 Project: Investigating the neural correlates of Visual Short-Term Memory
 Funding Body: Start-up Fund, Cyprus University of Technology, 2018-2022
 Funding amount: €40,000

Publications

Journal Publications (peer-reviewed)

Published

1.     Jonauskaite, D., Abdel-Khalek, A. M., Abu-Akel, A., Al-Rasheed, A. S., Antonietti, J. P., Ásgeirsson, Á. G., ... & Meziane, M. K. B. (2019). The sun is no fun without rain: Physical environments affect how we feel about yellow across 55 countries. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 66, 101350.

2.     Yiannakkaras, C., Konstantinou, N., Constantinidou, F., Pettemeridou, E., Eracleous, E., Papacostas, S. S., & Seimenis, I. (2019). Whole brain and corpus callosum diffusion tensor metrics: How do they correlate with visual and verbal memory performance in chronic traumatic brain injury. Journal of integrative neuroscience, 18(2), 95-105.

3.     Georgiou, A., Konstantinou, N., Phinikettos, I., & Kambanaros, M. (2019). Neuronavigated theta burst stimulation for chronic aphasia: two exploratory case studies. Clinical linguistics & phonetics, 33(6), 532-546.

4.  Konstantinou, N., Pettemeridou, E., Stamatakis, E.A., Seimenis, I. & Constantinidou, F. (2018). Altered Resting Functional Connectivity is Related to Cognitive Outcome in Males with Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.

5.     Konstantinou, N., Constantinidou, F., & Kanai, R. (2017). Discrete capacity limits and neuroanatomical correlates of visual short‐term memory for objects and spatial locations. Human Brain Mapping, 38(2), 767-778.

6.     Konstantinou, N., Pettemeridou, E., Seimenis, I., Eracleous, E., Papacostas, S. S., Papanicolaou, A. C., & Constantinidou, F. (2016). Assessing the Relationship between Neurocognitive Performance and Brain Volume in Chronic Moderate–Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Frontiers in Neurology, 7(March), 1–13.

7.    Konstantinou, N., Beal, E., King, J.R. & Lavie, N (2014). Working memory load and distraction: dissociable effects of visual maintenance and cognitive control. Attention, Perception & Psychophysics, 76(7), 1985-1997.

8.     Lavie, N., Beck, D., & Konstantinou, N. (2014). Blinded by the load: attention, awareness and the role of perceptual load. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Section B, 369(1641): 20130205.

9.     Konstantinou, N., & Lavie, N (2013). Dissociable roles of different types of working memory load in visual detection. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception & Performance, 39(4), 919-924.

10.  Konstantinou, N., Bahrami, B., Rees, G., Lavie, N (2012). Visual short-term memory load reduces retinotopic cortex response to contrast. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 24(11), 2199-2210.

11.  Konstantinou, N. (2011). The role of visual short-term memory load in visual sensory detection. Doctoral thesis, UCL (University College London).

12.  Constantinou, E., Panayiotou, G., N., Konstantinou, N., Loutsiou-Ladd, A., Kapardis, A. (2011). Risky and aggressive driving in young adults: Personality matters. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 43(4), 1323-1331.

13.  Panayiotou, G., and Konstantinou, N. (2010).  Social anxiety in adults: Relationship with individual personality traits and characteristics of parents. In G. Koulieraki, A. Paschali, K. Rotsika, M. Kokkosi (Eds.) Clinical Psychology and Health Psychology, Research and Practice. Athens: Papazisi.

Teaching

Undergraduate courses:

Descriptive Statistics for Rehabilitation Sciences

Basic Statistics

Developmental Psychology

Psychophysiology of hearing, speech, language

Neurocognitive Rehabilitation

Graduate Courses:

Cognitive Neuroscience

Brain Imaging

Brain Stimulation

Consulting Services

Athletic School Consulting

Cyprus Ministry of Education

Duration: 2018 – 2019

 Co-director

SciCo Cyprus (non-profit compancy)

Duration: Since 2015

Science Outreach and Communication

Co-founder of SciCo Cyprus

A non-profit organisation operating as a social enterprise aiming to communicate scientific issues to the public and other diverse audiences via innovative and entertaining means.

Winner of 2013 Cyprus FameLab competition and finalist of 2013 International FameLab competition (Cheltenham Science Festival, UK)

Mediterranean Science Festival (MSF, http://www.mediterraneansciencefestival.com)

Organizer of MSF15 (Dec. 3-6, 2015) and MSF17 (April 27-30, 2017)

Science Café

Organizer of Limassol Café Scientifique and Nicosia Café Scientifique

Speaker at TEDxNicosia 2014 (https://youtu.be/hbmqku_jpHg)

Scientific mentor in the school contest SchoolLab (https://www.school-lab.org/cy/index.php/en/)

Regular columnist at CyprusNews.eu (http://cyprusnews.eu/nicos-constantinou/)

Konstantinos Makris

Professor

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

konstantinos.makris@cut.ac.cy

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Dr. Makris supervises the Water and Health laboratory in the Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health. He has held an appointment as adjunct assistant professor of environmental health at the Dept. of Environmental Health, Harvard University, USA (2009-2015). Dr. Makris leads the exposome-based water and health lab which aims to minimize the human health risk associated with chronic exposures to environmental stressors. Towards this goal, his team applies improved exposure assessment protocols that refine the degree of association with metabolic health outcomes, participating in human studies in Cyprus, Greece, France, Kuwait, the Netherlands, and Norway. His laboratory is equipped with state-of-the art instrumentation valued at >0.5M euros to generate its own biomarker and metabolomics data. Since 2009, Prof. Makris has received > 1.5 million euros in external funding from the EU, the Cyprus RPF, the BBMRI-LPC biobanking network in the EU, and the National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences Center at Harvard University. He has produced over 85 peer-reviewed journal articles and >40 conference proceedings. He was one of the two investigators that conducted the cancer cluster investigation for the Astrasol brain cancer case in Cyprus. Prof. Makris was invited by the Cyprus Parliament Senate Committee on Environment and Health to provide expert testimony about the environmental health consequences for the surrounding populations after the Mari tragedy/explosion and has also served as a member of the scientific advisory committee to the Ministry of Health concerning arsenic exposures in Cyprus. Prof. Makris has been invited by >10 universities and organizations in the USA/EU to deliver research talks, such as in Harvard University, Emory University, University of Alberta, University of Delaware, etc. and he has presided 6 symposia in international conferences.

Research Areas

The research team investigates the relationship between multiple environmental exposures and chronic diseases using the methodological framework of the human exposome. The key thematic concepts of the human exposome, i.e. the holistic representation of all those environmental, dietary, lifestyle/behavioral factors relate to the development of chronic diseases with the lab team paying special emphasis on hormonal cancers or endocrine disorders.

Qualifications

2006: Postdoctoral Fellowship. University of Texas

Environmental Sciences/UT Health Sciences Center

Dissertation topic: Arsenic and explosives remediation of residential sites

2004: PhD. University of Florida

Soil/Water Sciences

Dissertation topic: Drinking-water treatment residuals and phosphorus stability

Employment

Associate Professor

Cyprus University of Technology

Duration: 2011 – Current 

Labs

VISION: The strategic vision of the Water & Health Laboratory, part of the Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health (CII) is two-fold: i) to evaluate health risks associated with chronic exposures to environmental stressors (eg., chemical and physical) with particular focus on the application of novel targeted biomarkers and untargeted metabolomics platforms, and ii) equally important, to test the effectiveness of non-pharmacological health interventions (e.g., organic diet, bio-based food packaging materials, alternative disinfectants and short stays in mountainous climatic conditions) in improving key metabolic health indicators.

WHAT WE DO:

The main pillars of the Water and Health Lab team activities are:

Designing population health studies and executing them in the field

Developing and applying novel human biomonitoring for biomarkers of exposure/effect and implementing agnostic metabolomics protocols

Processing and analyzing population health data

Communicating and disseminating health risks to the public and policy makers

HOW: The Water and Health Lab research agenda is built upon the framework of the human exposome, i.e., the totality of all environmental exposures occurring in one’s lifetime. The W&H Lab team has recently coined the concept of the urban exposome, i.e., the continuous spatiotemporal surveillance/monitoring of quantitative and qualitative indicators associated with the urban external and internal domains that shape up the quality of life and the health of urban populations, using small city areas, i.e. neighborhoods, quarters, or smaller administrative districts, as the point of reference.

The W&H Lab team holds two unique characteristics: i) being capable of generating its own biomarker data using state of the art instrumentation available in its analytic facilities and ii) in-house processing and analyzing own-generated population health data. The scientific hypotheses are tested generating either observational or experimental human studies that are designed and executed by the Water and Health Lab team along with its strategic partners from CII and from other academic institutions in Europe and in the USA.

The W&H lab was established in 2008 and took its name, because of a strategic focus of the CII on water and health issues that were historically present for the island. However, over the years, it became evident that the environmental determinants of chronic disease may be found in multiple compartments, such as in both drinking-water, and showering water, food, air, dust, or soil, etc. Thus, the comprehensive characterization of environmental exposures towards the improved understanding of the chronic disease process require the integration of all involved sources and pathways in contact with the human being. Oral ingestion of water is not the sole route of exposure to chemical or microbiological stressors that impact human health. For example, inhalation and dermal uptake are important routes of exposure to water contaminants via a suite of common water use activities (i.e. cooking, showering, cleaning, etc).

Water and Health Lab

Water and Health Lab Facebook Page ((8) Facebook) 

Publications

1.  Charisiadis P, Andrianou XD, van der Meer TP, den Dunnen WFA, Swaab DF, Wolffenbuttel BHR, Makris KC, van Vliet-Ostaptchouk JV (2018) Possible Obesogenic Effects of Bisphenols Accumulation in the Human Brain. Sci Rep. 29, 81-86.

2.     Andrianou XD, Makris KC (2018) The framework of urban exposome: Application of the exposome concept in urban health studies. Sci Total Enviro. 636, 963-967.

3.     Gängler S, Charisiadis P, Seth R, Chatterjee S, Makris KC (2018) Time of the day dictates the variability of biomarkers of exposure to disinfection byproducts. Environ Int. 112, 33-40.

4.     Charisiadis P, Makris KC (2018) Cohort-friendly protocol for a sensitive and fast method for trihalomethanes in urine using gas chromatography-Triple quadrupole mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 1072, 336-340.

5.     Gängler S, Bouhamra W, Dockery DW, Makris KC (2018) Coupling external with internal exposure metrics of trihalomethanes in young females from Kuwait and Cyprus. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 28(2), 140-146.

6.     Voniatis M, Makris KC (2018) Brain cancer cluster investigation around a factory emitting dichloromethane. Eur J Public Health. 28(2), 338-343.

7.     Van der Meer TP, ArtachoCordón F, Swaab DF, Struik D, Wolffenbuttel BHR, Frederiksen H, Van Vliet-Ostaptchouk JV, Makris KC (2017) Distribution of Non-Persistent Endocrine Disruptors in Two Different Regions of the Human Brain. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 14(9), Pii: E1059.

8.     Ioannou S, Andrianou XD, Charisiadis P, Makris KC (2017) Biomarkers of end of shift exposure to disinfection byproducts in nurses. J Environ Sci (China). 58, 217- 223.

9.     Andrianou XD, Charisiadis P, Makris KC (2017) Coupling Urinary Trihalomethanes and Metabolomic Profiles of Type II Diabetes: A Case-Control Study. J Proteome Res. 16(8), 2743- 2751.

10.  Tsangari X, Andrianou XD, Agapiou A, Mochalski P, Makris KC (2017) Spatial characteristics of urinary BTEX concentrations in the general population. Chemosphere. 173, 261- 266.

Teaching

Environmental Health

Methodology

Exposure Assessment

Environment and Population Health

Consulting Services

Research Committee

Cyprus University of Technology

Duration: Since 2019

Andrie Panayiotou

Associate Professor in Public Health

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

andrie.panayiotou@cut.ac.cy

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Dr Andrie Panayiotou is Assistant Professor in Public Health at the Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health, CUT, since 2011. She is an epidemiologist with special interest in preventing cardiovascular disease and atherosclerosis and her work has focused mainly on risk factors and biomarkers (genetic, biochemical, environmental and social) for cardiovascular health and disease, while she has recently expanded research work to include risk factors for the cardiorenal syndrome and vascular ageing (arterial stiffness as a proxy for CVD), under the “common grounds for disease” hypothesis. Since 2011 she has established and heads the Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Genetics lab at CII (CVEG –www.cveglab.cut.ac.cy), a dry lab, which houses relevant equipment for arterial stiffness measurements (Complior Analyse, ALAm Medical Inc) and data analysis. The CVEG team includes post-graduate/PhD students, as well as MD/research associates. She additionally co-ordinates “The Cyprus Study”, an on-going general population cohort study which she helped set-up and which participates in several large international consortia publishing joint results in high-impact journals such as Nature Genetics, JACC, BMJ and others (see list of publications). She is experienced in study design, logistics, including sample acquiring and storage, and analysis of large epidemiological studies. AP is also the Secretary and founding member of the newly established Cyprus Atherosclerosis Society (CAS), while she also sits at the board of the National Bioethics Committee and heads the Cyprus Unit on Bioethics under the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics (Haifa). She was recently appointed by CAS as National Lead Co-investigator to set-up the Cyprus National Registry for Familial Hypercholesterolemia (Cyprus-FH), part of a global effort on FH (EAS-FHSC).

 https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lPmec0UAAAAJ&hl=en

Research Areas

Epidemiology of cardiovascular disease

Αrterial ageing

Βioethics and public health ethics

Qualifications

2009‐2010: MSc in Epidemiology

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Dissertation topic: Association of blood levels of inflammatory and thrombogenic markers and subclinical atherosclerosis measurements (plaque area) in a cross-sectional study in Cyprus in adults over 40 years old

2003‐2008: PhD in Molecular Biology

University of Cyprus, Department of Biological Sciences

Dissertation topic: Biomarkers and Subclinical Atherosclerosis

1999‐2003: BSc in Biology

University of Patras, Department of Biology

Employment

Assistant Professor in Public Health

Cyprus University of Technology

Duration: June 2015 – Current

Lecturer in Public Health

Cyprus University of Technology

Duration: May 2011 – May 2015

Scientist

Cyprus Cardiovascular Educational and Research Trust

Duration: 2008 – 2011

Labs

The Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Genetics Research Lab (CVEG Lab)

The Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Genetics Research Lab (CVEG Lab) falls under the Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health (CII), and under the auspices of the Cyprus University of Technology.

The main aim of the CVD Epidemiology and Genetics Research Lab is the production of scientific knowledge and the promotion of research in cardiovascular and related ageing diseases, emphasizing on the epidemiology of atherosclerosis and arterial ageing.

Awards

Scholarship for MSc studies

Duration: 2008 – 2009

Leventis Foundation

1st prize for best original presentation

Duration: 2008

From the Nicosia - Keryneia Medical Association. 20th annual congress

1st prize for best original paper

Duration: 2006

From the Limassol Medical Association. 7th annual contest for research papers during the 27th annual congress

1st prize for best original presentation

Duration: 2006

From the Nicosia - Keryneia Medical Association. 19th annual congress

1st IUA prize for best original presentation

Duration: 2006

From the International Union of Angiology. World Congress of the International Union of Angiology

Scholarship for excellence (BSc studies)

Duration: 1999 – 2000

Hellenic State Scholarships Foundation

Publications

1.     Spaak J., Kalani M, Panayiotou A. (2018) Kidney function is associated with short-term, mid-term and long-term clinical outcome after coronary angiography and intervention. Taylor and Francis Ltd. 73(4), 362-369

2.     Schmidt, A.F., Swerdlow, D.I., Holmes, M.V. et al. (2017) PCSK9 genetic variants and risk of type 2 diabetes: a mendelian randomisation study. The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology. 5(2), 97-105

3.     Elena Hadjimbei, George Botsaris, Vassilis Gekas, and Andrie G. Panayiotou. (2016) Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Lifestyle Characteristics of University Students in Cyprus: A Cross‐Sectional Survey. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism. ID 274 2841, 8

4.     Stavri Zinonos, Theodora Zachariadou, Savvas Zannetos and Andreas Georgiou and Andrie G. Panayiotou. (2016) Smoking prevalence and associated risk factors among healthcare professionals in Nicosia general hospital, Cyprus: a cross‐sectional study. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 14(14).

5.     Nicolaides A and Andrie G. Panayiotou. (2016) Screening for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk Using Ul¬trasound. JACC. 11(67)

6.      Kousios A, Kouis P and Andrie G. Panayiotou. (2016) Matrix Metalloproteinases and subclinical atheroscle¬rosis in Chronic Kidney Disease: A systematic review. Int J Nephrol.  ID 94980, 13,11

7.     Holmes MV, Dale CE, Zuccolo L, et al. (2014) Association between alcohol and cardiovascular disease: Mendelian randomisation analysis based on individual participant data. BMJ. 349:g4 164.

8.     Arking DE, Pulit SL, Crotti L, et al. (2014) Genetic association study of QT interval highlights role for calcium signaling pathways in myocardi¬al repolarization. Nat Genet. 46(8), 826‐36

9.    Hoppenstead D, Nicolaides A, Fareed J and Andrie G. Panayiotou. (2012) Novel Biomarkers and Subclinical Atherosclerosis. New York: Springer

10.   Nicolaides A, Griffin M, Bond D and Andrie G. Panayiotou. (2012) Screening for cardiovascular risk using ultrasound: A practical approach. New York: Springer

Teaching

Undergraduate courses

Genetics (3rd year Nursing)

Postgraduate courses

Introduction to Epidemiology

Genetics

Epidemiology

Study Design

Epidemiology of non-communicable diseases

Research Ethics in PH

Consulting Services

Member of the Committee

National Bioethics Committee

Duration: 2015 – 2019 and 2019 –

Secretary and founding member

Cyprus Atherosclerosis Society

Duration: 2016 – 2019 and 2019 –

Elected member of the work group “Epidemiology and Prevention of Atherosclerosis

Hellenic Atherosclerosis Society

Duration: 2013 – 2015

Member of the Editorial Board, Specialist Committee

International Angiology Journal

Duration: 2008 – Current

Costas A. Christophi

Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department Chair

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

costas.christophi@cut.ac.cy

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Associate Professor Costas Christophi is a Biostatistician. His research group has worked on obesity and diabetes; smoking and health; and several other important topics in Public Health. He is an Associate Professor at CUT and holds an appointment as Adjunct Associate Professor of Occupational and Environmental Health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

 Working with collaborators from Harvard University (including Professors David Christiani, Stefanos Kales and Christos Mantzoros) and from the Cyprus Ministry of Defense, his group initiated an epidemiological investigation of the health of young Cypriot males who were serving in the Cypriot armed forces. Their intent was to study the relationships between genetics, environment, metabolism and obesity in these young recruits. The team found that, when they joined the army, almost one third of these young men were either overweight or obese. Two years later when they left the army, their obesity had increased and their cardiovascular health had deteriorated.

 In a series of manuscripts, working with Prof. Kales at Harvard University and other colleagues, the team explored the roles of obesity, physical activity and measures of cardiorespiratory fitness as predictors of metabolic syndrome (i.e., diabetes) and cardiovascular disease risk among firefighters and other emergency workers.

 Professor Christophi’s research group has also been involved in several studies of tobacco smoking habits and determinants in Cyprus. In this research, through our association with Harvard, they have benefitted from the guidance and direct involvement of Professor Greg Connolly, a world-recognized authority on smoking and health. One study, conducted in close collaboration with Cyprus’ Ministries of Health and Education, collected data on smoking behavior, knowledge and attitudes of Cypriot youth. This investigation found that almost 40% of high school boys and about 25% of girls smoke. The levels of smoking among girls are quite high and suggest that levels of smoking among women in Cyprus are rising dramatically. Also troubling was the finding that almost one quarter of students who did not smoke indicated that they were likely to start smoking within the next year.

 Most recently, in a collaboration involving CII, the Harvard School of Public Health, and the Dasman Diabetes Institute in Kuwait, Prof. Christophi’s group is contributing to the development and analysis of data from a large pregnancy-birth cohort study intended to examine the effect of in utero and early life environmental exposures to the subsequent development of chronic diseases such as diabetes.

 His group’s publication record is impressive, with articles in journals as prestigious as the New England Journal of Medicine (impact factor = 55).

Research Areas

Biostatistics

Epidemiology

Smoking

Obesity

Diabetes

Qualifications

2004: PhD in Statistics

George Washington University, Statistics

Dissertation topic: Distances in Random Tries via Analytic Probability: the Oscillatory Distribution

1999: MSc in Statistics.

George Washington University, Statistics

1994: BSc in Business Administration

Boston University, Accounting

Employment

Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology

Cyprus University of Technology

Duration: 2016 – Current

Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology

Cyprus University of Technology

Duration: 2011 – 2016

Lecturer in Biostatistics

Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health in association with Harvard School of Public Health

Duration: 2005 – 2011

wards

The Endocrine Society and Pfizer, Inc. International Award for Excellence in Published Clinical Research in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

The Endocrine Society and Pfizer, Inc

Duration: 2009

George Washington University Fellowship

George Washington University

Duration: 2003 – 2004

Minna Mirin Kullback Memorial Prize

George Washington University

Duration: 2000

Fulbright Cyprus-America Scholarship Program – Graduate

Fulbright

Duration: 1997 – 1999

Publications

1.     Yang J, Farioli A, Baur D, Moffatt S, Zollinger T, Kales S, Christofi C (2019) Association between push-up exercise capacity and future cardiovascular events among active adult men. JAMA Network Open. 2, e1883 41.

2.     Smith D, Haller J, Korre M, Sampani K, Porto L, Fehling P, Kales S, Christofi C (2019) The relation of emergency duties to cardiac death among US firefighters. American Journal of Cardiology. 123, 736 – 741.

3.     Smith D, Haller J, Korre M, Fehling P, Sampani K, Porto L, Kales S, Christofi C (2018) Pathoanatomic findings associated with dutyrelated cardiac death in US firefighters: a case-control study. J Am Heart Assoc. 7, e0094 46.

4.     Pampaka D, Papatheodorou S, AlSeaidan M, Wotayan R, Wright R, Buring J, Dockery D, Christofi C (2018) Postnatal depressive symptoms in women with and without antenatal depressive symptoms. Arch Women’s Ment Health. 22, 93-103.

5.     Pampaka D, Papatheodorou S, AlSeaidan M, Wotayan R, Wright R, Buring J, Dockery D, Christofi C (2018) Depressive symptoms and comorbid problems in pregnancy - results from a population-based study. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 112, 53-58.

6.     Paisi M, Pampaka D, Kehagias M, Vardavas C, Connolly G, Christofi C (2013) The Impact of the Cyprus Comprehensive Smoking Ban on Air Quality and Economic Business of Hospitality Venues. BMC Public Health. 13,76.

7.     Hamnvik OP, Liu X, Petrou M, Gong H, Chamberland J, Kim E, Kales S, Christiani D, Mantzoros C, Christofi C (2011) Soluble Leptin Receptor and Leptin are Associated with Baseline Adiposity and Metabolic Risk Factors, and Predict Adiposity, Metabolic Syndrome, and Glucose Levels at 2-year Follow-up: the Cyprus Metabolism Prospective Cohort Study. Metabolism. 60, 987-993.

8.     Knowler W, Fowler S, Hamman R, Hoffman H, Brenneman A, Brown J, Goldberg R, Venditti E, Nathan D, Christofi C (2009) 10-Year Follow-up of Diabetes Incidence and Weight Loss in the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study. The Lancet. 374, 1677- 1686

9.     Omland T, de Lemos J, Sabatine M, Rice M, Jablonski K, Tjora S, Domanski M, Gersh B, Rouleau J, Pfeffer M, Braunwald E, Christofi C (2009) Very Low Cardiac Troponin T Concentrations and Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease: The PEACE Trial. The New England Journal of Medicine. 361, 2538- 2547.

10.  Kales S, Soteriades E, Christiani D, Christofi C (2007) Emergency Duties and Deaths from Heart Disease Among Firefighters in the Unites States. The New England Journal of Medicine. 356, 1207- 1215.

Teaching

Research Methods and Biostatistics

Biostatistics for Public Health

Advanced Topics in Biostatistics

Research Methodology

Consulting Services

Founding member and Vice-Chair of the Board

Cyprus Statistical Society

Duration: 2017 – Current

Member

National Committee for Tobacco Control

Duration: 2012 – Current

Expert

Global Burden of Disease (GBD)

Duration: 2013 – Current

Chair

Data Safety Monitoring Board

Duration: 2012 – 2014

Researcher - Cancer Cluster Investigation

Ministry of Health

Duration: 2008

Elena Theodorou

Assistant Professor

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

eleni.theodorou@cut.ac.cy

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Research Areas

Developmental Language Disorder (assessment and intervention)

Speech and language service provision

Language acquisition in bi-dialect  situation

Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Qualifications

2013: Ph.D. in Linguistics. University of Cyprus

Department of English Studies

Dissertation topic: Diagnosing Specific Language Impairment: the case of Cypriot-Greek.

2007: Master. University of Sheffield

Department of School of communication sciences

Dissertation topic: Language and Communication Impairment in Children

2001: Bachelor in Speech and Language Therapy. Highest Technological Educational Institute of Patras.

School of Health Science, Department of Speech and Language Therapy.

Employment

Assistant Professor

Cyprus University of Technology

Duration: 2020 – Current

Lecturer

Cyprus University of Technology

Duration: 2016 – 2020

Speech and Language Therapist in pre-primary, primary schools and special schools

Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus

Duration: 2003 – 2015

Special Scientist

European University of Cyprus, Department of Speech Therapy

Duration: 2013 – 2014

Labs

EPI.LO.G.o laboratory was established by Dr. Elena Theodorou, Lecturer of Speechpathology, to cover research, educational and clinical needs in the areas of Language and Communication Disorders in Childhood. The lab is funded by the Cyprus University of Technology (Start-up Funding Lecturer Elena Theodorou) and it is located in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, ZT3 building, 15 Vragadinou Street, 3041, Limassol.

The lab is equipped with workstations where researchers and their collaborators can store and analyze research data. It is equipped, among other things, with Diagnostic Language Tools, tablets for developing communication boards, applications involving the use of symbols for linguistic development, etc.

In short, laboratory’s activity is related to a) the mapping of the language skills of children with developmental language disorders (primary and secondary), b) the accurate identification and reliable assessment of language difficulties in childhood, and c) the utilization of research data for targeted Evidence Based Practice. It also deals with (d) the investigation of Alternative and Augmentative Communication provided to people with limited or non-existent verbal communication; and (e) how language programs of symbols and concepts (e.g. MAKATON) can be used effectively in speech therapy at both the level of assessment and planning of the intervention. In addition, it deals with the investigation of the treatment of children with serious communication difficulties, namely with programs using gestures, meanings and symbols that can contribute to the development of communication skills as well as to the development of speech.

Laboratory supervisor
Dr. Elena Theodorou
Lecturer in Speechpathology

Awards

Award for good service

Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture

Year: 2018

Prize for the best PhD thesis

University of Cyprus

Year: 2014

Full scholarship for Bachelor degree

(IKY): Greek State Scholarship Foundation

Year:  1997 – 2001

Publications

Journal Publications (peer-reviewed)

Published

1.  Petinou, K., Taxitari, L., Phinikettos, I. & Theodorou, E. (2021). Dynamic Linguistic Interconnectedness and Variability in Toddlers. Journal of Psycholinguistics,  1-18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10936-020-09747-y

2.     Giannikas, C., Kambanaros, M. & Theodorou, E. (2020). English foreign language teachers’ awareness of childhood language impairment. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 1-17.

3.  Theodorou, E. & Pampoulou, E. (2020). Investigating the assessment procedures for children with Complex Communication Needs.  Communication Disorders Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1177/1525740120960643

4.     Kyriakou, K., Theodorou, E., Petinou, K. & Phinikettos, I. (2020). Risk Factors for Voice Disorders in Kindergarten and Elementary Public School Teachers in Cyprus. Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene. 61(2), 221–240.

5.     Petinou, K. & Theodorou, E. (2019). Promoting speech intelligibility through phonologically dense targets. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics.  4, 1-13. doi: 10.1080/02699206.2019.1597168

6.    Theodorou, E. & Pampoulou, E. Submitted. Investigating the assessment procedures for children with Complex Communication Needs. Augmentative and Alternative Communication

7.    Theodorou, E., Pampoulou, E., & Sampson, N. (2018). An exploration of the AAC assessment procedures followed by speech and language therapists in Cyprus. Communication Matters

8.     Pampoulou, E., Theodorou, E., & Petinou, K. (2018). Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Cyprus: Preliminary Survey. Journal of Child Language Teaching and Therapy. 34(1), 5-21

9.     Theodorou, E., Kambanaros, M., & Grohmann, K. K. (2017). Sentence repetition as a tool for screening morphosyntactic abilities of bilectal children with SLI. Frontiers in psychology, 8, 2104.

10.  Thedorou, E., Kambanaros, M., & Grohmann, K. (2016). Diagnosing bilectal children with SLI: Determination of identification accuracy. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics. 30(12), 925-943

11.  Petinou, K., & Theodorou, E. (2016). Early phonetic development in typically developing children: A longitudinal investigation from Cypriot-Greek child data. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics. 30(1), 12-28

12.  Varlokosta, S.,, Belletti, A., João C., Friedmann, N.,  Gavarró, A., Grohmann, K., Guasti, T., Tuller, M., Andjelkovic, L., Argemí, D., Avram, N., Berends Sanne, L., Brunetto, V., Delage, H., Ezeizabarrena, S., María-José, Fattal, Iris, Haman, Ewa, van Hout Angeliek, van der Lely Heather, Lobo, M., Jensen de López Kristine M., Napoleon, K., Kologranic, L., Nadezda, K., Kuvac Kraljevic, J., Miękisz, A.,Nerantzini, M., Queraltó, C., Radic, Z., Ruiz, S., Sauerland, U., Sevcenco, A., Smoczyńska, M.,Theodorou, E., Veenstra,A., Weston, J.,Yachini, M., Yatsushiro, K. (2015). A Cross Linguistic Study of the Acquisition of Clitic and Pronoun Production. Language Acquisition. 1-35

13.  Theodorou, E. & Grohmann, K. (2015). Object clitics in Cypriot Greek children with SLI. Lingua. 161, 144-158

14.  Theodorou, E., Kambanaros, M., & Grohmann, K., K. (2013). Specific Language Impairment: Diagnostic Issues. Language Variation. 13(2), 217-236

Teaching

Clinical Topics in Speech Therapy (in Greek)

Fluency Disorders, Stuttering (in Greek)

Developmental Language Disorders (in Greek)

Voice Disorders (in Greek)

Phonological development and phonological disorders (in Greek)

Recent Advancements in the Assessment of Developmental Language, Speech and Communication Disorders (in Greek_Master Level)

Consulting Services

International Association of Communication Sciences and Disorders (IALP)

Child Language Committee

Duration: Since 10/2020

Board member, School of Health Sciences

Cyprus University of Technology

Duration: Since 11/2018

Board member, Committee for Ethics in Research, Member

Cyprus University of Technology

Duration: Since 2/2018

Erasmus Coordinator for Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

Cyprus University of Technology

Duration: Since 9/2017

 Scientific coordinator for speech and language therapist hiring.

Ministry of Education and Culture

Since 11/2017

Eliada Pampoulou

Assistant Professor

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

eliada.pampoulou@cut.ac.cy

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CV 

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Dr Pampoulou is a Speech and Language Therapist from her first degree (Higher Technological Education Institute of Patras, 2004) and an Assistive Technology Specialist through having completed her MSc (King’s College London, 2006). Her PhD thesis (King’s College London, 2015) brought together these fields, whereby she explored the experiences of professionals regarding their work with graphic symbols, such as Makaton, PCS and Widgit symbols. For her tertiary qualifications she received four different funding awards. The most recent funding pertained to her PhD research project, which was co-funded by the Republic of Cyprus and the European Regional Development Fund of the European Union through the Research Promotion Foundation of Cyprus.

 As a speech and language therapist and specialist in assistive technology, Dr Pampoulou worked both in Cyprus in England in both the public and private sectors, supporting people with complex communication needs of different ages. Drawing on her clinical experience, she has created two communication books, one for children and another for adults (Pampoulou and Constanta, 2016). Additionally, she worked in England in one of the pioneering companies in the development of graphic symbols for special education, where during her employment she had the opportunity to work with a number of graphic symbol developers from both the UK and USA.

 Dr Pampoulou’s research interests directly relate to the still novel area in Cyprus of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). Specifically, her focus is on the quality of AAC assessment and intervention outcomes as well as AAC systems acceptance. One of her current pioneering research projects is the development of an assessment tool for the selection of the most appropriate corpus/es of graphic symbols for AAC experts to use during the assessment process (Pampoulou and Fuller). It is Dr Pampoulou’s aspiration that through her research work she will continue supporting people with complex communication needs in order to communicate their thoughts and ideas effectively, thus increasing their chances of reaching their maximum potential.

 As part of her contribution to the wider society, she has run a number of seminars and workshops in which she has been training both professionals and parents on issues concerning the AAC field. As an advocate of AAC, in 2018, she created a video (link provided below) with her undergraduate students as part of AAC awareness month, which is celebrated every October across the globe.

 https://www.youtube.com/embed/bwUnolLgwMU

Research Areas

Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Acquired Communication Disorders

Assistive Technology

Graphic Symbols

Qualifications

2015: PhD, King’s College London, United Kingdom

Faculty of Social Science and Public Policy, Department of Education

Dissertation topic: The use of graphic symbols in inclusive primary schools an exploration of teachers’ and speech and language therapists’ experiences of graphic symbols

2006: MSc in Assistive Technology, King’s College London, United Kingdom

School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Division of Applied Biomedical Research

Dissertation topic: Graphic symbol set selection considerations by speech and language therapists: a pilot study

2004: Bachelor in Speech and Language Therapy, Highest Technological Education Institute of Patras, Greece

Speech and Language Therapy

Dissertation topic: The use of a software tool to support students with learning difficulties.

Employment

Lecturer of Speech Therapy

Technological University of Cyprus

Duration: 2018 - Current

Research Fellow

Technological University of Cyprus

Duration: 2016-2018

Speech therapist

University of Nicosia: Multifaceted Center of Speech and Intelligence

Duration: 2016-2017

Labs

Laboratory of Augmentative/ Alternative Communication and AssistiveTechnology
 AACTLab

The AACTLab is the first laboratory established in Cyprus specialising in Augmentative and Alternative Communication and Assistive Technology in the field of speech and language therapy. The AACTLab was created in 2019 by the Lecturer Eliada Pampoulou, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology (CUT), Limassol, from her starting grant provided by the university.

The vision of AACTLab is to support people with severe complex communication issues in expressing their needs, thoughts and ideas, in comprehending linguistic information, participating in decision making (ex. medical assistance), whilst eventually developing and maintaining social relations. The laboratory aims to cover the various research and clinical needs in the field of Augmentative and Alternative Communication.

The AACTLab has the aim of ensuring the provision of high quality services to people with complex communication disorders, through the following main activities:

conducting of local and international research

development and modification of existing evaluation tools

development of technological systems to be used for communication purposes

training of university students, caregivers (e.g. relatives) and health professionals (e.g. speech and language therapists and nurses)

creation of discussion groups focusing on topics relating to the support of people with acquired and complex communication disorders (please contact us if you would like to start one)

collaboration with different bodies (e.g. academia and industry) from Cyprus and abroad

The AACTLab is fully equipped with up to date low and high technology systems, such as printed communication books, talking products, eye gaze systems, switches, among others. Below you can see some pictures of the laboratory´s equipment and some of the activities that it will focus on, such as the training of university students in the use of assistive technology.

The laboratory is located at the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences of the Cyprus University of Technology, ZT3 building, 15 Vragadinou Street, Limassol, Cyprus.

https://goo.gl/maps/9CogTsZGowM2

Laboratory Director

Dr. Eliada Pampoulou

Lecturer of Speech and Language Pathology

Cyprus University of Technology

Awards

Project Coordinator of the project: i-TRAIN: Mobile Digital Training for Direct Care Workers dealing with Stroke Survivors

Duration: 2020 – 2022

Funding: Erasmus+ — EUR 248, 000

Director of the AACTLab (Infrastructure)

Developer of the Aided Symbol Assessment tool

Duration:  2018 – 2021

Funding: Cyprus University Technology Faculty Start-up Fund — EUR 40,000

Young Researchers of Cyprus Programme (PENEK/0609)
 Duration: 2011-2013
 Funding: Co-funded by the Republic of Cyprus and the European Regional Development Fund of the EU through the Research Promotion Foundation of Cyprus — EUR 65,000

Funding for MSc in Assistive Technology
 Duration: 2005-2006
 Funding: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Collaborative Training Account Bursary, King’s College London (full-scholarship)

Funding for MSc in Assistive Technology
 Duration: 2005-2006
 Funding: Awards Foundation A.G. Leventis – GBP 4,000

Funding for the Bachelor in Speech and Language Therapy
 Duration: 2000-2004
 Funding: Greek State Scholarship Foundation

Publications

PUBLICATIONS (peer-reviewed)

Book Chapters

1.    Pampoulou, E. (in publication). Augmentative and Alternative Communication: assessment of people with complex communication needs. In Kambanaros, M. Diagnostic issues in speech and language therapy.

2.     Pampoulou, E. and Fuller, D.R. Introduction to AAC symbols. In Lloyd, L.L., & Fuller, D.R. (Eds.). (in publication). Principles and practices in augmentative and alternative communication. Thorofare, NJ: Slack, Inc.

3.     Pampoulou, E. and Fuller, D.R. Aided AAC symbols. In Lloyd, L.L., & Fuller, D.R. (Eds.). (in publication). Principles and practices in augmentative and alternative communication. Thorofare, NJ: Slack, Inc.

4.  Fuller, D.R., and Pampoulou, E. AAC models and classification systems. In Lloyd, L.L., & Fuller, D.R. (Eds.). (in publication). Principles and practices in augmentative and alternative communication. Thorofare, NJ: Slack, Inc.

Scholarly Journals 

1.       Pampoulou, E. and Fuller, D.R. (under peer review). Introduction of a New AAC Symbol Classification System: The Multidimensional Quaternary Symbol Continuum (MQSC). Journal of Enabling Technologies.

2.    Fuller, D.R. and Pampoulou, E. (under peer review). The AAC Communication Model: Revisiting the Means to Select and Transmit. Journal of Enabling Technologies.

3.     Eden, V., Pampoulou, E., Kambanaros, M., and Murphy, J. (under peer review). Communication Abilities and Quality of Life for People with Aphasia by using Talking Mats as a Treatment Method in Speech and Language Therapy. Aphasiology.

4.    Xeta, C., Kyranou, M., and Pampoulou, E. (under peer review). Communicating with mechanically ventilated patients who are awake. A qualitative study on the experience of Critical Care Nurses in Cyprus during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Annals of Intensive Care.

5.    Gregoriou, G., Pampoulou, E., and Kambanaros, M. (under peer review). The impact of dementia on family carers using the ICF framework. Journal of Inquiry.

6.     Giannikas, C. and Pampoulou, E. (under peer review). Implementing Blended Learning in Higher Education Programmes: The Cypriot context. Research in Learning Technology.

7.     Pampoulou, E. and Fuller, D.R. (2020). Exploring AAC graphic symbol choices: a preliminary study. Journal of Enabling Technologies. 14 (3), pp. 171-185. DOI: 10.1108/JET-03-2020-0013

8.     Pampoulou, E. and Diamanti, I. (2020). Graphic symbol preferences of adults with disabilities in one non-profit foundation in Greece. Journal of Enabling Technologies, 14(3), pp. 157-169. DOI: 10.1108/JET-12-2019-0057

9.  Theodorou, E. and Pampoulou, E. (2020). Investigating the Assessment Procedures for Children with Complex Communication Needs. Communication Disorders Quarterly 1(14) pp. 1-14. DOI:  10.1177/1525740120960643

10.  Pampoulou, E. (2019). Speech and language therapists’ experiences supporting adults with acquired communication disorders. Disability Rehabilitation Assistive Technology, 14(5):471-478. DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2018.1463401

11.  Pampoulou, E., Theodorou E., and Petinou, K. (2018). Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Cyprus: Preliminary Survey. Journal of Child Language Teaching and Therapy. 34(1) pp.5-21. DOI: 10.1177/0265659018755523

12.  Pampoulou, E. (2017). Graphic symbols terminology: a call for a consensus. Journal of Enabling Technologies. 11(3), pp.1-9. DOI: 10.1108/JET-02-2017-0008

13.  Pampoulou, E. (2017). Exploring speech and language therapists and teachers’ experiences when choosing graphic symbol set(s) for their students in inclusive primary schools in England and Cyprus. Journal of Enabling Technologies. 11(2) pp.49-58. DOI: 10.1108/JET-07-2016-0014

14.  Pampoulou, E. (2016). Graphic symbol practices as a whole school approach in two inclusive primary schools in England and Cyprus. Journal of Technology and Disability. 28 (1,2) pp.31-45. DOI: 10.3233/TAD-160442

15.  Pampoulou, E. (2016). Collaboration between speech and language therapists and school staff when working with graphic symbols. Journal of Child Language Teaching and Therapy. 32(3) pp.361-376. DOI: 10.1177/0265659016647996

16.  Kambouri, M., Pampoulou, E., Pieridou, M. and Allen, M.  (2016). Early years teachers’ understanding and use of graphic symbols: A case study in relation to the teaching of science. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education.12(9) pp.1-19. DOI: 10.12973/eurasia.2016.1275a

17.  Pampoulou, E., and Detheridge, C. (2007). The role of symbols in the mainstream to access literacy. Journal of Assistive Technologies. 1(1) pp. 21-27. DOI: 10.1108/17549450200700004

Conference Proceedings

1.    Gregoriou, M., Pampoulou, E., and Millis, G. (2021). Promoting social equality in inclusive education: mapping the experience of parents of children who rely on Augmentative and Alternative Communication. International Scientific Conference of the University of Latvia.

2.     Constanta, M., Theodorou, E., and Pampoulou, E. (2018). Intensive language intervention for a student with developmental language disorders and learning disabilities. 15th Pancyprian Conference of Cyprus Pedagogical Association.

3.     Theodorou, E., Pampoulou, E. (2018). Investigating the assessment procedures for children with Complex Communication Needs: The Participation Model. Journal of Communication Matters.

4.     Theodorou, E., Pampoulou, E. and Petinou, K. (2016). Provision of Augmentative and Alternative Communication services to people with disabilities. 14th Pancyprian Conference of Cyprus Pedagogical Association.

5.  Pampoulou, E. and Abbott, C. (2013). Visual Timetables, Journal of Communication Matters, 27(2), pp.35-38.

6.     Pampoulou, E. and Angelides, P. (2012). The use of graphic symbols to promote inclusion in two schools in Cyprus. 8th PanHellenic Conference of Pedagogical Company of Greece.

7.  Greenstock, L. and Pampoulou, E. (2010). An introduction to two pieces of recent research in the use of graphic symbols, Journal of Communication Matters, 24(2) pp.32-35.

8.  Pampoulou, E. (2008). Graphic symbols in the prevention, diagnostics and treatment of communication disorders. 3rd National Congress of Bulgarian National Association of Logopedists. Sofia, Bulgaria.

9.     Pampoulou, E. and Detheridge, C. (2007). The role of symbols to access literacy. 3th Conference of Panhellenic Association of Logopedics. Athens, Greece.

10.  Pampoulou, E. (2007). Review of better living through technology, Journal of Assistive Technologies 1(2), pp. 54-55.

Teaching

At Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol:

Undergraduate Courses

Introduction to Communication Disorders

Psychophysiology of Hearing and Speech

Language-Based Learning Disorders

Neurogenic Motor Speech Disorders

The use of Computers and New Technologies in Speech Therapy

Postgraduate Courses

Implementation Methods in Augmentative and Alternative Communication for People with Developmental Disabilities (Theory and Lab)

At European University Cyprus, Nicosia:

Undergraduate Course

Introduction to Speech and Language Therapy

Clinical Topics in Speech and Language Therapy

Consulting Services

Director of the AAC Sig Group (part of the work undertaken at the AACTLab)

Cyprus University of Technology

Duration: 2020 – Current

Elected member of the Senate Board

Cyprus University of Technology

Duration: 2020 – Current

Elected member of the Faculty of Health Sciences Board

Cyprus University of Technology

Duration: 2020 – Current

Elected member of the Internal Quality Assurance’ Committee

Cyprus University of Technology

Duration: 2020 – Current

Elected member of the Undergraduate Studies Committee

Cyprus University of Technology

Duration: 2019 – Current

Elected member of the Health and Safety Committee

Cyprus University of Technology

Duration: 2019 – Current

Elected member of the Library Committee

Cyprus University of Technology

Duration: 2019 – 2020

Member of the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences Board

Cyprus University of Technology

Duration: 2018 – Current

AAC Consultant/Trainer

Theotokos Foundation

Duration: 2018 – Current

AAC Consultant/Trainer

Pedagogical Institute of the Ministry of Education and Culture

Duration: 2015 – Current

Memberships

Scientific Societies

Member of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC)

Year: 2021 – Current

Secretary of the Cypriot Committee of the European Speech and Language Therapy Association (ESLA)

Year: 2020 – Current

Affiliated member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

Year: 2017-2018

Member of the ISAAC

Year: 2012 – 2013

Member of the ISAAC

Year: 2008 – 2010

Member of the ISAAC

Year: 2006 – 2008

Member of the Cyprus Speech Therapy Association

Year: 2004 – Current

Research Groups

Director of the AACTLab, Cyprus University of Technology

Year: 2020 – Current

Member of the Talking Mats SIG Group

Year: 2020 – Current

Resources

Material

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