Dr Vasileios Chatzimpyros

Assistant Professor
Academic Director of Undergraduate Programmes

Academic Position	Assistant Professor Academic Director of Undergraduate Programmes
Academic Qualifications	PhD in Social Psychology, Department of Psychology, Aristotle University MSc in Occupational Psychology, Department of Medicine, Nottingham University BSc in Psychology, Department of Psychology, City University of London
Office	Strategakis Building, 24 Proxenou Koromila st.,6th floor
Telephone	2310224080 (ext 117)
Email	vhatzibirros@york.citycollege.eu

Dr Chatzimpyros is a psychologist with an expertise in Social and Occupational Psychology. He completed his PhD in Social Psychology in 2014 at the Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, which focused on social representations of health provision towards immigrant patients and the organisational assessment of the Greek health system. In 2014 he was awarded the State Scholarship Foundation research fund and collaborated with the University of California Berkeley as a research scholar. He produced research for the department of Public Health that focused on issues of human rights and minorities, occupational health of immigrants and health provision. Dr Chatzimpyros has research experience on issues of idenity and immigration, social representations of prejudice, human rights and minorities and organizational assessment of health systems, collaborating with the University of Thessaly, the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the University of California Berkeley and the Technological University of Cyprus on these issues.

He has also extensive teaching experience in psychology, having taught at the University of Thessaly, at the School of Pedagogical and Technological education (ASPAITE), at the University Of Applied Sciences Of Thessaly and at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

He is certified in Occupational Testing (British Psychological Society test user ability and test user personality) and has received training in cognitive behavior therapy (CBT). In the past, he collaborated as an occupational psychologist with the General Air Force hospital in Athens, as a consultant in the vocational training of students at the Spastics Society of Northern Greece and as a psychology consultant in the second chance school in the prison of Larissa.

Teaching

Psychology of Employability, Work and Enterprise

Minorities: Understanding Diversity and Inclusion

Psychology of the Intimate Interpersonal Relationship

Research Interests

Mnorities and social intergration challenges with regards to mental and physical health

Publications

Brance, K., Chatzimpyros,V., Bentall, R.P. (2022). Perceived Discrimination and Mental Health: The Role of Immigrant Social Connectedness during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Migration and Health, (6). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmh.2022.100127

Chatzimpyros, V., Baka, A., & Dikaiou, M. (2021). Social Representations of Immigrant Patients: Physicians’ Discourse. Qualitative Health Research, 31(4), 713-721.

Athanasiadou, O., Chatzimpyros, V. (2019). Occupational stress and stress coping mechanisms of special educators in Greece. Impact on personal life: a spillover model approach. International Journal of Educational Innovation, Vol. 1, pp.120-130.

Akrivopoulou, K., Tsiourvopoulou, A.,P., Chatzimpyros, V. (2017). Teachers' representations regarding the integration of refugee children in Greek schools.Proceedings of the 3d Panhellenic Conference with International Participation for the promotion of Innovation (Larisa, Greece, 2017)

Tzioura, X., Chatzimpyros, V. (2017). Occupational uncertainty and the economic crisis: Narratives of job precariousness in Greece. Proceedings of the 3d Panhellenic Conference with International Participation for the promotion of Innovation (Larisa, Greece, 2017)

Zisopoulou, V., Chatzimpyros, V., Kotoulas, L. (2016). Occupational consultancy towards young adults in jail at Magnesia county, Greece. Proccedings of the 2nd Panhellenic Conference with International Participation for the promotion of Innovation (Larisa, Greece, 2016)

Castañeda, X , Chatzimpyros, V. , Dave, M.(2014).“Alien children in the U.S.”. (Policy report), Health Initiative of the Americas.School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley.

Castañeda, X , Nemmeh, M., Chatzimpyros, V. (2014).“ Health status of mexican-immigrant women in the U.S.”. (Fact Sheet). Health Initiative of the Americas. School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley.

Castañeda, X , Nemmeh, M., Chatzimpyros, V. (2014).“ Occupational Health and Safety among Latinos in the United States”. (Fact Sheet). Health Initiative of the Americas,School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley.

Castañeda, X., Nemmeh, M., Chatzimpyros, V. (2014).“ Gangs among Latinos in the United States”. (Fact Sheet). Health Initiative of the Americas. School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley.

Castañeda, X., Nemmeh, M., Chatzimpyros, V. (2014).“ Demographic Profile of Latinos in the U.S.”. (Fact Sheet). Health Initiative of the Americas. School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley.

Hatzibirros, V. (2011). Health provision to migrants. Social representations of health professionals. Psychology & Health, Vol. 26 (supp.2), pp. 263-263.

Contributions in Conferences

Chatzimpyros,V., Ladas,A. & Pavlidis,G. (2019). Intergrating multiple cultures in a learning enviroment: Challenges and Strategies. 1st International Congress on Psycho-Pedagogical Problem- Solving Strategies.Thessaloniki, Greece, 12-13 April.

Zisopoulou, V., Kotoulas, L., & Chatzimpyros, V. (2016). Investigating the Occupational consultancy needs of minors in detention centers in Greece. Presentation at the 3d National Conference of the Hellenic Society of Counselling and Guidance Athens, Greece, 10-11 December.

Rousi, C., & Chatzimpyros, V., (2016). Socio-psychological investigation in the field of occupational consultancy: Exploring the educational needs of consultants. President of the Symposium conducted at 6^th National Conference of counseling psychology. Athens, Greece, 4-6 November, Athens.

Chatzimpyros v., & Baka, A. (2015). The social representations of migration and immigrant patients. Presentation at the 15th National Congress of Psychological Research. 27-31 May, Nicosia, Cyprus.

Castañeda, X , Chatzimpyros, V. , & Nemmeh (2014). Access to Health Care for Latinos in the United States. Poster presentation at the 9th Summer Institute on Global Health and Migration.16-18, June, Oakland, California, United States.

Chatzimpyros, V. , Mpaka, A., & Dikaiou, M. (2013) The social representations of Greek physicians towards the health provision of migrant patients. Symposium conducted at the 14th National Conference of Psychological Research. 15-19, August, Alexandroupoli, Greece.

Chatzimpyros, V. (2012). Social representations of health provision to migrants. Poster at the 26th Conference of the European Health Psychology Society (EHPS), 21-25 August, Prague, Chez Republic.

Chatzimpyros, V. (2011). Health provision to migrants. Poster at the 25th Annual Conference of the European Health Society (EHPS). 20th -24th September Crete, Greece

Chatzimpyros, V. (2008). Health and human rights. Presentation at 1st National conference of social psychology for doctoral candidates. 24-27 May Mitilini, Greece.