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Dr Kalyva’s book on Autism among the top 12 autism-related books in the US
'Autism: Educational and Therapeutic Approaches' by Dr. Efrosini Kalyva Dr Efrosini Kalyva’s book on ‘Autism: Educational and Therapeutic Approaches’ has been selected among the top 12 autism-related books in the US by the academic journal ‘The Alert Collector’ in the related article ‘Autism Spectrum Disorder: a Guide to the Latest Resources’. The author, Michele Frasier-Robinson, Librarian for Education and Psychology and Assistant Professor at the University Libraries/University if Southern Mississippi, lists the selected reference sources and books after consulting book review sources as CHOICE: Reviews for Academic Libraries. About Dr Kalyva’s book she comments: “Among the interventions discussed are cognitive-behavioural approaches, sensorimotor approaches, and biochemical approaches. Stating that this is not simply blueprint of therapies, Kalyva encourages parents, educators, and practitioners to think critically about the effectiveness of chosen treatments and adjust them to the needs of the individual. Each chapter includes a series of questions for discussion”. Congratulations to Dr Kalyva on the assessment of her book. The International Faculty takes pride in her achievement and wishes every success in her future endeavours.
01/02/2016
'Psychology for All' open seminar series (16 December 2015)
The following event is going to take place in Greek. FREE ENTRANCE Online Participation Form Watch the seminar live Information / Registrations: T: 2310 224 421 E: stververidou@citycollege.sheffield.eu
11/12/2015
‘Psychology for all’ kicks off with talk on ‘Happy Ageing’ by Mr Pavlidis
‘Psychology for all’, the successful open seminar series of our Psychology Department, kicked off for academic year 2015-16 with an interesting talk on Ageing by Mr George Pavlidis, PhD Candidate at SEERC and Lecturer at the Psychology Department. The event took place on 2 December 2015 at our main campus in Thessaloniki. With his insightful presentation Mr Pavlidis George addressed a number of misconceptions about ageing, including that: being older than 50 is accompanied by the catholic decline in abilities, the prevalence of negative emotions, and the dominance of illness. The speaker explored why ageing as a process is not the sum of inescapable routes endured passively throughout life. Rather than that, there are reasons why one should be grateful of being able to age, in a manner that allows to claim one's own life at any age. The series will continue to host 1-hour talks by different guest speakers specialising in different psychology areas who will be sharing their knowledge and expertise with a varied audience. Watch Mr Pavlidis' presentation: Watch previous ‘Psychology for all’ events’
03/12/2015
'Psychology for All' open seminar series (2 December 2015)
The following event is going to take place in Greek. FREE ENTRANCE Online Participation Form Watch the seminar live Information / Registrations: T: 2310 224 421 E: stververidou@citycollege.sheffield.eu
22/11/2015
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16/07/2015
Relaunch of CITY ehelp: Our online counselling service is back!
Our Psychology Department is delighted to relaunch its revamped online counselling service, CITY ehelp. Aiming at continuously improving the service, the website of ehelp underwent major facelift while at the same time the counselling service was revised and new possibilities and features were developed for ehelp’s users and visitors. Dr Suzie Savvidou, Supervisor of ehelp and her team is happy to welcome again ehelp’s users and offer help and support. In support of society’s wellbeing, CITY ehelp is offering online psychological support free of charge and is open to everyone. The service was initially launched in 2010 and has been running successfully ever since. The English version of ehelp is under construction and is expected to be launched soon.
09/07/2015
Congratulations to Dr Lazuras on publishing his new book on the Psychology of Doping
Congratulations to Dr. Lambros Lazuras, Lecturer in the Psychology Department and researcher at SEERC, on his recently published book entitled “The Psychology of Doping in Sport”. The book is published by Routledge and draws together cutting-edge research on the psychological processes underlying doping use in sport and exercise. It aims at contributing to the understanding of this important issue in contemporary sport. “This book is a result of a lot of hard work and at least one year of continuous writing and editing. Dedicated to all students and colleagues who shaped my thinking and research skills over the years at CITY College.”, says Dr Lazuras. Dr Lazuras teaches social, occupational, and introductory psychology units at the International Faculty of The University of Sheffield, CITY College. His research focuses primarily on the application of psychological theories of decision-making and goal-setting in public health and workplace settings. Dr Lazuras has contributed many academic articles and papers in well-respected journals and other publications (Full list of publications). The International Faculty is particularly proud of Dr Lazuras’ achievement and wishes him to continue his research activities and make further contribution to nourish our Faculty’s culture in research excellence. Dr Lazuras' book on Amazon
09/07/2015
Four Psychology students are awarded research funds to work as research assistants over the summer
Join the study as a bilingual participant and get a monetary compensation! Four Psychology students have been awarded research funds by the COEUS scheme, which supports collaboration between the Psychology Department at the University of Sheffield, UK and the Psychology Department at the University’s International Faculty, in Thessaloniki, Greece. The students will work over the summer as research assistants in two important research studies entitled “Understanding How the Brain works in Greek-Albanian and Greek-English Bilinguals” and “Self-conscious emotions in schizophrenia patients”. Understanding How the Brain works in Greek-Albanian and Greek-English Bilinguals Vailiki Salvari (Level 3, BSc Psychology) and Chrysanthi Koniou (MSc in Counselling Psyhcology) have been awarded research fund to work as research assistants and collect data during June and July in a unique project that aims at measuring brain activity using EEG (a non-invasive method to record brain electrical activity from the scalp) in Greek-Albanian and Greek-English bilinguals. This project is lead by Dr Elisavet Chrysochoou, Dr Yanjing Wu, and Dr Ana Vivas in collaboration with the Lab of Medical Physics of Aristotle University. Wish to join this project? If you are Greek and speak English at a high proficiency level, or you are a Greek-Albanian bilingual enroll in the study as a participant, and get a compensation of 10€ ! (contact Dr Chrysochoou, echrysochoou@citycollege.sheffield.eu to enroll in the study). Self-Conscious Emotions in Schizophrenia Patients Maria Gavri (Level 3, BSc Psychology) and Martha Natsi (Level 2, BSc Psychology) have been awarded research fund to work as research assistants and collect data during June and July in an innovative study to investigate self-conscious emotions (shame, guilt, pride, self-disgust) and cognitive function in schizophrenia patients. This project is lead by Dr Ana Vivas and Professor Paul Overton in collaboration with our alumna, Dr Fenia Kalogeropoulou, and the Psychiatric Clinic Agia Fotini in Larissa.
18/06/2015
Dr Vivas delivers speech about ADHD at WHAAM Conference
Dr Ana Vivas, Head of Psychology Department at the International Faculty, CITY College participated with an interesting presentation in ‘WHAAM-Web Health Application for ADHD Monitoring’ event, hosted by the Aristotle University Research Dissemination Centre, 3 June 2015. With her presentation, entitled ‘AHDH from a Cognitive Neuroscience perspective’ Dr Vivas shared her 20 year research expertise in the field of attention and discussed what Cognitive Neuroscience has to offer for a better understanding of the core problems in children with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and how this knowledge can be used for more accurate and objective diagnosis, and to design tailored computer-based cognitive training interventions. The event took place in the frame of the Web Health Application for ADHD Monitoring Project and was well-attended by university students and lecturers, parents of children with ADHD and educators. WHAAM is an EU-funded project aimed at diffusing a new culture in the ADHD intervention with the use of technology and ICT.
04/06/2015
‘Psychology for All’ wraps up with three inspiring presentations
‘Psychology for All’ open seminar series run by our Psychology Department concluded successfully for another academic year with three interesting events presented by inspirational lecturers in May 2015. Ms. Emilia Axiotidou, Psychoeducator and Family Counsellor, discussed the difficult yet wonderful years of adolescence in her presentation ‘Puberty: Tightrope Walking Elephants’. Ms. Axiotidou explained that puberty is the phase when children become adults and this transition comes with many physical and emotional changes hard to deal with. During her presentation she discussed with parents ways to deal with their teenagers at home and advised them to take into consideration and respect the individuality of each person, to try to guide them with care and love in order to avoid tension at home and prepare them to open their wings. Ms. Maria Matiaki, Director of our Department of Student and Alumni Affairs and Career Counsellor, delivered a speech on ‘The Role of Self-awareness in Professional Life’. Ms Matiaki argued that the only way to achieve fulfillment and self-realisation through professional career is to practice inner search and achieve a good level of self-awareness. In that way, talents, beliefs, values and skills can be revealed and show the way to professional success. “Career counselling aims at coaching people to develop self-awareness, thus make the best possible decisions and take the steps necessary for professional success,” said Ms. Matiaki. And finally, what best way to complete this year’s ‘Psychology for All’ series than with a presentation by the person that created the series in 2010? Dr Angelo Rodafinos, Authorised Officer – Plagiarism, Swinburne Online Education and Formed Head of our Psychology Department, returned to the ‘Psychology for All’ series to deliver a speech on ‘Problem solving with the Ro method’. Dr Rodafinos shared with the audience ways in which we can live a happier life and concluded by advising the audience to tackle their problems by either changing the problematic situation or –if that is not possible – change the way they approach the situation each time. Reflecting back over the year, it has certainly been another successful year for the ‘Psychology for All’ series. More interesting talks coming up in the academic year 2015-16. Stay tuned! Watch Ms Axiotidou's presentation: Watch Ms Matiaki's presentation: Watch Dr Rodafinos presentation: Watch previous ‘Psychology for all’ events’
28/05/2015
'Psychology for All' open seminar series (27 May 2015)
The following event is going to take place in Greek. FREE ENTRANCE Online Participation Form Watch the seminar live Information / Registrations: T: 2310 224 421 E: stververidou@citycollege.sheffield.eu
15/05/2015
'Psychology for All' open seminar series (20 May 2015)
The following event is going to take place in Greek. FREE ENTRANCE Online Participation Form Watch the seminar live Information / Registrations: T: 2310 224 421 E: stververidou@citycollege.sheffield.eu
12/05/2015
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