Stavroussi Panayiota

Academic rank: Associate Professor

Subject: Intellectual Disability: Psychological Approach and Applications in Special Education

Email: stavrusi@uth.gr

Office: Papastratos Complex, Rosa Imbrioti building, 2nd floor, No 11

Telephone: (+30) 24210-74708

Office hours: Monday 11:00 – 12:00 and 15:00 – 16:00 * Tuesday 18:15 – 20:15 or email to schedule an appointment

Curriculum vitae

Curriculum vitae - pdf file

Research interests

Cognitive and social development of persons with intellectual disability
Genetic syndromes of intellectual disability
Language development, socio-cognitive skills and self-determination skills development in persons with intellectual disability
Supports for and education of children/adolescents with intellectual disability – transition from school to adult life and work

SED courses

Introduction to Intellectual Disability
Psychological and Educational Approaches to Intellectual Disability
Cognitive Functions and Intellectual Disability
Social and Prevocational Skills Learning

Scientific papers - Publications

Recent publications

Stavroussi, P., Didaskalou, E., & Green, J. G. (2021). Are teachers’ democratic beliefs about classroom life associated with their perceptions of inclusive education? International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 68(5), 627-642. (Published online: 2020)
Stavroussi, P., & Karagiannidis, C. (2020). Assisting students with intellectual disability through technology. In A. Tatnall (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Education and Information Technologies. Springer, Cham. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10576-1_147 (Living Edition: 2019, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60013-0_147-1).
Chrysikou, V., Stavroussi, P., & Stathopoulou, C. (2019). Disability and equity in mathematics. In C. Xenofontos (Ed.), Equity in Mathematics Education: Addressing a Changing World (pp. 111-130). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, INC.
Vlachou, A., Stavroussi, P., Roka, O., Vasilou, E., Papadimitriou, D., Scaratti, C., Kadyrbaeva, A., Fheodoroff, K., Brecelj, V., Svestkova, O., Tobiasz-Adamczyk, B., Finnvold, J. E., Gruber, S., & Leonardi, M. (2018). Policy guidelines for effective inclusion and reintegration of people with chronic diseases in the workplace: National and European perspectives. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(3), (article number 493).
Stavroussi, P., Vlachos, F., & Pisina, A. (2016). An examination of language and nonverbal abilities in twins with Apert syndrome. International Journal on Disability and Human Development, 15(1), 63-68.
Vlachou, A., & Stavroussi, P. (2016). Promoting social inclusion: A structured intervention for enhancing interpersonal problem‐solving skills in children with mild intellectual disabilities. Support for Learning, 31(1), 27-45.
Stavroussi, P., Andreou, G., & Karagiannopoulou, D. (2016). Verbal fluency and verbal short-term memory in adults with Down syndrome and unspecified intellectual disability. International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 63(1), 122-139.