Curiculum Vitae

 

ÅDUCATION
University of Athens  
January 2006 Ph.D. in Communication and Mass Media.
Thesis title: «Presentation of Self and Construction of Personal Identity through Personal Homepages on the Internet».
Supervising Committee: Professors Klimis Navridis, Bettina Davou, Mihalis Meimaris.
Grade of Degree: A (Distinction)
June 1998 Ìasters' Program at the Department of Communication and Mass Media.Title of submitted dissertation: "The Psychology of Communication in Computer-Mediated environments"Supervising Tutors: Klimis Navridis, Bettina Davou. Grade of Degree: A (Distinction)
June 1996 Bachelor Degree of Communication and Mass Media. Grade of Degree: A (Distinction)
Democretean University of Thrace  
June 1991

Bachelor Degree in Law. Grade of Degree: Second Upper Class.

SCOLARSHIPS / AWARDS

Institute Of National Scolarships (Sept. 1984)

Scolarship for excellence in the national examinations for entrance in the Law School of the Democretean University of Thrace.
Japanese Educational Institute "Sasakawa" (Ïct. 1996) Award for excellence in the national examinations for entrance in the Masters' Degree Program of the Department of Communication and Mass Media, University of Athens.

Institute Of National Scolarships (Nov. 2002)

Scolarship - funding for completment of Phd Research Project.
CONFERENCES
Oct. 2002 - Maastricht Announcement with Nikos Demertzis and Katerina Diamanataki under the title «Religion Online: The Digital Secularization of the Greek Orthodox Church» at the International Conference of Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR: «Internet Research 3.0: Net/Work/Theory»)
May 2001 - Athens Announcement under the title "Internet and Social Movements: The New Visibility" at the International Conference "The Digital Challenge: New Media and Democracy"
Ìay 1999 - Spetses Announcement at the 3rd International Conference of Clinical Sociology and Clinical Social Psychology under the title "Personal Identity on the Internet".
Ápr. 1996 - Áthens Participation in the International Conference on "The Construction of Reality and Media".
Ìarch 1996 - Athens Participation in a seminar program under the title "Introduction to Computer Networks and the Internet" organized by the Greek Association of Internet Users.
Ìáñ. 1995 - Athens Participation in a seminar program organized by the unofficial law network on the subject of "Refugee law and the role of the lawyer", under the auspices of the United Nations.
Ïct. 1989 - Áthens Participation in a conference on the subject of "The abolition of death sentence" organized and effectuated by Amnesty International (Department in Greece).
RESEARCH WORK
Ìarch 1998 - April 2004 Head of Communication Department of the political and social research company "METRON ANALYSIS S.A.".Major tasks include: Design and articulation of communication strategy, political communication, implementation of qualitative research and research applications for the effectuation of qualitative and quantitative research through the Internet in Greece and Europe.
Jun. 2001 - Nov. 2001 Participation as researcher in a research project under the title "Stereotypes and Discrimination in Greek Media" carried out by the 4th Section of The National Committee For Civil Rights and the Department of Communication and Mass Media, University of Athens. Supervisor: Professor Klimis Navridis
Jan.2001 - Sept. 2001 Senior Researcher of the Greek section in International Research Program of European Union under the title INTERMEDIA, which was carried out as part of the Program "PREPARATORY MEASURES AIMED AT COMBATING AND PREVENTING DISCRIMINATION".
Febr.1996 - Ìarch 1998 Participation as a researcher in a research project of the University of Athens, as part of the European program titled "Cultural Bridges" on the subject of "The Social and Psychological Reintegration of Pontians Returning to Homeland". Supervisor: Professor Klimis Navridis.
Ìarch 1998 - Jan. 1999 Participation as a researcher in a research team at the Department of Communication and Mass Media, for the effectuation of a study, which helped formulates a coherent proposal for the implementation of a "Code of Ethics and Self-commitment for the Protection of Children against Media". Assigned by the Ministry of Youth.
Ïct. 1996 - Ìarch 1998 Assistant of Professor in the Psychology of Communication at the Department of Communication and Mass Media.
Sept. 1993 - Jan. 1996 Participation as researcher in a research team of the Department of Communication and Mass Media, which carried out a research project under the title "Reintegrating economic refugees from countries of the former Soviet Union and Albania in Greece"
LANGUAGES
Greek (native)
English (fluent - Michigan Proficiency Diploma)
Spanish (moderate)
ARMY OBLIGATIONS
Fulfilled from March 1994 until June 1995.