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Maniadaki Katerina

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Email

maniadaki@uniwa.gr

Phone

(+30) 210 538 1307

Office Address

Ancient Olive Grove Campus, Building Δ΄, office 109 (ground floor)

Office Hours

Thursday 11.15-12.00 and 14.15-15.00

Academic area

Developmental psychopathology with an emphasis on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

 

Teaching modules

  • Introduction to Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Developmental Psychopathology
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Brief CV 

Katerina Maniadaki is Professor of Developmental Psychopathology, specialized in ADHD, Deputy Head of the Department of Social Work at the University of West Attica, and Director of the Research Laboratory in Counseling, Psychosocial Support and Community Interventions.

She has received her undergraduate degree in Philosophy, Pedagogy and Psychology from the University of Athens, her undergraduate degree in Psychology from the Université Louis Pasteur, her Master’s degree (D.E.S.S.) in Developmental Psychology from the Université René Descartes, and her PhD in Developmental Psychopathology from the University of Southampton.

Since 1996, she has been working as a clinical psychologist at the Psychological Center “ARSI”, where she is responsible for the assessment and treatment of individuals with developmental disabilities and mental disorders. Her research interests include early identification, secondary prevention, and treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders. Her publication record consists of 7 books (course books at Higher Education Institutions), several chapters in edited volumes, a great number of international refereed journal papers, > 100 peer reviewed conference papers and >1200 citations in Greek and international publications (h-index 7). She has been acting as a referee in >20 journals and as a member of the editorial board in 10 of them. Her last book, “The Complete Guide to ADHD: Nature, Diagnosis and Treatment”, published from Routledge in 2018, has been internationally reviewed and endorsed.  Her biography was presented at the Greek Who is Who in 2012. She has received the Universum Donna 2016 Award from the International Cultural Association Universum Academy Switzerland for her contribution to scientific research, culture and humanity.

(Decree of Appointment: 116/τ. Γ΄ /06-02-2020)

 

Α.  ACADEMIC STUDIES

 

  • 2003, PhD IN PSYCHOLOGY 

(at the field of developmental psychology and psychopathology)

University of Southampton, Department of Psychology                                                                                      

Dissertation: Social perceptions about Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder and other Disruptive Behaviour Disorders: The effect of the child’s sex

Supervisor: Professor Edmund Sonuga-Barke

 

  • 1996, DESS EN PSYCHOLOGIE DE L’ ENFANT ET DE L’ ADOLESCENT

Université Paris VIII, Département de Psychologie             

                         

  • 1995, MAITRISE DE PSYCHOLOGIE 

(Dominante de Psychologie du développement)      

Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg I, Département de Psychologie     

                                                                                                                                       

  • 1994, BACHELOR IN PHILOSOPHY, PEDAGOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY (with specialization at psychology)

National and Capodistrian University of Athens, Department of Philosophy, Pedagogoy and Psychology     

 

B. POST-EDUCATION

  1. 2020, Coursera
    • Autism Spectrum Disorder
      • University of California 
    • Everyday Parenting: the ABCs of Child Rearing
      • Yale University
    • What does it mean to identify as Transgender or Gender Non-Conforming?
      • University of Minnesota
    • Social Psychology (With Honors)
      • Wesleyan University
    • Introduction to Psychology
      • Yale University
    • Managing ADHD, Autism, Learning Disabilities, and Concussion in School 
      • University of Colorado 
    • Providing Social, Emotional, Behavioral, and Special Education Services in School
      • University of Colorado
    • Managing Asthma, Allergies, Diabetes, and Seizures in School
      • University of Colorado
    • Healthy Practices: Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Community and Family Participation
      • University of Colorado
    • Specialization at School Health for Children and Adolescents
      • University of Colorado
    • Psychodiagnostics and Psychological Assessment
      • National Research Tomsk State University
    • Moralities of Everyday Life
      • Yale University
    • Introduction to Human Behavioral Genetics
      • University of Minnesota
    • Psychology of Popularity
      • The University of North Carolina
    • The Social Context of Mental Health and Illness
      • University of Toronto

 

  1. 2011, Southland Hospital, Child, Adolescent & Family Service                                                   

Training in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Dirosrder and the Conners System of Psychometrics                     

  • Developmental  psychopathology 
  • Child and adolescent disorders
  • Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Specific Learning Disorder
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Stuttering
  • Early intervention in neurodevelopmental disorders

 

BOOKS

  1. Maniadaki, K., & Kakouros, E. (2018). The complete guide to ADHD. Nature, Diagnosis, and Treatment. New York: Routledge, Taylor and Francis.      

https://www.routledge.com/The-Complete-Guide-to-ADHD-Nature-Diagnosis-and-Treatment/Maniadaki-Kakouros/p/book/9781138231092

  1. Maniadaki, K. (2017). Social perceptions about Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. The effect of the child’s sex. Berlin: Lambert Academic Publishing. 

https://www.amazon.com/Social-perceptions-Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity-Disorder/dp/3330327332                                                                                                   

  1. Maniadaki, Κ., & Kakouros, Ε. (2016). ADHD management. From theory to practice.  Athens: Gutenberg.  [in Greek]
  2. Kakouros, Ε. & Maniadaki, Κ. (2012, eds.). Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Theoretical perspectives and therapeutic intervention. Athens: Gutenberg.  [in Greek]
  3. Maniadaki, K., Kakouros, E., & Karaba, R. (2010). Psychopathology in juvenile delinquents. New York: Nova Publishers

https://www.amazon.com/Psychopathology-Juvenile-Delinquents-Psychology-Research/dp/1608769755

  1. Kakouros, Ε. & Maniadaki, Κ.  (2006). Stuttering. Its nature and treatment in children and adolescents. Athens: Tipothito. [in Greek]
  2. Kakouros, Ε. & Maniadaki, Κ. (2002). Psychopathology in children and adolescents –Developmental approach-.  Athens: Tipothito. [in Greek]
  3. Kakouros, Ε. & Maniadaki, Κ. (2000). Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Athens: Ellinika Grammata.  [in Greek]     

                            

CHAPTERS IN INTERNATIONAL EDITED VOLUMES                                                    

  1. Maniadaki, K., Kakouros, E., & Karaba, R. (2009). Juvenile delinquency and mental health. In. A. Kakanowski & M. Narusevich (Eds), Handbook of Social Justice (pp.1-44). New York: Nova Publishers.                                                               

 

EDITOR OF TRANSLATED VOLUMES IN GREEK                                                                      

  1. Sutton, R., & Douglas, K. (2013). Social Psychology. New York: Palgrave MacMillan.
  2. Berk, L.E. (2017). Development through the lifespan. New York: Pearson.
  3. Schacter, D.L., Gilbert, D.L, Nock, M.K., & Wegner, D.M. (2016). Development. In: Psychology. New York: Worth Publishers.
  4. Schacter, D.L., Gilbert, D.L, Nock, M.K., & Wegner, D.M. (2018). Learning. In: Psychology. New York: Worth Publishers.
  5. Shelov, S.P. (2004). Infant care. In: Your baby’s first year. New York: American Academy of Pediatrics.         

  

INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS

  1. Karagianni, E., Papaeliou, Ch., Maniadaki, K., & Kakouros, E. (2021). Communication between infant boys and their mothers with symptoms of ADHD. Infant Mental Health Journal, 42, 96-108.

DOI: doi.org/10.1002/imhj.21897                                                                               

  1. Maniadaki, K. (2019). Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A true disorder throughout the lifespan. JSM Pediatrics and Child Health, 4(3), 1-3.

https://www.jsmcentral.org/Pediatrics/jsmpch955814.php

  1. Asimopoulos, Ch., Martinaki, S., & Maniadaki, K. (2018). Problem solving skills and mental health of social work students in Greece. Journal of Social Sciences Research, 4(11), 220-228.

DOI: doi.org/10.32861/jssr.411.220.228                                                                               

  1. Maniadaki, K. (2017). Editorial: Let’s talk about stuttering in a journal of child psychology. Journal of Child Psychology, 1(1), 1-2.                            

https://www.pulsus.com/scholarly-articles/lets-talk-about-stuttering-in-a-journal-of-child-psychology.pdf                                                                                                                                                          

  1. Papaeliou, C., Maniadaki, K., & Kakouros, E. (2015). Association between story recall and other language abilities in school children with ADHD. Journal of Attention Disorders, 19(1), 53-62.

https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054712446812.                                                                                                                                                         

  1. Maniadaki, K. & Kakouros, E. (2011). Attention problems and learning disabilities in young offenders in detention in Greece. Psychology, 2(1), 53-59.

DOI: 10.4236/psych.2011.21009.  

  1. Maniadaki, K. & Kakouros, E. (2008). Social profiles and mental health problems of young offenders in detention in Greece. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, 18(4), 207-215.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cbm.698.

  1. Maniadaki, K., Sonuga-Barke, E., Kakouros, E., & Karaba, R. (2006). Parental beliefs about the nature of AD/HD behaviours and their relationship to referral intentions in preschool children. Child: Care, Health and Development, 33(2), 188-195.

DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2214.2006.00642.x.                                                                                                                    

  1. Maniadaki, K., Sonuga-Barke, E., Kakouros, E., & Karaba, R. (2006). AD/HD symptoms and conduct problems: Similarities and differences in maternal perceptions. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 15(4), 460-474.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-006-9037-x.                                                                                                       

  1. Maniadaki, K., Sonuga-Barke, E., & Kakouros, E. (2006). Adults’ self-efficacy beliefs and referral attitudes for boys and girls with AD/HD. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 15(3), 132-140.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-005-0514-3.                      

  1. Kakouros, E., Maniadaki, K., & Karaba, R. (2006). The relationship between Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder and aggressive behaviour in preschool boys and girls. Early Child Development and Care, 175(3), 203-214.

https://doi.org/10.1080/0300443042000244037.                                                                                           

  1. Maniadaki, K., Sonuga-Barke, E., & Kakouros, E. (2005). Parents’ causal attributions about Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder: the effect of child and parent sex. Child: Care, Health and Development, 31 (3), 331-340.

DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2214.2005.00512.x.

  1. Maniadaki, K., Sonuga-Barke, E., Kakouros, E., & Karaba, R. (2005). Maternal emotions and self-efficacy beliefs in relation to boys and girls with AD/HD. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 35(3), 245-263.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-004-6460-3.

  1. Kakouros, E., Maniadaki, K., & Papaeliou, Ch. (2004). How Greek teachers perceive school functioning of pupils with ADHD. Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, 9(1), 41-53.

https://doi.org/10.1177/1363275204041962.

  1. Maniadaki, K., Sonuga-Barke, E., & Kakouros, E. (2003). Trainee nursery teachers’ perceptions of disruptive behaviour disorders; the effect of sex of child on judgments of typicality and severity. Child: Care, Health and Development, 29(6), 433-440.

DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2214.2003.00362.x 

  1. Maniadaki, K., Déret, D., & Jamet, F. (1998). Etude comparative de l’épreuve des “Cubes” (Wisc-R) et de l’épreuve des “Triangles” (K.ABC) chez les enfants de six à sept ans. (Comparative study of the achievement of 6-7-years-old children in the Block subtest of Wisc-R and the ‘Triangles’ subtest of K.ABC).  Psychologie et Education, 32,79-93.     

 

  • Reviewer in 25 international scientific journals
  • Editorial board member of 10 international scientific journals
  • Μember of the scientific committee of 13 Greek and international conferences and President of an international conference
  • Evaluator at the Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation) (IRID: 87677).                                                                                               
  • Evaluator of the General Secretariat for Research and Innovation (Greek Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, Registration ID: 12367).
  • Evaluator of Greek Academic Online Books “Kallipos”
  • 2013 to date, Academic Councilor of the Hellenic National Academic Recognition and Information Center for Social work
  • 2012-2016 and 2019-2023, Deputy President of the Department of Social Work at the UniWA
  • 2015-2019, Deputy  Head of the post graduate program of the Department of Social Work at the UniWA
  • 2015-to date, Scientific collaborator of the University of the Aegean at lifelong learning programs in special education
  • 2016-2019, President of the Department of Social Work at the UniWA 
  • 2018 to date, Supervisor of PhD students
  • 2019 to date, Supervisor of post-doc students
  • 2019 to date, Head of the Research Laboratory of the Department of Social Work “Laboratory of Counseling,Psychosocial Support and Community Interventions” https://lab-socialwork.uniwa.gr/
  • 2018-2022, Member of the Committee of the supervision, coordination and implementation of the project “Support of Social Welfare Interventions for the Students of the UniWA”  
  • 2020 to date, scientific collaborator of the Democritus University of Thrace at post-graduate programs