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Papathanasiou Nancy

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Adjunct Academic Staff
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Email

apapathanasi@uniwa.gr

Academic area

Clinical Psychology, Community Psychology

Teaching modules

  • Clinical Psychology and Adult Psychopathology,
  • Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation

 

Brief CV 

Clinical Psychologist, Cofounder and Scientific Director of Orlando LGBT+ Mental Health Beyond the Stigma and Scientific Coordinator of the 11528 Helpline for LGBTQI+ individuals, families and educators. Since 2009 she is working in her private practice as a psychologist and a supervisor with individuals, relationships and groups. Her clinical interests include consequences and coping with discrimination, conflict resolution, cross-cultural mediation. She also focuses on same-sex relationships, relationship counselling and trans parenthood.

She has been a small and large group facilitator in the international World Work seminars, based on Process Oriented Psychology. Her work has been published in peer reviewed books and journals.

 

2008-2013 PhD in Clinical Psychology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece (funded by the “HERACLITUS II” scholarship) 

2004-2007 M.A. in Conflict Facilitation and Organizational Change, Process Work Institute, Portland, Oregon, USA

2000-2004 M.Sc. in Clinical Psychology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. Graduated with honors.

1995-2000 BA in Psychology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.

  • Discrimination
  • Resilience and Developmental Psychopathology
  • LGBTQI= psychology, Gender, Sexuality & Relationship Diversities
  • Gender violence
  • Community approach
  • Trans parenthood

 

  

As a co-editor

  1. Papathanasiou, N. & Christidi, E.O. (Eds) (2020). Inclusion and Resilience: Guidelines for psychosocial support regarding sexual orientation, gender identity, expression and characteristics. Athens: Gutenberg (in Greek)
  2. Papathanasiou, N. & Christidi, E.O. (Eds) (2019). LOOK WIDE guide for professionals: Broadening GBV from a gender and sexual diversity approach in service provision for LGBTI+ people (in Greek). Rights, Equality and Citizenship (REC) Programme of the European Union http://lookwideproject.eu/sites/default/files/2020-01/LOOK%20WIDE_guide_gr_KMOP.pdf

As an author

  • Kohnke, G., N., Krämer, K., Frasca S., Spampinati, C., Sándor, B., Papathanasiou, N., Christidi, E.O. & García, N. (2019). LOOK WIDE guide for professionals: Broadening GBV from a gender and sexual diversity approach in service provision for LGBTI+ people. Rights, Equality and Citizenship (REC) Programme of the European Union http://lookwideproject.eu/sites/default/files/2019-12/LOOK%20WIDE_English%20guide%20final.pdf
  • Motti-Stefanidi, F., Papathanasiou, N. Mastrotheodoros, S., & Pavlopoulos, V. (2017). Youth Adaptation during the Current Great Economic Recession in Greece: Risk and Resilience. In A.C. Petersen, S.H. Koller, F. Motti-Stefanidi, & S. Verma (Eds.) Positive Youth Development in Global Contexts of Social and Economic Change. Routledge. 
  • Motti-Stefanidi, F. Mastrotehodoros, S., & Papathanasiou, N. (2015). Children and adolescents at the era of globalization. In F. Motti-Stefanidi (Ed.) Children and adolescents in a changing world. Athens: Estia (in Greek).
  • Stavropoulos, V., Papathasiou, N., & Motti-Stefanidi, F. (2015). Internet use and abuse. In F. Motti-Stefanidi (Ed.) Children and adolescents in a changing world. Athens: Estia (in Greek).
  • Anagnostaki, L., Wright, M., & Papathanasiou, A. (2013). Secrets and Disclosures: How Young Children Handle Secrets. The Journal of Genetic Psychology, 174, 3, pp. 316-334. DOI:10.1080/00221325.2012.672350
  • Motti- Stefanidi, F., Papathanasiou, A., Anagnostaki, L., Mastrothodors, S. Georgiou, P., & Pavlopoulos, V. (2010). Conflicts between parents and adolescents as a vulnerability factor for resilience. In A. Matsopoulos (Ed.), Resilience: Applications in school context. Athens: Papazisis 
  • Motti- Stefanidi, F., Pavlopoulos, V., Obradovic, J., Dalla, M., Takis, N., Papathanasiou, A., & Masten, A.S. (2008). Immigration as a Risk Factor for Adolescent Adaptation in Greek Urban Schools. Special Issue of the European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 5,2.
  • Motti- Stefanidi, F., Dalla, M., Papathanasiou, A., Takis, N., & Pavlopoulos, V. (2006). Ethnic identity, acculturation strategies and resilience of immigrant and native students. In P.S. Kordoutis & V. Pavlopoulos (Eds.), Fields of research on social psychology. Athens: Atrapos (in Greek).
  • Takis, N., Pavlopoulos, V., Dalla, M., Papathanasiou, A., Kaponi, K., & Motti-Stefanidi, F. (2006). Resilience and psychopathology of immigrant, remigrant, and native adolescents. Child and Adolescent: Mental health and psychopathology (Special Issue: School and Mental health), 8(2), pp. 92-111 (in Greek). 
  • Motti- Stefanidi, F., Pavlopoulos, V., Takis, N., Dalla, M., Papathanasiou, A. & Masten, A.S. (2005). Resilience and self-efficacy beliefs: A study of immigrant adolescents. Psychologia: Special Issue dedicated to Albert Bandura. 12, 3 (in Greek). 
  • Motti-Stefanidi, F., Papathanasiou, A.C., & Lardoutsou, S. (2004). Disruptive and aggressive behavior. In A. Kalantzi-Azizi & M. Zafiropoulou (Eds.), Adaptation in school: Prevention and management of difficulties. Athens: Ellinika Grammata. (in Greek).
  • Motti-Stefanidi, F., Papathanasiou, A.C., Pavlopoulos, V., Dalla, M. & Takis, N. (2003). Native and immigrant resilient adolescents: Protective and risk factors. Reader: Internationale Woche 2003, University of Bremen, Germany.
  • Motti-Stefanidi, F., Papathanasiou, A.C., & Takis, N. (2002). Mental health specialists’ perceptions of school age children’s competence. In N. Polemikos, M. Kaila, & F. Kalavasis (Eds.), Educational, familial, and political psychopathology. Vol A: Psychopathological issues of children and adolescents. Athens: Atrapos (in Greek).

 

  • Advanced Accreditation for working with Gender, Sexuality & Relationship Diversities -AAGSRDT, Pink Therapy, UK
  • Member of WPATH