Despina Papoudi

B.A. (Philosophy and Social Sciences), Subjects (Psychology, Education, Philosophy, Sociology), University of Crete, School of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences, Crete, Greece.

1989-1993         

Ph.D. thesis on Interpersonal Play and Communication between Young Autistic Children and their Mothers, supervised by Professor Colwyn B. Trevarthen and Dr Morag L. Donaldson, University of Edinburgh, Department of Psychology.

1993-1995         

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Special Education (research on literacy development of language impaired children) funded by the Greek State Foundation Scholarship, University of Bristol, School of Education.

1993-1994

M.Ed., University of Bristol, School of Education.

1998-1999

Postgraduate Certificate, ‘Open and Distance Learning’, Hellenic Open University.

• Communication and play in typical and atypical development.
•  Psychoeducational interventions with a particular focus on communication and play.

• Developmental Psychology I
• Developmental Psychology II
• Topics in children’s social development
• Psychological disorders in early childhood
• Developmental Psychopathology and Interpersonal Communication (seminar)

Graduate

Supervisor of M.Ed. dissertations (‘Special Education’ Master’s Degree).

Publications in English

1. Aitken, K.J., Papoudi, D., Robarts, J.Z. & Trevarthen, C. (1993). Children with Autism: Diagnosis, Prevalence in Scotland and Interventions to Meet their Needs. Edinburgh: Scottish Education Department, σ. 103. ΙSBN O-9520667-2-6
2. Trevarthen, C., Aitken, K.J., Papoudi, D., & Robarts, J.Z. (1996, 1997, 1998). Children with Autism: Diagnosis and Interventions to Meet their Needs. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, σ. 228. ΙSBN 1-85302-314-0
3. Trevarthen, C., Aitken, K.J., Papoudi, D., & Robarts, J.Z. (1998). Children with Autism: Diagnosis and Interventions to Meet their Needs. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2^nd Edition, σ. 348. ΙSBN 1-85302-555-0. Japanese translation, Minerva Shobo, 2005, ΙSBN 4-623-04101-8
4. Argyropoulou, Z. & Papoudi, D. (2012). The training of a child with autism in a Greek preschool inclusive class through intensive interaction: A case study. European Journal of Special Needs Education, 27 (1): 99-114.

Publications in Greek

1. Papoudi, D. (1992, 1997, 1999, 2001). Childhood autism: failure in the development of symbolic play? In G. Kugiumutzakis (Ed.) Progress in Developmental Psychology of the Early Years (pp. 199-209). Heraklion: Crete University Press.
2. Papoudi, D. (2008). The inclusion of children with Asperger disorder in the general school. Hellenic Review of Special Education, 1:195-207.
3. Misailidi, D. & Papoudi, D. (2009). Emotional development in autism: Deficits in the expression, perception and understanding of emotions. Social Science Tribune, 54: 127-145.
4. Tavoulari, A. & Papoudi, D. (2010). The imitative response of a child with autism to the structured activities of an adult (a case study). Proceedings of the 2^nd Panhellenic Conference of Special Education (pp. 503-522). Athens: Grigoris. ΙSBN  978-960-333-633-4.
5. Moschovaki, Ε. & Papoudi, D. (2010). Learning experiences of preschool children about writing. Proceedings of the 5^th International Conference of Literacy (pp.17-37). ΙSBN  978-960-86845-1-5
6. Xaidi, Ε. & Papoudi, D. (2010). Educational software for teaching emotions to children with autism spectrum disorder. Proceedings of the 2^nd Panhellenic Conference of Special Education (pp.560-577). Athens: Grigoris. ΙSBN  978-960-333-633-4.
7. Xaidi, Ε., Papoudi, D., Gouscos, D. & Meimaris, Μ. (2011), Technology-enhanced learning through digital game play for pupils in the autism spectrum. In P. Giavrimis, E. Papanis  & A. Biki (Eds.), Educational Practice in Special Education (Volume II). Thessaloniki: Kyriakidis Brothers SA.

Publication in Italian

1. Papoudi, D. (1996). Gioco e communicazione in bambini autistici con differenti capacita linguistiche. In I. d’Errico, E. Menoni and G. Sacco (Eds.) Conoscenza ed Etologia: La Ricerca nelle Scinze Cognitive. Rome, Italy: Melusina Editrice, 51-73.  ISBN 88-7697-047-9

2002-2004 Psychologist at the National Centre for Vocational Orientation

Scholarships

1990-1991  Drever Trust, University of Edinburgh Vans Dunlop Scholarship, University of Edinburgh

1993-1995  State Scholarships Foundation (I.K.Y.)

Member of Scientific Organizations

• Hellenic Psychologyical Society (Ε.Λ.Ψ.Ε.)
• Psychological Society of Northern Greece (Ψ.Ε.Β.Ε.)
• The British Psychological Society
• American Psychological Association
• Association of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
• International Society for Autism Research (INSAR)