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    Despina Papoudi

    papoudiBasic Information:

    Title: Lecturer
    Area of Specialization: Developmental psychology and psychopathology

    Contact details:

    Phone No: 210-3688525
    Φαξ: 210-3688510

    E-mail: dpapoudi@ecd.uoa.gr



    Office hours:
    Contact address: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Department of Early Childhood Education, Navarinou 13A, 10680, Athens, Greece.

     


    Academic information

    Education

    1985-1989         

    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.

    Research interests
    • Communication and play in typical and atypical development.
    •  Psychoeducational interventions with a particular focus on communication and play.
    Courses and Seminars
    Undergraduate

    • 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).

    Selected Publications:

    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, 2nd 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 2nd 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 5th 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 2nd 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

     


    Additional Information

    1995-now  Chartered Psychologist, British Psychological Society

    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)


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