210-3688196

Mαρία Σφυρόερα

photo-DafermouBasic information:

Title: Assistant professor
Area of specialization: Developmental Psychology with an emphasis on early childhood

Contact details:

Phone: 210-3688524
Fax: 210-3688510

E-mail: kalpapad@ecd.uoa.gr

 

Contact address: National and kapodistrian University of Athens Department of Early Childhood Education

 

Academic information

Education
  • Ph.D. in Developmental psychology, University of Sussex, U.K.
  • B.A. Psycholgy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Η.Π.Α.
  • B.A. Psychology, University of Crete
Research interests
  • Promotion of children’s psychosocial development and prevention of difficulties
  • Play
  • Parental beliefs about development, parent-child joint activity and interaction
Courses and Seminars
UndergraduateIntroduction to Psychology, Child development, Theories of cognitive development, Thematic workshop “Children and play”, Children and play in the preschool context.Graduate

The social dimension of child development
Selected Publications:Papadopoulou, K. (2012) Play and learning: the role of self-regulation. Play in learning and teaching mathematics. Proceedings of the 10th workshop on teaching mathematics (in Greek).Papadopoulou, K. (under publication) The role of adults in children’s pretend play. Toy Libraries:space for entertainment and communication. Proceedings of international conference (in Greek).

Papadopoulou, K. (2010) The emotional dimension of the zone of proximal development. Psychological Issues, 15-16, 7-18 (in Greek).

Papadopoulou, K. (2009) The zone of Proximal Developmentin the Theory of  L. S. Vygotsky. Athens: Guttenberg (in Greek).

Tsiantis, J., Papadopoulou, K. (2007) Promotion of children’s early psychosocial development : the implementation of a programme through Primary Health Care Services in the general population. In M. Barry & R. Jenkins (eds) Implementing Mental Health Promotion. Oxford: Elsevier, 286-291, 299-301.

Davis, H., Dusoir, T., Papadopoulou, K., Dimitrakaki, C., Cox, A., Ispanovic-Radojcovic, V., Puura, K., Vizacou, S., Paradisiotou, A., Rudic, N., Chisholm, B., Leontiou, F., Mantymaa, M., Radosavliev, J., Riga, H., Day, C., Tamminen, T.  (2005) Child and family outcomes of the European Early Promotion Project. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Special Issue: The European Early Promotion Project, 7(1), 63-80.                                                                                                                                                 

Papadopoulou, K., Dimitrakaki, C., Davis, H., Tsiantis, J., Dusoir, T., Paradisiotou, A., Vizacou, S., Roberts, R., Chisholm, B., Puura, K., Mantymaa, M., Tamminen, T., Rudic, N., Radosavljev, J., Miladinovic, T. (2005).  The effects of the European Early Promotion Project  training on primary health care professionals. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Special Issue: The European Early Promotion Project, 7(1), 54-62.

Tsiantis, J., Papadopoulou, K., Davis, H., Turunen, M. (2005) EEPP: conclusions, implications and future directions. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Special Issue: The European Early Promotion Project, 7(1), 103-110.

Puura, K., Davis, H., Papadopoulou, K., Tsiantis, J., Ispanovic, V., Rudic, N., Tamminen, T., Turunen, M., Dragonas, Th., Paradisiotou, A., Visakou, S., Day, C., Roberts, R., Cox, A. (2002). The European Early Promotion Project: A new primary health care service to promote children’s mental health. Journal of Infant Mental Health, 23(6), 606-624.

Papadopoulou, K., Tsiantis, J., Dragonas, Th., Cox, A. (2002). Maternal postnatal well-being and perceived parenting hassles: does community intervention make a difference? International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 4(3), 13-24.

 

Additional information

Member of the Greek Psychological Society
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