Teaching Experience
Guest Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Kingston University London Jan 2023 – Feb 2023 Development in Typical and Atypical Populations (PS7006 – MSc Child Psychology) Lectures titles: Typical social and academic inclusion Atypical social and academic inclusion with an emphasis on visual impairment The Person in Psychology (PS7003 – MSc Psychology Conversion Course) Lecture titles: Adolescent …
Publications
Publications Manitsa, I. & Barlow-Brown, F. (2022). The role of habilitation services in the lives of children and adolescents with visual impairments. British Journal of Visual Impairment. https://doi.org/10.1177/02646196221144870 Montague, A., Manitsa, I. & Barlow-Brown, F. (2022). A qualitative insight into factors pertaining to alcohol consumption among young adult women during the COVID-19 outbreak. Emerging Adulthood, …
Supervision and Mentorship
3 dissertations at undergraduate level (2021-2022) ICPS College for Humanistic Sciences Anastasios Maragkoulias, BSc Forensic Psychology (Main Supervisor) Alicia Tampakou, BSc Psychology (Main Supervisor) Vasiliki Tigkilian, BSc Psychology with Psychotherapy & Counselling (Main Supervisor) 16 dissertations at master’s degree (six main supervisions and 10 cu-supervisions; 2021-2022) ICPS College for Humanistic Sciences Lydia-Xanthi Athanasiou, MSc …
Meeting the social-emotional needs of adolescents with sight impairment and preventing school exclusion: The development of a digital intervention based on adolescent and adult advisory groups
Principal Investigator (PI), Institute for Mental Health, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham Co-investigators: Dr Maria Livanou (King’s College London), Dr Stephanie Burnett Heyes (University of Birmingham), Dr Fiona Barlow-Brown (Kingston University London) Tasks: setting up the research team, internal grant application, ethics application, contact with national organisations and professional services, preparation of quantitative and …
Developing university guidance for the socio-emotional needs of students with vision impairment
Principal Investigator (PI), Institute for Mental Health, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham Co-investigators: Dr Fiona Barlow-Brown (Kingston University London), Dr Rachel Hewett (University of Birmingham), Dr Mhairi Thurston (Abertay University), Professor John Ravenscroft (University of Edinburgh), Dr Joao Roe (Sensory Support Service in Bristol) Tasks: setting up the research team, external grant application, ethics …
Peer Review
• Grant Reviewer the Czech Science Foundation (GACR) – Department of Social Sciences and Humanities• Invited Peer Reviewer for the Journal of Health Psychology, Contemporary Social Science: Journal of the Academy of Social Sciences, British Journal of Visual Impairment (BJVI)
Professional Affiliations and Research Group Memberships
• Member of the Hellenic Psychological Society Ελληνική Ψυχολογική Εταιρεία (elpse.com) Associate Fellowship – Advance HE (formerly Higher Education Academy) QTS (Qualified teacher status) certification Sight Loss Research Network organised by Dr Hazel McFarlane (Senior Sensory Hub Officer) and Dr Mhairi Thurston (Senior Lecturer in Abertay University) Developing Minds Lab, Developmental Psychology Research Group, Kingston …
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Conferences, Invited talks and Media Appearance
Peer-reviewed Conference Papers Heneghan, A., Manitsa, I., Livanou, M. (31 May – 3 June 2023). Individuals’ experiences of having a sibling with an eating disorder: a systematic review. Oral presentation at the International Conference of Eating Disorders, Washington DC, USA. Heneghan, A., Manitsa, I., Livanou, M. (16 – 17 March 2023). “How do siblings’ experience …