Professors

Alexander is the Director of Maritime Studies at NYC.  He is also a Member of the Athens Bar Association and has his own Private Practice specializing in Corporate/Commercial Law. He holds a LLB (Hons) from the University of Greenwich and a LLM from the London School of Economics. His innovative teaching techniques have helped students learn more than just the course material.

Mr. Mantzios completed his basic studies in Greece at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with the degree of Mathematics in the concentration of Pure Mathematics, having carried out part of his studies in the University of Seville in Spain. He was accepted and completed his master in London in the university of London School of Economics(LSE), with the title “MSc in Applicable Mathematics” and main fields of interest the Theory of Probability, Game Theory, Discrete Mathematics, Stochastic Processes and Financial Mathematics. After having completed his military service he worked as a scientific associate of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. From his first days of return from London and onwards, he has been working passionately in the Secondary Education and is currently a member of the teaching stuff of the private school College of Delasalle. At New York College he has taught the courses of Applicable Mathematics, College Algebra, Statistics and Quantitative Methods for students of Psychology and Management. His transmissibility and passion for Mathematics and his ability to communicate with audiences of non-experts are his cornerstones of his route to today.

Makis holds a BA in Economics from Athens Business School and an MBA from the University of Dedroit, Michigan, US. He has over 28 years of audit experience, especially in educating the middle and upper management staff of large multinationals on the group processes across the board. His project management experience is equally lengthy. He has participated in SAP software implementation projects in multinational corporations, such as Mobil Oil and BP plc worldwide. He has also led large scale projects to analyze benchmark, integrate, streamline and improve the processes of the oil marketing business through re-engineering and application of best practices. His teaching experience includes courses in business and project management for undergraduate, postgraduate and professional qualifications students.   

Constantina completed all of her studies in USA obtaining a Bachelor’ s Degree in Communication and Master’s Degree in Business Communication at the Pittsburg State University. She received a full Graduate Scholarship at the age of 23, as a Teaching Assistant in Communication and Public Speaking.  She also worked for an Advertising Agency as Account/Client Service Manager in San Francisco, California.  She returned to Greece in 2001, and ever since she has developed her business career in the area of Corporate Training in different companies and in teaching MBA courses in the area of communication, marketing, sales, advertising and public relations.  Her business experience comes from mostly managerial positions in training and development in companies like Starbucks, Dynamic Life (Health Clubs Franchising), New York College Educational Group and TEAM Consulting Services. She has also developed training material for traditional forms of learning like workshops and seminars, as well as e-learning platforms. Constantina became a member of Being ESSENTIAL & VISIBLE Team in 2015 in the areas of Corporate Training, Seminar Facilitation and Development. She is also a Ph.D. Candidate in Organizational Psychology with specialization in Leadership, while she has developed a long experience in the areas of Communication, Corporate Training and Development. 

Dr. Georganta graduated from the Department of Psychology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 2006 and continued post graduate studies in Business Administration with Specialization in Human Resource Management (MBA) at the University of Macedonia, from where she graduated in 2009 with honors. She received her PhD in the field of Work and Organizational Psychology from the University of Macedonia in 2017. She has worked as a researcher in several scientific projects related to organizational culture, burnout and psychosocial risks. At the same time, she has worked as the Editorial Manager in the Bulletin of the European Health Psychology Society and has been a reviewer for international journals. She is currently a Review Editor in the sector of Organizational Psychology in the Frontiers in Psychology and Communication journal. Dr Georganta was the president and member of the organizing and scientific committees of many academic conferences. Dr Georganta is a member of the Greek Psychological Society. Since 2011 she has taught courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels at the University of Macedonia, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and Technological Education Institute of Western Macedonia (Social Psychology, Psychology of Work, Positive Psychology, Leadership) and has organized training workshops on the issues of psychosocial risks and job stress. Her research has focused on positive experiences in the workplace.  At New York College she has been teaching the course Leadership & Management with a focus on training and development.

Dr. Charalampidis studied Economics with specialization in Business Economics at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and holds a Master’s in Business Administration with specialization in Financial Management and a Philosophy Diploma in Accounting and Finance from the University of Macedonia, both with distinction. In 2013, he accomplished his postdoctoral research titled “The role of cost and asset retrenchment in company turnaround: empirical evidence from listed firms in Greece” at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He has taught Accounting and Finance related courses at both the under and postgraduate level at the aforementioned universities, the University of Sheffield (City College Thessaloniki), and the Hellenic Corps Officers Military Academy. His research has been presented at several national and international academic conferences and published in national and international peer-reviewed academic journals among which the International Journal of Managerial and Financial Accounting and the Journal of Financial Management and Analysis. Dr. Charalampidis has worked for international research programs as researcher and administrative coordinator and as accountant. He has been working for New York College as Accounting and Finance tutor since 2014 and holds the position of Director of Postgraduate Studies at Thessaloniki campus since 2017.

Gerasimos holds a PhD in Lean Operations and Continuous Improvement and an MBA in Operations Management from the University of Aegean. His first degree was in Economics from the University of Crete.  He is currently working for the Aegean Airlines in the role of Continous Improvement Projects Coordinator. His previous working experience includes managerial position in the Swissport Greece Ground Handling Services; in the Lean Six Sigma; and the Business School of the University of the Aegean. He has been teaching project management related courses at New York College since 2016 and student reviews of his performance have been consistently excellent.

Dr. Gregoriadou, completed her Bachelor in Mathematics at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She continued her studies and received an MSc in Theoretical Informatics and Systems & Control Theory. Completing the MSc studies, she proceeded her research and received her PhD in Mathematics from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. During her studies, she worked in subsidiary employment at the School of Mathematics, participated in several research programs and taught in secondary education schools. She is also a Certified Adult teacher from the National Organization for the Certification of Qualifications & Vocational Guidance (EOPPEP) and she has been working in several structures of formal and non-formal adult education. In 2016 she had a Postdoctoral fellowship at the School of Mathematics and in 2017 she received an MSc in Information and Communication Technologies in Education. At New York College she has been teaching Discrete Mathematics I, College Algebra, Introduction to the practice of statistics, Macroeconomics and Research Methods in English and Probabilities Theory, Statistics, and Applied Mathematics I taught in Greek.

Akis specializes in Business Statistics and International Economics.  He holds a PhD from The City University of New York (Graduate School) as well as a Masters of Arts in International Relations.  He has been at NYC since 1995 and is a much appreciated faculty member.  Students enjoy his approach to teaching that includes current examples, especially those related to the economic crisis in Greece, linked with economic theory and presented in an understandable manner.  He is the recipient of the Teacher Excellence Award five times, thus proving his excellent teaching skills.

Stella has earned a PhD in Organization Studies by the MIT Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, MA, U.S.; a Master of Industrial and Labor Relations with Concentration in Organizational Behavior by Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, U.S.; and a Bachelor in Communication and Mass Media by the University of Athens, Greece. Her professional experience includes management posts in companies and education establishments in the U.S., such as Learn Launch, and the MIT-Singapore University of Technology and Design. She has founded the Greek Entrepreneurs and Innovators in Education, an on-line start up focusing on topics on topics of entrepreneurship in education targeted to the Greek audience. Dr. Kounelaki is highly appreciated by students for her innovative teaching approach informed by the educational ethic of one of the most famous universities in the world, the MIT.

Vassilis holds a Bachelor degree in Banking and Financial Management from the University of Piraeus, a Master degree in Economics from New York University, and a PhD in Environmental Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is also a research associate and participates in the organization of international academic conferences with Athens Institute for Education & Research (ATINER). Vassilis has been involved in various research (EU FP7 and H2020) and consulting projects.

Elefantia holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economic Science from the University of Athens, Greece, a Diploma (at postgraduate level) in Business Administration from the University of Bradford, UK and an MBA from the University of Greenwich. She has worked in top managerial positions both in the UK and in Greece and has several years of teaching experience. Elefantia is the Director of Operations at New Work College and a member of our Faculty since 2006.

George completed his studies in the USA and holds a BS in Engineering from New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), an MBA from Adelphi University, and a MSc from University of Louisville. He is a Candidate for Doctorate in Business Administration from International School of Management (ISM) Paris, France and his Dissertation examines issues in Operations and Value Chain Management. He also attended Business seminars as a Visiting Scholar in Paris, Sanghai, and Tokyo. George has been teaching at SUNY Empire State College, Greece since 2004, the University of Greenwich since 2012 as well as graduate level (Greenwich, IUKB, ESG). He was also a visiting Professor in the University of Bretagne, Brest in France teaching International Operations and Supply Chain Management (Graduate Level). George’s lecturing methods and the ability to support students to reach their full potential makes him a valuable member of the NYC family.

Kelley holds a Bachelor degree in Social Science from Richmond: the American International University in London and a Masters degree in Sociology from the London School of Economics. She has been teaching at New York College since 1994 and has won the Teacher Excellence Award six times.  Her experience of both American and British educational systems as well as her sociological training enables her to advise and assist students throughout their studies.

D. Gatidis completed successfully his undergraduate studies obtaining his Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Law at the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Subsequently, he completed his postgraduate studies in France and he received his master’s degree (Diplôme d’ Études Approfondies – DEA) in International Commercial and Economic Law by the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences of the Burgundy University (Dijon). He is a chartered barrister accorded to the Bar Association of Thessaloniki. He worked for several years as an associate in law firms specialised in corporate and civil law. He was a scientific consultant at the Center of International and European Economic Law (CIEEL) in the departments of Energy Law and State Aids Law. He prepared multiple legal consultation reports for public entities such as special services of the Greek Ministry of Development concerning the implementation of state aid frameworks or programs within the scope of European competition law. Additionally, he wrote several legal consultation reports for foreign legal firms regarding matters of the appliance of Greek legislation in civil, commercial and financial issues as well as the competence of the national law. He was a key note speaker in conferences and seminars related to European competition law. Furthermore, he published articles in law journals concerning human rights law and European state aid law issues. At New York College he has been teaching the courses LAW I (Initiation to Law) and LAW II (Commercial Law). Dimitris receives remarkably positive evaluations by his students for his superb support and guidance he provides them with.

Nikolaos (Nikos) Malliaros (BSc, MSC, MA) is an economist with postgraduate studies (Master of Science) in Agricultural Economics, International Trade, and European Union at Wye (Imperial) College/University of London and in Politics and Economics in Eastern Europe (Master of Arts) at the University of Macedonia. Furthermore he has studied and worked on International Business, Services Marketing, and Tourism. For fifteen years he was a College Director of Studies responsible for the application of British University curricula in Greece. He also was Deputy Director of an Institute of Vocational Studies (IEK) for three years. He has twenty five years of experience of teaching in higher education at both graduate and post-graduate levels. Furthermore, he has particular experience in the formation, execution, and assessment of vocational training programmes and in European research projects in the field of education.

Mrs. Papategou after graduated from the Law School at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, she continued her postgraduate studies at King's University of London in "Copyright & Related Rights in UK, European and US Law". Following her studies, she worked as a legal advisor to Eurobank and as a lawyer specialized in industrial and intellectual property law. She has attended conferences on industrial and intellectual property issues in Greece and abroad and has given speeches on these issues to corporations and educational institutions. She has taught legal courses at Tertiary Education Institutions in Thessaloniki. At New York College she has been teaching the courses "Labor Law" and "Social and Business Law".

Mrs. Siamaga completed all of her studies in the USA obtaining a Bachelor’ s Degree in Political Science from New York University and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration, majoring in Human Resource Management, from Adelphi University. While studying in the US, she worked for a shipping company at the Outport Relations Department in Miami, FL. She returned to Greece in 2001, and ever since she has advanced her career in the area of the management of people in different companies.  She joined the New York College academic team in 2013.  She has been teaching the HR courses both in the undergraduate and graduate programs.  Her business experience comes from mostly managerial positions in HR Departments in companies such as Alumil, Amasa, Cosmos Consulting and Agrocom among others, as well as a freelancer / consultant. She has also developed training material for workshops and seminars. Maria is a certified trainer.  She is also a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Macedonia in Political Science and Sociology, researching the Local Social Movements. while she has developed a long experience specifically in the areas of Training and Development, Recruitment, Performance Evaluation and HR Crisis Management. 

Nikos’ work experience is primarily in senior management positions in high-profile companies in Greece and Cyprus. He is currently the CEO of TAXIPLON, S.A., responsible for the strategic planning and implementation, budget planning and internal control and MIS implementation and trade policy planning of the company. Before that, he worked as Director and Shareholder of EPOCA Holdings, Ltd, and he is still a member of the Board of Directors of Label Pack, S.A. Other posts include the position of Managing Director at Domino’s Pizza International Plc; Managing Director of Prime Banking Services S.A.; Marketing and Sales Director at Avery Hellas S.A.; and Managing Director at MANN International Ltd -Realtors - Valuers – Consultants. He’s a graduate of the University of Westminster, UK with an MA in International Business and Management, and a BSc in Business Administration, American College of Greece.  Nikos’ exceptional career and rich network in the local and regional business environment is an asset for the MBA students as he brings real life business experience in the classroom.

Penny has been teaching at NYC since 1999 specializing in Human Resource Management and Organizational Behaviour. Through her professional experience as an HR Manager, she is able to pass on to students actual examples from working in both the US and Greece. With a Bachelor degree in International Business and an MBA from Loyola University,  Chicago, US., she has a wealth of knowledge related to business subjects. Penny also frequently invites professionals from HRM and NYC Alumni to speak in her classes. Students greatly enjoy her lively teaching style, enthusiasm for course material and approachable manner. Penny has received the Teaching Excellence Award five times.

Dr.  Georgios Papamichail:  (CCDP, CCNP, CCNA  Sec,  CCAI): George holds a Ph.D  in  Group Decision Making from the Athens University of Economics and Business and a DipI-Ing in computer engineering and informatics from the University of Patras, Greece. He works as Head at the Department of Coordination  of  the  Institute  of  Training,  Greek  National  Center  of  Public  Administration,  and  is interested in Network Management and Security, Group decision making and negotiations, Clustering applications, Management Information Systems and Business Strategy. During the last 15 years he has worked as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in Information Systems at the Department of Management Science  and  Technology  at  the  Athens  University  of  Economics  and  Business  (AUEB),  as  a  senior researcher at the Eltrun (the e-Business Center) at the AUEB, as Scientific Personnel at the Greek Open University, and as a consultant to the Greek Government and a number of Greek firms. He is the main Cisco Instructor at the Greek National Center of Public Administration and has received teaching awards both from Cisco (Instructor Excellence 2012), New York College (2010) and the Athens University of Economics and Business (2005). He has published more than 30 papers in well-known journals and conferences such as the European Journal of Operational Research, Journal of Decision Systems and the Computer Journal.

Dr. Andrew Salisbury (FHEA BEng HONS PhD IEEE), after achieving a first class Honors degree at Lancaster University in England and completing his PGCE, he was offered an unconditional PhD which he undertook in the year 2000.  His PhD was based on a revolutionary electronic computerized system in conjunction with Siemens Ltd.  During his PhD he travelled all over the world presenting his work in such places like Singapore, America and Malaysia.  Andrew has also won numerous awards for presenting his work; the top two being recognized as a younger Engineer award at the House of Commons in London and top presenter in IEEE (institute of electrical and electronic engineers) in the UK.  After successfully completing the project with Siemens, Andrew followed his dreams to live in a Mediterranean climate and soon after found himself in Greece.  Recently, Andrew has just taken his fellowship (FHEA) in teaching and learning at Sheffield University completing a 2-year postgraduate qualification.  At New York College he has been teaching MIS and computer applications for numerous years. 

Ioannis possesses a Diploma in Computer & Informatics Engineering from the University of Patras and an MSc in Computer Science from the same Department and University. He also holds a PhD from the department of Computer & Informatics Engineering, with a thesis on the area of Parallel Architectures. After his PhD he moved on to a Post-Doctoral Associate position at the University of Delaware, USA. He has participated in several research projects sponsored by the European Space Agency (ESA), the Ministry of Education & Religions, Culture & Sports and the European Commission (Seventh Framework  Programme  -FP7).  Ioannis  has  published  his  research  in  major  international journals,  book  chapters  and  conferences  and  has  served  as  a  reviewer  in  several  conferences, workshops  and  symposiums.  He  is  currently  a  reviewer  for  the  Journal  of Parallel  and  Distributed Computing, Elsevier Science. Ioannis has extensive teaching experience in numerous programming courses both in public and private higher and highest education institutions.

Dr. Polyxeni Vourna (MSC, PhD): Polyxeni is a Doctor of Engineering, an active Researcher in the field of Telecommunications, Spectroscopy and an experienced academic in the fields of telecommunications and networking engineering. She has been awarded with a Bachelor of Physics from the University of Patras, a Master of Science on Data Communication Systems from the University Of Brunel (UK) and a Doctorate of Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA). She was also a lecturer on the Technological Educational Institute of Sterea Ellada for four years in the fields of telecommunications and electronic circuit design. Polyxeni is also a speaker of English, German, Turkish and French and has published ten research papers and ten refereed conferenced papers as well. She is the lecturer of Wireless Data Technologies.

Elena Baltzoglou (Bsc, MSc): Eleni is a Graduate of the Department of Applied Mathematics of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) and has also been certified as a Mathematics Teacher from the same University. She has also received a Master’s Degree in Marine Engineering Management from the University of Greenwich via collaboration with New York College. She has been teaching mathematics for six years, two of which on different study programmes offered by New York College. Her academic interests involve biostatistics, Data Analysis with R, and Mathematics with Python.

Kyvele Constantina Diareme (Doctoral Candidate)

Ms. Diareme is finishing her Ph.D. in Computer Science and specifically in Web Geographic Information Systems at the Informatics Laboratory of the Agricultural University of Athens (AUA), Greece. Her research, results of which have been presented in international conferences and published in peer-reviewed scientific books, focuses on the proposal of new evolutionary algorithms for the personalisation of thematic tours as well as on the management of Spatial Big Data. She holds a Degree in Agricultural Economics and Rural Development and two Master of Science (Μ.Sc.) degrees, one in Agricultural Economics and Development and one in Geoinformatics.

Among others, she has participated in the proposal/submission and implementation of co-financed programs (Η2020, ΕNPI CBC MED, ENI CBC MED, NSRF) aiming at innovation withing the sector of ICT (Information Technology and Communications), and has worked as an advisor for the Greek government.

Kyvele has extensive experience in e-learning practices. She has participated in programs dedicated to educating tutors use platforms for both sychronous and asychronous e-learning as well as in the Greek Open Courses program (NSRF 2007-2013) dedicated to the adaptation of courses taught in in Greek Universities and  Technological Institutes to the digital environment.

to the digital environment.

She has been teaching Computer Science, GIS and MIS related courses since 2015.

Mr. Karanikas Thomas completed his studies in Automation Engineer from T.E.I. Thessaloniki and after that he obtain a Master’s Degree in Information Systems from Open University of Cyprus. He is Cisco certified associate and he is also actively involved in seminars of Cisco Routing & Switching – Security - Collaboration, Microsoft Server and information systems of Sap and SoftOne. He has been working for IT companies for the past 20 years as systems and networks administrator. At 2013 he began teaching at vocation training institutes and from 2017 he is instructor and system and networks administrator at New York College Thessaloniki Campus.

Mr. Nikolaos Lakafosis (MSc,PhDc): Nikolaos is finishing his PhD in Advanced Databases at the National Technical University of Athens and is the Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of MED.I.S S.A.. HE specializes in technical solution provision, Software Architecture and Business Development and Database Design and Architecture. He has been awarded with a Bachelor and a Master’s Degree of Computer Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens. Nikolaos has also worked for major software corporations, such as Unifost-Altec S.A. and Exodus-Exus. He is also a member of the Technical Chamber of Greece as a Chartered Engineer.  Having over twenty years of professional experience, he has been teaching Database Warehousing, Database Design, Data Mining and Advanced Database Development for New York College BSc Study programmes.

Penny was educated in the USA. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in International Business and an MBA from Loyola University Chicago in Human Resource Management. Having moved to Greece in 1994, she worked for a multinational subscription television company as the Human Resource Officer. Penny has been teaching Business courses for New York College since 1999 at both the undergraduate and graduate level. As a licensed Leadership trainer for Dale Carnegie, she had the opportunity to conduct training events for the largest organizations in Greece. For the last year, she has also been teaching an online course in Lebanon through the Center for Distance Learning of Empire State College. Having the ability to build relationships with her students, she is in touch not only with current students but alumni as well.

Areti holds a Diploma in Literature and a Bachelor’s (Hons) in Humanities with English Language and Literature from the Open University of UK. She has more than twenty years of teaching experience as a foreign language tutor, mostly in institutes for foreign language learning, as well as experience as tutor in summer schools in the UK. Focusing in teaching, Areti has, also, completed the Anglo-Hellenic Teacher Training organized by TEFL International and received the TEFL certificate. Recently, Areti completed the advanced-level teaching qualification of DELTA (Cambridge). She has been teaching preparatory English and Business English courses at New York College since 2013.

Costandina completed all of her studies in USA obtaining a Bachelor’ s Degree in Communication and Master’s Degree in Business Communication at the Pittsburg State University. She received a full Graduate Scholarship at the age of 23, as a Teaching Assistant in Communication and Public Speaking.  She also worked for an Advertising Agency as Account/Client Service Manager in San Francisco, California.  She returned to Greece in 2001, and ever since she has developed her business career in the area of Corporate Training in different companies, and in teaching MBA courses in the area of communication, marketing, sales, advertising and public relations.  Her business experience comes from mostly managerial positions in training and development in companies like Starbucks, Dynamic Life (Health Clubs Franchising), New York College Educational Group and TEAM Consulting Services. She has also developed training material for traditional forms of learning like workshops and seminars, as well as e-learning platforms. Constantina became a member of Being ESSENTIAL & VISIBLE Team in 2015 in the areas of Corporate Training, Seminar Facilitation and Development. She is also a Ph.D. Candidate in Organizational Psychology with specialization in Leadership, while she has developed a long experience in the areas of Communication, Corporate Training and Development.  

Dimitra graduated from the University of Athens, with a degree in English Literature. She studied acting in the schools of Art Theatre - Carolos Coun and P. Katselis and took additional classes in ballet and singing. She has a renowned career as a theatre, TV and film actress, and has won several prizes including the M. Kotopouly Prize for her performance in the “Quartet” by Henry Miller, directed by G. Michaelidis; the National Award for Leading Female Actress, in “The Other Side”, by T. Psarras; National Award for Leading Female Actress in “Life on Sale”, by F. Siskopoulou; and National Award for Supporting Female Actress, in “Such a Long Absence”, by S. Tsiolis.  She has a long teaching experience in the national theatre school, and since 2003 she teaches Directing Actors – Actor’s Point of View, at New York College.

Dimitris holds a Bachelor Degree in Cinematic and Audiovisual Studies and Master Degree in Cinematic and Audiovisual Studies from the University of Paris 8.  Mr. Panagiotatos has produced and directed eleven feature films, while he has been the author of Author of the Books: Eroticism in Films; Fantastic Cinema; Fantastic Literature; Lovers Beyond Time (Later made into film); and the Editor of the series Camera Obscura (Books based on Famous Movies).   He has a long teaching experience in Film Studies, and since 2001 has been the Academic Director of the New York College Department of Film & TV Studies.   

Anna has completed her PhD  in Educational Cybernetics, University of Bolton, UK. Before that, she was awarded the M.A in Management in Language Learning, University of Greenwich, UK and the B.A in Greek Literature, Demokritous University of Thrace, Greece. Anna’s research interests are focused on learning innovation in Higher Education, Autonomy and cognitive psychology. She has presented her innovative research in many conferences in Greece and abroad and she has given presentations to students and teachers on issues of autonomy, instructional technologies and innovative teaching practices.

Christos is an Officer in Hellenic Air Force and  a political scientist. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Aviation Science from Hellenic Air Force Academy (Athens, Greece, 2001), an MSc in Services Management for Executives from Athens University of Economics and Business (Athens, 2008) and a PhD with Honors in International Relations from Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences (Athens, 2014). In 2009 he was officially praised from Hellenic Air Force for having at an excellent level the required typical, professional and scientific qualifications, in order to be selected by the  European Space Agency (ESA) among 8413 candidates and participating in the  astronauts’ selection procedure, thereby promoting the Hellenic Air Force and Greece at a European level. Today, he flies as a Captain for Hellenic Air Force and he teaches International Relations and Ethnic Conflict in New York College.  His professional expertise is in the area of Crisis Management, Knowledge Management in Crisis, Leadership, Greek Turkish Relations, Defense and Security. As an active member of his  professional  community  he  participates  in  conferences,  and  enjoys  writing  articles (he has written articles for CNN GREECE, Foreign Affairs, The Hellenic Edition, infognomonpolitics.blogspot.gr, OnAlert.gr, geostrategy.gr  and anixneuseis.gr).  Among his latest scientific works (collaborative work) is “Leadership Proposals for Exiting Crisis” (Papazisis Publications, Athens, 2017).

Elena has received a BA (Hons) double major with distinction in Communication and Media and Cultural Studies with Writing and Publishing from Middlesex University in London, UK.  Her passion for Philosophy led her then to Universite Paris VIII in Paris, France to do a BA in Philosophy. Elena also holds an MA (Hons) in International Relations and European Studies from the University of Kent, LCIR, London Centre of International Relations, in the UK and won a scholarship from "A.S.Onassis Public Benefit Foundation for her Ph.D. studies in International Relations with European Environmental Law in the UK. This year, she completed her MBA degree (Executive MBA), at the University of Bolton in the UK with a scholarship from NYC. Elena who grew up in Saudi Arabia and England, has worked as a journalist, broadcasting the news for ANT-1 TV in Athens and forthe BBC World Service Radio in London. Other past employment includes, working for Sotheby's and Harrods in London, UK. At present, she is a course leader and teaches Communication at New York College in Athens. Her main academic interests lay with Philosophy, Existential Philosophy, Ethics, Philosophy of Emotions and Theories of Emotions.

Evanthia, after completed her Bachelor in Greek Literature at the National University of Athens, she continued her studies in the U.S.A. and she received an MA in Linguistics by the Wayne State University in Detroit and a PhD in Linguistics by the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Following her brilliant studies, Evanthia taught both at the University of Michigan and Oakland University in the U.S.A. She has published in peer-reviewed journals in the Phonetics, which is her area of specialization. At New York College she has been teaching Second Language Acquisition and Research Methods, and she is head supervisor in research dissertation and theses. Evanthia is highly evaluated by her students for her superb support and guidance.

Akis specializes in Business Statistics and International Economics.  He holds a PhD from The City University of New York (Graduate School) as well as a Masters of Arts in International Relations.  He has been at NYC since 1995 and is a much appreciated faculty member.  Students enjoy his approach to teaching that includes current examples, especially those related to the economic crisis in Greece, linked with economic theory and presented in an understandable manner.  He is the recipient of the Teacher Excellence Award five times, thus proving his excellent teaching skills. 

Dr. Ifigeneia Dosi after completed her Bachelor in Linguistics and Teaching at the School of German Language & Literature, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, she continued her postgraduate studies in Theoretical and Applied Linguistics (Μ.Α.) at the same department and in Psycho-/Neurolinguistics in the School of Italian Language and Literature (M.Sc.). She completed her Ph.D. on bilingualism and cognitive abilities in the department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics (School of Philology, A.U.Th). Currently, she is a Post-Doctoral researcher in Psycho- & Neurolinguistics in the School of Philology at Democritus University of Thrace. She has also worked as a researcher at several projects (i.e. BALED project, CoLiBi project, project on Education of Foreign and Repatriated Students). Moreover, she has several publications in international journals and announcements in international conferences across Europe and in the U.S.A. Now she is lecturing at Hellenic Open University (distance M.A. programme; courses: Language Development, Language Processing), at Institute of Informatics and Telecommunications of NCSR "Democritus" (M.A. programme; course: Language Development, Pathology of Speech, Autism), at Democritus University of Thrace (B.A. and M.A. programmes; courses: Psycho- and Neurolinguistics). In the past, she has lectured in Linguistics in other educational institutions (B.Sc. programmes; courses: Language Development and Bilingualism, Developmental Disorders of Speech and Language, Experimental Linguistics and Psycholinguistics, Linguistic Analysis) and at the University of New York in Prague (M.A. programme, course: Second Language Acquisition). Since 2016, she has been a faculty member of New York College (courses: Applied Linguistics, Advanced Applied Linguistics). Her research interests lie in the areas of: bi- and multilingualism, language and cognitive abilities in typical development and in (developmental and acquired) language disorders.

Dr. Maria Anastasiou after completed her studies on History at the Ionian University Greece, she continued her studies in the U.K and she received an MA in International Relations and Strategic Studies by the University of Lancaster and a PhD in International Relations and European Studies by the University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki, Greece. Her expertise is Democratization in the Middle East and the Politics of Authoritarian Regimes in the MENA region. Her academic interests lay in Theories and Methodology of International Relations, Middle East Studies, U.S Foreign Policy, Modern and Contemporary European History, European Studies and Political Philosophy. At New York College she has been teaching International Relations, U.S History, Survey of World History, World Politics and Ethnic Conflict. 

Maria holds a PhD in Sociolinguistics, University of Athens, 2009 (with a unanimous ‘Excellent” designation); MSc in Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching, University of Edinburgh (with distinction); and an MSc in Cultural Management, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences (with distinction). Maria has been the recipient of a number of scholarships, including the prestigious Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) scholarship in the U.K. and the “A.S. Onassis” Public Benefit Foundation Scholarship. Before joining New York College, she taught Greek as a second/foreign language at the Modern Greek Language Teaching Centre of the University of Athens. She has published in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings, and worked as an editor, translator and script writer. At New York College she teaches Semantics, Pragmatics and Second Language Acquisition Theories. She co- organised the International Conference on “Making Research in SLA Usable for Instruction and Instructors” in cooperation with the University of Greenwich Research Centre “Carole”. Her academic interests lie in the fields of sociolinguistics (language variation, standardization, ideology and attitudes), pragmatics, discourse analysis, language learning and teaching.

Giota holds a PhD in Applied Linguistics, University of Birmingham, UK; MA Teaching English as a Foreign Language, University of Birmingham, UK; and BA (Hons) in English Language Teaching, University of Greenwich, UK. Giota’s expertise lies with international students from different ethnic backgrounds, and with communicative strategies in foreign language teaching as a result of her research focus. She has been teaching English Language classes to undergraduate and graduate students at New York College whilst she continues her research on individual differences of learners.

Patricia’s studies are of a very high standard. She holds a PhD in Linguistics from the famous University College London and an MA in Stylistics from the University of Birmingham, UK. She has taught in the UK and Greece and she has delivered numerous seminars in Arts and Literature. She has published a number of articles in journals and has presented in international conferences. In addition to teaching at New York College, Patricia is currently working as a research fellow at the University of Oxford in the UK. Patricia’s unique approach to teaching and learning has made her classes exciting and rewarding. Her passion for teaching and individual attention as well as herin-depth theoretical knowledge enable her to make even the most complex ideas in linguistics comprehensible and interesting.

Dr. Sylvia Karastathi is the Head of the English Department at New York College, Athens and program leader for the BA in English Language and English Language Teaching and the MA in Applied Linguistics. She holds a PhD in English Literature from the University of Cambridge U.K, where she pursued research on visual culture and the British novel, funded by the Greek State Scholarships Foundation. She holds an MA (with distinction) in Modern Literature and Culture from the University of York, and a BA in English Language and Literature from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She has conducted postdoctoral research in the English Department of the University of Bern, with a scholarship from the Swiss Government; she subsequently joined the Walter Benjamin Kolleg at the University of Bern as a Junior Research Fellow. Sylvia Karastathi has extensive experience as a teacher trainer, and she holds a Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Cambridge DELTA – Level 7). She has obtained teaching experience on undergraduate and postgraduate levels as a PhD candidate for the University of Cambridge teaching Literature and Visual Culture. As an adjunct lecturer for the University of Greenwich overseas programs in Athens she teaches TEFL Methodology, English Literature, and Academic Writing. Her professional experience includes serving as an academic consultant, materials writer and member of the Advisory Council for English language qualification awarding organisations. She has published articles on word and image studies, English literature and visual culture, the 20th century British novel, as well as on language education and visual literacy.

Makis is a graduate of the Film Department of New York University where he has earned a Master of Arts Degree in Film and Television Production. He graduated with honors -“Excellence in Film Directing". He has directed various video and television productions here in Greece and has worked with studios in the USA such as Warner Brother, Paramount Pictures PBS. His filmography includes feature films, short films, documentaries, and animated film. He has been awarded for his feature film ‘ΡΟΔΙΝΑ ΑΚΡΟΓΙΑΛΙΑ’ , his short films ‘ΤΡΙΑΔΑ’ and ‘ADTR’. His film ‘Relics’ won several awards –for directing, acting, photography, and Best Film. Since 2001 Mr. Hatzis has been an instructor at New York College. He has been teaching the courses ‘Directing on a Filmset’-giving students practical experience in directing. He has also been teaching the course ‘Cinematography: Visualization and Exposure’-working with students on their final individual film project guiding them to produce work to present at festival competitions. 

Electra holds an M.A in Cinema, Audiovisual, Television and an B.A in Cinema Studies from University Paris I  Panthéon – Sorbonne. (1990). Elektra has 20 years of experience in film and digital video editing in Greece. Among her collaborations, there are many awarded films in Thessaloniki International Festival, especially the Documentary Section and she has been awarded for editing in Drama Short Film Festival twice.  She has worked as a director for a National Geographic Greece documentary, entitled Smyrna-History's Greatest Trek, based on the famous article by Melville Chater in NG, 1925.   As passionated with film sound theory and practice, she has participated in numerous conferences about cinema sound, exploring technical and aesthetic issues.  She teaches Editing and Sound Design.

Jenny is an experienced educator and offers her professional services for consulting in Marketing and also conducting corporate training seminars. She has a vast knowledge as educator and communicator specializing in issues involving the coupling of educational training to labour market needs. Her University studies ranges from the Faculty of Law - Department of Political Science and Public Administration (Communications / Mass Media specialization) in National and Kapodistrian University of Athens to the Organization and Administration of Education from the same university along with a supplementary program named key-skills (Development of Basic Workable skills). She has also completed the Total Quality Management in Education from the Hellenic Open University and she holds a Master’s degree in Marketing and Communication with new Technologies from the Athens University of Economics and Business.  She has written the material of Marketing in Tourism for educational purposes in Level 5 Institutes and Marketing and Communication for Educational Institutes for the E-learning programme of Piraeus University, as well as English for Business for the e-learning programme of University of loannina, among others. Being a member of the Hellenic Adult Education Association, she has participated in the “Educate” program, an international project with partners from 7 European Countries, aiming at improving the quality of education. Nowadays, she is pursuing an academic career as she is a PHD candidate in Athens Business School of Economics as well as a tutor in the BA Business of the University of Greenwich in two specializations, those of Marketing and Tourism.  Her wide expertise is an asset for any educational program, which seeks high quality standards and opts for specific measurable results.

Katerina studied photography in   film schools in Greece, Italy and Australia. Since 1990 she has been working as director of photography in feature film and short films, many of which have been awarded in Greek and international festivals (Drama, Thessaloniki, Alexandria). She has also worked for television in documentaries, series and advertising. Since 1992 she has worked in the design of lighting in more than 300 theatrical performances (opera, concerts, musical performances and dance theaters in Greece and abroad). In addition, in August 2004 she undertook lighting design of the ceremony of gymnastics at the Olympic Games in Athens 2004. Katerina is a member of the GSC and the Hellenic Academy of Cinematography and has been a member of the Preliminary Committee of the Film Festival Thessaloniki and Drama. Since 2005 she has been teaching at New York College in the department Film Studies as the Director of Cinema Photography and Camera.

Kelley holds a Bachelor degree in Social Science from Richmond: the American International University in London and a Masters degree in Sociology from the London School of Economics. She has been teaching at New York College since 1994 and has won the Teacher Excellence Award six times.  Her experience of both American and British educational systems as well as her sociological training enables her to advise and assist students throughout their studies.

Leo is a historian, a political scientist and a political analyst. Leo has a Bachelor’s degree in History from Emory University (Atlanta, Georgia, USA), and two graduate degrees (MAs) in European History from University College Cork (Cork, Republic of Ireland) and Diplomacy, with an international conflict management concentration, from Norwich University (Northfield, Vermont, USA). Leo has been a Visiting Fellow at the Hellenic Center for European Studies (EKEM) that serves as the Hellenic (Greek) Foreign Ministry’s think-tank. In addition, he has 15 years of teaching experience in History, Government and Politics, and International Relations at several international institutions in the Greek capital. He is currently in his thirteenth year of teaching American, Art, Hellenic, Islamic, and World history, Government and Politics, and International Relations at New York College, in his seventh year of teaching American, Balkan, Cypriot, Russian, and World history as well as International Relations for Empire State College (State University of New York), and in his seventh year as head of NYC’s International Relations Dept. Furthermore, his responsibilities include the office of Academic Director of Graduate Studies for Ecole Superieure de Gestion, Paris School of Business IMBA and Executive MBA programs, hosted by the New York College Educational Group in Athens, Greece. Leo has appeared several times on Greek and Arab (Al-Jazeera International) television, as well as Radio France International, as a political analystvis-à-vis American and Greek political developments. His papers include: “Re-Examining the 1925 Bulgarian Incident,” “To what extent has the United States used the international economic system in order to exert power in global politics?,” “Evaluating peacekeeping, peacemaking, and peace enforcement in Kosovo,” “Security and Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Kosovo,” “Organizing and conducting a future military intervention in Bosnia-Herzegovina.” 

Mr Athanasios Mavroulis holds an MSc in Violence, Conflict & Development from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) of the University of London, and has also studied for an MSc in International Management for China at the same university. He also holds a BA degree in History & International Relations (ACT), and a Certificate in Disaster Preparedness from the University of Pittsburg. He has worked as Project Manager for international projects supported by the EU, UNESCO, USAID and other international organizations, and has fieldwork experience with the Hellenic Red Cross. As an entrepreneur and business consultant he worked and travelled extensively in China and other Asian and African countries. For the past decade he has been working as Key Account Manager for IKEA, having received trainings from IKEA of Sweden AB in supply chain management, quality assurance, health and safety at the workplace, and protection of the environment, while gaining extensive experience in operations management and new product development.  At New York College he has been teaching undergraduate courses since 2005 in Cross Cultural Management, Chinese Studies, International History and International Organizations.

Maria Ampatzi has a BA (Hons) degree in Linguistics with Literature and Spanish, from the University of Hertfordshire (UK). She also holds an MA degree in Forensic Linguistics, gained from Cardiff University (UK). She is a certified interlocutor for the ‘Language Cert’ oral examinations and counts many years of teaching experience with children, adolescents and adults, in both personal and classroom environment. She has attended national and international conferences and seminars on various issues regarding education, teaching, basic principles of criminal investigation and the use of linguistic evidence for forensic purposes. She has periodically worked with private and state bodies, as a researcher and observer, concerning terrorism matters. Her research interests include communication in terrorism, authentication and authorship attribution in terrorist proclamations and other suicide, threat and blackmail documentation, police questioning of vulnerable witnesses (minors), as well as voice and sound analysis of identical twins. She teaches Linguistics and English to various undergraduate programs, supervises dissertations and is a member of New York College Faculty since 2015.

Mrs Christodoulou holds an undergraduate degree from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in English language and literature. She also holds an MA in Inclusive Education from UCL Institute of Education, London UK. She has also obtained a BTEC Professional Certificate in Specific Learning  Difficulties and Dyslexia by EDEXCEL and she is a Qualified Teacher by the Department for Education, National College of Teaching and Leadership, UK. She is currently undertaking the DELTA qualification. Olga started her career as an EFL instructor in language schools and since  she has worked in private schools and colleges serving in various positions. She has been publishing articles in Humanising Language Teaching magazine and she has been participating in TESOL Macedonia-Thrace conventions. Ηer main research interests include: Dyslexia and EFL teaching, Specific learning difficulties and Inclusion. Currently she is a Lecturer of Inclusive Education, at the BA (Hons) English and English Language teaching of the University of Greenwich, as well as an EAP and Business English instructor at the BA in Management of Universite Toulouse 1 Capitole both offered in New York College, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Mrs Gantina born in Thessaloniki. She has more than twenty  five years’ experience in senior positions in Greek and International companies. She holds an MA in Business Communication and Public Relations and BBA Bachelor in Business Administration from the University of Houston. For several years she was a member of the Board of Directors and/or senior manager of companies in the textile manufacturing industry. Since 2001 she teaches at tertiary level and in 2011 she  became a partner in "For Communication" a Marketing & Public Relations Firm. She is a member of the Governing Committee of the Hellenic Management Association (EEDE) for the Macedonia Regional Department and president of The Sector of Women Managers and Entrepreneurs (TOGME) for the Macedonia Regional Department.

Mrs Zografaki completed her Business studies in Aristotelio University of Thessaloniki and received her Master’s degree in Business Analysis from Lancaster University in the UK. Yota has  a very wide business experience working on FMCGs, services and non-profits in multi national corporations (Procter & Gamble), her own advertising agency (ORAMADIRECT) and NGOs (Arcturos). She has given many speeches and run many workshops on Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Public speaking and currently is a trainer and mentor in two start up hubs.  Apart from Greek and English, she also speaks German and Italian. Yota has been part of NYC team since the beginning, has taught Marketing, Communication and Business modules in all Undergraduate and Graduate programmes of the school and has received the Excellence in Teaching Award.

Mrs. Karabiberi holds a BA in English Language and Literature from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and an MA in TESL/TEFL from St Michael’s College in Vermont, USA. She has been a teacher of English since 1992 and has also had a considerable amount of experience in teacher training in EFL as she has taught online and face-to-face Diploma courses in TESOL Level 5 and Level 7. She has conducted classroom observations in private language schools involving structured feedback to the trainees as well as workshops in Dyslexia and Learning Difficulties, in Teaching English to (Very) Young Learners and a number of exam-oriented workshops for teacher certification. She is currently employed as a teacher educator in the Greenwich TEFL program She teaches EAP and exam preparation courses and lectures on the 19th Century English Novel in the department of New York College.

Mrs. Soldatou studied Psychology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and continued her postgraduate studies in Counseling at the University of Sheffield as well as in Special Education and Education at the University of Macedonia. In the year of 2008 she began practicing the profession of psychologist at a nonprofit organization as a manager of a counseling program for children with chronic illnesses. She continued her professional career collaborating with private counseling and psychological support centers for children, teenagers and parents as well as with Aristotle University by implementing educational and counseling programs for Roma children. She has participated in pan-Hellenic conferences of psychology and special education by presenting a program of emotional intelligence for children with autism as part of her personal research. She teaches psychology courses and supervises diploma theses in private higher education institutions over the last four years. At NY College she teaches Cultural Psychology and Forensic Psychology.

Panagiota holds two undergraduate degrees, one from the Ionian University in Translation and one from the American College of Greece in Marketing and Management. She also holds an MA in TEFL/TESL from the University of Birmingham, UK. Panagiota started her career as an EFL instructor in a language school and since 2001 she has been working in New York College where she first taught ESL and Academic Writing classes and later became the Head of the English Department for a number of years. Currently, she is a Lecturer in the BA in TESOL in conjunction with the University of Greenwich at New York College as well as an MA dissertation supervisor. She has also worked in the Pre-sessional Program of the University of Liverpool, UK and she is an Oral Examiner for the University of Michigan English Language Examinations. Panagiota’s research interest is in Language Testing and Assessment and she has given relevant presentations in conferences. She’s also a member of TESOL Greece, the European Association for Language Testing and Assessment (EALTA) and the Association of Language Testers in Europe (ALTE).

Pantelis was born in Athens and studied at the Stavrakou Film School. He worked initially as an assistant director and made his first short in 1965. Since then his films have won international acclaim and numerous awards establishing his reputation as one of the foremost Greek film directors of his generation. Pantelis Vouglaris has also directed several documentaries for Greek television and the hour-long documentary on the poet Yannis Ritsos for German Television. He has also directed for the stage.

Vicky studied French and Greek Literature at the University of Athens, translation at the CTL (Centre de la Traduction Litteraire) de l’ Institut Francais d’ Athenes. She has translated a great number of novels from French to Greek, most of them classified as famous classic French literature, for well-known Greek publishers, such as: Lettres de Madame de Sevigne, Anatoles Frances’s: Histoire Comique, Alfred de Musset’s short stories, Paula Jacques’s: La Descente au Paradis, etc. From 1998 she writes as a professional scriptwriter, for cinema and Greek TV. She is member of Scriptwriters’ Guild of Greece since 2003, she served also as a member of the Board (2007). Her first novel “Aorates Fones” was voted among the ten best novels of the year (Public 2015) and her second novel “Ammos sto vitho” was also shortlisted in the above competition. She teaches Screenwriting at New York College.

Dimitris Vagenos, MSc, PhDc.  Mr. Vagenos is a Ph.D student of the Department of Water Resources and Environment of the National Technical University of Athens. He has obtained his Bachelor Degree in Biology in 1996 by the Biology Department of Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, U.S.A  and his Master degree as a scholarship-recipient on Biology-Microbiology in 1999 by the Biology Department of University of Long Island, New York, U.S.A. He taught Biology at the University of Long Island Adjunct Faculty Member of the Biology Department Faculty as well as a Biology Instructor to children with special needs at Legacy High School, New York, U.S.A. In 2013 he was accepted for Ph.D studies to the Department of Water Resources and Environment of the National Technical University of Athens. Presently, he writes his Ph.D thesis titled: “Study of the cyanobacterial photosynthesis: Source of energy friendly to the environment”. His experiments for his Ph.D are performed in the labs of the Biology Department of the National Centre for Scientific Research, “DEMOKRITOS”, Agia Paraskevi, Greece. In 2015, he was a member of the organizing committee of the international conference “Photosynthesis Research for Sustainability – 2015” Chania, Greece. He has presented his experimental work to conferences. Currently, he teaches an undergraduate course in Biology at New York College.

Alexandra holds an MA and a PhD in Experimental Psychology/Behaviour Neuroscience from the University of Vermont, USA.  Alexandra held a Post-doctoral research position at the Department of Systems Neuroscience at University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany, and was a research assistant for the Psychology Department at the University of Vermont. In addition to her teaching, Alexandra is also a mental health counsellor at KETHEA (Diavasi), where she leads self-help groups for parents whose children are members of the therapeutic program.  She has also held a post as assistant clinical psychologist at Sinouri psychiatric clinic in Athens. Alexandra is currently completing further professional training as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist.

Antonia holds a PhD in Psychology from Goldsmiths University of London (Unit for School and Family Studies) and an MSc in Health Psychology from the University of Surrey, UK.  Apart from heading the Psychology Department, and her teaching responsibilities at NYC, she is also the International Organiser of ISPS (a global organization with presence in over 20 countries and a history of 50 years.  It is composed of the leading international professionals, service providers and academics in the field of psycho-social intervention, and organizes conferences, awareness campaigns, and training at national, regional and local levels around the world.)  Dr Svensson was previously a researcher for the National School of Public Health in Athens, where she was involved in research on intergenerational relationships funded by the 5^th Framework of the European Commission.  Furthermore she was involved as a Project Evaluator/Researcher at Anglia University, Cambridge, where she conducted a two-year evaluation of the international project Mistral to improve the employment opportunities of people with mental health problems, physical and learning disabilities; a project funded by the European Social Fund. Dr Svensson is a Licensed Psychologist and also a Dance Movement Therapist specialising in work with children, women and vulnerable populations.

Antonis BSc in Psychology from Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, MA in Community Care (learning disabilities) and PhD in Psychoanalysis at the University of Middlesex, UK. In 2014 Antonis completed the four year UKCP accredited clinical training programme in psychoanalysis at the Centre for Freudian Analysis and Research in London. Antonis has extensive teaching experience and has published several articles and books in the fields of psychoanalytic psychology. He is a Graduate member of British Psychological Society a licenced psychologist under the Greek state. 

Dr. Athanasia Spandidos after receiving a First Class Honours Degree from the University of Glasgow, Scotland in Medical Biochemistry in 1998 was accepted at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology (one of the most renowned Molecular Biology laboratories in the world which has attracted 10 Nobel prizes) in Cambridge, England and received her Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge in 2002. She was asked to stay at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology for an additional two years as a Research Associate (Postdoctoral Fellow) from 2002-2003. Dr. Spandidos was accepted and worked as a Research Associate (Postdoctoral Fellow) at the Department of Molecular Biology and in the Center for Computational and Integrative Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, U.S.A. for almost 6 years (Jan 2004 – Sep 2009). Dr. Spandidos is currently a Research Collaborator at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School since 2010. Dr. Spandidos since October 2009 has been working as Deputy Editor at International Journal of Oncology, Oncology Reports, International Journal of Molecular Medicine, Molecular Medicine Reports, Oncology Letters, Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, Molecular and Clinical Oncology and Biomedical Reports. In addition, since October 2015, Dr. Spandidos has been a Faculty Member at the University of Greenwich, Athens (New York College, Athens). Dr. Spandidos is also Guest Professor at Shandong University, China, and has given invited lectures at various international conferences and at renowned Universities around the world. Dr. Spandidos’s publications have received more than 500 citations.

Dr. Giannis Arnaoutis, M.Sc, PhD in Sports Nutrition. Dr. Arnaoutis is a Post-doc student of the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics of Harokopio University. He has obtained his Bachelor degree on Physical Education in 2003 and his Master degree on Applied Nutrition and Dietetics (Sports Nutrition) in 2006, by the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, of Harokopio University, Athens, Greece. A year later he was accepted for PhD studies on the “Effects of hydration status on cardiovascular function and athletic performance”. He obtained his PhDin 2012. He has numerous publications in international peer-reviewed journals, 2 book chapters, 14 presentations (4 oral, 10 posters) at international and 2 presentations at national scientific meetings. Also in 2012 he received the 1st Young Researcher Award in the Hydration for Health Congress for his project: “The Effect of Hydration Status on Endothelium Function”. Currently he is a research assistant in the Department of Nutrition & Dietetics, and teaches graduate and post-graduate courses of Nutrition and Dietetics at Harokopio University and New York College.

Ioannis graduated from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece), obtaining the BSc Degree of Chemistry in 2000. The same year he was awarded with a four-year fellowship from National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos” (Athens, Greece) for graduate studies. He received his MSc (2003) and PhD (2005) in Bioinorganic Chemistry, both with honors, from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. From 2005 to 2011, with a break in 2008 to accomplish his military service, he worked at the University of Trieste (Department of Chemical Sciences, Italy) as Postdoctoral Researcher. Since 2012, he is working as a Research Associate at the NCSR “Demokritos”, Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (INN), in the lab of Chemical Biology of Natural Products and Designed Molecules. During his research career, either as graduate student or as postdoctoral fellow, he visited top class European laboratories, including CERΜ (University of Florence, Italy) and Gorlaeus Laboratorium (Leiden University, The Netherlands) and worked under the supervision of well-recognized researchers. He is an active researcher. His research interests and experience is focused mainly on Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry (development of novel metal based drugs). He has also good experience in Organic Synthesis, whereas currently his interest has shifted also to Materials (development of novel advanced microporous materials, i.e. metal organic frameworks (MOFs), for gas storage and separation). His work has led to the publication of 24 peer-reviewed articles in highly respected international journals, he is the co-author of a chapter in a book entitled “Bioinorganic Medicinal Chemistry", and co-inventor of an Italian patent dealing with novel ruthenium complexes as potential antitumor agents. At a recent count (Scopus 10/03/2016), he had 635 citations and an h-index factor of 12. In addition he has attended 20 international and national conferences, in which he gave 7 oral presentations and presented more than 10 posters. He has also been appointed by several international publishers, including Elsevier, American Chemical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry etc, to serve as referee to scientific articles. Ioannis has supervised several undergraduate and postgraduate students and has been the co-advisor of three undergraduate theses and three MSc dissertations. During the 2008-2009 school yearhe worked as hourly waged teacher of chemistry at the 40^th General Lyceum of Athens (Grava). He joined New York College in 2015 and since then he is the laboratory instructor of the course “Chemistry Laboratory Skills”.

Marsha holds a BA in Psychology from the University of Crete and a PhD from the University of Sheffield. Marsha specialized in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and completed her post-doctoral fellowship at the Psychiatric Department of the Medical School of St. George's Hospital in London, UK. She worked as a psychologist in the National Health Service (UK), at the Counselling Centre of the University of Sheffield and in the Eating Disorders Unit for the Medical Centre of the University of Sheffield. She has extensive research and clinical experience and is a licensed psychologist-psychotherapist in private practice. Dr Koletsi is an accredited clinical supervisor from the British Psychological Society and since 2015 she supervises the University of Bolton MSc CBP students’ clinical training. She is an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, Member of the Eating Disorders Association, Member of the Greek Psychological Society and the Hellenic Psychological society.

Mina graduated with a BS from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and subsequently continued her studies to some of the most prestigious universities in the USA: MS in Exercise Physiology from Queens College, Flushing, New York, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of Florida, Florida, as well as she completed a post-doc at the Stanford University in California where she worked in Stem Cell Biology/Cardiovascular Research. Mina has taught in the USA in undergraduate and graduate programmes, and she has numerous publications in prestigious medical journals. In particular, one of her articles was in the top-10 most cited article published in the journal Experimental Gerontology during  the period 2008-2010: Hiona A, Leeuwenburgh C. The role of mitochondrial DNA mutations in aging and sarcopenia: Implications for the mitochondrial vicious cycle theory of aging. Exp Gerontol. 2008 Jan;43(1):24-33. She has a long experience in lab research in addition to her teaching expertise.

Natasha holds a PhD from Vrije University, Amsterdam, an MSc in Organisational Psychology and an MSc in Health Psychology from the City University, UK. Natasha has extensive experience in the area of Health psychology and health behaviour change projects, and is co-ordinator of the stop smoking program “Living without smoking” in Athens. Natasha is trained in Cognitive Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR). She has worked for Unilever R&D in the UK as a behaviour change health Psychologist, and for Bart’s & the London Queen’s Mary School of Medicine & Dentistry, as a research health psychologist, setting-up smoking cessation clinics in East London. She has numerous publications in scientific journals and is continuously involved in research projects and academia. 

Dr Nikos Katsaros has a B.Sc. in Chemistry from the University of Athens and a M.Sc. and a Ph.D from the University of Massachusetts (USA).He was appointed Assistant Prof. in the University of Southern Georgia(USA). Upon his return to Greece he was appointed Senior Research Scientist at the Nuclear Research Center Demokritos and later he was promoted to Director of Research at the National Center of Scientific Research Demokritos. He served as a Director of Graduate Studies at the Institute of Physical Chemistry of NCRS Demokritos for more than 15 years. His research interests are in Inorganic Biochemistry, Food Chemistry, Food Safety, Radiochemistry, Chemistry of the Environment, Toxic Waste Management. He published more than 150 papers in International Journals and participated in more than 200 National and International Conferences. He participated in Advisory Bodies and he has organized as a Chairman or as a Committee Member more than 100 national or International Conferences all over the world. He taught at the University of Maryland and at the Graduate Schools of the University of Ioannina, Kapodistrian University of Athens, University of Patras and in the undergraduate science programme of Deree College. He served as a Secretary of Research at and Technology in the Ministry of Development, as a President of the Hellenic Food Authority (EFET)in the Ministry of Development, President of the National Industrial Metallurgical Center for Research and Development, Member of the Administrative Council of the National Center of Agricultural Research, member of the National Council of Graduate Studies and Scientific Research in the Ministry of Education, National Representative of the European Union Organization COST (Coordination in Science and Technology), Special Advisor to the Ministry of the Environment, National Representative at the Committee of EU of Research Policy (CREST), National Representative on the 4th Framework programme of the EU in Food and Agriculture, National Representative at the European Food Safety Authority and Representative in UNESCO in the Committee for the Development in Science and Technology in SouthEastern European Countries. He was also four times President of the Greek Chemical Society, Member of the Executive Committee of the Federation of European Chemical Societies, Secretary of the Chemical Societies of SouthEastern European Countries, and Vice President of the Greek Consumers Association. He is scientific advisor to Greek Federation of Restaurant Owners and Related Professions, the Chefs Federation of Greece, and the Association of Bakers of the Greater Athens Area. He published more than 1000 articles in Greek newspapers and gave more than 1000 interviews to the Greek Mass Media during the last four years. His activities are concentrated mainly in food safety and the Mediterranean Diet. He is Head of the Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics  at New York College in Athens. He is also Vice-President of New York College.

Dr. Panagiota Tsioli: Biologist PhD, M.Sc, 1st Department of Pathology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laiko General Hospital. As a Biologist PhD, M.Sc in National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laiko Hospital and a research collaborator in the Department of Experimental Physiology, Medical School, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Dr. Tsioli supervises under graduate, M.Sc and PhD students. Her research primary goal is to understand the molecular basis of cancer and gain insight into signal transduction pathways inducing cancer cell growth and death. The long-term goal is to identify novel targets that can be translated into new therapeutic approaches for cancer patients. The team’s research data through integration of functional and clinical data could lead to identification of altered signaling pathways in different type of cancers and establishment of prognostic and predictive markers. Through development of genetically engineered mouse models new mechanistic and novel target therapeutics could be tested and define specific interventional molecules for targeted therapies. These could be the basis for individualized treatment strategies.

Vaia holds an MA (Hons) in Psychology and a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience from Glasgow University, Scotland.  She has also completed the Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Training programme of the Institute of Behavioral Research and Therapy in Athens. Vaia is a psychologist-research scientist at Evangelismos Hospital focusing on integrated psychological therapy for schizophrenia and group intervention.  Concurrently she also provides therapy at the First Psychiatric Ward, at Eginitio Hospital, University of Athens. She is an Honorary Research Fellow at Birmingham University Imaging Centre (BUIC) & School of Psychology, University of Birmingham.  She is also an academic reviewer for the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, Journal of Vision and Journal of Experimental Psychology:  Human Perception and Performance.  Vaia has many publications in Scientific Journals and has presented in numerous conferences.  She is a professional member of the Society for Neuroscience; the Cognitive Neuroscience Society; and the Vision Sciences Society.

Vasiliki holds a BSc (Hons) in Psychology at the University of East London, an MSc in Social Psychology at the London School of Economics (LSE).  In 2007, Vicky completed her PhD at University College London’s Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, researching episodic memory retrieval in young eyewitnesses. She completed her post-doctoral training at the prestigious University of Cambridge (in Developmental Psychology) and has since been working as a university lecturer on the subjects of Developmental, Cognitive, Forensic Psychology and Neuropsychology, as well as Research Methods and Statistics. Her research interests include: cognitive neuroscience, decision-making, models, systems and pathologies of memory, attentional processes, language acquisition and disorders, applications of psychology in forensic settings and music perception.  

Dimitris holds a MA in Educational Psychology, a Graduate Certificate in Psychology, an MSc in Child Development and an MA in Clinical-Counselling Psychology. Dimitris has worked as a teacher in Athens and London and as a Diplomat (Educational Attaché) in the Education Department of the Greek Embassy in London. He has also provided counselling and support to adolescents in the Greek Secondary School of London. Since 2011 Dimitris has been employed at the Suicide Prevention Centre (Klimaka) in Athens as a CBT therapist (Cognitive Bevarioural Therapist), and is an instructor for the University of Bolton MSc in CBP programme at New York College as well as acting as external supervisor for MSc placements.

Dimitris holds an MA (Hons) in Philosophy from the University of St Andrews, Scotland, and an MSc in Counselling Studies at University of Abertay Dundee, Scotland.  He also holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Consciousness and Transpersonal Psychology, which is one of his main areas of interest and research.  Dimitris has been teaching at NYC for a number of years and is a core member of the NYC faculty. His passion for teaching, as well as the individual attention he gives to his students make him one of the most popular instructors within the Psychology Department. In 2018 he won a faculty award for Teaching Excellence, for the second time.

Dimitris holds a BSc in Psychology from the University of Crete, and numerous other degrees including an MSc in Basic and Applied Cognitive Science and a Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Supervision from the University of Derby. Dimitris is the owner and Clinical Director of the Center for Contemporary Psychotherapy & Psychoanalysis in Palaio Faliro. He is an experienced psychotherapist, trainer and clinical supervisor, practicing individual Cognitive Analytic Therapist and group psychotherapist. He has completed training in group therapy at the Yalom Institute of Psychotherapy in the USA.

Chryssanthi holds a BSc Psychology, MSc in Clinical Neuropsychology from the Medical School- Kapodistrian University of Athens, MSc in Developmental Neuropsychology from the University of Essex. Chryssanthi is currently studying for her PhD with the University of Nicosia, and is a licensed Psychologist, Developmental and Clinical Neuropsychologist and experienced lecturer focusing on Neuropsychology, Therapy, Intervention and Special Needs. She also has experience of teaching Statistics & Experimental Design and Research Methods with SPSS, for which she has developed a relevant practice manual. She is a Member of the International Neuropsychological Society and Member of the Greek Society of Neuropsychologists.

Katerina is a PhD candidate in Political Psychology at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences. She gained her first Masters (Professional) in Clinical Psychology & Psychopathology from Paris V-Descartes University, a second Masters (Research) in Clinical Sociology & Psychosociology from Paris VII-Diderot University and a Bachelors in Psychology from Panteion University. She is a licensed psychologist both in Greece and France. Katerina has worked amongst others with children in numerous public and private settings in Paris and Athens. Ms Karageorgou is the NYC Student Counsellor, offering short-term consultation and longer-term individual counseling sessions to students.

Nefeli holds a BSc in Psychology from the University of Crete, a Postgraduate diploma in Practice-based Play Therapy from Canterbury Christchurch University, PGDip. in person centred counselling and an MA in Counselling Psychology from the University of Athens. Nefeli works in Private Practice as a Play Therapist working with children and adolescents, and as a Counselling Psychologist with individual adult clients. She is the author of a book on Developmental Psychopathology, with a focus on autism, ADHD, conduct and anxiety disorders in children. Until recently she worked for the Institute of Education and Lifelong Learning (Ι.ΝΕ.ΔΙ.ΒΙ.Μ.), affiliated to the Ministry of Education as a “Trainer”, leading parent groups in schools, offering guidance and empowering parents. In addition, she has published journal articles and presented at conferences on eating disorders, attachment status and resilience in children.