Argyroula Kalaitzaki

Dr. Argyroula Kalaitzaki

Department of Social Work, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Heraklion, Greece
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Biography

Argyroula Kalaitzaki (BA, MSc, PhD, CPsychol) is Professor of Clinical Psychology in the Department of Social Work at the Hellenic Mediterranean University (HMU). She is Head of the HMU Committee for Gender Equality and Combating Discrimination. She is a member of the Quality of Life Laboratory, where she previously served as Director for nine years, and of the Steering and Programme Committees of the MSc in the Interdisciplinary Management of Chronic Diseases, Disability and Ageing, which she served as Director for three years. She is also an affiliated researcher at the AgriFood and Life Sciences Institute. She holds a BA, MSc, and PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Crete, as well as a second PhD from the University of Sunderland and a European Diploma in Psychological Therapies. She has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications, contributed to several books, and delivered nearly 200 conference presentations. With 26 years of academic experience and participation in numerous national and international research projects, her work focuses on interpersonal relationships, ageing and dementia, traumatic experiences, and also chronic illness and health literacy — areas informed by her clinical training in Clinical Psychology and her interest in Positive Psychology.

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Hellenic Mediterranean University

Heraklion, Greece

Department of Social Work

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