Dr Stavroula Papadodima is Associate Professor of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She holds a Biology Degree (1994), a Medical Degree (2001) and a PhD degree in Forensic Medicine and Toxicology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She has been specialized in Forensic Medicine in the above University. She spent 6 months during her sabbatical leave as a visiting professor in the Department of Autopsy in the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA, where she participated in research projects. She performs forensic autopsies and forensic clinical examinations since 2007. She educates medical students and trainees in Forensic Medicine. She also teaches in pregraduate and postgraduate programs on Medical Ethics. She has published 70 papers in international peer-reviewed journals, most of them on domestic violence, violent deaths, and child abuse.