Hi, I am Christina.
Glad you are here!
Educating the Mind and the Heart.I am an expert in the use of ICT for Health & Education,
an Associate Professor, an Occupational Therapist,
but most of all, I am a human.My mission is to support, educate and empower people,
with and without the use of technology.
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From the seminar in Google as an YTILI Fellow (Washington, DC)
Work
Employment
2020 – Present
Assistant professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of West Attica, Greece.2018 – 2020
Product Manager at "Neil the Little Explorer", Greece.2016 – 2020
Member of a post doc research at the Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, Finland.2017 – 2018
YTILI Fellow | A program of the U.S. Department of State in partnership with the German Marshall Fund of the United States.2016 – 2016
Project researcher |Turku University Hospital, Finland.2016 – 2016
University of Turku, Finland | Grants funded by the Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Turku and Turku University Foundation.2013 – 2015
University of Turku, Finland | Funded position at the Finnish Doctoral Program in Nursing Education - DPNurs, University of Turku Graduate School – UTUGS.2011 – 2012
University of Turku, Finland | Research assistant for the Mobile.Net project at the Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku.2011 – 2011
University of Turku, Finland | One-month salary granted by the Finnish Post-Graduate School in Nursing Science, University of Turku.2010 – 2011
Lecturer at Mediterranean College & IEK Xini, Greece | Programs: “Higher National Diploma in Speech Therapy”, “Higher National Diploma in Understanding Specific Needs”.2009 – 2011
Self-employed Occupational Therapist, Special Educator, Athens, Greece
My book | PhD dissertation
→ Read it here ←
Includes articles about health information and:
Google | YouTube | eHealth literacy | Social media
Teaching
University of West Attica, Greece
◆ March 2019 – Present
Academic fellow (part-time)
University of Turku, Finland
◆ Spring 2018 [Visiting Lecturer]
Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.
Course: "Special Issues of Epidemiology & Health Services Organization"
Lecture: "Occupational Hygiene, Health and Safety at Work"◆ Spring 2018 [Visiting Lecturer]
Course: "Management of Health Care Services"
Lecture: "Project management and principal values in social services management"◆ Spring 2018 [Visiting Lecturer]
Course: "Management of Health Care Services"
Lecture: "Negotiation Techniques"◆ Spring 2018
Lecture: "Mental Health Stigma Across the Internet"
Course: "Perspectives of mental health and well-being in nursing research".◆ Fall 2017 / 2016 / 2015 / 2014
How to write an abstract (online teaching) in collaboration with Prof. Carol E. Smith (University of Kansas, USA).◆ Fall 2016 / 2015
Empowering learning environments in nursing education◆ Spring 2014
Evaluating Nursing Interventions Related to Mental Health Problems (HOIT0904 course).
Mediterranean College, Athens, Greece
Oct 2010 – Jul 2011
Lecturer for the HND-Professional Diploma in Speech Therapy (also online teaching)
IEK Ksini, Glyfada, Greece
Jan 2011 – Jul 2011
Academic responsible and Lecturer for the HND-Professional Diploma in Speech Therapy
Publications
Scientific articles
1. Athanasopoulou C, Välimäki M, Koutra K, Löttyniemi E, Bertsias A, Basta M, Vgontzas AN, Lionis C. (2017). Internet use, eHealth literacy and attitudes toward computer/internet among people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders: a cross-sectional study in two distant European regions, BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 17:136. (I.F. 2.042)2. Athanasopoulou C. Why study about eHealth among people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders? Tutkimusesittely/ Research summary. Kipinä Turun yliopiston Kulttuurin ja terveyden tutkimusyksikkö 2017/2/ ISSN 2489-3927.3. Välimäki M, Kuosmanen L, Hätönen H, Koivunen M, Pitkänen A, Athanasopoulou C, Anttila M. 2017. Connectivity to Computers and the Internet among patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders: A cross-sectional study, Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment 2017;13:1201-9. (I.F. 1.867).4. Athanasopoulou C, Sakellari E. 2016. ‘Schizophrenia’ on Twitter: Content Analysis of Greek language Tweets, Stud Health Technol Inform. 2016;226:271-4.5. Välimäki M, Athanasopoulou C, Lahti M, Adams CE. 2016. Effectiveness of social media interventions for people with schizophrenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis, J Med Internet Res 2016;18(4):e92 (I.F. 3.4)6. Athanasopoulou C, Sakellari E. 2015. Facebook and Health Information: Content Analysis of Groups Related to Schizophrenia, Stud Health Technol Inform. 01/2015; 213:255-8.7. Athanasopoulou C, Suni S, Hatonen H, Apostolakis I, Lionis C, & Valimaki M. 2015. Attitudes towards schizophrenia on YouTube: a content analysis of Finnish and Greek videos, Inform Health Soc Care, Early Online: 1–18. (I.F. 0.7)8. Athanasopoulou C, Välimäki M. 2014. 'Schizophrenia' as a metaphor in Greek newspaper websites, Stud Health Technol Inform. 2014;202:275-8.9. Athanasopoulou C, Hätönen H, Suni, S, Lionis C, Griffiths K.M, & Välimäki M. 2013. An analysis of online health information on schizophrenia or related conditions: a cross-sectional survey, BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 815(13):98. (I.F. 1.6)
Conference proceedings
1. Athanasopoulou C. Educational activities-tools for primary level students diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorders: A case study. Abstract published in the Supplement of the Journal Psychiatriki, 20:121, September 2009.
Book chapter
1. Athanasopoulou C, Sakellari E, Välimäki M. "eHealth and Occupational Therapy for people with mental disorders". In: The contribution of occupational therapy in psychiatric treatment. Edited by prof. C. N. Papadimitriou, 2016, pp. 382- 385. Parisianou Publishers. ISBN: 978-960-583-143-1 [Greek]
Conference presentations
1. Athanasopoulou C. "Internet use by people with Chronic Mental Illness". Oral presentation at the ‘2nd conference on Mental Health: A trip to the Human Experience‘. 23.11.2017. Moires, Heraklion, Crete, Greece [Greek].2. Athanasopoulou C. "Digital mental health in two distant European countries: The experience of Finnish and Greek with schizophrenia spectrum disorders". Innovation & Strategies for Digital Interventions in Mental Health. 31.07-02.08.2017, London, England.3. Athanasopoulou C. "Quality of eHealth information for people with mental disorders". Mental Health Theme Day: Supporting mental health in communities globally – A shift in care culture. 10 May 2017, University of Turku, ICT-building, Beta Auditorium, Joukahaisenkatu 3-5, Turku, Finland.4. Athanasopoulou C. "The Role of Online Information in Mental Health Promotion". 3rd Conference of Mental Health in Primary Health Care. 15-17 December 2016 at the Palace International Conference Center of Athens. Oral presentation at the round table: ‘Innovative Approaches to Promoting Mental Health’ [Greek].5. Athanasopoulou C, Sakellari E. ‘Schizophrenia’ on Twitter: Content Analysis of Greek language Tweets, 14th International Conference on Informatics, Management and Technology in Healthcare (ICIMTH), 1-3 July 2016, Athens, Greece. Oral presentation.6. Athanasopoulou C, Sakellari E. Facebook and Health Information: Content Analysis of Groups Related to Schizophrenia, 13th International Conference on Informatics, Management and Technology in Healthcare: Bridging Health Informatics with Management, 9-11 July 2015, Athens, Greece. Oral presentation.7. Athanasopoulou C, Apostolakis I, Lionis C, Välimäki M. How to measure computer/Internet use among people with schizophrenia in Finland and in Greece: Methodology and challenges, European Congress for Social Psychiatry: Social Psychiatry in the Age of Informatics, 1–3 July 2015, University of Geneva, Switzerland. Oral presentation.8. Athanasopoulou C, Välimäki M. Google, mental health and Greek websites. 4th Panhellenic Interdisciplinary Conference "Mental Health, Technology and Telematic Applications", 13 - 15 March 2015, Megaron, Athens, Greece. Oral presentation [Greek].9. Athanasopoulou C, Välimäki M. Mental Health Information and the Internet: Simple Applications in Primary Health Care, 2nd Panhellenic conference of Mental Health in Primary Health Care, 18 – 20 December 2014, Megaron, Athens, Greece. Oral presentation [Greek].10. Athanasopoulou C, Välimäki M. Mental Health Information: Can the Internet be a Tool for Patient Empowerment? Nordic Conference on Advances in Health Care Science Research, 13-14 November 2014, University of Turku, Turku, Finland. Poster presentation (and 10 minutes oral presentation).11. Välimäki M, Athanasopoulou C. Popular Newspaper Websites and Reporting on Schizophrenia: A Content Analysis, Medicine 2.0: Social Media, Mobile Apps, and Internet/Web 2.0 in Health, Medicine and Biomedical Research, 9-10 October 2014, Torremolinos, Malaga. Poster Presentation.12. Athanasopoulou C, Välimäki M. ‘Schizophrenia’ as a Metaphor in Greek Newspaper Websites. International Conference on Informatics, Management and Technology in Healthcare, 10-13 July 2014, Athens, Greece. Oral presentation.13. Athanasopoulou C, Hätönen H, Välimäki M. Users searching for ‘schizophrenia’ and ‘psychosis’ on YouTube. Nordic Conference on Advances in Health Care Sciences Research, 13-14 November 2013, Lund, Sweden. Poster presentation (including 10 minutes oral presentation).14. Athanasopoulou C, Hätönen H, Apostolakis I, Lionis C, Välimäki M. YouTube and Schizophrenia: A Content Analysis of Greek and Finnish Videos. Medicine 2.0: 6th World Congress on Social Media and Web 2.0 in Health, Medicine and Biomedical Research, 23 – 24 September 2013, Oxford University, London, England. Poster presentation.15. Athanasopoulou C, Hätönen H, Apostolakis I, Lionis C, Välimäki M. How to Assess What Patients Read when they Search for Online Mental Health Information. 2nd European conference on Mental Health Nursing - Collaborating Practice and Research.22-24 May 2013, Turku, Finland. Oral presentation.16. Athanasopoulou C, Hätönen H, Suni S, Lionis C, Välimäki M. Mental Health Information on the Web: Interactivity of Greek and Finnish Websites. Medicine 2.0: Social Media and Web 2.0 in Health, Medicine and Biomedical Research, 15 – 16 September 2012, Harvard University, Boston, United States. Poster presentation.17. Athanasopoulou C, Hätönen H, Suni S, Lionis C, Välimäki M. Online health information concerning serious mental disorders: challenges in website analysis. European Congress for Social Psychiatry at the age of Neurosciences. 4 – 6 July 2012, University of Geneva, Switzerland. Oral presentation.18. Athanasopoulou C, Hätönen H, Välimäki M. How to identify and assess stigmatizing messages within the most probable online mental health sources? 1st European Conference of Mental Health Nursing, 23 - 25 May 2012, Helsinki, Finland. Oral presentation.19. Athanasopoulou C, Välimäki M, Hätönen H, Suni S, Lionis C, Apostolakis I. Visual perception, websites and schizophrenia. 7th FinBioNet PhD Student Symposium ’Five Senses & Science’. 22 -23 November 2011, University of Helsinki, Finland. PagePoster presentation.20. Athanasopoulou C, Hätönen H, Välimäki M, Apostolakis I. Online mental health resources - support for people with mental illness. 10th Annual International Conference on Health Economics, Management and Policy. 27 - 30 June 2011. Athens, Greece. Oral presentation.21. Athanasopoulou C. Educational goals and approaches of a Finnish special school with students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. 5th Panhellenic Occupational Therapy Congress. 28 - 29 November 2009, Athens, Greece. Oral presentation [Greek].22. Athanasopoulou C. Educational activities-tools for primary level students diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A case study. 2009 World Congress of the World Federation for Mental Health. 02 - 06 September 2009, Athens, Greece. Oral presentation.
Presentations to the Public
1. Athanasopoulou C. “Autism Spectrum Disorder and Occupational Therapy” | 1-hour oral presentation at the KEPI of Agios Dimitrios | Athens, Greece | 10.03.2018
2. Athanasopoulou C. "Health for All: Science at its simplest" | 20-minute presentation of my Business plan to the staff of PatientsLikeMe company | Boston, MA, USA | 16.06.2017
3. Athanasopoulou C. "Health for All: Science at its simplest" | 1-minute pitch | Tallinn Science Park Tehnopol, Estonia | 16.03.2017
4. Athanasopoulou C. "Let’s fight the stigma of mental illness" | Oral presentation at the Finals of the ‘Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition’ | University of Turku Graduate School | Tauno Nurmela Hall, University of Turku, Finland | 09.03.2017
5. Athanasopoulou C. ‘Let’s fight the stigma of mental illness’ | Oral presentation at the ‘Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition’ | University of Turku Graduate School | Tauno Nurmela Hall, University of Turku, Finland | 07.02.2017
6. Athanasopoulou C. The Ambassador Network of Southwest Finland | Oral presentation to Finnish and International University students | International info day | ICT City, Turku, Finland | 26.01. 2017
7. Athanasopoulou C. Digital Storytelling for Teaching and Learning | Oral presentation at the un-conference BarCamp Turku 2016 | SparkUp, Electrocity, Tykistökatu 4, Turku | 10.12.2016
8. Athanasopoulou C. "Breaking the Wall of online stigma" | Participant at the Falling Walls Lab Competition | 14.06.2016
9. Athanasopoulou C. Dr. Social Media - Consulting the Internet for health information | Roundtable discussion at the business festival ‘The Shift’ | Turku Castle, Finland | 31.05 – 01.06.2016
10. Athanasopoulou C. Raising Mental Health Awareness on Social Media | Oral presentation at the un-conference BarCamp Turku 2015 | SparkUp, Electrocity, Tykistökatu 4, Turku | 21.11.2015
News in Press
◆ 07.03.2018 - Copenhagen, Denmark
Video interview (to be uploaded) from the Future Place Leadership about my role as a Nordic Ambassador.◆ 02.06.2017 - Washington, USA
Video interview from the State Department in Washington, D.C about the YTILI fellowship.
Uploaded on YouTube, entitled: “Instagram Story: Young Transatlantic Innovation Leaders Initiative (YTILI) fellows”.◆ June 2017 - Turku, Finland
Interview for the University of Turku Researchers, Teachers and Lecturers (TURTLE) magazine.◆ 23.03.2017 - Turku, Finland
Finalist of the 3MT Final at the University of Turku.◆ 08.02.2017 - Online
Southwest Finland is marketed by a network of international student messengers.◆ 09.08.2016 - Online
Chris O'Sullivan - The Mental Elf. A systematic review and meta-analysis of social media interventions in schizophrenia: too good to be true?◆ 13.06.2016 - Online
And How Would a Pair of Greek Eyes See the University of Turku◆ 15.07.2016 - Online
Official website of Ambassador Network of Southwest Finland. Christina Athanasopoulou. "Finland has been the biggest love and the wisest choice of my life so far"◆ Spring 2015 - University of Turku, Finland
Cover and interview in the Life and Science magazine.
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