Education and Training:

2009 - 2013
PhD scholarship, Research School "Education and Capabilities", Bielefeld Universität

2007 - 2008
Participation and succesful completion of the European Program "New Models of Activism in European Social Work" (PhD-ACT) First 3rd cycle module for European excellence in PhD-studies of the social professions. Erasmus curriculum development project (CD-MOD) 2006-2008 www.phd-act.eu

2007 - 2009
PhD Student, Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Ioannina
Supervisor: Professor Dr. Spiros Pantazis

2002 - 2006
University Diploma in Early Childhood Education, Department of Early Childhood Education, School of Educational Science, University of Ioannina

Employment History:

Research experience
Jan 2012 - present
VERSO project "Volunteers for European Employment", Regional Initiative Project, Interreg IVC

Teaching experience
Apr 2011 - Sep 2011
Invited Lecturer in Hildesheim University. Seminar: “Work-life balance as a challenge for family policy” (Bilingual: English-German) in cooperation with Simone Gerwert & Ksenia Kuzmina

Oct 2010 – Mar 2011
Lecturer in Bielefeld University. Seminar: “Familienpolitik International: Do we really need a family-friendly policy? / Benötigen wir wirklich eine familienfreundliche Politik?” (Bilingual: English-German) in cooperation with Simone Gerwert & Ksenia Kuzmina

Administrative experience
Nov 2007 – Apr 2009
Research assistant at the Laboratory of Pedagogy and Didactic Methodology. Director: Prof. Dr. Spiros Pantazis, University of Ioannina.

Professional experience
Dec 2006 – Aug 2008
Director in a Centre of Creative Engagement for Children: Municipality of Ano Pogoniou, Ioannina,

Professional Development:

Feb 2011
Work shadowing in Kindertagesstätte „Ravensberger Regenbogen“, Bielefeld, (all-day kindergarten) oft he pedagogical concept „situationsorientierten Ansatzes“.

Dec 2010
Work shadowing (24h) in DRK Kindertagesstätte “Der Obsthof”, Menden-Sauerland, (all-day kindergarten) of the pedagogical concept “Offene Arbeit” (Open Work).

Memberships:

Jan 2012 - present
Member to the European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA)

Mar 2010 - present
Member to the Human Development & Capabilities Association

Jan 2008 – present
Active member in “Organisation Mondiale pour l’education pre-scholaire”(OMEP), Ioannina Branch

Voluntary Work:

Jul 2006 – present
Social welfare volunteer in the “Hellenic Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement”

2005
Volunteer work (100 h) in “Eleni Gyra Care Centre for autistic children”, Zitsa-Ioannina.

2005
Volunteer work (6 h) in ELEPAP Care Centre for children with physical and mental disabilities, Ioannina.

2002 – present
Volunteer blood donor.