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Faculty

Victoria Zakopoulou

Associate Professor

Victoria Zakopoulou holds a PhD in Special Education, and MS and Bachelor Degrees in Psychology from the University of Ioannina. Her postdoctoral research has been carried out in the University Hospital of Ioannina (Pediatrics clinic). Her research interests are in the field of Specific Learning Difficulties, with emphasis in early diagnosis and intervention. She is the Head of the Laboratory of New Approaches in Communication Disorders. She is a member of scientific committees and participates actively in the design and realization of scientific, research and corporate projects. She is the author of several research articles and she has participated in several National and EU funded research projects.

Contact details
  • +30 2651050755 (ext. 1755)
  • Department of Speech & Language Therapy
    University of Ioannina
    Ioannina University Campus B,
    4o km National road Ioannina-Athens
    GR 45500 Ioannina, Greece
Teaching Courses

Academic Information

Domain of interest/Discipline

Specific Developmental Learning Difficulties: early identification and intervention

Education
  • 2001 - PhD thesis: «Early Identification of tendencies to Dyslexia at Preschool Age». Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Ioannina.
  • 1994 - “Psychology”. Department of Early Childhood Education, of the University of Ioannina
  • 1990 - BA degree in Philosophy–Education–Psychology Department, specialty in Psychology, University of Ioannina
Scientific/Research Interests

Her research interests are in the field of Developmental and Cognitive Psychology and Special Education. Specifically, her research focuses on the multidisciplinary approach of early identification and intervention in Specific Learning Disorder as well as learning disorders in neurodevelopmental disorders

Indicative Papers
  1. Christodoulides P., Miltiadous, A., Tzimourta, K. D., Peschos, D., Ntritsos, G., Zakopoulou, V., Giannakeas, N., Astrakas, L. G., Tsipouras, M. G., Tsamis, K. I., Glavas, E., and Tzallas, A. T. (2022). Classification of EEG Signals from Young Adults with Dyslexia combining a Brain Computer Interface and an Interactive Linguistic Software Tool. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 76, 103646. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bspc.2022.103646
  2. Zakopoulou, V., Tzimourta, K.D., Ntritsos, G., Tzallas, A.T., Tsipouras, M.G., Astrakas, L.G., Christodoulides, P., Paliokas, I., Zakopoulos, V., Giannakeas, N., (2021). Towards integrated approaches of multidisciplinary early diagnosis of Specific Learning Disorder. The Big Data perspective. Acta Scientific Neurology, 4(6), 53-69. doi.org/10.31080/ASNE.2021.04.0365
  3. Exarchou, P., Simos, Y., Siafaka, V., & Zakopoulou V. (2020). Parental Stress in Cases of Children ‘At Risk’ for Specific Learning Disorder: A Pilot Study. International Journal of Psychology & Behavior Analysis, 6(170). https://doi.org/10.15344/2455-3867/2020/170
  4. Zakopoulou, V., Vlaikou, A-M., Darsinou, M., Papadopoulou, Z., Theodoridou, D., Papageorgiou, K., Alexiou, G.A., Bougias, H., Siafaka, V., Zoccolotti, P., Chroussos, G.P., Syrrou, M., Michaelidis, T.M. (2019). Linking Early Life Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Axis Functioning, Brain Asymmetries, and Personality Traits in Dyslexia: An Informative Case Study. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 13(327), 1-10. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2019.00327
  5. Zakopoulou, V., Toki, E.I., Dimakopoulos, G., Mastropavlou, M., Drigkopoulou, E., Konstantopoulou, T., Symvonis, A. (2017). Evaluating New Approaches of Intervention in Reading Difficulties in Students with Dyslexia: The ilearnRW Software Application. Journal of Education and Practice, 8 (27), 36-52.
Student's collaboration hours

Wednesday & Thursday: 09.30–11.30 a.m.

ORCID:

0000-0002-5464-8721

Full CV in Greek

Ζακοπούλου Βικτωρία (Πλήρες βιογραφικό)

Full CV in English

Zackopoulou Victoria (Full CV)