Dr Markella Grigoriou
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Limassol Campus 2: 3-5 Chaidariou Street, 3020 Limassol, Cyprus
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Dr Markella Grigoriou
EXPERTISE
My research focuses on the integration of philosophy, neuroscience, neuroimaging and psychology aiming to understand and resolve challenging conditions in mental health such as suicide, extreme psychopathology, and other challenges in early childhood 0-6. I do focus on how to develop and use nonclinical interventions in community, schools, families and public bodies to prevent mental disorders at an early stage. I do deliver professional training; parenting education and I develop prevention and intervention programs in clinical and educational settings in Cyprus and the UK.
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My academic background is interdisciplinary, consisting of a BA in Philosophy from University of Patras in Greece, an MA in Neuroscience and Philosophy of Mind from the University of Birmingham and a PhD in Psychiatry (Medical School) also from the University of Birmingham. Before joining UoL, I worked as a Research Associate at several Mental Health NHS Hospitals in the UK and at the Institute for Mental Health, UK (2015 – 2021). My research methods include neuroimaging (fMRI), clinical assessments and questionnaires. Furthermore, since 2018, I have been delivering lectures at the Medical School and Psychology School at the University of Birmingham. I am member of the American Psychological Association, British Neuroscience Association and Federation of European Neuroscience Societies.
Selected Publications
Chiou, M., McCabe, F., Grigoriou, M. and Stolkin, R., 2021, August. Trust, Shared Understanding and Locus of Control in Mixed-initiative Robotic Systems. In 2021 30th IEEE International Conference on Robot & Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN) (pp. 684-691). IEEE.
Grigoriou, M. and Upthegrove, R., 2020. Blunted Affect and Suicide in Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review. Psychiatry Research, 293, p.113355.
Grigoriou, M., Upthegrove, R. and Bortolotti, L., 2019. Instrumental Rationality and Suicide in Schizophrenia: A Case for Rational Suicide? Journal of Medical eEthics, 45(12), pp.802-805.
Grigoriou, M., 2015. The Mind: Its philosophical Dimension in Aristotle and its Biological Dimension in Neurosciences. Theory and Research in the Sciences of Education, pp.7-20.
PROJECTS
ECLIPSE Study 2: Comparison of acceptability between CRT methods, Kings College London, UK
ECLIPSE Study 9: Building resilience and recovery through enhancing cognition and quality, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and other Mental Health NHS Trusts in England (UK)
BioPoP: Biological correlates of dimensional symptoms of psychosis, University of Birmingham, UK
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