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I have got a degree in Philosophy-Pedagogy-Psychology (Major: Psychology) from the Universtiy of Athens, Greece and a masters and a PhD (in autism studies) from the University of Birmingham, UK. Before my PhD I worked in a research centre at the University of Athens and as a lecturer in the Public Institute of Vocational Training (Greece). I have also worked in special schools and day care settings for adults in Greece and the UK. During my PhD studies I worked as an academic and social support worker for the disability and learning support services of the University of Birmingham.

My main research interests include:

• -The impact of adult style on social communication skills in young children with autism and learning difficulties.
• -The use of technology enhanced learning environments to enable social communication for children on the spectrum. -Developing play skills in children with autism and learning difficulties.
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I have worked in the following research projects:

• SHARE-IT: School-Home Autism Research Environment through Intelligent Technologies, EPSRC funded (July 2013- present).
• SHAPE: Shaping the future of technology use in the classroom,
• ESRC Follow on funding (May 2012- June 2013).
• ECHOES 2: Improving children’s social interaction through exploratory learning in a multimodal environment,
• EPSRC/ESRC, TLRP-TEL funded (May- December 2011).