STAFF
PROFILE

Collaborating Acad. Staff

Dr. Maria Efstratopoulou

Short CV

Dr.Maria Efstratopoulou is a Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences in BGU University, UK. She teaches on the Special Education Program and her research area is on Research Methodologies in Education. She holds a Doctoral Degree in Biomedical Sciences from the Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, and also an European Master in Psychomotor Therapy for Children (KULeuven, Belgium) and a Master in Human Performance and Health (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece). Her research interests are in Motor Behaviour and Assessment and Diagnostical Procedures for children with emotional, behavioural and developmental disorders. She has many years of experience working with children with autism, ADHD, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorders and children with other motor, emotional, behavioural and developmental difficulties. She has written two books and published many research articles and she is a regular peer reviewer for several journals.