Panagiotis Siaperas

Dr. Panagiotis Siaperas graduated in 1999 from the Occupational Therapy Department of the Technological Educational Institute of Athens. After working in units for children and adults with mental illnesses or developmental disorders, he continued his studies in the United Kingdom. He obtained a second undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Kent in 2003. He then worked at the Institute of Psychiatry at the University of London (King's College), where he specialized, through a scholarship, in the diagnosis and intervention for children and adolescents suffering from mental illnesses, developmental disorders, and learning difficulties. In 2008, with a scholarship from the State Scholarships Foundation (IKY), he received a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Cambridge, researching the autism spectrum. Today, he works as a Psychologist at Athens College and also teaches at the University of Athens and the Technological Educational Institute of Athens. Additionally, he is a research associate at the University of Cambridge, focusing on the autism spectrum (Asperger's Syndrome). For his scientific and educational contributions as a psychologist, he has been awarded by the Rotary Club and is a member of scientific committees of various associations. He has delivered oral presentations at numerous international and Greek psychology conferences and has published scientific articles.