Asimenia Papoulidi is an Assistant Professor of Developmental Psychology. She graduated from the Department of Psychology at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences and holds a second degree in Communication from the Open University of the United Kingdom. She completed her postgraduate studies in Child and Adolescent Mental Health at the Institute of Child Health, University College London (UCL), and undertook clinical training at the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service of Great Ormond Street Hospital (NHS Trust, UK).
She completed her doctoral studies at the Department of Psychology at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, specializing in Developmental Psychology (with a scholarship from the State Scholarships Foundation – IKY). She subsequently conducted postdoctoral research at the University of West Attica.
For several years, she has been teaching in the Master’s Program “Applied Developmental Psychology,” while in the past she has also taught in the Master’s Program “Educational Sciences” at the Hellenic Open University. Additionally, she has previously taught courses in developmental psychology and psychopathology, early interactions, and the psychology of interpersonal relationships at the University of West Attica, as well as developmental psychology in the Annual Pedagogical Training Program at ASPAITE.
She has extensive professional experience, having worked for several years as a psychologist in both general and special education schools at the primary and secondary education levels. She has participated in national and international funded research projects (e.g., Horizon, Excellence/Aristeia) in collaboration with universities in Greece and abroad. Her scientific and research work has been published in Greek and international academic journals and books, and she has presented her work at scientific conferences in Greece and abroad.
Her research interests fall within the field of Developmental Psychology, with a particular focus on early mother–child interactions and the socio-emotional development of children and adolescents. More specifically, her work examines infants’ early communicative skills and the rhythmic patterns of mother–child interaction. Part of her research has been devoted to the comparative study of early interactions between typically developing children and children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Additionally, her research focuses on the socio-emotional development of children and adolescents, with particular emphasis on emotion beliefs, emotion regulation, resilience, and life satisfaction.
Keywords: early interactions, communicative skills, social and emotional development, psychological resilience, emotion regulation, life satisfaction.
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Papoulidi, A. (2025). Screening and Diagnostic Tools for Autism Spectrum Disorder in children with Visual Impairment: a Scoping Review. Current Developmental Disorders Reports, 12, 27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40474-025-00339-w
Tsouvelas, G., Dargonaki, Ε., & Papoulidi , Α. (2025). Assessment of Parent–Child Attachment in Students with Neurodevelopmental Disorders through the Projective Test “Bird’s Nest.” Exploring the Child’s World, 21, 26-44. https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/omep/article/view/36540
Papoulidi, A., & Maniadaki, K. (2025). The Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy in the Relationship Between Locus of Control and Resilience in Primary School Students. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 15(7), 138. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe15070138
Patitsa, C., Giannakouli, V., Papoulidi, A., Koundourou, C., Bitsakos, N., Katsouros, A., & Chalaris, M. (2025). Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: Enhancing Services, Well-Being Potentials and Addressing Ethical Challenges. In M. Chalaris, C. Patitsa, & S. Kalogiannidis (Eds.), Navigating the Future: Embracing Advances in AI and Digital Transformation and Seamlessly Integrating ESG Across Sectors (31-44). Nova Science Publishers. https://doi.org/10.52305/WJEZ1768
Touloupis, T., Alevriadou, A., & Papoulidi, A. (2025). Relations Among Perceived Peer Acceptance, Fear of Missing Out, and Cyberbullying: A Comparative Study Between Elementary School Students Without and With High Functioning ASD. In S. Siddiqui & M. Kamran (Eds.), Preventing Bullying Among Children With Special Educational Needs (pp. 279-302). IGI Global Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-5315-8.ch010
Papoulidi, Α. (2024). Enriching Literacy Approaches for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) through Elements of Multiliteracies. Research in Education, 13(2), 92–108. https://doi.org/10.12681/hjre.37314
Tsouvelas, G., & Papoulidi, Α. (2024). School Engagement and Life Satisfaction in Primary School Students. Research in Education, 13(1), 148–168. https://doi.org/10.12681/hjre.36849
Ralli, A. M., Papoulidi, A., & Tsaoussi, D. (2023). Conceptual knowledge of writing words and numbers: developmental data from preschool children. Journal of Early Childhood Research, 21(4), 426-439. https://doi.org/10.1177/1476718X231179083
Ralli, A. M., Papoulidi, A., Kapsopoulou, I., & Bibo, P. (2023). Language, Socio-emotional skills, and School Performance of school-age children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability. In M. Sofologi, G. Kougioumtzis, & C. Koundourou (Eds.). Perspectives of Cognitive, Psychosocial and Learning Difficulties from Childhood to Adulthood: Practical Counseling Strategies (pp. 109-132). IGI Global Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-8203-2.ch007
Tsouvelas, G., Papoulidi, A., & Pavlopoulos, V. (2022). Decreasing trends in adolescent life satisfaction: the role of developmental and demographic factors. Developmental & Adolescent Health, 2(1), 48-56. https://doi.org/10.54088/10.54088/6i68j
Ralli, A. M., Dimakos, I. C., Dockrell, J. E., & Papoulidi, A. (2022). Teacher Practices for Teaching Writing in Greek Primary Schools. Reading and Writing, 35, 1599–1626. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11145-022-10258-6
Papoulidi, A. (2022). The Impact of the Pandemic on the Mental Health of Children and Adolescents. In E. Katsabouris (Ed.), The Psychological Impact of the Pandemic (pp. 19–59). Smili. ISBN: 978-618-211-010-2
Papoulidi, A. (2022). Autism Spectrum Disorder in Preschool Children. In S. Antoniadis (Ed.), Proceedings of the Panhellenic Scientific Conferences on Early Childhood Education – Volume B – 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th & 10th Conferences (2016–2020): Contemporary Issues in Pedagogy, Psychoeducation and Pediatrics (pp. 192–199). (Digital edition). ISSN: 2653-8830 / ISBN: 978-618-84063-1-5
Papoulidi, A., Papaeliou, C. F., & Samartzi, S. (2021). Shared intentionality in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Psychology: The Journal of the Hellenic Psychological Society, 26(1), 56-72. https://doi.org/10.12681/psy_hps.26324
Papoulidi, A. (2021). Play in the National Curriculum for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder. In E. Kantartzi & G. Papadimitriou (Eds.), Proceedings of the 1st Panhellenic Conference: Educational Play in Formal and Non-Formal Learning (pp. 279–288, Vol. B). ISBN: 978-618-5458-18-8 (Vol. B); ISBNSET: 978-618-5458-16-4
Papoulidi, A., Papaeliou, C. F., & Samartzi, S. (2020). Atypical patterns of rhythmical mother-child interaction as an early sign of Autism Spectrum Disorder. European Journal of Educational and Development Psychology, 8(4), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.37745/ejedp.2013
Papaeliou, C. F., Sakellaki, K., & Papoulidi, A. (2019). The Relation between Functional Play and Other Forms of Cooperation and Word Learning in ASD. International Archives of Communication Disorder, 2(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.23937/iacod-2017/1710012
Papoulidi, A., Papaeliou, C. F., & Samartzi, S. (2017). Rhythm in Interactions between Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Mothers. Timing & Time Perception, 5, 5-34. https://doi.org/10.1163/22134468-00002082
Chorianopoulou, A., Tzinis, E., Iosif, E., Papoulidi, A., Papailiou, C., & Potamianos, A. (2017). Engagement detection for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. In 2017 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP) (pp. 5055-5059). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICASSP.2017.7953119
Papoulidi, A., Papaeliou, C., & Samartzi, S. (2017). Rhythm in Early Interactions as an Indicator of Developmental Disorders. In A. Th. Kontakos & P. I. Stamatis (Eds.), Theories and Models of Communication in Education (Vol. 2 of the series Communication and Education, pp. 435-462). Diadrasi. ISBN: 978-618-5059-60-6