Qualification | Year | Awarding Institution | Department | Thesis title (Optional Entry) |
PhD | 2010 | University of Warwick | Department of Statistics | Bayesian variable selection in Classification problems with many more variables than observations |
MSc | 2005 | University of Warwick | Department of Statistics | |
BSc | 2004 | University of Cyprus | Department of Mathematics and Statistics |
Period of employment | Employer | Location | Position | |
From | To | |||
2013 | Date | European University of Cyprus | Cyprus | Associate Professor |
2009 | 2013 | Cyprus University of Technology | Cyprus | Post-doctoral Fellow |
Year | Title | Other authors | Journal and Publisher / Conference | Vol. | Pages |
2021 | Demographic forecasting of population aging in Greece and Cyprus: one big challenge for the Mediterranean health and social system long‑term sustainability | Giannakou, K., and Jakovljevic, M. | Health Research Policy and Systems | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-020-00666-x | |
2021 | Prevalence of thyroid carcinoma in nodules with thy 3 cytology: the role of preoperative ultrasonography and strain elastography | Pikis, G., Kandaraki, E., Abbara, S., Kyriakou, K., Economides, A, Economides, P.A. | BMC Thyroid Research | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13044-021-00098-x | |
2021 | Lymph Node Metastasis and Extrathyroidal Extension in Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma in Cyprus: Suspicious Subcentimeter Nodules Should Undergo FNA When Multifocality is Suspected | Papaioannou, C., Kyriacou, K., Lyssiotis, T., Constantinides, V., Frangos, S., Economides, A., and Economides, P. A. | Journal of Thyroid Research | https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/3567658 | |
2019 | Small-Area Socioeconomic Deprivation Indices in Cyprus: Development and Association with Premature Mortality | Lambrianidou, G., Middleton, N. | BMC Public Health | 19 (1) | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-6973-0 |
2019 | Geodemographic area classification and association with mortality: an ecological study of small areas of Cyprus | Middleton, N., Kyprianou, N., Talias, M. | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | 16(16) | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16162927 |
2013 | Predicting cardiometabolic risk: waist-to-height ratio or BMI. A meta-analysis | Savva, S., Kafatos, A. | Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome & Obesity: Targets and Therapy | 6 | 403-419 |
2012 | Effectiveness of heart failure management programs with nurse-led discharge planning in reducing readmissions: A systematic review and meta-analysis | Lambrinou, A., Kalogirou, F. and Sourtzi, P. | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 9 | 610-614 |
2012 | Asthma and atopy in children born by caesarean section: effect modification by family history of allergies - a population based cross-sectional study | Kolokotroni , O., Middleton, N., Gavatha, M., Priftis, K., Yiallouros, P. | BMC Pediatrtics | 12 | https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-12-179 |
2012 | Adaptive Monte Carlo for Bayesian variable selection in regression models | Griffin, J.E., and Steel, M.F. | Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics | 22 | 724-748 |
2009 | Transdimensional sampling algorithms for Bayesian variable selection in classification problems with many more variables than observations | Griffin, J.E., and Steel, M.F. | Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics | 18 | 592-612 |
Date | Topic | International / Local | Location* | Role in Exhibition |
2018 | Socio-economic characteristics associated with premature mortality across small-areas in Cyprus | International | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Presentation |
2017 | A small-area analysis of health inequalities across the geodemographic area classification in Cyprus | International | Stockholm, Sweden | Presentation |
2017 | A small-area validation of deprivation using 2011 census data from Cyprus | International | Stockholm, Sweden | Presentation |
2017 | Antimicrobial resistance in patients with urinary tract infection in a healthcare facility in Greece | International | Stockholm, Sweden | Presentation |
2016 | Investigation of the validity of the Townsend index as a measure of material deprivation in Cyprus | International | Vienna, Austria | Presentation |
2016 | A small-area analysis of health inequalities across the geodemographic area classification in Cyprus | International | Porto, Portugal | Presentation |
2013 | Awareness, attitudes towards waste-water reuse and perceptions of public health risks among the general public in Cyprus | International | Brussels, Belgium | Presentation |
2013 | A spatial factor model for summarizing area level Townsend-like index | International | Tel Aviv, Israel | Presentation |
2012 | Area deprivation in Cyprus is not Townsend's: a spatial factor model | International | Malta | Presentation |
2011 | Cross-validation prior choice in Bayesian probit regression with many covariates | International | Crete, Greece | Presentation |
Date | Title | Funded by | Project Role* |
09/18 – 12/22 | Towards an International Network for Evidence-based Research in Clinical Health Research (EVBRES) | Cost action | Management Committee |
01/15 – 12/18 | Creating the Cyprus National Statistics 2011 output area classification | Ministry of Economics | Project Coordinator |
01/09-09/13 | Methodological approached and development of infrastructure for the investigation of geographical disparities in the levels of health of the Cypriot population | Cyprus University of Technology | Researcher |
01/11-09/13 | Appraisal of the factors influencing public perceptions of water reuse in Cyprus | Research Promotion Foundation | Researcher |
Period | Organization | Title of Position or Service | Key Activities |
9/18- 9/20 | European University Cyprus | Chairperson, Department of Health Sciences | Academic and Administrative leader of the Department of Health Sciences, responsible for the academic operations, general welfare and the development of the Department |
9/18 – 9/21 | National Committee for the protection and welfare of animals used for scientific purposes | Member | Advice the national authorities in cases concerning the acquisition, breeding, housing, care and use of laboratory animals and to ensure exchange of the best practice |
9/13 – to date | European University Cyprus | Coordinator of the Master in Public Health program | Responsible for all academic operations and matters pertaining the MPH program |
09/11 – 09/17 | International Biometric Society, Eastern Mediterranean Region | National representative of Cyprus |
Date | Title | Awarded by: |
2018 | Best presentation medal | European Teratology Society |
2017 | First prize research award | 27th Research competition in Health, Limassol Medical Association |
Date | Title | Key Activities: |
2009 – to date | 53 articles in international peer-reviewed journals and 3 book chapters | Author/Researcher |
2009 – to date | Citations: 1041; h-index: 13; i10-index: 14 (source Google Scholar, as of 23/11/21) https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=X6PzSe8AAAAJ&hl=en | Author/Researcher |
2021 | Data Science and Health Economics in Precision Public Health | Editor of a Special Issue in Frontiers in Public Health, https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/19215/data-science-and-health-economics-in-precision-public-health |
2010 - to date | Reviewer | Manuscript reviews for several peer-reviewed journals |
2020 – to date | Cyprus Society of Epidemiology and Public Health | Founder - Treasurer |
2018 | Cyprus Statistical Society | Founder |
2018 -to date | Scientific committee member | Member of the scientific committee for the National Conferences in Statistics of the Cyprus Statistical Society |
2017 – to date | Ad hoc evaluations | External PhD examiner of several PhD thesis, Postgraduate Program in Health Care Management, Open University of Cyprus |