Louiza Voniati
Acting Deputy Dean, Associate Professor, Speech & Language Therapy
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School of Sciences
Dean's Office
Academic Qualifications
| Qualification | Year | Awarding Institution | Department | Thesis title (Optional Entry) |
| Doctorate | 2009-2013 | Open University of London | Research in Education and Ed Technology (CREET) | “Using Mean Length of Utterance (MLU) for the language assessment of pre-primary Cypriot Greek (CYG)-speaking children”. |
| MEd. (Inclusive Education) | 2003-2005 | Open University of London | “The expectations of children with speech disorders and their teachers in the educational system of Cyprus” | |
| BA in Speech Pathology –Speech and Language Therapy | 1998-2002 | Highest Technological Institute of Patra (Greece) | School of Science and Health care, Department of Speech and Language Therapy | “Epidemiological data of Speech and Language disorders in Greece and Cyprus” |
| Diploma in Professional Studies in Education | 2003-2005 | Open University of London | “Evaluation of the Inclusion model of children with language impairment in the education system in Cyprus” | |
| Diploma of Greek sign Language Translator | 1999-2001 | Greek Organisation of Deaf people |
Employment History
| Period of employment | Employer | Location | Position | |
| From | To | |||
| 2002 | 2003 | The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics | Nicosia Cyprus | Research Assistant |
| 2003 | 2015 | Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus | Nicosia Cyprus | Speech and Language Therapist |
| 2007 | 2016 | University of Cyprus | Nicosia Cyprus | Research Assistant at the Early Childhood Research Laboratory of the Department of Education of University of Cyprus. |
| 2011 | 2015 | European University | Nicosia Cyprus | Guest Lecturer |
| 8/2015 | Still holding this position | European University | Nicosia Cyprus | Lecturer 2019 – 2023 Assistant Professor 2023- Associate Professor |
Publications
| Year | Title | Other authors | Journal and Publisher / Conference | Vol. | Pages |
| 2015 | School Based Speech and Language Therapists’ Perceptions of MLU-w and Its | Science Journal of Education doi: 10.11648/j.sjedu.20150306.11 | 3 (6) | 119-125 | |
| 2016 | Mean Length of Utterance in CYG-speaking children | Journal of Greek Linguistics. | 16 (1) | 117-140 | |
| 2016 | The Effect of Gender on Transactive Dialogues In Peer Collaboration | IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science | 21(3) | 22-27 | |
| 2017 | Extended day implementation in special education: Leadership characteristics - a case study | IOSR Journal of Research & Method in Education (IOSR-JRME) e-ISSN: 2320–7388, p-ISSN: 2320–737X, | 7 (3) | 01-06 | |
| 2017 | Developing an Augmentative and Alternative Communication System for a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Case Study, | Christopoulou, M. | American Journal of Health Research. doi: 10.11648/j.ijcsd.20170102.15 | 1(2),. | 58-62 |
| 2018 | Rett syndrome: Clinical recognition, communication skills and therapeutic intervention | Charalambous, I. | Archives of Hellenic Medicine | 35 (2) | 188-197 |
| 2018 | A Preliminary Receiver Operating Characteristic Analysis on Voice Handicap Index Results of the Greek Voice-Disordered Patients. | Tafiadis, D., Kosma, I. E., Chronopoulos, K. S., Voniati, L. & Ziavra, N. | International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery doi: 10.4236/ijohns.2018.73013 | 7(3) | 98-114 |
| 2019 | Checking for voice disorders without clinical intervention: The Greek and Global VHI threshold for Voice Disordered Patients | Tafiadis D., Helidoni M. E., Chronopoulos S. K., Kosma E. I., Papadopoulos, P., Murry T., Ziavra, N. & Velegrakis, G. A | Nature Scientific Reports | 9 (1) | 9366 |
| 2021 | Lexical Diversity in Cypriot-Greek-Speaking Toddlers: A Preliminary Longitudinal Study | Tafiadis D., Armostis S., Kosma E.I. & Chronopoulos, S.K. | Folia Phoniatrica Logopedica | 73(4) | 277–288 |
| 2021 | The Effectiveness of Oral Sensorimotor Intervention in Children with Feeding Disorders. | Papaleontiou, A., Georgiou, R., & Tafiadis, D | Current Developmental Disorders Reports | 1(11) | 201–211 |
| 2021 | Language sampling practices: A review for clinicians | Armostis, S., Tafiadis, D. | Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention | 15(1) | 24–45 |
| 2022 | The collaborative approach to treatment by the interdisciplinary team of health professionals | Armostis, S., Georgiou, R., Tafiadis, D. | Archives of Hellenic Medicine | 39(1) | 129–134 |
| 2022 | The efficacy of speech therapy intervention in preschool and school-aged children with apraxia of speech: a literature review. | Voniati, L., Drosos, K., Tafiadis, D. & Christopoulou M. | Hellenic Journal of Psychology | 9(3) | 206-229 |
| 2023 | Identifying key aspects of the communicative capabilities of children with Rett syndrome” | Papaleontiou, A., Georgiou, R. and Tafiadis, D | Neuroscience Research Notes | 6(1) | p. 175. |
| 2023 | Measures of Naturalistic Language for Dialect-Speaking Children: The Case of Cypriot Greek. | Armostis S, Tafiadis D. | Languages | 8(1) | 21 |
| 2023 | Validation study of Arizona Battery for Communication Disorders of Dementia in Greek monolingual cognitively impaired patients | Tafiadis, D. Prentza, A. Zarokanellou, V. Siafaka, V. Ziavra, N. Konitsiotis, S. | Neuroscience Research Notes | 6(2) | 182 |
| 2023 | Lawton’s Instrumental Activities of Daily Living for Greek-Speaking Adults with Cognitive Impairment: A Psychometric Evaluation Study with Additional Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve Analysis | Tafiadis, D. Siafaka, V. Ziavra, N. Konitsiotis, S. | Brain Sciences | 13(7) | 1093 |
| 2023 | The Communication Patterns between Speech–Language Therapists and Parents/Guardians of Children with Developmental Language Disorders in Private Speech–Language Therapy in Cyprus Voniati, L. | Armostis, S., Kilili-Lesta, M.,Tafiadis, D., Giannakou, K. | Languages | 8(2) | 149 |
Exhibitions
| Date | Topic | International / Local | Location* | Role in Exhibition |
| 2017 | Απόψεις γονέων για τις επικοινωνιακές δεξιότητες παιδιών με διαταραχή αυτιστικού φάσματος υψηλής λειτουργικότητας»,. | 6th Panhellenic Autism Congress, Greece (International) | Greece | Presenter |
| 2017 | Interpersonal Interactions between the Supervisor, Student and Client | ASHA Convention, Revolutionary Learning, Evolutionary Practice (International) | USA | Presenter |
| 2018 | Lexical diversity in Cypriot Greek-speaking children | 10th European Congress of Speech-Language Therapy, Portugal (International) | Portugal | Presenter |
| 2019 | Initial words and sentence production of Greek Cypriot preschool children aged 4-6 with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) who use Augmentative Communication. | 12th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, ICERI2019 (International) | Spain | Presenter |
| 2019 | Επικίνδυνα Ντεσιμπέλ: Μίλα Απαλά, διαδραστικό εργαστήριο για γονείς και παιδιά. | Researchers’ Night (Local) | Nicosia | Presenter |
| 2020 | Evidence-Based Evaluation of Nasalance in Typical Greek Pre-School Children Using the Manson & Grandstaff Method | 3rd Congress on Evidence-Based Mental Health: From Research to Clinical Practice (International) | Greece | Presenter |
| 2021 | The Effectiveness of Early Speech Intervention in Children with Apraxia of Speech Aged 2-4 years | 14th Panhellenic Congress on Speech and Language Therapy (International) | Greece | Presenter |
| 2022 | The contribution of new technologies and telepractice in speech and language therapy during the COVID-19 Pandemic | 11th European Congress of Speech-Language Therapy, ESLA Cogress (International) | Austria | Presenter |
| 2022 | Validating the Manson & Grandstaff Nasalance Method in Typical Greek Adults | 7th Congress on Neurobiology, Psychopharmacology and Treatment Guidance (International) | Greece | Presenter |
| 2022 | Καινοτόμες μέθοδοι διδασκαλίας, ερευνητικές δράσεις και κλινικές πρακτικές στις Διαταραχές επικοινωνίας. | Erasmus International Week (Local) | Cyprus | Presenter |
| 2022 | Οι απόψεις των γονέων για την εφαρμογή της Τηλεπρακτικής εν καιρώ Covid-19 . | 5th Panhellenic Conference on the Sociology of Education (International) | Greece | Presenter |
| 2022 | Ανάλυση ελεύθερου γλωσσικού δείγματος σε παιδιά που μιλούν την κυπριακή ελληνική - γλωσσική αξιολόγηση. | First Pancyprian Conference in Communication Disorders (Local) | Cyprus | Presenter |
| 2023 | Evaluation of a Pulse Technology System as an Assistive Therapeutic Tool for Children with Feeding and Swallowing Disorders: A Preliminary Data Study | 8th Congress on Neurobiology, Psychopharmacology & Treatment Guidance | Ελλάδα, Θεσσαλονίκη | Εισηγήτρια |
Research Projects
| Date | Title | Funded by | Project Role* |
| 2018 | Rett syndrome: Clinical recognition, communication skills, and therapeutic intervention | Scientific Project Coordinator | |
| 2018 | Determining through data analysis the Mean Length of Utterance in Morphemes (MLUm) and Mean Length of Utterance in Words (MLUw) in Cypriot Greek-speaking children | Scientific Project Coordinator | |
| 2018 | Derivative, and descriptive data analysis on the pragmatics of pre-primary Cypriot Greek-speaking children | Scientific Project Coordinator | |
| 2019 | Validation of Novafon as an Assistive Technology for Pediatric and Adult Swallowing Disorders | Novafon Elektromedizinische Geräte GmbH | Scientific Project Coordinator |
| 2020 | Lexical Diversity in Cypriot-Greek-Speaking Toddlers | Scientific Project Coordinator | |
| 2021 | The Effectiveness of Oral Sensorimotor Intervention in Children with Feeding Disorders | Scientific Project Coordinator | |
| 2021 | Information and Communication Technologies in Speech and Language Therapy towards enhancing phonological performance | Scientific Project Coordinator | |
| 2021 | Language sampling practices | Scientific Project Coordinator | |
| 2022 | The efficacy of speech therapy intervention in preschool and school-aged children with apraxia of speech. | Scientific Project Coordinator | |
| 2022 | Identifying key aspects of the communicative capabilities of children with Rett Syndrome | Scientific Project Coordinator | |
| 2022 | The collaborative approach to treatment by the interdisciplinary team of health professionals. | Scientific Project Coordinator | |
| 2023 | Language sample analysis -language assessment | Scientific Project Coordinator | |
| 2023 | School-Based SLPs and Special Education Teachers: Partnerships in Primary Education | Scientific Project Coordinator | |
| 2023 | School-Based SLPs and Kindergarten Educators: Partnerships in pre - Primary Education | Scientific Project Coordinator | |
| 2023 | Evidence practices in communication disorders in Cyprus | Scientific Project Coordinator |
Academic Consulting Services/Councils/Boards/Editorial Committees
| Period | Organization | Title of Position or Service |
| 2014-2016 | Registration Council of Speech-Language Pathologists | Member of the Registration Council of Speech-Language Pathologists appointed by the Council of Ministers |
| 2017-2019 | Registration Council of Speech-Language Pathologists | Vice-president of the Registration Council of Speech-Language Pathologists appointed by the Council of Ministers |
| 2016-2021 | European University Cyprus | Coordinator of undergraduate Speech and Language Therapy Program |
| 2017-2020 | Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus | Coordinator of speech therapists’ scientific team responsible for the Erasmus+ project iDecide (http://www.idecide-project.eu/) |
| 2019-2021 | Registration Council of Speech-Language Pathologists | President of the Registration Council of Speech-Language Pathologists appointed by the Council of Ministers |
| 2021-still | Non-profit Οorganisation «Unique Smiles» for people with rare diseases. | Member of the scientific committee |
| 2022-still | Non-profit organisation «Voice for Autism» for adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). | Member of the scientific committee |
Awards/International Recognition
| Date | Title | Awarded by: |
| 1998 | The “Greek Letters” award of the Greek Embassy in Cyprus | Greek Embassy in Cyprus |
| 1998 – 2002 | Scholarship for BSc in Speech and Language Therapy | Greek State Scholarships Foundation |
| 2017 | Award for outstanding contribution in Education | Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus |
| 2020 | First Award for Εxcellence in Τeaching in memory of Dr. Mary Eleftheriadou of European University Cyprus | European University Cyprus |
Other Achievements
| Date | Title |
| 2023-still | Deputy Dean of School of Sciences, European University Cyprus |