Maria Tsakiri
Scientific Collaborator
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School of Humanities, Social and Education Sciences
Department of Education Sciences
Academic Qualifications
| Qualification | Year | Awarding Institution | Department | Thesis title (Optional Entry) |
| PhD in Social Sciences | 2016 | University of Stirling | Faculty of Social Sciences (former School of Education) | “What are you looking at? Representations of disability in documentary films.” |
| MA in Education & Human Rights – Inclusive Education specialisation | 2004 | National & Kapodistrian University of Athens | Faculty of Early Childhood Education | “Representations of people with visual impairments in films”. |
| Ptychion – Early Years Education specialisation | 2002 | University of Thessaly | Department of Special Education | N/A |
Employment History
| Period of employment | Employer | Location | Position | |
| From | To | |||
| September 2019 | Today | European University Cyprus | Cyprus | Scientific Collaborator |
| September 2018 | Date | University of Essex - Kaplan Open Learning | UK | Associate Tutor in Education |
| September 2018 | January 2020 | National & Kapodistrian University of Athens | Greece | Visiting Teaching Fellow (Special Education & Disability Studies) |
| February 2017 | July 2019 | Frederick University | Cyprus | Collaborating Academic Staff, Special Education |
Publications
| Year | Title | Other authors | Journal and Publisher / Conference | Vol. | Pages |
| In press | ‘Disability Film Festivals; the Spaces where Crip Killjoys Take Action.’ | In Ojrzynska, K. & Wieczorek, M. (eds.) Disability and Dissent. | Brill | - | - |
| 2018 | ‘NoBody’s perfect: charm, willfulness and resistance.’ | N/A | Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal | 14(2) | N/A |
| 2012 | Η εικόνα των αναπήρων στον κινηματογράφο | Στο Ζώνιου- Σιδέρη, Α., Ντεροπούλου- Ντέρου, Ε., Παπαδοπούλου, Κ. (2012), Η έρευνα στην Ειδική Αγωγή, Ενταξιακή Εκπαίδευση και στην Αναπηρία | Πεδίο | - | - |
Exhibitions
Research Projects
| Date | Title | Funded by | Project Role* |
| 2018 | “Defiant Lives”- Disability activism and academia | The Festival of Creative Learning, University of Edinburgh. | Design, Implementation, Evaluation |
| 2017 | “Justice not charity: National League of the Blind March, April 1920”. | AHRC and University of Birmingham | Citizen Researcher for Disability History Scotland |
| 2017 | Disability & Visual activism in Lebanon | Independent Research Project | Design, Implementation, Evaluation |
| 2017 | Edinburgh Fringe Festival & Disability Arts | Independent Research Project | Design, Implementation, Evaluation |
Academic Consulting Services/Councils/Boards/Editorial Committees
| Period | Organization | Title of Position or Service | Key Activities |
| October 2017 – to date | Disability Research Network, University of Edinburgh | Member | Organisation of research workshops & events |
| October 2017 – to date | The Journal of Mediterranean studies | Reviewer | Review of submitted papers |
Awards/International Recognition
| Date | Title | Awarded by: |
| 2004 | Scholarship from the Greek Foundation of Public Scholarships (I.K.Y), for outstanding academic performance. | Greek Foundation of Public Scholarships (I.K.Y) |