Ifigeneia Manitsa
https://www.kingston.ac.uk/research/research-degrees/research-degree-students/profile/ifigeneia-manitsa-55/
https://www.kingston.ac.uk/research/research-degrees/research-degree-students/profile/ifigeneia-manitsa-55/
Welcome to my personal website!
Psychology Researcher and PhD Candidate, with quantitative and qualitative research and analysis expertise at Kingston University London, interested in improving the socio-emotional and academic outcomes of SEND students. Associate Lecturer and Seminar Leader, with blended teaching expertise, in various Psychology and Research Methods modules (Levels 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7) at Kingston University, Birkbeck University and London Metropolitan University. Some of my greatest achievements are the decision of the Prime Minister of Greece to include youth entrepreneurship as a subject in all schools in the country, after the proposals discussed in the “Innovation and Entrepreneurship at School” event, where I presented my ideas on employment and entrepreneurship of students with SEND, my nomination for the Academic Impact Award based on BSc and MSc students’ nominations for exceptional teaching and the 1st prize for the Best New Researcher I received at the 10th Annual Faculty of Business and Social Sciences Conference at Kingston University London.
In this website you will find information about my academic research, presentations in conferences, publications and my non-academic articles that you will find in my blog. You can learn more details about me by exploring the next pages.
Thank you for being here and keep in touch!
Psychology Researcher and PhD Candidate, with quantitative and qualitative research and analysis expertise at Kingston University London, interested in improving the socio-emotional and academic outcomes of SEND students. Associate Lecturer and Seminar Leader, with blended teaching expertise, in various Psychology and Research Methods modules (Levels 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7) at Kingston University, Birkbeck University and London Metropolitan University. Some of my greatest achievements are the decision of the Prime Minister of Greece to include youth entrepreneurship as a subject in all schools in the country, after the proposals discussed in the “Innovation and Entrepreneurship at School” event, where I presented my ideas on employment and entrepreneurship of students with SEND, my nomination for the Academic Impact Award based on BSc and MSc students’ nominations for exceptional teaching and the 1st prize for the Best New Researcher I received at the 10th Annual Faculty of Business and Social Sciences Conference at Kingston University London.
In this website you will find information about my academic research, presentations in conferences, publications and my non-academic articles that you will find in my blog. You can learn more details about me by exploring the next pages.
Thank you for being here and keep in touch!
NEWS
2022 so far...
*Excited for being involved in the organisation of the "Pint of Science" https://pintofscience.co.uk/ and "Young Scientists Days" events at Kingston University.
*Excited for preparing a pilot study focusing on the development of a game-based intervention aimed at improving the lives of children and adolescents with behavioural problems with Dr Maria Livanou (Kingston University London), Dr Vedad Hulusic (Bournemouth University) and Professor Muthanna Samara (Kingston University London).
*Ready to start working as a Module Convenor in the Department of Organizational Psychology at Birkbeck University.
*Fascinated by all the amazing talks and thought-provoking discussions that took place in our latest conference “Institutional and self-stigma amongst children and adolescents with additional and complex mental health needs as a barrier to accessing services”. https://www.kingston.ac.uk/events/item/3945/07-mar-2022-institutional-and-selfstigma-as-barriers-to-accessing-services-for-children-and-adolescents-with-neurodevelopmental-and/
*Thrilled about the funding myself and five more PhD students conducting research in the field of Applied Psychology received from Kingston University to organise our own conference as part of the interdisciplinary series of postgraduate conferences at Kingston "Making the Future".
2021
* Super excited for our new publication with Ms Amy Montague and Dr Fiona Barlow-Brown in the Emerging Adulthood journal "Factors which explain alcohol and cigarette consumption among young adults during the COVID-19 outbreak".
*Ready to present at the next Nystagmus Network Open Day, where I will talk about my PhD research, and at the next Visionary Conference, where I will talk with Mrs. Jane Vincent, Head of Children and Young People's Service at Sight for Surrey, where we will discuss positive examples of habilitation services development and adaptation to the needs of children, young people and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic.
*Τhrilled about my nomination for the Academic Impact Award (Finalist for the Best Postgraduate Teacher Award Kingston University London based on BSc and MSc students’ nominations for exceptional teaching).
* Excited that we received the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Research Fund (ediRF) with Dr Livanou, Dr Barlow-Brown and Ms Montague about our research project "Exploring the service experiences of LGBTQ+ youth with special education needs and disabilities: A multi-perspective focus group study".
*Happy to share the research findings of our funded project focused on the impact of habilitation services on the lives of children and adolescents with visual impairments with Sight for Surrey - Award report "If I wasn’t with them, I don’t think I would be where I am right now”: The role of vision habilitation services in the lives of children and adolescents with visual impairments".
*Thrilled to present two accepted abstracts at the Inclusive and Supportive Education Conference (ISEC) in UCL Institute of Education (IOE): ""Providing social support for students with visual impairments in educational settings: Findings from an integrative literature review" with Dr Maro Doikou and "How Do Specialist Vision Rehabilitation Services Impact the Lives of Children and Adolescents with Visual Impairments? A Case Study Approach".
*Our paper "A qualitative insight into factors pertaining to alcohol and cigarette consumption among young adults during the COVID-19 outbreak" with Amy Montague and Dr. Fiona Barlow-Brown has been accepted for oral presentation at the Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference 2021 (virtual conference), The British Psychological Society (BPS).
*Excited of being involved in the organisation and delivery of the four following webinars: "Emotional trauma in the time of COVID-19. Why now?", "COVID-19: Perspectives from across the lifespan", "Doing psychology research in the field of mental health: A multifaceted discussion on the impact of our projects" and "The impact of COVID-19 on children and their caregivers: An international perspective" at Kingston University London.
*Excited of being involved in the organisation and delivery of the Pint of Science event, a worldwide science festival, Kingston University London.
*Delighted for my live interview on emotional abuse in the working and school environment at “PolitikoLOGOS” Live Radio, Greece (10/02/21).
*Happy that I received the GRS Activity Support Fund Award from Kingston University in order to support my research on the social inclusion of adolescents with visual impairments.
2022 so far...
*Excited for being involved in the organisation of the "Pint of Science" https://pintofscience.co.uk/ and "Young Scientists Days" events at Kingston University.
*Excited for preparing a pilot study focusing on the development of a game-based intervention aimed at improving the lives of children and adolescents with behavioural problems with Dr Maria Livanou (Kingston University London), Dr Vedad Hulusic (Bournemouth University) and Professor Muthanna Samara (Kingston University London).
*Ready to start working as a Module Convenor in the Department of Organizational Psychology at Birkbeck University.
*Fascinated by all the amazing talks and thought-provoking discussions that took place in our latest conference “Institutional and self-stigma amongst children and adolescents with additional and complex mental health needs as a barrier to accessing services”. https://www.kingston.ac.uk/events/item/3945/07-mar-2022-institutional-and-selfstigma-as-barriers-to-accessing-services-for-children-and-adolescents-with-neurodevelopmental-and/
*Thrilled about the funding myself and five more PhD students conducting research in the field of Applied Psychology received from Kingston University to organise our own conference as part of the interdisciplinary series of postgraduate conferences at Kingston "Making the Future".
2021
* Super excited for our new publication with Ms Amy Montague and Dr Fiona Barlow-Brown in the Emerging Adulthood journal "Factors which explain alcohol and cigarette consumption among young adults during the COVID-19 outbreak".
*Ready to present at the next Nystagmus Network Open Day, where I will talk about my PhD research, and at the next Visionary Conference, where I will talk with Mrs. Jane Vincent, Head of Children and Young People's Service at Sight for Surrey, where we will discuss positive examples of habilitation services development and adaptation to the needs of children, young people and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic.
*Τhrilled about my nomination for the Academic Impact Award (Finalist for the Best Postgraduate Teacher Award Kingston University London based on BSc and MSc students’ nominations for exceptional teaching).
* Excited that we received the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Research Fund (ediRF) with Dr Livanou, Dr Barlow-Brown and Ms Montague about our research project "Exploring the service experiences of LGBTQ+ youth with special education needs and disabilities: A multi-perspective focus group study".
*Happy to share the research findings of our funded project focused on the impact of habilitation services on the lives of children and adolescents with visual impairments with Sight for Surrey - Award report "If I wasn’t with them, I don’t think I would be where I am right now”: The role of vision habilitation services in the lives of children and adolescents with visual impairments".
*Thrilled to present two accepted abstracts at the Inclusive and Supportive Education Conference (ISEC) in UCL Institute of Education (IOE): ""Providing social support for students with visual impairments in educational settings: Findings from an integrative literature review" with Dr Maro Doikou and "How Do Specialist Vision Rehabilitation Services Impact the Lives of Children and Adolescents with Visual Impairments? A Case Study Approach".
*Our paper "A qualitative insight into factors pertaining to alcohol and cigarette consumption among young adults during the COVID-19 outbreak" with Amy Montague and Dr. Fiona Barlow-Brown has been accepted for oral presentation at the Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference 2021 (virtual conference), The British Psychological Society (BPS).
*Excited of being involved in the organisation and delivery of the four following webinars: "Emotional trauma in the time of COVID-19. Why now?", "COVID-19: Perspectives from across the lifespan", "Doing psychology research in the field of mental health: A multifaceted discussion on the impact of our projects" and "The impact of COVID-19 on children and their caregivers: An international perspective" at Kingston University London.
*Excited of being involved in the organisation and delivery of the Pint of Science event, a worldwide science festival, Kingston University London.
*Delighted for my live interview on emotional abuse in the working and school environment at “PolitikoLOGOS” Live Radio, Greece (10/02/21).
*Happy that I received the GRS Activity Support Fund Award from Kingston University in order to support my research on the social inclusion of adolescents with visual impairments.
