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CURRICULUM VITAE Kyriakos Charalampous, Ph.D. PERSONAL INFORMATION Address: Telephone number: Email address: P, Anagnostopoulou 60A 4152, Limassol, Cyprus 00357-25252325 k_charala@hotmail.com Α. STUDIES June 2014: August 2007: June 2006: Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Psychology (Ph.D.). Democritus University of Thrace, School of Educational Sciences, Department of Primary Education, Alexandroupolis, Greece. Master's in Educational Psychology (M.Ed.). Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Department of Education, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA. Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education. Democritus University of Thrace, School of Educational Sciences, Department of Elementary Education, Alexandroupolis, Greece. B. SPECIAL RECOGNITION - SCHOLARSHIPS 2016 2018: Recipient of the internal research program funding from the University of Cyprus (Our proposal with Dr. Georgiou and Dr. Stavrinides ranked first in the Department of Psychology, University of Cyprus) 2008-2014: Graduation with Honors from Ph.D. program 2010-2011: Nominated for 2011 Best American Educational Research Association (AERA) Paper Award 2008-2009: Recipient of the International Travel Award from the American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2006-2007: Graduation with Honors from Master's program 2006-2007: Fulbright Scholarship (CASP) recipient

2005-2006: Graduation with Honors from Bachelor's program 2004-2005: Foundation of Public Scholarships (Greece) for academic performance C. ACADEMIC DISSERTATIONS 1. Charalampous, K. (2014). The classroom psychosocial climate, teacher s interpersonal behavior and their relationship with elementary students achievement and attitudes in Language and Mathematics: The role of self-efficacy and achievement goals [Το ψυχοκοινωνικό κλίμα της τάξης, η διαπροσωπική συμπεριφορά του εκπαιδευτικού και η σχέση τους με την επίδοση και τις στάσεις μαθητών δημοτικού σχολείου στη Γλώσσα και στα Μαθηματικά: Ο ρόλος της αυτεπάρκειας και των στόχων επίτευξης]. Unpublished doctoral thesis. Alexandroupolis, Greece: Democritus University of Thrace. 2. Charalampous, K. (2006). Students perceptions of their teacher s interpersonal behavior: The role of students personality [Οι αντιλήψεις των μαθητών για τη διαπροσωπική συμπεριφορά του εκπαιδευτικού τους: Ο ρόλος της προσωπικότητας των μαθητών]. Unpublished undergraduate thesis. Alexandroupolis, Greece: Democritus University of Thrace. D. ACADEMIC POSITIONS HELD 2016-2017: Teaching Fellow, Pre-service secondary educators teaching program (Προϋπηρεσιακή κατάρτιση εκπαιδευτικών δευτεροβάθμιας) Educational Psychology o Learning theories o Theories of human development o Effective teaching practices o Motivation and education 2015 - present: Post-doctoral Fellow, Developmental Psychology Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus. Funded Research project: The mediating role of personal vulnerability factors on the effect of bullying on adolescents psychopathology when accounting for ecological factors: A social-ecological diathesis-stress model o Co-authoring the research proposal o Developing the research design Funded Research project: Parameters of bullying and cyber-bullying in childhood and adolescence: A longitudinal study. o Developing the research design o Contacting participants and supervising data collection o Analyzing the data o Writing scientific paper reports

o o Co-supervising Master thesis Delivering workshops and lectures 2014-2015: Teaching Fellow, Graduate level, Department of Communication and Internet Studies, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus. Learning and Communication Theories o Behaviorist, Cognitivist, Socio-Cultural views on learning o Theories of cognitive development o Learning and the brain o Instructional design o Practical applications of learning and communication theories through modern technological applications 2011-2012: Teaching Fellow, Undergraduate level, Department of Education, European University, Nicosia, Cyprus. Educational Evaluation and Measurement o Fundamental issues in measurement o Learning goals and types of tests o Validity, reliability and usefulness of an evaluation procedure o Educational evaluation and decision making 2007-2013: Guest speaker, Undergraduate level, Department of Primary Education, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece. Educational Psychology o The classroom psycho-social climate o Motivation in Education o Applied Behavioral Analysis 2006-2007: Guest speaker, Department of Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, US. Educational Systems in different countries E. ACADEMIC SUPERVISING EXPERIENCE 1. 2015-2016: Master s thesis supervisor, Department of Communication and Internet Studies, Cyprus University of Technology. 2. 2008-2014: Undergraduate thesis co-supervisor, Department of Primary Education, Democritus University of Thrace.

F. MEMBER OF SCIENTIFIC ORGANISATIONS 1. 2008 - present: American Educational Research Association 2. 2015 - present: European Association of Research on Learning and Instruction Junior Researcher 3. 2015 - present: Hellenic Psychological Society 4. 2009-2011: International Test Commission 5. 2007-2008: National Association of School Psychologists G. PUBLICATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS 1. Charalampous, K. (working paper). Do students cognitive-motivational characteristics mediate the effect of the perceived learning environment s effect on students' educational attainment? 2. Charalampous, K., Stavrinides, P., Demetriou, C., Loukia, Tr., Nikiforou, E., & Georgiou, St. (under review). Differential growth curves for bullying and cyber-bullying in children and adolescents. Child Development 3. Charalampous, K. (under review). The 2 2 achievement goal framework in preadolescents: Factorial and dimensional endorsement in the Greek elementary context. Journal of Educational Psychology. 4. Charalampous, K., & Kokkinos, C. M. (accepted with minor revisions). Pre-Adolescents Perceptions of their Classroom Psycho-Social Climate: A Mixed-Methods Study. Educational Studies. 5. Charalampous, K., Stavrinides, P., Georgiou, St., & Giasemidou, P. (under review). Is there a psychopathic element in adolescent drinking: A longitudinal study. European Journal of Developmental Psychology. 6. Charalampous, K., & Kokkinos, C. M. (2017). The Greek elementary What Is Happening In this Class? (G-EWIHIC): A three-phase multi-sample mixed-methods study. Studies in Educational Evaluation, 52, 55-70. 7. Charalampous, K., & Kokkinos, C. M. (in press). What is Happening in This Class? : A qualitative cross-cultural examination in elementary classrooms. Journal of Research in Childhood Education. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.stueduc.2016.12.005

8. Charalampous, K., & Kokkinos, C. M. (2015). Classroom psychosocial climate: Conceptual content, theoretical underpinnings, measurement instruments and effect on students learning outcomes [To ψυχοκοινωνικό κλίμα της τάξης: Εννοιολογικό περιεχόμενο, θεωρητικό υπόβαθρο, εργαλεία μέτρησης και επίδραση στα μαθησιακά επιτεύγματα των μαθητών]. Preschool and Primary Education. doi: 10.12681/ppej.160 9. Charalampous, K., & Kokkinos, C. M., Apota, Ε., Iliadou, Α., Iosifidou, Μ., Moysidou, S., & Vriza, E. (2015). Teacher interpersonal relations in the classroom: The role of students attachment experiences. Learning Environments Research. doi: 10.1007/s10984-015-9196-z 10. Charalampous, K., & Kokkinos, C. M. (2014). Students Big three personality traits, perceptions of teacher interpersonal behavior and academic achievement: An application of the Reciprocal Causation Model. Communication Education, 63, 235-268. doi: 10.1080/03634523.2014.917688 11. Charalampous, K., Kokkinos, C. M, & Panayiotou, G. (2013). The Family Environment Scale: Resolving psychometric problems through the examination of a Greek translation. The International Journal of Educational and Psychological Assessment, 13, 81-99. 12. Charalampous, K., & Kokkinos, C. M. (2013). The Model of Interpersonal Teacher Behavior: A qualitative cross-cultural validation within the Greek elementary education context. British Educational Research Journal, 39, 182-205. doi: 10.1080/01411926.2011.617437 13. Kokkinos, C. M., Panayiotou, G., Charalampous, K., Antoniadou, N. & Davazoglou, A. (2010). Greek EPQ-J: Further support for a three-factor model of personality in children and adolescents. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 28, 259-269. doi: 10.1177/0734282909351023 14. Kokkinos, C. M., Charalampous, K., & Davazoglou, A. (2010). Primary school teacher interpersonal behavior through the lens of students' Eysenckian personality traits. Social Psychology of Education, 13, 331-349. doi: 10.1007/s11218-009-9111-5 15. Kokkinos, C., M., Charalampous, K., & Davazoglou, A. (2009). Interpersonal teacher behavior in primary school classrooms: A cross cultural validation of a Greek translation of the Questionnaire on Teacher Interaction. Learning Environments Research, 12, 101-114. doi: 10.1007/s10984-009-9056-9 16. Kokkinos, C. M., Charalampous, K., & Davazoglou, A. (2008). The psychometric properties of the Greek Questionnaire on Teacher Interaction (G - QTI). International Journal of Psychology, 43, 1-167. H. PAPERS PRESENTED AT SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES 1. Charalampous, K., Stavrinides, P., Ioannou, M., Stylianou, If., & Georgiou, St. (2016).

Conventional and cyber forms of bullying and victimization in late childhood and adolescence. Four paper symposium presented at the 21st Workshop on Aggression: Socio-emotional programms; preventing aggression. Oradea, Romania 2. Charalampous, K. (2015, August). The 2 2 achievement goals framework in pre-adolescents: Actual endorsement and relation to cognitive and affective learning outcomes. Paper presented at the Junior Researcher conference of the European Association on Learning and Instruction, Limassol, Cyprus. 3. Χαραλάμπους, Κ. (2015, May). Η επίδραση της διαδικασίας χορήγησης στα εργαλεία μέτρησης των παραμέτρων του μαθησιακού περιβάλλοντος της τάξης: Ο ρόλος της αξιολογικής κουλτούρας [The effect of the administration procedure on instruments measuring the classroom environment: The role of the evaluation culture]. Paper presented at the conference of the Hellenic Psychological Society, Nicosia, Cyprus. 4. Charalampous, K., & Kokkinos, C. M. (2015, April). The Greek elementary What Is Happening in This Class? (G-EWIHIC): A three-stage multi-sample mixed-methods study. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, Illinois. 5. Charalampous, K., & Kokkinos, C. M., Apota, Ε., Iliadou, Α., Iosifidou, Μ., Moysidou, S., & Vriza, E., (2014, April). Teacher Interpersonal Relations in the Classroom: The Role of Students Attachment Experiences. Paper presented at the annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 6. Charalampous, K., & Kokkinos, C. M. (2011, January). A cross-cultural adaptation of the Questionnaire on Teacher Interaction for Greek elementary students with the application of a mixedmethods approach. Paper presented at the 24 th International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement, Limassol, Cyprus. 7. Charalambous, K., & Kokkinos, C. M. (2011, April). The model of interpersonal teacher behavior: A qualitative cross-cultural validation within the Greek elementary education context. Paper presented at the annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, Louisiana. 8. Χαραλάμπους, K., & Κόκκινος, Κ. M. (2011, May). Τι Συμβαίνει σ αυτήν την Τάξη: Προσαρμογή και ψυχομετρικά χαρακτηριστικά ενός εργαλείου μέτρησης του ψυχοκοινωνικoύ κλίματος της τάξης με μαθητές δημοτικού σχολείου [What is Happening in This Class: Adaptation and psychometric properties of an instrument measuring the classroom pscyho-social climate in elementary classrooms]. Paper presented at the conference of the Hellenic Psychological Society, Athens, Greece. 9. Charalampous, K., Kokkinos, C. M., & Panayiotou, G. (2010, July). A confirmatory cross cultural investigation of the dimensionality of the Family Environment Scale. Paper presented at the 7 th Conference of the International Test Commission, Hong Kong. 10. Charalampous, K., Kokkinos, C. M., & Davazoglou, A. (2010, April) Students Big three personality traits, perceptions of teacher interpersonal behaviour and academic achievement: An application

of the reciprocal causation model. Paper presented at the international Conference on Interpersonal Relationships in Education, Boulder, Colorado. 11. Κόκκινος, K. M., Χαραλάμπους K., & Δαβάζογλου, A. (2009, May). Προσωπικότητα μαθητών, διαπροσωπική συμπεριφορά εκπαιδευτικού και σχολική επίδοση μαθητών δημοτικού σχολείου [Students personality, teacher s interpersonal behavior and academic achievement]. Paper presented at the conference of the Hellenic Psychological Society, Volos, Greece. 12. Kokkinos, C. M., Charalampous, K., & Davazoglou, A. (2009, April). To what extent do student personality traits impact on their perceptions of teacher interpersonal behavior? Paper presented at the annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, California. 13. Kokkinos, C. M., Charalampous, K., & Davazoglou, A. (2008, July). The psychometric properties of the Greek Questionnaire on Teacher Interaction Primary (G QTIP). ΧΧΙΧ Paper presented at the International Congress of Psychology, Berlin. 14. Kokkinos, C. M., Charalampous, K., Antoniadou, N., Panayiotou, G., & Davazoglou, A. (2008, July). Greek J EPQ: A reevaluation of its psychometric properties and factor structure 20 years after its standardization. Paper presented at the 14th European Congress of Personality, Tartu, Esthonia. I. REVIEWER FOR INTERNATIONAL PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS 1. Learning and Individual Differences J. SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED 1. March - May, 2015: University Teaching 101. Online course, Johns Hopkins University. 2. November - December, 2013: Foundations of Virtual Instruction. Online course, University of California, Irvine. 3. September - October, 2013: Emerging Trends in Virtual Education K-12. Online course, University of California, Irvine. 4. April - May, 2010: Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, Colorado. 5. March, 2007: National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, New York. 6. February, 2007: 20th Fattah Conference on Higher Education, Philadelphia.

7. February, 2007: Close Up Foundation s U.S. government studies program, Washington, D.C.. K. STATISTICAL SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE AND USE 1. SPSS (Basic Statistical Software): Lessons attended at the undergraduate and graduate levels Extended empirical use in scientific publications 2. AMOS (Structural Equation Modeling Software): Lessons attended at the graduate level Extended empirical use in scientific publications 3. HLM (Hierarchical Linear Regression Software): Lessons attended at the graduate level Extra-curricular seminars Empirical use 4. MLwIN (Hierarchical Linear Regression Software): Online courses attended Empirical use 5. Mplus Online courses attended Empirical use 6. MAXQDA (Qualitative Data Analysis Software) Extended empirical use in scientific publications L. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE 1. 2015 - present: American Educational Research Association Learning Environments Special Interest Group Web-coordinator 2. 2012-2015: President, Association of Pelendri Expatriates and Friends. Large-scale event organizing Fund-raising Volunteer work

3. 2009-2010: Assistant principal, Archontika Minority Elementary School, Komotini, Greece. Teaching and Administrative duties 4. 2007-2009: Director of the afternoon school, 4rth Primary school, Komotini Greece. Teaching and Administrative duties 5. 2006-2007: Graduate assistant at the African American Cultural Center, Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Program coordinator Student mentoring Event organizer M. SPOKEN LANGUAGES 1. Greek 2. English 3. German B2 level degree. Goethe Institut. 4. Turkish A2 level degree. TÖMER Institute of Ankara University. Level 6 degree. Cyprus Continuing Education Institute. 5. Spanish Level 2 degree. Cyprus Continuing Education Institute.