Biography
Dr. Thomas Chatzintounas was born in Serres - Greece and graduated from the Medical School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) & Hellenic Corps Officers Military Academy in 1987. He is Senior Consultant Neurologist since 1994 after receiving education at the AHEPA Hospital, B’ Department of Neurology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He became a Doctor of Philosophy - PhD focused in Neurology in the Department of Medicine of the Democritus University of Thrace on July 10, 2007, on the statement: ¨Ultrasound characteristics of carotid artery disease in ishaemic stroke¨, National Archive of PhD Theses - DOI 10.12681/eadd/21129. He has been a director for years in Neurologic clinic of 492 General Military Hospital & 424 General Military Training Hospital, teaching also Neurology for postgraduate students. Now he is a postdoctoral fellow in A’ Department of Neurology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA Hospital focused in Clinical Research and also Neurologist at Private Practice (Interbalcan European Medical Center Thessaloniki & Xanthi, Greece).Dr. Abeer Mohammed Alharbi is an Assistant Professor, College of Medicine KSAU-HS. She has the titles of “Neurodevelopment & Behavioural Pediatric Consultant” and “General Pediatric Consultant King Abdullah specialized Children hospital-Ministry of National Guard /Health Affaires - Riyadh /Saudi Arabia”.Dr. Ahmad Reza Khatoonabadi holds a Ph.D. in Speech Therapy as Associate Professor. He is a publisher, researcher, peer-reviewed scholar, and educator, & has authored many academic and health and wellness articles. Dr. Khatoonabadi is on the review board for various academic and Rehabilitation journals. His research interests are Acquired language disorders with a focus on Aphasia and Dementia. Recently he has focused on the study of the prevention of dementia. He currently teaches coursework at the undergraduate, graduate, and Ph.D. levels in the College of Rehabilitation.Dr. Luisetto Mauro, University curriculum studiorum in Turin university and Pavia university Pharm.d., applied pharmacology university specialization (PhD lev), advanced university course clinical pharmacist. European specialist in laboratory medicine, EC4 registered, public hospital pharmacist manager Several course in management field (project, strategic, change management, total quality m., knowledge manag. , Healthcare mang. Human resource manag.)
Author of many publications in field of: pharmaceutical care, clinical pharmacy, pathology, Infectious disease , surgery , neuroscience, management , economics. Execution contract DIRECTOR med gas public hospital Italy. Antidothes stokes responsible for provincial hospital. Editor in chief or editorial board member in many scientific journal. Global clinical pharmacy academy member since 2013. Officially invited in many international scientific congress.
DEGREE thesis: A statistical evaluation of reference values of blood cholesterol and bis byproducts in group of Turin population Luisetto, M.; Martelli, A.; Poletti, T., 1996: A statistical evaluation of reference values of blood cholesterol and bis byproducts in group of Turin population.Dr. Kenneth Blum is widely designated as Father of Psychiatric Genetics because of the of the DRD2 gene and its correlation with various psychiatric disorders including the “Reward Deficiency Syndrome” (RDS) which term he has coined. He is also known as the “Father of Neuro- Nutrient Therapy “for his discovery of successful nutrient therapy for RDS. He holds numerous domestic and foreign patents and is co-founder and Chairman & CSO of Life Gen Inc. He is a former Full Professor in the Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, Texas; Volunteer Professor in the Department of Psychiatry & McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida and Adjunct Full Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont. He currently serves as Neuroscience advisor for Dominion Diagnostics., LLC North Kingstown, Rhode Island, Malibu Beach Recovery Center, Malibu Beach California, and is the Scientific Director of PATH Foundation NY, New York. He is an honorary Faculty of IIOAB, India. He has been recently appointed Chief Scientific Officer(CSO) of G&G Holistic Addiction Treatment Centers in North Miami Beach Florida. To his credit he has over 400 publications in peer reviewed journals, 14 books and has received many awards including a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Institute of Holistic Addiction Studies.Dr. Ravi Paul, working as a Lecturer and Head, Department of Psychiatry at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia. He was instrumental in starting the MMed. (Master of Medicine) in Psychiatry programme. He was instrumental in starting several specialized clinics including Drug and Alcohol, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry and Psychosocial Counseling and Psychotherapy. He also pioneered the Master of Science (MSc.) in Clinical Neuropsychology Programme. It was for the first time they trained Clinical Psychologists in the country. They have produced around 30 Clinical Neuropsychologists so far who are trained in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Therapeutic Art, Recovery and Rehabilitation and management of common psychological and neurological conditions. His research has focused on psychiatric co-morbidities in epilepsy and PNES (Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures). He has also been involved in international research as a PI in “Zambia Disability Study” funded by SINTEF, UNICEF. He was working as a PI Randomized Controlled Trial of a multi-pronged intervention to reduce and prevent violence against women and girls/youth. He has also worked in the field of alcohol and substance abuse looking at brief relapse prevention intervention as well as binge drinking amongst Zambian women. Dr. Ahed Alkhatib has finished his PhD from Cambell State University in 2011. He is currently working as a clinical researcher at faculty of medicine, Jordan University of Science and technology. Over the time, He has published more than 200 articles in various medical fields including neurosciences, pharmacology, and diabetes. His approaches in research include the involvement of philosophy of science in research which gives looking, and thinking in depth. He has developed several hypotheses in medicine such as the role of white matter in initiating diseases such as diabetes. In microbiology, He has demonstrated that prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells are similar in producing cell cycle proteins which can participate in autoimmunity diseases. For the time being, He is more interested in setting more medical hypotheses, and writing book in different fields, of which two books have already been written and distributed in the world market. Dr. Adnan Atoum received his PhD in Social-Cognitive Psychology from Texas Christian University in 1990 and is currently teaching at the Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, Yarmouk University, Jordan. He served as Vice President and dean of education and psychology at Yarmouk University and worked at international institutions such as Sharjah University-UAE and College of Education, Sultanate of Oman. Professor Atoum Published over 100 research articles and 18 books on various psychological issues. He served as Chief-Editor and member of editorial and consultation boards at several research Journals worldwide.Dr. Faisal Abdullatif Alnasir is Professor and honorary faculty of Imperial College, London. He is Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioner and College of Public Health. UK, member of the Irish College of General Practitioner and the American Academy of Family Physicians. He was the Vice President and Chairman of Family & Community Department at Arabian Gulf University, College of Medicine Bahrain. He is the General Secretary of the International Society for the History of Islamic Medicine and is currently the chairman of Home Health Care Centre, He served for eight years as the President of the Scientific Council of Family & Community Medicine in the Arab Board for Health Specialties. He published three books, contributed to chapters in two international books and 70 articles Published in refereed Journals.
He is also a regular health education editor in the local magazines and newspapers. Dr. Alnasir is recognized locally, regionally and internationally for his expertise in the areas of Family Medicine for which he is regularly invited to many conferences and scientific gathering to deliver talks and lectures. Prof Alnasir was the Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Bahrain Medical Society, and now he is the member of the editorial boards of many national and international journals. He also serves as an advisor for the World Health Organization, EMRO region and the World Organization Congress of Family Physicians (WONCA, EMR). Prof Alnasir served as a member of various medical and scientific societies and acted on many institutional and national committees including the National Committee for the Care of the Elderly, Postgraduate Certificate Accreditation Committee, Drug licensure committee and others. Also, currently, he is the board member and official representative of the Kingdom of Bahrain in the Elite Doctor Association, Anti-Smoking International Alliance and founder and a member of Global Family Medicine Scientific Alliance.
Prof Alnasir was awarded many recognitions and appreciation of excellence from various local and international organizations. It includes: Gold Medals from H.E. the late Amir of Bahrain, the Bahrain Medical Society, the Pakistan Academy of Family Physicians, the World Organization Congress of Family Doctors (WONCA) as the Global Family Doctor of the month, the Arab Council for Health Specialties, the Sudanese National Council, distinguished award from H.E. Sheikh Khalifa bin Ali Alkhalifa’s prize for parents caring, and most recently was recognized by the World Health & Wellness Awards in India for his remarked professional input.Dr. Ljiljana Trtica Majnaric is a specialist of family medicine and Assoc. Prof. at the Deparment of Internal Medicine and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Osijek, Croatia.Dr. Giselle Soares Passos is Bachelor in Physical Education from Universidade de Franca (2003) with specialization in Exercise Physiology (2005), Master’s (2008) and Ph.D. (2010) in Psychobiology/Sleep Medicine from Universidade Federal de São Paulo, and Postdoctoral in Sleep and Chronobiology from Arizona State University/ASU. Currently is Adjunct Professor and Master Thesis Advisor at Universidade Federal de Goias/Regional Jataí. Reviewer on international journals as PLOS ONE, Scientific Reports (Nature), Sleep Medicine Reviews, Sleep Medicine, Psychophysiology, Behavioral Sleep Medicine, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise and Psychoneuroendocrinology.Dr. Ghaydaa A. Shehata holds the below position titles:
Professor of Neurology,
Consultant of Student hospital,
Consultant of the Multiple Sclerosis Committee on Health Insurance
Head of Headache unit at Assuit university
Head of headache unit of epidemiological research lap
Membership of MS chapter at Egyptian Association of Neurology, psychiatry and neurosurgery and Assuit unit
General secretory of epidemiological research lap
Experience:
1997 – 2000 Resident, Assiut University hospital
2000 - 2005 Assistant Lecturers of Neurology and Psychiatry, Assiut University
2005 – (June) 2010 Lecturer of Neurology, Assiut University
2010(June) - Consultant Neurologist, Associate Professor Assiut University
2015 current Professor of neurology at Assiut University
Dr. Oluwasola Julius OKE, a Consultant Paediatric Neurologist who currently work as Consultant Paediatric Neurologist with Qbafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Ile Ife, Nigeria. He had also worked as Consultant Paediatric Neurologist with Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria from 2015 October to November, 2015. He has been involved in the investigation and treatment of patients with Neurology conditions as Seizure disorder, Cerebral palsy, Neuromuscular disorder, neurobehavioural disoders, ADHD, Autism childhood stroke, etc. This involves care of patients referred from local, private and state hospitals, Out-Patient Departments and admitted patients in our tertiary centre. He participates fully in the weekly departmental reviews, seminars and postgraduate rounds organized by the department for resident doctors and medical students. My Consultant Neurology clinic holds once weekly.
He is also a Lecturer 1 at the department of paediatrics and Child Health of College of Health Sciences of Qbafemi Awolowo University Ile Ife, Nigeria. He has been teaching a large number of medical undergraduate (400 and 500 Level) students in the Paediatric neurology Unit of the Department of Paediatrics for four academic years. The teachings include didactic lectures, tutorials, group discussions and neurological procedures. He also takes part in organization of examination as well as examination of undergraduate students. He is also involved in setting and conducting the recently introduced Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). He has been an academic coordinator of the department of Paediatrics and currently supervising postgraduate doctors’ and residents’ projects in neurobehavioural and Cognitive neurology. Dr. Nicolson Yat-Fan SIU, is an Assistant Professor at The Department of Counselling and Psychology of the Hong Kong Shue Yan University. He received his PhD in Psychology in 2015 at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Dr. Siu is interested at studying different interventions in enhancing the psychological well-being and physical health of individuals. He has been working on a meta-analysis in exploring the neurophysiological changes accompanied with the benefits of aerobic exercise on executive functions. It’s believed that intensity, frequency, and duration are all critical in designing a tailor-made program to different individuals. Recently, Dr. Siu is concerned with the dementia population and he is working with an NGO organization, PuYU, on Mindful Green Project which aims to promote horticultural activities to the elderly and modifying their sedentary lifestyle.Dennis Relojo is the founder of Psychreg and is also the Editor-in-Chief of Psychreg Journal of Psychology. Aside from PJP, he sits on the editorial boards of peer-reviewed journals. A Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society, Dennis holds a master’s degree in psychology from the University of Hertfordshire.Prof. Mag. Sci. Enver Cesko, (Kosovo)
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, accredited psychotherapist, main modalities; body psychotherapist and positive psychotherapist. Currently working in private clinic in Kosovo and chairman of Kosovo Association for Psychotherapist. In professional carrier awarded from following International Associations:
• Acreditation from European Association for Body Psychotherapy - EABP, 2001 www.eabp.org
• Acreditation from Center for Mind Body Medicine, CMBM, Washington DC, 2005, www.cmbm.org
• Acreditation from World Association for Positive Psychotherapy, Basic Trainer, Wiesbaden Gjermani, WAPP, 2005, www.positum.org
• Acreditation from World Association for Positive Psychotherapy, Master Trainer, Wiesbaden Gjermani, WAPP, 2008, www.positum.org
• Acreditation from Eurpean Association for Psychotherapy -ECP, Viena, 2007, www.europsyche.org
• Acreditation from World Associationf for Psychotherapy – WCP, Viena, 2009, www.worldpsyche.org
International lecturer and trainer in Turkey, Poland, Albania, Macedonia, Croatia, Germany, Austria, Ukraine and Ethiopia.
He is a Board member of different international societies for psychotherapy; World Council for Psychotherapy - WCP www.worldpsyche.org , European Association for Psychotherapy – EAP www.europsyche.org , former long term Board member in World Association for Transcultural and Positive Psychotherapy – WAPP www.positum.org , Council member in European Association for Body Psychotherapy – EABP www.eabp.org and faculty member in Center for Mind Body Medicine - CMBM, Washington DC, www.cmbm.org
Until 2013 he was former lecturer in different private Universities in Kosovo. He published a Manual handbook “How to become Positive Psychotherapist”, (2014). He also published more than 150 different kind of eases and articles in international journal and local professional weekly magazines. He is an editorial member of International Journal for Psychotherapy www.ijp.org.uk
Dr. Paolo Milia, MD, PhD is Chair of the Department of Neurorehabilitation and Robotic Area at Istituto Prosperius Tiberino, a position he has held since 2004. Dr. Milia is Vice President of International Society of Digital Medicine and Co. Editor’s in chief of the Journal Digital Medicine (DM). He completed his medical/surgical degree at G. D’Annunzio University in Chieti, Italy in 1998 and his residency in neurology in 2003. Subsequently, he was a neurologist, clinical research fellow, and lecturer at the University of Glasgow, Scotland. In 2007, he attained his PhD in neurological research from the University of Perugia. Dr. Milia has taught physiopathology, nutrition, neurology, medical radiology, sports medicine, and sports neurology at the University of Perugia. In 2002, he received a European Stroke Conference Award for Excellence for his paper entitled “Serum Potassium and Stroke Outcome”. He has also received awards for his research on the effects of thiazides and related diuretics after stroke and for his work on the validity of the Italian version of the modified Rankin Scale (mRS), a measure of the degree of disability and dependence in individuals who have experienced a stroke. Dr. Milia is one of Europe’s leading researchers in the use of robotics to rehabilitate patients with a wide variety of neurological conditions, including spinal cord injury, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinsonism. Dr. Milia has authored numerous publications in his areas of expertise and is on the editorial staff of the journal of the Italian Society for the Study of Stroke (S.I.S.S.). Dr. Milia is the Chair of the Robotic Area with special interest in the use of exoskeletons in patients affected with spinal cord injury and stroke. At the moment he is involved in some research about the use of Ekso and Indego the two most important exoskeletons in the market and he has got a contract as Professor of Neurorehabilitation in Neurological Disorders at the University of Perugia.Muhammad Aliyu Abba
Born and raised in Kano, Nigeria. Obtained Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Physiotherapy from Bayero University Kano, Nigeria and Vincent Pol University Lublin, Poland respectively. Served as an intern Physiotherapist and national youth corp member at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital and Federal Medical Center Birnin, Kudu respectively. Worked fulltime as a Physiotherapist at Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital Kano. Currently works as Lecturer department of Physiotherapy College of Health sciences, Bayero University Kano and undergoing a PhD in Neurological Physiotherapy University of Ibadan, Nigeria. A Member Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy NeuroPhysiotherapy Speciality Group and Nigeria Federation of NeuroRehabilitation. Skilled and certified in Prioprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation, Adult Bobath concepts and Kinesiotaping.
Graduated in Psychology from the Federal University of Paraíba in 2013, Doctorate in Decision and Health Models. Professor of Bachelor of Psychology, consultant in psychometry and industrial psychology.Dr. Lia Branco Pappamikail is a recognized expert in the area of Spine Surgery, Vascular Neurosurgery and Oncology Neurosurgery.
Graduated from Lisbon Medical Science University in 2006, she obtained a Specialty Degree in Neurosurgery in 2014 with several fellowships in reference institutions in Portugal (Hospital S. José, Hospital Santa Maria), London (National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children) and Sweden (Akademiska Uppsala, Sahlgrenska Goteborg).
She currently is Head of the Spinal Cord Injury Unit aswell as a member of the Vascular Neurosurgery team of the Neurosurgery Department of the Hospital de Faro, where she currently practices along side with her practice in the main private clinics in the Algarve region.
Dr. Lia Branco Pappamikail is a Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews author and peer-referee since 2014, with numerous papers in indexed specialty journals and presentations and lectures in national and international Neurosurgery Scientific Meetings. She is a member of portuguese and foreign scientific associations, and an invited assistant in Algarve’s University, responsible for student and resident’s Neurosurgery internship orientation since 2015.
Dr. Konstantinos Vlachos
Consultant Neurosurgeon at KAT Hospital Attica, Greece. (KAT Hospital is the major Trauma Hospital in Greece).
Visiting Consultant in ICU at General Paediatric Hospital of Penteli, Athens, Greece
President of Hellenic Spine Society (2118)
President of Hellenic Neurosurgical Society (June2019-June2021)
Delegate within the UEMS Specialist Section in Neurosurgery since 2017
Reviewer: Greek Orthopaedic Journal: Acta Orthopaedic et Traumatologica since 2012, Journal of Critical Care (Elsevier) since 2016, The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine (Taylor & Francis) since 2018.
Participation in writing 20 chapters in Greek Medical Books.
Participation in Congresses, Seminar and Courses as Chairman, Speaker or Faculty over 40 Greek and over 10 International.
Publications in Medical Journals, 40 in Greek and 20 in International.
Presentations in over 120 Greek and over 70 International CongressesDr. Antonio Gomes Lima Júnior is a Neuroradiologist approved for master's degree in clinical research at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. He is completely in love with the human brain. He believe that it is exactly the complexity and immensity of details that makes those who like it more involved and fall in love day after day.Dr. Tan Kok Wei obtained his Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Nottingham in 2016, where he studied the effects of skin condition, specifically its color and texture, on health perception in Asian faces.
Kok Wei completed his master's degree in developmental psychology from the National University of Malaysia (UKM) in 2007, by which he examined the usage of private speech in young adults as a means of problem-solving. Upon completion, he worked as a lecturer at the University Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) for 4 years. He was also engaged by a community college while pursuing his PhD, teaching developmental psychology-related subjects.
Prior to joining the University of Reading Malaysia in 2016, Kok Wei worked as a course writer for the Wawasan Open University (WOU) where he designed and wrote academic modules for WOU’s students, in both Experimental Psychology and History and Systems of Psychology subjects.Pr. Chantal Mansour received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Saint Joseph University of Beirut- Lebanon in 2005. She is also licensed clinical psychologist and certified therapist in CBT / MBCT and EMDR approved consultant.
She is a member of the French Association of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy (AFTCC) since 2002 and a member of EMDRIA (International association of EMDR) since 2013. She is also a founding member of EMDR Lebanon.
She joined the team of the Department of Psychology at Saint-Joseph University of Beirut-Lebanon in 1996 as Responsible of the Internship Program. She is now a professor and the Head of the Department.
She is involved in several research projects and has published papers and presented at many international conferences.Dr. Spyridoula G. Kostara is an Assistant Professor in Psychology of Communication in the Department of Pastoral Studies at the Supreme Ecclesiastical Academy of Athens (AEAA). She holds a ptychion (specialization in Psychology, First Class Honours, 9,4/10) and a Ph.D. in Psychology with distinction from the School of Philosophy (Department of Philosophy, Pedagogy and Psychology) of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She is fluent in English and German and has graduated from the Higher School of Piano and Music Theory of the National Athens Conservatoire (First Class Honours). Her teaching experience includes teaching Psychology at the AEAA since 2007 and post graduate level courses at Harokopio University of Athens (since 2018), at University of West Attica and ASPETE (since 2019), at the Hellenic Police Academy: School of National Security (2004-2011) and at School of Retraining and Further Education (since 2010). And besides, at the Pastoral Training Institute of the Holy Archdiocese of Athens (Human Resources Development, Education and Lifelong Learning, since 2018) and at Apostoliki Diakonia of the Church of Greece. She has published three books and a fourth forthcoming, several papers in academic peer-reviewed journals and conferences proceedings. She is an active member of the Psychological Society of Northern Greece and the Hellenic Psychological Society (HPS) in the division of Social Psychology as well as Counselling and Positive Psychology. She is a licensed psychologist (since 2020).Dr. Nada CHARFI is an associate professor in psychiatry, at Hedi Chaker university hospital, Sfax, Tunisia.Dr. Ramirez holds a Ph.D. and Master in Human Genetics, He is a publisher & has authored many academic and health and wellness books. Dr. Christopher Phillips is a consultant neurologist in private practice in the U.S.A. He offers worldwide consultative services using various online platforms. He completed his undergraduate B.S. in neuroscience at the University of Illinois Chicago and MD at Southern Illinois University. Dr. Phillips completed his internship at Cook County Hospital Chicago and residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in New York. He has additional clinical training in vascular medicine and epilepsy. Dr. Phillips is a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. Dr. Phillips is a former medical corps officer, in U S. Army.Dr. Agustin Tristan-Lopez is an independent consultant with global expertise in developing educational evaluation and methodological planning and monitoring for projects, in particular in higher education and nationwide educational impact with over 40 years of experience. As a former CEO of the Institute of Evaluation and Advanced Engineering (IEIA) in Mexico, he was in charge of advising public and private institutions through projects, consulting, training, developing software (Kalt programs) and teaching materials, holding major portfolios of evaluation, psychometrics, and certification such as Nursing, Engineering, Medicine, Teaching amongst others across Latin America and Europe.
He has participated as responsible for external evaluation agencies and boards registered at the General Directorate of Professions of the Secretary of Education in Mexico, supervising national assessment projects, the professional certification processes or assess the social and economic impact analysis of new developments, in particular projects in health, curricular development, education and sustainability in the condition of poverty, elderly or minorities. He has been responsible for projects for national assessment in higher education, related to student learning and teacher’s competencies for ministries and evaluation agencies in Mexico, Colombia, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, and Morocco.Associate prof. Ivan Uher holds a Ph.D. in Education in Health & Aging. Habilitation degree in Biological Anthropology. He is a publisher, researcher, peer-reviewed scholar, and educator, & has published over a hundred academic papers. Prof. Uher is an editor and on the review boards for various academic journals at home and abroad. He currently teaches coursework at the undergraduate, level at P.J.Šafárika University in Slovakia.Mr. Mistire Teshome Guta, a Ph.D. candidate in Evidence-Based Health Care at Jimma University, Ethiopia. He has masters in mental health and a bachelor of science in Nursing. He is a publisher, researcher, peer-reviewed scholar, and educator. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate.Dr. Silvana Batista Gaino is a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, with a master's in Semiotics and General Linguistics and a postdoctoral degree in Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences. She is a publisher, researcher, peer-reviewed scholar, and author of articles and academic book chapters in the areas of neurodevelopmental disorders, autistic spectrum disorders, neurogenomics, high abilities, psycho-diagnosis of children and adolescents, instruments for child development evaluation, and differential diagnosis. She currently contributes as a reviewer to several academic journals. She is an Adjunct Professor and is responsible for courses at the undergraduate degree and graduate levels of the Psychology Course at the Federal University of Recôncavo Baiano (UFRB).Dr. Dimitrios Kanakis is a Professor and Head of Pathology at the University of Nicosia Medical School. Dr. Kanakis holds an MD from the University of Novi Sad (Republic of Yugoslavia) and a Ph.D. (“Magna Cum Laude”) from the Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg (Germany). He has received the Specialty in Neuropathology from the Medical Corp of Nord-Rhein in Düsseldorf/Germany (September 2011) and the Specialty of General Pathology from the General Directorate of Public Health and Social Welfare of the Region of Thessaly in Larissa/Greece (January 2013). Dr. Kanakis has published several scientific papers and serves as a Member of the Editorial and Reviewer Board of many academic journals. Dr. Jose Livia Segovia was born in Lima Peru. He has a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology and a Ph.D. in Psychology. Postgraduate studies in Mental Health in Populations, Statistics and Research and Learning Disabilities. He is is a research professor at the Faculty of Psychology of the National University Federico Villarreal of Lima, certified by the National Council of Science and Technology of Peru. He directs the Central Institute of Research Management at the Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal. He is currently a member of the advisory board of the journals: Estudos de psicología( Pontifícia Universidade Católica-Campinas, Psicología:Reflexao e Critica(UFRS-Porto Alegre), Ciência e Profissão( Consejo Federal de Psicología – Brasil), Psicología da Crianzas e do Adolescente(Universidade Lusiada - Portugal) and Universitas Psychologica(Universidad Javeriana-Colombia).Dr. Parisa Ghanouni holds a Ph.D. in Rehabilitation sciences. She is a publisher, researcher, peer-reviewed scholar, and educator, & has authored many academic and health and wellness papers. Dr. Ghanouni is on the review board for various academic and medical journals. She currently teaches coursework at the graduate level at Dalhousie University.MD, Ph.D. Graduated in Medicine at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 2009. Post graduation (strictu sensu) in Forensics, at the University of Sao Paulo, in 2010. Post graduation (latu sensu, Medical residence) in Pathology at the University of Sao Paulo. Doctor in Sciences at the University of Sao Paulo. Senior Research Associate at the Ohio State University (since July 2022).Dr. Andrés Guinea Izquierdo holds a Ph.D. in Medicine and Translational Research and a Master's in Neuroscience. He is a researcher and a science lecturer. Dr. Guinea has taught for different university degrees and masters and has published his work in the best scientific journals in his field.Dr. Johnson Alex holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, a Master of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology, & a Master of Arts in Psychology. He is a publisher, researcher, peer-reviewed scholar, and educator, & has authored many academic and clinical psychology and cognitive science article. Dr. Alex is on the review board for various academic and medical journals. He currently teaches coursework at the undergraduate, graduate, and Ph.D. levels in the Psychology Department at the University.Professor Farzin Rezaei holds a Medical Doctor and a Specialty in Psychiatry. He is a researcher, peer-reviewed scholar, and educator and has authored many academic papers. Professor Rezaei is a member of the Iranian Board of Psychiatry. He currently teaches psychiatry and psychotherapy at the undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate levels at the Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Furthermore, he is a psychotherapy supervisor (insight-oriented) at the level of psychiatry residency and psychotherapy fellowship.Dr. Sonakshi Ruhela holds a Harvard Certification in Higher Education with a Ph.D. in Psychology, recognized by the Ministry of Education, UAE. She is an accomplished Educationalist with over 12 years of extensive experience in Undergraduate and Postgraduate teaching, training, mentorship, and research of students from different nationalities and ethnic backgrounds. She is also a Co-guide for Doctoral Research Scholars in the field of psychology and mental health.
She is a Community Development Authority (CDA Dubai) Licensed Psychologist with a comprehensive experience in the field of Counselling, Psychotherapy, Behavioural-Lifestyle interventions, Neuro-linguistic programming, and Psychometric assessment. She has worked extensively in the area of adolescent and adult counseling, Relationship Management (Couples and Family), Depression, Anxiety, and Emotional- Psychological distress, in both India and UAE. She has authored the Book- ‘Counselling Interventions for Millennials’, published in 9 languages by Lambert Publications in 2020.
She is currently designated as a Senior Lecturer and Program Coordinator for Psychological Sciences at Curtin University Dubai. She is the former Associate Registrar and Assistant Professor of Psychology at Amity University, Dubai. She was a pioneer in forming the Department of Psychology at Amity University Dubai in 2016. Previously, she worked as an Assistant Professor of Psychology with the Amity Institute of Psychology & Allied Sciences, Amity University Noida, India for 6 years.
She has a rich Research profile with interdisciplinary Scopus index publications and Research Projects applied at ICSSR & All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), India, and Al-Jalila Foundation, UAE. She is a professional member of the American Psychological Association, Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists, and Middle East Psychological Association. She has participated in over 100 national and international events, seminars, talk shows, conferences, industrial training, and community engagement initiatives hosted by various schools, hospitals/clinics, government bodies, and corporates in India, UK, and UAE.
She is the recipient of the ‘People choice award for Excellence in Mental Health’ by The World Health Awards in 2021; ‘Great Indian Women Leader Category- Education Award’ by Golden Signatures award in 2021; ‘Middle East Women Leaders Award’ by World Women Leadership Congress & Awards in 2020, ‘Academic Leadership Award’ by GISR Foundation in 2019, the ‘Best Paper’ award at the International Conference on Current Practices & Future Trends in Media Communication in 2019 and the ‘Outstanding Achievement for Autism Awareness’ award by Maharat group, UAE in 2018. Srijamya is a clinical year Medical student with a good stand of grades. She holds many certificates including research studies and medical subjects from prestigious universities like Harvard school and Michigan School. She is an enthusiastic researcher and educator. She is on the review board for various academic and medical journals. She currently has six published review papers and editorial letters in neurology and psychiatry journals.Dr. Cristina Sanchez-Castañeda holds a Ph.D. in Medicine, a Master of Science in Neuropsychology, and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. She is an associate professor at the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology of the University of Barcelona and a Neuropsychologist at the Neurology Service of the Bellvitge’s University Hospital. She has obtained three competitive international fellowships to develop her research carrier. She is a professor, researcher, and clinical neuropsychologist and has authored many research articles. Dr. Sanchez-Castañeda is on the review board for various academic and medical journals. She currently teaches coursework at graduate, MSc, and Ph.D. levels in the College of Psychology of the University of Barcelona.Prof. Vincenzo Maria Romeo holds an M.D., Specialization in Psychiatry, Ph.D. in Psychiatrist Science, a II level Master in Bioethics and Sexology, a Master's in Applied Criminology and Legal Psychology, and a postgraduate university course in Criminology. He is the Scientific Director of SPPG - a postgraduate school in psychoanalytic and group-analytic psychotherapy in Italy.
He is a publisher, researcher, and peer-reviewed scholar and has authored many academic and health papers and psychoanalytic books. He currently teaches dynamic psychology a degree course in Educational Sciences at the University of Palermo.Dr. Adonis Sfera has practiced medicine since 1980 and psychiatry since 1996. He specializes in addiction medicine and consultation liaison psychiatry (formerly known as psychosomatic medicine). He completed medical school in Romania and his residency at the University of Southern California. Dr. Sfera conducted research and published in the field of cognitive disorders, schizophrenia, and addictions with an emphasis on epigenetics and neuroscience.Sofia Medeiros holds a master of health and clinical psychology, developing her Ph.D. in gerontology and geriatrics. She is a psychologist and a researcher. She currently works at a medical clinic as a psychologist in Porto helping with Ph.D. investigations and is a guest teacher at CEU San Pablo in Madrid.Dr. Matamala immediately after receiving his MD diploma at the Universidad de Concepcion in Chile, started an adult Neurology residency at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile. After that, he assisted visitors at Mayo Clinic Rochester and others. As a Neurologist soon started teaching and directing the Neurology course for medical students and for graduated residents of the pituitary. He has worked in an academic agency regarding the quality of educational centers and programs of medical specializations for Chilean Universities. He has created and directed the neurology and neurosurgery department in a private hospital and directed the development of the neurophysiology laboratory at an institutional (Navy) hospital. He has published in various medical journals as an author, co-author, or in the context of multi-center trials as a local principal investigator. An important part of his time is dedicated to sleep medicine, electroencephalography, and sleep studies.
Interests
Stroke, Dementia, Multiple Sclerosis, Neuroscience.Autism, Child Development (especially young age 1-7), Developmental and behavioral problem in children with sp. needs, Challenges in teaching developmental and behavioral to pediatrician and other health care providers.Dr. Ahmad Reza Khatoonabadi's research interests include Cognitive Neuroscience of language, Acquired language disorders, Aphasia, Dementia, event-related potentials of speech and language, and application of tDCS in aphasia, and dementia.Neuroscience, Cardiovascular, Urology, Immunology, Microbiology-Infectious Disease, Antimicrobialagents, Pharmaceutical, EndocrinologyNeurology and PsychologyHis research has examined co-occurring issues of mental health and HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. This is an important contribution as poor mental health is associated with HIV risk behaviour, as well as poor linkage to care and medication adherence. Other area of interest has been risk factors related to mental and physical health among women.Cancer research, Neuroscience Research, Microbiology Research, Pharmacy , Setting New Medical Hypothesis, Establishing New Science (Molecular Sociology).
Thinking Skills, Cognitive Processes, Social Interaction, Deception, Group Productivity.Psychology and Family Medicine.Primary Care, Clinical Medicine, Ageing Diseases, Cardiovascular Disease, Clinical Immunology and Knowledge Discovery in Datasets.She has experience in nonpharmacologic treatments for chronic insomnia, and her major studies have been focused on the effects of exercise on sleep.Neurology, Neurosurgery and PsychiatryNeurobehavioural and Cognitive Neurology.Brain Training and Psychological Interventions, Frontal Lobe Functions, EEG and ERP Methodologies.Blog psychology, Cyber Psychology, Mental Health.Field of interests are mental health disorders(depression, anxiety, personality disorders, sexual disorders, PTSD, stress and bourn-out), neurodevelopmental disorders(ASD, mental retardation), and psychotherapy treatment.Physiopathology, Nutrition, Neurology, Medical Radiology, Sports Medicine and Sports NeurologyStroke Rehabilitation, Mental Health, Motor Rehabilitation, Cognitive Impairment Post-Stroke, Adult Bobath, Prioprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation.Psychometrics, Psychological Assessment, Mental Health and Neuropsychology.Spine Surgery, Vascular Neurosurgery and Oncology NeurosurgerySpine surgery (Degenerative and tumour), Traumatic Brain Injury, Skull Base surgery, Neurovascular, Neurooncology.Neurology Genetic, NeuroradiologyDr. Tan Kok Wei research focuses on perception, judgment, and decision making, specifically on the social perception of apparent health and attractiveness, and their association with psychological and physiological functioning. Along with his collaborators, he has designed and conducted several dietary interventions and examines changes in physical appearances and cognition (e.g., executive functioning, attention, and memory) as induced by the supplementation of fruit and vegetable smoothies.Pr. Mansour’s areas of research include Anxiety and Mood disorders, Trauma and Violence, Coping with Chronic stress, Resilience, Religiosity, Cognitive bias and Emotional regulation. Her main research interests include Communication and its forms as a fundamental principle of individual and group life, Counseling Psychology as the "art of life" (ars vitae), the value of knowledge, deed, faith and hope in our daily lives and the effects of anxiety and phobias on interpersonal relationships.Dr. Nada CHARFI's interests include clinical psychiatry, mental health, psychopharmacology, and mental disorders associated with neurological diseases.Dr. Ramirez's research interests include neurometabolic disease, movement disorders, and molecular epidemiology.Dr. Christopher Phillips's research interests include Integrative medicine, neurodegenerative disorders of the CNS, translational medicine, vascular medicine, neurophysiology, neuropsychology, and epilepsy.Dr. Agustin Tristan-Lopez’s general interests include evaluation design, classical test theory, Rasch and IRT models, Multilevel and Structural Equations for health (medicine and nursing), social sciences, and education, with the main focus on objective measurement, scale validity, reliability and standard error, test equating and adaptive sampling.Prof. Ivan Uher’s research interests include a healthy lifestyle and its determinants -(holistic perspective).Mr. Mistire Teshome Guta’s research interests include mental health & wellness, Non-communicable medical illness, Child & Adolescent mental health, Substance use, Systematic review and meta-analysis, and Neurological problems.Dr. Silvana Batista Gaino's research interests include neurodevelopmental disorders, neurogenomics, autistic spectrum disorders, psycho-diagnosis of children and adolescents, instruments for evaluation of child development, and differential diagnosis.Dr. Dimitrios Kanakis's research interests include Neuro-Oncology, Neuro-Degenerative, and Demyelinating Diseases, as well as Neuro-Developmental, Neuro-Muscular, and Psychiatric Disorders.Dr. Jose Livia Segovia’s research interests include Psychometric, Child Psychopathology, Public Health, Research Methodology, and Neuropsychology.Dr. Ghanouni’s research interests include mental health & wellness, Autism and disabilities, Paediatrics, older adults, and assistive technologies.Dr. Fernando Pereira Frassetto's research interests are Neuropathology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Radiation Oncology, and Autopsy.Dr. Andrés Guinea Izquierdo’s research interests include Neuroscience, Neuroimaging, Cognition, Neurodegenerative Diseases, and Mental Health.Dr. Johnson Alex’s research interests include Child & Adolescent Mental Health, Cognitive Neuropsychology, and Learning.Professor Rezaei’s research interests include psychotherapy, personality disorders, Transference-focused psychotherapy, and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.Dr. Sonakshi Ruhela’s research interests lie in intervention studies, applied psychology, counseling psychology, artificial intelligence, women's studies, gender-based studies, and mental health practices.Srijamya’s research interests include health & wellness, Neurology, Psychiatry, and management strategies in Medicine.Dr. Cristina Sanchez-Castañeda’s research interests include neuropsychology and neuroscience, the development of cognitive functions and its relationship with brain maturation and structure; brain damage; neurodegenerative disorders, and other conditions that have an impact on brain functioning. She uses neuropsychological evaluation and neuroimaging techniques in her research.Prof. Vincenzo Maria Romeo’s research interests include Psychophysiology, Drug Abuse, Sexual Behavior, Social Behavior, Addiction Psychiatry, Psychopharmacology, Comorbidity, and Psychotherapeutic ProcessesDr. Adonis Sfera's research interests include Neurodegenerative disorders, schizophrenia, and translational neuroscienceSofia Medeiros's research interests include health and wellness, depression and anxiety in adults and the elderly, psychology in medical practices, and mental and physical health.Dr. Matamala's main areas of interest are acute stroke, secondary prevention of stroke, epilepsy, and sleep medicine.
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