Christina Protopapa

Christina Protopapa serves as an Hourly Paid Lecturer and Doctoral Research Student in the Psychology Division at London South Bank University's School of Applied Sciences, teaching undergraduate and postgraduate modules while advancing her PhD research since 2021.

Her academic qualifications include:

• BSc Psychology from Cardiff University (2015-2018)
• MSc Mental Health and Clinical Psychology from LSBU (2019-2020)
• PhD Psychology at LSBU (2021-present)

Her research investigates dyslexia's lifelong cognitive effects, particularly on executive functions like planning and prospective memory in adults. Using mixed methodologies including laboratory experiments and diary studies, she examines how dyslexia impacts real-world functioning and the compensatory use of external aids such as calendars. This work directly addresses UN Sustainable Development Goals for quality education.

Publication trends reveal a focused trajectory in dyslexia-cognition research, with increasing emphasis on translating laboratory findings to everyday adult challenges. Her work consistently bridges developmental dyslexia with practical cognitive outcomes, establishing strong connections between self-reported symptoms and measurable functional impairments.

Complementing her LSBU role, she contributed as SEMH Higher Level Teaching Assistant at The Maudsley Hospital School (2020-2023) and Counselor at the London International Youth Science Forum (2015). No scientific awards, research grants, or student advisement activities are documented in available sources.