Douka Maria

Douka Maria is a Lecturer in the Department of Social Work at the University of West Attica since 2008. She holds a BA in Social Policy and Social Anthropology from Panteion University (Greece), an MA in Health Services Studies (Health Management) from the University of Leeds (UK), and an MA in Social Policy and Social Work from the University of York (UK). She is currently a PhD candidate in Social Policy and Social Work at the University of York. Her research focuses on health and mental health, social policy, elderly care, service management, child/adult care services, and research methodologies.

• Education:
• BA in Social Policy and Social Anthropology, Panteion University, Greece
• MA in Health Services Studies (Health Management), University of Leeds, UK
• MA in Social Policy and Social Work, University of York, UK
• PhD candidate in Social Policy and Social Work, University of York, UK

Dr. Maria has extensive professional experience including supervision roles at TEI Athens since 1996, a sabbatical at the University of York researching social policy, and clinical work at the Hellenic Centre for Mental Health. She has contributed to national and EU programs like NSRF (regarding student placements) and Erasmus, lecturing at Lancaster and Sheffield Universities in the UK. She teaches modules such as 'Vulnerable Population Groups and Social Services' in interdepartmental graduate programs.

She is affiliated with SKLE, the Hellenic Society for Health Services Management, and the Mental Health Innovation Network. Her academic engagements include participation in international conferences and collaborative research in social work with children and adolescents since 2016-17.