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Georgios Pavlidis is a Senior Lecturer at Karlstad University's Department of Social and Psychological Studies. He holds a PhD from the University of Sheffield, International Faculty (TUoS) in Greece, and has held academic roles including Director of Postgraduate Studies in Neuropsychology at TUoS and Assistant Professor (tenure-track) at Linköping University before moving to Karlstad in 2024. His research focuses on social factors influencing older adults' cognitive and mental health, effective health/social care administration, and psychosocial aspects of high-performance athletes. He also explores doping behavior in sports and digital inclusion in older age.
Education: PhD in Psychology from TUoS (completion 2018), followed by postdoctoral research at Linköping University. Teaching roles include courses on scientific methods, statistics, and aging studies at both BSc and MSc levels at Karlstad University. He employs a Socratic teaching approach emphasizing bidirectional student-lecturer feedback.
Research Interests: Social gerontology, mental health in aging populations, digital inclusion strategies for older adults, gender disparities in social exclusion, and athlete well-being. He leads the St@ndByMe project to professionalize adult education and health care practices in Europe (2022–ongoing), and contributed to the GenPath project analyzing gender differences in social exclusion (2019–2022).
Notable Collaborations: Principal Investigator for St@ndByMe (six EU countries), and researcher for UNESCO's reskilling programs for older adults. His work integrates interdisciplinary methods, including qualitative and quantitative analyses, to address societal challenges related to aging and health.
Awards: None explicitly listed, but his impactful projects and publications reflect significant contributions to gerontology and health policy.
Grants & Advising: No specific grants listed, but his projects indicate extensive funding from EU initiatives. Advising focuses on aging studies and sports psychology, though specific student names are not provided.
Labs/Teams: Active in the Department of Social and Psychological Studies at Karlstad University and collaborates with institutions across Europe through his projects.
