Mary H. Kosmidis, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair of the School of Psychology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh) Greece; currently represents Greece (via the Association of Greek Psychologists) as a member of the Standing Committee on Clinical Neuropsychology of the European Psychologists’ Associations; Her research has been awarded several grants (US, European Commission, Hellenic Ministry of Education, AUTh) and conference prizes. Most recently, her research has focused on early signs and protective and predisposing factors for the development of dementia (e.g., Mediterranean diet, sleep, normal cognitive trajectories related to aging, early exposure to adverse life factors such as war, pesticide use, low SES); the neurocognitive dimensions of illiteracy and implications for a) accurate clinical neuropsychological assessment and b) the effects of literacy on cognitive functioning; cultural factors relevant to neuropsychological assessment, e.g., determining the cultural appropriateness of neuropsychological tests and adapting existing, or developing new, tests and normative data for the Greek population, among others.