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Dr. Anthi Loutsiou has been a member of the Department of Psychology, University of Cyprus since 2003 and a member of the ACThealthy Lab since 2022 . She trained as a Clinical Psychologist and a contextual behavior psychotherapist in the USA where she earned her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Denver. She is fully qualified as a Psychologist in Cyprus and Colorado/USA (inactive) and became registered as a EuroPsy Certified Psychologist. She is an honorary Fellow of the Association of Contextual Behavioral Science. 

Anthi is a well-rounded and experienced clinician with more than 20 years of clinical expertise with various degrees of psychopathology in various fields of practice, including mental health, schools, workplace, and sports. She has also worked extensively with the general population supporting the psychological needs of individuals, parents, first responders, athletes, managers etc.

Anthi is an accomplished trainer and a pioneer in the training of psychologists in higher education in Cyprus. She is a co-founder of the Department's Master's Program in School Psychology and the PhD Program in Clinical Psychology.  has more than 20 years of teaching and advising experience in higher education. As an instructor/lecturer in the Department, she has mentored more than 160 school psychologists and facilitated the field placement of more than 900 undergraduate psychology students. Anthi is an active supporter of internationalization efforts within the field of psychology and has contributed with great passion to professional service at a national and international level. 

REGULAR ROLES IN THE DEPARTMENT/UNIVERSITY

• Director of Clinical Training, Master’s Program in School Psychology (MPSP)
  • Coordinator of Practicum I, Practicum II, Internship Part A, Internship Part B in School Psychology
• Active Member of the Executive Committee of the Master’s Program in School Psychology (MPSP) 
• Course Lead Instructor
  • Undergraduate: PSY 343 “Applications of Psychology and Field Experience”
  • Post-Graduate: PSY 708 “Applied Behavior Analysis and Modification”,
  • PSY 698 and PSY 698 Seminars in Practical Training in School Psychology I & II.
• Member of the Admissions Committee for the Masters in School Psychology 
• Lead Internal Examiner for the “Final Professional Competency Exam in School Psychology”
• Regular Internal Examiner for the "Comprehensive examinations for PhD candidates in Clinical Psychology".
• Student Advisor for Professional issues.

OTHER SCHOLARLY ROLES

• Member Association Representative (since 2018), Standing Committee on Crisis, Trauma, and Disaster, European Federation of Psychologists Associations (EFPA).
• Founding Member and Chair (since 2016), Cyprus National Awarding Committee for the EuroPsy European Certificate in Psychology, European Federation of Psychologists Association (EFPA)
• Accreditation Reviewer (since 2017), Accreditation Committee, International School Psychology Association (ISPA)
• Editorial Board Member (since 2016), “Contemporary School Psychology”
• Scientific Reviewer, “European Journal of Psychology of Education”
• Scientific Reviewer, “International Journal of School & Educational Psychology”
• Founding Member (2014 and Faculty Member (until 2022), Centre of Applied NeuroSciences ,  University of Cyprus
• Co-Founder and Co-Chair (until 2023), Parent Education and Family Resilience Interest Group, International School Psychology Association (ISPA)
• Co-Founder, Network of Directors of Clinical Training in Professional Psychology in Cyprus.

OTHER SELECTED SCHOLARLY ACHIEVEMENTS

• Co-Leader, Master’s of School Psychology, University of Cyprus for almost 15 years. During that time, she secured a prestigious international accreditation of the Program by the International School Psychology Association (ISPA), the first such accreditation outside North America.
• Conference Co-Chair, “21^st World Conference of the Association of Contextual Behavior Science”, 2013, Nicosia, Cyprus
• Convener/Chair of the Local Organizing Committee, “42^nd Annual Conference of the International School Psychology Association, Nicosia, Cyprus in 2021
• Co-founding Member, PhD program in Clinical Psychology, University of Cyprus
• Designed and implemented the first practical training arrangements for post-graduate professional training in psychology in Cyprus and the first field placement arrangements for the undergraduate psychology curriculum. This work has become the benchmark for other psychology programs in the country.
• Expanded the Department’s/University’s network of community partners resulting in the signing of memoranda of agreements of the University with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports, the Cyprus Red Cross, and the Cyprus National Addictions Authority and key partnerships with the Cyprus Police, Cyprus Fire and Rescue Service, and Cyprus Civil Defence.
• Organizer, 1^st (2020) and 2^nd (2022) Nicosia International Symposium on Emergency Psychology. Advocated to affect social policy in Cyprus to include psychosocial support as an integral part of the emergency response after critical incidents in the community.