Diamantis Petropoulos Petalas
CurrentHomeAddress DateofBirth:April12,1984Sierkershof11 Mob:(+31)6348176191112GL,Diemen E-Mail:[email protected] Profile:https://www.linkedin.com/in/dpetropoulospetalas/
GeneralProfile Highly enthusiastic and involved in social science research, with a strong background in media psychology andcognitive neuroscience methods. Genuinely passionate for new challenges and eager towards continuous self-development,thequalitytoengageinlifelonglearningpracticescomesnaturally.Musicmaking,cookeryandenjoyingthe game of capoeira with friends fill in during spare time. By character, I am collaborative and communicative,determinedandopen.
ResearchExperience&BackgroundEducation
2019–today PostdocinMediaPsychologyVrijeUniversiteitAmsterdam-DepartmentofCommunicationScience/UtrechtUniversity-DepartmentofMethods&Statistics
• Projecttopic:Patternsofsocialmediausageduringadolescenceandyoungadulthood• Experiencewithcross-sectionalpaneldata,Bayesianstatistics,expertelicitation.
2013–2020 PhD in Communication Science Radboud University Nijmegen, Behavioral ScienceInstitute,DepartmentofCommunicationScience,Nijmegen–NL
• Thesis title: “The self-fulfilling prophecy of economic forecasting: a cognitive neuroscientificperspective”;publiclydefendedonJuly9,2020intheAulaofRadboudUniversityinNijmegen.
• Efficient organization of academic workshops and lab group meetings, design of complexexperimentsusingelectrophysiologicalmethods,andsupervisionofmasterprojects.
• Soundpresenceininternationalandmultidisciplinaryconferences,sponsored/hostedbytheICA(participation funded by the Internationalization Office/Social Sciences Faculty); ESCOM;ETMAAL,ICPS;ASPO;NVP;SABE-IAREP.
• Internationalizationaccomplishments:Erasmusaffiliationswithforeignuniversities.
2010–2013 MScinBrainandCognitiveScienceUniversityofAmsterdam,FacultyofInterdisciplinarySciences,Amsterdam–NL
• ResearchexperiencewitheyetrackingandEEGmethodsinclinicalexperimentalresearch.• Proudtohaveactivelyworkedonthemisophoniaproject(DSM-V),ledbyprof.dr.DamianDenys
(AMCAmsterdam),recentlyawardedwiththelg-Nobelprize.
2007–2010 MAinSociobiology,Neuroscience,andEducation(withhonors,GPA9.0/10)UniversityofAthens,FacultyofPedagogy,Athens–GR
• Experiencewithpanelsurveydesign,andquantificationofsocialstigmainspecialeducation.• OrganizationofinternationalconferencesonPhilosophyofEducation,inDelphi,Greece.
2002–2005 BAinSociology(withdistinction,GPA8.49/10)PanteionUniversity,FacultyofSocialandPoliticalSciences,Athens–GR
• StudentassistantatPanteionUniversityandatNationalSchoolofPublicHealth.• Fieldwork:1.schoolpreventionprogramsforsubstanceabuse.2.telephonesupport/consultancy
forcasesofphysicalabusetowardswomen.
TeachingExperience 2018–present Lecturer / Course Coordinator Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam - Department of
CommunicationScience • ContentdevelopmentandlecturinginBAandMSccourses,withexcellentstudentevaluations.• CoordinationofMScThesis• BKOuniversityteachingqualificationobtainedinJune2020.
2013–2017 Lecturer/CourseCoordinator(aspartofmyPhD)RadboudUniversityNijmegen,BehavioralScienceInstitute,departmentofCommunicationScience,Nijmegen–NL
• Contentupdateanddevelopmentinmethods’coursesattheBA1-BA3programinCommunicationScience,leadingto+20%positivestudentevaluations(availableatrequest).
• SupervisingresearchprojectsintheMScprogramoftheBehavioralScienceInstitute• Coordinationofweeklymeetingsforendorsingadvancesinscientificresearchandinnovationsin
teachingandeducation
2008–2010 LecturerandEducationalAdvisor–AtticoCollege,InstituteofAppliedSciencesand VocationalTraining,Athens–GR
• ExperiencewithcoursedesignandcontentdevelopmentinPsychology,andEnglishterminologycoursesforprofessionsalliedtomedicine;nominatedas‘HeadofEnglish’in2009
• ExperiencewithTQMmodelsinEducation,leadingtoanincreaseinstudentsuccessratesby25%• Part of the delegation board of teachers visiting foreign institutes in theUK, bringing in three
internationalcollaborations(universitiesofPlymouth,StMartandStJohn,DeMontfort)
LanguagesGreek(native);English(near-native,C1);French(basic);Dutch(basic).Software&ProgrammingSkillsSPSS; R; JASP; G*Power; Matlab; Stimulus Presentation (Neurobs); Inquisit; Python (basics); EEGlab; FieldTrip;Brainvision;BIOPAK;MSOffice;Mendeley;SurveyMonkey;LimeSurvey,Qualtrics
ResearchOutput Petalas, D. P., Bos, S., Vettehen, P. H., & van Schie, H. T. (2020). Event-related brain potentials reflect predictive coding ofanticipatedeconomicchange.Cognitive,Affective,&BehavioralNeuroscience,1-22.
PetropoulosPetalas,D.,HendriksVettehen,P.,andvanSchie,H.(2017).Economicforecastingandthefulfillingprophecyeffectineconomicdecision-making.PloSOne.
Schröder,A.,vanDiepen,R.,Mazaheri,A.,PetropoulosPetalas,D.,deAmesti,V.S.,Vulink,N.,&Denys,D.(2014).DiminishedN1auditoryevokedpotentialstooddballstimuliinmisophoniapatients.FrontiersinBehavioralNeuroscience,8.
Passas,D.,PetropoulosPetalas,D.,Tsakona,T.(2010).Medicalizationinspecialeducationasafactorofsocialandeducationalexclusion.InPhellas,C.N.(Ed.).(2010).SociologicalPerspectivesofHealthandIllness.CambridgeScholarsPublishing.
PetropoulosPetalas,D.,HendriksVettehen,P.,vanSchie,H.,anddeVoogt,L.(inreview).Economicforecastsandphysiologicalarousalduringdecision-makinginthelossesdomain.
PetropoulosPetalas,D.,Konijn,E.A.,Burgers,C.,BijdeVaate,A.J.D.,Veldhuis,J.,Droog,E.,Międzobrodzka,E.,Balint,K.,Johnson,B.,vanderSchoot,R.(inreview).MeasurementofSocialMediaUseandPsychologicalWell-BeingAmongAdolescentsandYoungAdults.
BijdeVaate,A.J.D.,PetropoulosPetalas,D.,Konijn,E.A.,Burgers,C.,Veldhuis,J.,Droog,E.,Międzobrodzka,E.,Balint,K.,Johnson,B.,vanderSchoot,R.(inreview).ProfilesofPassiveandActiveSocialMediaUseanditsRelationWithMentalHealth.