Biography

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person's work contributes towards the following SDGs:

Good health and well-being

"Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages"

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Quality education

"Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all"

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Reduced inequalities

"Reduce inequality within and among countries"

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Partnership for the Goals

"Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development"

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Journal Articles

• Davidson, K., Davis, C., Arden-Close, E., Bolat, E., Panourgia, C., 2025. “Safeguarding Children and Young People from Gambling Harms: A Scoping Review of the Grey Literature”. Current Addiction Reports, 12 (1).
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• Ventouris, A., Wezyk, A., Panourgia, C., 2025. The impact of collective trauma on mental health psychology practitioners' wellbeing: Insights gained from Covid-19. Ssm Qualitative Research in Health, 8.
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• Moret-Tatay, C., Esteve Rodrigo, J.V., Diamanti, R., Flor, A., Panourgia, C., Tortajada, M., 2025. Telework dynamics: Communication at work moderates the relationship between resilience and stress. JOURNAL OF WORKPLACE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, 40 (4), 468-483.
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• Davis, C., Davidson, K., Arden-Close, E., Bolat, E., Panourgia, C., 2025. Mitigating Gambling-Related Harms in Children and Young People: A Scoping Review of Interventions. Journal of Gambling Studies, 41 (2), 515-566.
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• Davidson, K., Hodge, S.E., Panourgia, C., Hutchings, M., Clelland, K., 2025. Lived Experiences of Gaming and Gambling Related Harm and Implications for Healthcare Services. Journal of Gambling Issues, 55, 1-42.
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• Alshakhsi, S., Chemnad, K., Panourgia, C., Hassan, D.A., Yankouskaya, A., Ali, R., 2025. From parents to their adolescent children: reexamining the link between parental and adolescent internet addiction. Behaviour and Information Technology, 44 (18), 4599-4615.
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• Yankouskaya, A., Ali, R., AlShakhsi, S., Delvecchio, E., Manesis, N., Mazzeschi, C., Turan, S.G., Panourgia, C., 2025. Emerging Impact of Parental Internet Addiction on Adolescent Internet Use: A Cross-Cultural Perspective. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2025 (1).
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• Panourgia, C., Ali, R., Yankouskaya, A., 2025. It Is Not Only the Child! Exploring the Nexus of Adolescents’ Internet Addiction With Family Environment in Internet-Addicted Versus Nonaddicted Parents. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2025 (1).
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• Ventouris, A., Manesis, N., Christopoulou, T., Panourgia, C., 2025. AN EXPLORATION OF GREEK PARENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF EARLY ADOLESCENTS' SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CHILD YOUTH & FAMILY STUDIES, 16 (1), 137-160.
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• Palumbo, A., Wezyk, A., Woodward, A., Panourgia, C., 2024. The empathetic landscape: Examining the role of empathy in the well-being of counsellors and psychotherapists working with trauma. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 24 (4), 1404-1414.
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• Taylor, Z., Yankouskaya, A., Panourgia, C., 2024. Social media use, loneliness and psychological distress in emerging adults. Behaviour and Information Technology, 43 (7), 1312-1325.
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• Walker, T., Burbidge, E., Arden-Close, E., Panourgia, C., 2024. Correction: Knowing me, knowing you: how school educators cope with the challenges of inclusion in deprived and non-deprived areas. International Journal of Inclusive Education.
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• Keyes, J., Yankouskaya, A., Panourgia, C., 2023. Self-compassion, coping strategies and gender differences in psychology, counselling and psychotherapy practitioners during COVID-19: Lessons learnt. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 23 (4), 1052-1062.
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• Babiker, A., Almourad, M.B., Panourgia, C., Alshakhsi, S., Montag, C., Ali, R., 2023. Need for Affect, Problematic Social Media Use and the Mediating Role of Fear of Missing Out in European and Arab Samples. Psychol Res Behav Manag, 16, 5025-5039.
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• Panourgia, C., Wezyk, A., Ventouris, A., Comoretto, A., Taylor, Z., Yankouskaya, A., 2022. Individual factors in the relationship between stress and resilience in mental health psychology practitioners during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Health Psychol, 27 (11), 2613-2631.
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• Ventouris, A., Panourgia, C., Hodge, S., 2021. Teachers’ perceptions of the impact of technology on children and young people's emotions and behaviours. International Journal of Educational Research Open, 2 (2).
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• Aliche, C.J., Ifeagwazi, C.M., Yankouskaya, A., Comoretto, A., Wezyk, A., Ventouris, A., Panourgia, C., 2020. Post-traumatic stress disorder and depressive symptoms following a Herdsmen attack: The role of life meaning in mediating trait mindfulness. Stress and Health.
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• Ventouris, A., Comoretto, A., Panourgia, C., Wezyc, A., Yankouskaya, A., Taylor, Z., 2020. COVID-19: Vicarious traumatisation and resilience in Mental Health Psychology Practitioners. New Vistas, 6 (2), 8-13.
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• Panourgia, C., Comoretto, A., 2017. Do cognitive distortions explain the longitudinal relationship between life adversity and emotional and behavioural problems in secondary school children? Stress and Health, 33 (5), 590-599.
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• Flouri, E., Panourgia, C., 2014. Negative automatic thoughts and emotional and behavioural problems in adolescence. Child Adolesc Ment Health, 19 (1), 46-51.
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• Flouri, E., Panourgia, C., 2014. Negative automatic thoughts and emotional and behavioural problems in adolescence. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 19 (1), 45-51.
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• Flouri, E., Mavroveli, S., Panourgia, C., 2013. The role of general cognitive ability in moderating the relation of adverse life events to emotional and behavioural problems. Br J Psychol, 104 (1), 130-139.
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• Flouri, E., Panourgia, C., 2012. The role of nonverbal cognitive ability in the association of adverse life events with dysfunctional attitudes and hopelessness in adolescence. Arch Psychiatr Nurs, 26 (5), 411-419.
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• Flouri, E., Panourgia, C., 2011. Adverse life events and emotional and behavioral problems in adolescence: the role of non-verbal cognitive ability and negative cognitive errors. J Abnorm Child Psychol, 39 (5), 695-709.
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• Flouri, E., Panourgia, C., 2011. Gender differences in the pathway from adverse life events to adolescent emotional and behavioural problems via negative cognitive errors. Br J Dev Psychol, 29 (Pt 2), 234-252.
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Conferences

• Panourgia, C., Arden-Close, E., Kilintari, M., Bolat, E., 2026. Exploring digital harms in gamified environments:​ ​Participatory and mixed-methods approaches with neurodivergent young people. In: Methods of Researching Digital Harms and Cybercrime: an interdisciplinary symposium 15/07/2026 Bournemouth University.
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• Bolat, E., Panourgia, C., Kelly, M., Yankouskaya, A., Braig, L., 2025. Risky Exposure: Influencer-Driven Gambling Content and Adolescents’ Engagement. In: Current Advances in Gambling Research 15/06/2025 Glascow.
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• Mousa, O., Alshakhsi, S., Yankouskaya, A., Panourgia, C., Ali, R., 2024. Good Technology Requires a Good Environment: The Role of Parenting Practices in Adolescent Internet Addiction. Goodit 2024 Proceedings of the 2024 International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good, 143-150.
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• Woodward, A., Wezyk, A., Panourgia, C., 2024. Self-care and Wellbeing: understanding counsellor perceptions by using creative research methodologies. In: 30th Annual International BACP Research Conference 17/05/2024 Birmingham Newman University.
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• Elfadl, A., Alshakhsi, S., Panourgia, C., Ali, R., 2024. Who is Really Happier? Re-examining the Portrayal of Happiness on Social Media and the Persistence of Misperception. GOOD PRACTICES AND NEW PERSPECTIVES IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES, VOL 1, WORLDCIST 2024, 985, 214-226.
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• Panourgia, C., Taylor, J., 2019. Let’s Talk Technology with Boys. In: BERA Researching Education and Mental Health: Where are we now? 12/07/2019 University of West London.
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Reports

• Davis, C., Davidson, K., Arden-Close, E., Bolat, E., Panourgia, C., 2025. A scoping review of interventions to prevent and reduce gambling-related harm in children and young people. Greo. Available from: https://www.greo.ca/Modules/EvidenceCentre/Details/a-scoping-review-of-interventions-to-prevent-and-reduce-gambling-related-harm-in [Accessed 18/09/2025].
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• Davidson, K., Hodge, S., Panourgia, C., Hutchings, M., Clelland, K., 2025. Strengthening healthcare services from the perspectives of people with lived experiences of gaming and/or gambling-related harms.. Greo. Available from: https://www.greo.ca/Modules/EvidenceCentre/files/Davidson%20et%20al%20(2024)_Research%20Snapshot_Lived%20experiences%20of%20gaming%20and%20gambling%20related%20harm_final.pdf [Accessed 12/07/2025].
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• Davidson, K., Davis, C., Arden-Close, E., Bolat, E., Panourgia, C., 2025. A scoping review of the grey literature on gambling interventions for children and young people. Greo. Available from: https://www.greo.ca/Modules/EvidenceCentre/files/Davidson%20et%20al%20(2025)_Research%20Snapshot_Safeguarding%20children%20and%20young%20people%20from%20gambling%20harms_final.pdf [Accessed 15/05/2025].
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• Bolat, E., Panourgia, C., Yankouskaya, A., Kelly, M., 2025. What is the impact of gambling marketing by social media influencers on children and young people?. Greo. Available from: https://www.greo.ca/Modules/EvidenceCentre/files/Bolat%20et%20al%20(2024)_Research%20Snapshot_Influencer-driven%20gambling%20content%20and%20its%20impact%20on%20children%20and%20young%20people.pdf [Accessed 13/03/2025].
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• Davis, C., Davidson, K., Arden-Close, E., Bolat, E., Panourgia, C., 2024. Interventions, Practices and Systems to Support Children and Young People at Risk of Gambling-Related Harm: Scoping Review. GambleAware.
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• Flouri, E., Moulton, V., Panourgia, C., 2012. MCS data note: Coding the aspirations of children at age 7 in the Millennium Cohort Study.. London: Centre for Longitudinal Studies.
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• Flouri, E., Panourgia, C., 2012. Do primary school children’s career aspirations matter? The relationship between family poverty, career aspirations and emotional and behavioural problems.. London: Centre for Longitudinal Studies.
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Posters

• Dobson, M., Panourgia, C., Arden-Close, E., 2024. Understanding Gambling Vulnerability: Teachers’ Awareness of Risks for Special Educational Needs Students. In: Bristol Hub for Gambling Harms Research Colloquium.
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• Davis, C., Davidson, K., Arden-Close, E., Bolat, E., Panourgia, C., 2024. Interventions, practices and systems to support young people at risk of gambling-related harm: A scoping review. In: Current Advances in Gambling Research Conference.
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Profile of Teaching UG

• Developmental Psychology (Level 5, teaching team)
• Educational Psychology and Special Educational Needs (Level 6, Unit Leader)
• Final Year Project Supervision
• Introduction to Educational Psychology (Level 4)

Grants

• From Evidence to Action: Developing Cross-Sector Partnerships to Safeguard Neurodivergent Young People in Gamified Digital Environments (UK Research and Innovation, 27 Apr 2026). In Progress
• Prevention and Early Intervention for Gaming-Related Harms in Children and Young People (BU QR-fund, 01 Mar 2026). In Progress
• Gap Analysis: Research into Gaming and Gambling Harms (YGAM, 31 Oct 2024). Completed
• Understanding Young People’s Engagement with Influencer Content Related to Gambling or Gambling-Like Activities & Co-Designing Possible Interventions in Response (GambleAware, 24 Mar 2024). Completed
• Interventions, practices and systems to support children and young people at risk of harm: A scoping review. (GambleAware, 31 May 2023). Completed
• Erasmus+ Staff Mobility Award (University of Perugia, Italy) (Erasmus, 14 May 2023). Completed
• Resilience among counsellors working in trauma informed settings (BU QR-fund, 18 Feb 2023). Completed
• Exploring use of internet among parents and adolescents: A cross-cultural study (BU QR-fund, 01 Jan 2023). Completed
• Understanding resilience in mental health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic (follow-up) (BU QR-fund, 01 Nov 2021). Completed
• Exploring social media influencing: role in and input to the Digital Resilience Framework and Digital Citizenship agenda (Bournemouth University Research Impact Funding, 11 Sep 2020). Completed
• Teachers’ perceptions of the impact of technology on children and young people’s development (BU QR-fund, 01 May 2020). Completed
• Understanding resilience in mental health psychology practitioners during the COVID-19 pandemic (BU QR-fund, 01 May 2020). Completed
• The impacts of technology on children and young people (BU QR-fund, 30 Apr 2019). Completed

External Responsibilities

• Canterbury Christ Church University, External Examiner (2023-2026)
• University of Essex, External Examiner (2021-2025)
• Richmond University, The American University in London, External Examiner (2019-2022)
• UCL, Institute of Education, External Scrutineer (2017)
• UEL, External adviser (2015)

Internal Responsibilities

• Programme Leader, BSc Psychology in Education
• Programme Leader, BSc in Psychology with Forensic Investigation (2022-2023)
• Year 3 Tutor (2019-2022), BSc in Psychology
• Member, Athena SWAN
• Year 2 Tutor (2014-2016), BSc in Psychology

Public Engagement & Outreach Activities

• Silence the Stigma: Campaign Launch Event (Ygam & NUS Charity) (06 Mar 2025)
• Erasmus+ Day (14 Mar 2024)
• Workshop for teachers (15 Jul 2019)
• Response to an inquiry for evidence (01 Jul 2019)
• Young researchers wanted! Hurry up and sign up! (26 Jun 2016)
• Digital families Symposium (2021) https://www.digitalfamily2021.com
• Careers' week talk for Colleges

Conference Presentations

• BPS Conference 2021: Positive Adaptations: Psychological Strengths, Risk and resilience in mental health psychology practitioners during the COVID-19 pandemic., 01 Jul 2021, virtual
• International Reseach Day, Understanding resilience in psychology practitioners during the Covid-19 pandemic., 22 Jan 2021, Lyon, France
• International Research Day, Teachers’ perceptions of the impact of technology on children and young people’s emotions and behaviours, 22 Jan 2021, Lyon, France
• International Research Week, Life Adversity & Psychological Resilience in Children and Young people, 14 Jan 2020, Lyon, France
• International Research Week, Poverty in Childhood and its Effects on Development, 14 Jan 2020, Lyon, France

Memberships

• The Higher Education Academy, Fellow (2019-),
• European Association for Developmental Psychology, Member (2019-),
• Society for Educational Studies, Member,
• British Educational Research Association, Member,
• The British Psychological Society, Member,