Dr Paraskevi Argyriou, BA Greek Language and Linguistics (University of Athens) MSc Applied Linguistics (University of Athens) MRes Speech, Language and Cognition (UCL) PhD Psychology (University of Birmingham)

Profile

As an educator, I am dedicated to teaching excellence and I am very keen to enhance student experience and employability. I have presented my scholarship projects in HEA Conferences, with a particular focus on improving assessment and feedback, and diversifying the curriculum. I am also the co-ordinator for the BSc Psychology with Professional Experience, and I am happy to provide relevant advice. 

I am keen on bringing researchers together to disseminate outcomes of their work. I am currently co-leading a cross-faculty seminar series on Social Interactions Health and Wellbeing and have successfully organised an EPS research workshop in 2022 focused on the current trends and future directions on embodiment and social interaction. 

I am a member of the Experimental Psychology Society and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. 

Teaching

Emotion (PSY127) 

Cognitive Psychology (PSY211) 

Business Psychology (PSY318)  

Working with vulnerable groups (PSY326) 

I also serve as a tutor and final-year research project supervisor. 

Research

Publications

Argyriou, P., Mohr, C., & Kita, S. (2017). Hand Matters: Left-Hand Gestures Enhance Metaphor Explanation. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 43(6): 874-886.

Argyriou, P., Byfield, S., and Kita, S. (2015). Semantics is crucial for the right-hemisphere

involvement in metaphor processing: Evidence from mouth asymmetry during speaking. Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition, 20 (2): 191-210.

Scholarly Contributions

Argyriou, P., Benamar, K., & Nikolajeva, M. (2022). What to Blend? Exploring the relationship between student engagement and academic achievement via a blended learning approach. Psychology Learning & Teaching, 21(2), 126-137. 

Argyriou, P., Mohr, C., & Kita, S. (2017). Hand Matters: Left-Hand Gestures Enhance Metaphor Explanation. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 43(6): 874-886. 

Argyriou, P., Byfield, S., and Kita, S. (2015). Semantics is crucial for the right-hemisphere involvement in metaphor processing: Evidence from mouth asymmetry during speaking. Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition, 20 (2): 191-210. 

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