Dr Vasiliki Kravvariti


She/her/hers

Lecturer in Forensic Psychology

Staff member Vasiliki Kravvariti

Subject

Psychology

College

College of Health, Psychology and Social Care

Department

School of Psychology

ORCiD ID

0009-0002-6187-5444

Campus

Kedleston Road, Derby Campus

Email

v.kravvariti@derby.ac.uk

Teaching responsibilities

I teach at the undergraduate level in the BSc in Forensic Psychology. I also supervise research projects in Forensic Psychology for both undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Research interests

My main research interest is in the field of family violence and child maltreatment. During the last few years, my research interests have also focused on sexual offending. Other research interests are investigating best practices for the alternative care of unaccompanied and separated children and predicting persistent runaways in England.

Membership of professional bodies

Qualifications

Recent conferences

Experience in industry

After my undergraduate degree (Upper second BSc Hons in Psychology), I held a post as an Honorary Psychologist, as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) at the Psychiatric clinic of the Rio University Hospital in Greece from October 2008 until June 2014. I worked closely with other professionals in the MDT (e.g., psychologists, nurses, psychiatrists), which encouraged me to be flexible in my work and my thinking and adapt flexibly to different work environments and to working with different client groups (including people from different cultural backgrounds and ages) and different settings. Similarly, I have developed effective communication skills (e.g., with academics, colleagues, clients, and their families).

During the last year 2.5 years, I have assisted in 20 psychological reports submitted to social services and the courts. The instructions were to carry out risk assessments (pre and post-intervention) on the clients in relation to self-harm and/or sexual, physical, and psychological harm to others. This involved evaluating the balance between risk and protective factors. Both categories were split into Static factors that cannot change (e.g., childhood victimisation) and Dynamic factors that can change with intervention (e.g., alcohol and/or drug use). These activities are helping me prepare for training as an HCPC forensic psychology practitioner.

In the media

Recent publications