Dr Georgia Spiliotopoulou
Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy
Mary Seacole 2nd Floor,Bay 41
- Email: georgia.spiliotopoulou@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 268827
- Occupational Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Department of Health Sciences
- College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
Summary
Prior to joining the Department of Clinical Sciences, Georgia worked in physical, learning disabilities and children’s settings both in Greece and in the UK. Her doctoral research explored the impact of cognitive skills on school-aged children’s reading ability. As part of her research, she pilot-tested assessment tools for children’s working memory and metamemory. She is interested in research focusing on provision of assistive devices and quality of life of people with long-term conditions, outcome measures and effectiveness of provision of occupational therapy services.
Qualifications:
- PhD (Brunel)
- PGCert LTHE (Brunel)
- MSc in Neurorehabilitation (Brunel)
- BSc (OT) (TEI Athens)
Responsibility
Committee Responsibilities:
- Division Steering Committee
- BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy Examination Board & Board of Studies
- MSc (OT) Occupational Therapy Examination Board & Board of Studies
Administration Responsibilities:
MSc Occupational Therapy (pre-reg) - Year 2 Leader
Other Responsibilities:
- MSc OT Dissertation - Module Leader
- Preparation for Dissertation - Block Leader
- Evidence- Based Occupational Therapy - Module Leader
- Practice Placement C - Module Leader
- Practice Placement D - Module Leader
Newest selected publications
Garrad, A., Callen, G., Dunford, C., Wales, L., Spiliotopoulou, G. and Frater, T. (2018) 'The concurrent validity of the UK Functional Independence Measure and Functional Assessment Measure (FIM plus FAM) for children and young people with acquired brain injury'. SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. pp. 84 - 84. ISSN: 0308-0226
Spiliotopoulou, G., Atwal, A. and McIntyre, A. (2017) 'The use of evidence-based guidance to enable reliable and accurate measurements of the home environment'. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 81 (1). pp. 32 - 41. ISSN: 0308-0226 Open Access Link
Spiliotopoulou, G., Atwal, A. and McIntyre, A. (2016) 'Do we measure accurately for provision of assistive devices?'.40th Annual Conference, College of Occupational Therapists. Harrogate. BRITISH JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. pp. 53 - 53. ISSN: 0308-0226
Atwal, A., Paraskevopoulos, I., Spiliotopoulou, G., Money, A. and McIntyre, A. (2016) 'How are service users instructed to measure home furniture for provision of minor assistive devices?'. Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology, 12 (2). pp. 153 - 159. ISSN: 1748-3115 Open Access Link
Spiliotopoulou, G. (2015) 'Matrix Analogies Test - Short Form: An Evaluation of its Measurement Properties for a Sample of Greek School-aged Children using Rasch Analysis'. Journal of Child and Adolescent Behavior, 3 (3).