Alexander-Stamatios Antoniou is Professor of Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Greece and holds undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Psychology, Philosophy, Education and Management from universities in Greece and in the UK (The University of Manchester & UMIST). He has participated as national coordinator and researcher in many national and European research programmes (e.g. OSHA, EQUAL, PSYCHARGOS). His professional experience also includes: director of the organisation “Epanodos” of the Ministry of Justice, scientific advisor at the National Committee of Greek Radio-Television etc.
Prof. Antoniou has received a number of awards and scholarships and he is a member of many scientific associations. He has presented his work at more than 300 national and international conferences, and he is the author of 8 books and more than 100 research papers in peer reviewed journals and more than 150 chapters in edited books. He is director of 2 academic series and co-editor of 12 edited books (international editions) with distinguished scholars such as Sir C. Cooper, C. Spielberger, H. Eysenck, R. Burke, B. Kirkcaldy, C. Gatrell.
His main research interests include individual differences & special educational needs, anxiety disorders, giftedness, communication networks, organisational politics, moral leadership and work values.