Vleioras Georgios
Vleioras Georgios
Rank: Associate Professor
Field of Expertise: Developmental Psychology
Office Phone: 24210 – 74854
Email: vleioras@uth.gr
Student Office Hours: Monday 12:00–13:00 and Tuesday 12:00–13:00
Office: Office 6, 4th floor of the R. Imvrioti Building, Papastratos Complex
Georgios Vleioras is an associate professor specializing in Developmental Psychology.
He completed his undergraduate studies in Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2000) and his doctoral studies in Developmental Psychology at the University of Groningen, in the Netherlands (2005), with a scholarship from the Alexandros S. Onassis Foundation.
From 2008 to 2019 he worked as a Psychologist at the General Hospital of Volos.
He is trained in the Narrative Approach to Therapy and Community Work and in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. He has published research papers in Greek and international peer-reviewed scientific journals and has presented his work in Greek and international conferences.
He is a reviewer in scientific journals and a member of scientific societies. Since 2022, he is coordinator of the Division of Developmental Psychology of the Hellenic Psychological Association, together with Elisavet Chrysochoou.
His research interests focus on issues related to psychosocial and narrative identity development, transition to adulthood and emerging adulthood.
Publications
Five most recent articles in international journals
- Robinson, O. C., Petrov, N., Vleioras, G., Cok, F., Ozdogan, H. K., Yeler, Z., Berber, K., Millova, K., Sajjad, S., Dutra-Thome, L., Mardi Rahayu, M. N., Rasyida, A., Aprodita, N. P., Mishra, S., Sharma, P., Srivastava, A., Dermitzaki, I., Spyrou, A., Mante, E., Laila, U., & Fisher, A. (2025). Developmental crisis episodes in emerging adulthood: A mixed-method analysis of data from eight countries. Emerging Adulthood, 13(6), 1491-1506. Read More.
- Kostoulas, A., Motsiou, E., & Vleioras, G. (2025). Developing a teacher research literacy framework for language teacher education. European Journal of Teacher Education, 1–21. Read More.
- Petrov, N., Robinson, O. C., Vleioras, G., Cok, F., Ozdogan, H. K., Yeler, Z., Berber, K., Millova, K., Sajjad, S., Dutra-Thome, L., Mardi Rahayu, M. N., Rasyida, A., Aprodita, N. P., Mishra, S., Sharma, P., Srivastava, A., Dermitzaki, I., Spyrou, A., Mante, E., & Laila, U. (2026). The relationship between developmental crisis and meaning in life in emerging adulthood: An analysis of data from eight countries. Journal of Adult Development. Read More.
- Vasiou, A., Altan, S., Vasilaki, E., Mavrogianni, A., Vleioras, G., Anastasakis, M., & Mastrothanasis, K. (2026). Does support meet the need? A focus group study on parental support and students’ psychological need satisfaction in a minority school context. Healthcare, 14(8), 1082. Read More.
- Bonoti, F., Kelesidou, S., & Vleioras, G. (2026). “What is love?” Exploring children’s perceptions through drawings and interviews. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 9, 1-14. Read More.
