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Brief Biography of the Organizer:

Daphne Halkias, PhD                      daphne_halkias@yahoo.com

            (a) Professional Preparation

            Alliant International University, San Diego, CA                                     

§         Ph.D., Psychology                             1982

§         M.A., Counseling Psychology            1977

§         B.A., Psychology                              1992

             (b) Appointments

            Visiting Professor

            Senior Research Fellow   2006 - Present

            Consultant for Special Projects to the Executive Vice President

Hellenic American University – Athens Campus, Athens, Greece

Academic Member/Researcher   2006 - 2008

                        Athens Institute for Education and Research, Athens, Greece

            Research/Teaching Associate   2003 - 2005

                        Department of Management, College of Management,

                        Long Island University, NY

           Visiting Graduate Professor   2004 - 2006

                        International MBA Program

American College of Greece, Athens, Greece        

          Research Associate   2000 - 2005

                        National Center for the Study of Corporal Punishment

Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 

Chairperson, Dept. of Psychology and Education   1988 - 2004

University of LaVerne, Athens Greece

School Psychologist   1990 - 1999

TASIS Hellenic International School, Athens, Greece

Consulting Psychologist   1988 – 1991

§         The Pinewood School, Thessaloniki, Greece

§         U.S. Air Force Hospital, Athens, Greece

§         U.S. Embassy, Athens Greece

Director of Clinical Services   1980 - 1987

Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation center, San Diego, CA

Chairperson, Chemical Dependency Studies   1980 - 1987

                        National University, San Diego, CA

Associate Professor, Behavioral Science   1985 - 1987

National University, San Diego, CA

Invited Guest Speaker:

• Plenary Speaker: Topic: “The Development of Female Immigrant Entrepreneurship within Regional Markets in Europe”.  2^nd International Symposium on Management, Marketing and Finances (MMF’08), Harvard University, Gutman Conference Center, 24 March 2008.
• World Entrepreneurship Summit 2008, London, Topic: “Entrepreneurship and Minorities”

• Center for Global and Strategic Management at The Copenhagen Business School, Fredrickberg, Denmark, Invited presentation on the topic: “The Female

            Immigrant Entrepreneurship Project at Hellenic American University”, September, 2007         

• University of Paris Diderot, Paris, France, Invited Presentation on the Topic: 
• Oxford Conference on Business and Economics, St. Hughes College, Oxford University, Oxford, UK, Invited presentation and leader of Special Session on the topic: “Ethics and International MBA: Transmitting Accountability and Social Responsibility in the Global Classroom”, June, 2007
• 6^thGlobal Conference on Business and Economics,Harvard University, Invited presentation and leader of Special Session on the topic: “The International MBA: Engineering the Global Classroom” , October, 2006
• INSEAD, Fontainebleau, FRANCE Invited to the Wendel Center for Family Enterprise to present research on father-daughter succession  issues in the family business, June, 2005

• Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Invited to Yale Eating Disorders Clinic by Dr. Kathleen Hendrickson and Dr. Kelly Brownell to address clinical psychology students on my research on eating disorders, November, 2005
• New England Association of School and Colleges (NEASC), Invited to Assessment Conference jointly sponsored by NEASC and the University of New Hampshire on the topic “Assessing Quality of Learning Outcomes in NEASC Institutions Abroad: What Happens when an American Institution is also a “Local” Institution?”, November, 2005
• Oxford University, Oxford, UK, Invited to Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics by Dr. Jonathan Grimes to speak and consult on the efficacy of serotonin reuptake inhibitors in the treatment of depression and eating disorders

(c) Synergistic Activities

§         CEO, Executive Coaching Consultants, Athens, Greece

Consultation services and training corporations, business, academic and medical organizations on issues of organizational behavior and development, particularly: executive coaching, stress management, cross-cultural relationships, leadership, strategy, entrepreneurship and innovation, faculty development, communication skills; also various medical/psychological topics

§         Clinical Services: Individual, family and group counseling and psychotherapy        

(d) Selected Publications/Conference Appearances 

• Halkias, D., Harkiolakis, N., Thurman, P., Caracatsanis, S., “Internet Usage for Health-Related Purposes among Greek Consumers” , Journal of E-Health and Telemedicine, Vol. 143, No. 3, April 2008.
• Halkias, D., Harkiolakis, N., Abadir, S., Thurman, P., Akrivos, D., Caracatsanis, S., Albanian Immigrant Entrepreneurship in Greece , in Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, Syracuse University Press . Accepted: to be published in 2009

• Halkias, D., Katsioloudes. M., Clayton, G., Mills, G., Caracatsanis, S., “The Strategic Value of AACSB International Accreditation in Start-up Overseas American Business Schools: Two Case Studies”, in The International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, Inderscience Accepted: to be published in 2009

• Halkias, D., Harkiolakis, N., Thurman, P., Caracatsanis, S., “Internet Usage for Health-Related Purposes among Greek Consumers” a research paper prepared for conference presentation at the 6th Computer Informatics Conference, Crete, Greece, July, 2007 .

·        Halkias, D., Harkiolakis, N., Abadir, S., Thurman, P., Akrivos, D., Caracatsanis, S., Characteristics and Business Profiles of Immigrant-Owned Small Firms: The Case of Albanian Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Greece , a research paper prepared for conference presentation at the Oxford Business and Economics Research Confernece, Oxford, UK, June, 2007 .

• Halkias, D., “Distance Education in Support of Lifelong Learning: The Case of the Hellas Alive Web Platform in Building Greek Language Learning Communities”, a paper prepared for presentation at the WACRA Case Study Conference, Florence, Italy, January 2007
• Halkias, D., Harkiolakis, N., “Ladywear:  The Case Study of a Greek Entrepreneur Entering the Regional Market”, a case study prepared for presentation at 6^th Global Conference on Business and Economics,Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, October, 2006
• Halkias, D., Harkiolakis, N., Abadir, S., “Complexity and Chaos Theory as Applied to Executive Coaching: A Cross-National Study Surveying Business Executives’ Perceptions in Greece, Lebanon and Egypt on Working with Coaches Using an “Edge of Chaos” Perspective”, a research paper prepared for conference presentation at John Hopkins University, August, 2006.

·        Halkias, D., Jalajas, D., Bommer, M., Kontogeorgi, M., Harkiolakis, N., “The Effect of Downsizing on the Behaviors and Motivations of Survivors: A Cross-Cultural Study”, a research paper prepared for conference presentation at the International Congress for Cross-Cultural Psychology, Spetses, Greece, July 15, 2006.

• Halkias, D., Stavrou-Costea, E., Swierszc, P., Abadir, S., Akrivos, D., “Daughters’ Intentions to Succeed Fathers in the Family Business: Securing the Future of the Family Enterprise in Greece”, a research paper prepared for the Congress of the International Council of Psychologists, Kos, Greece, July 11, 2006.
• Harkiolakis, N., Halkias, D., Stamoulis, D., “Barriers to the Introduction of Technology in Small Family Business Enterprises in Greece”, a research presentation being prepared for the International Congress of Applied Psychology, Athens University, Athens, Greece, July 11, 2006
• Halkias, D., et al., “Advances in E-Therapy and Psychological Treatment in Europe: Perceptions and Barriers to the Introduction of Information Technology in Professional Practice Among Greek Psychiatrists", Book of Abstracts of Centennial Congress of the World Psychiatric Association, Madrid, Spain, April 20, 2006

• Halkias, D., et al., “Advances in E-Therapy in Europe: Perceptions and Barriers to the Introduction of Information Technology in Professional Practice Among Greek Counseling Psychologists", Book of Abstracts of the 8^th Conference of the European Counseling Association, Panteion University, Athens, Greece, April 1, 2006
• Halkias, D., et al., “Making Sense of Complexity and Chaos as Applied to Executive Coaching”, Book of Abstracts of the 2^nd Non-Linear Science Conference, Foundation for Science and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, March 12, 2006

• Harkiolakis, N., Halkias, D., Antoniou, A., “The Need for Psychological Assessment of IT Personnel Involved with Organizational Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plans”,  Proceedings of the 7^th Hellenic European Conference on Computer Mathematics and its Applications, Athens, Greece, September 22, 2005
• Halkias, D., et al., “Online Buyer Behavior and Perceptions in Greece”, Proceedings of The National Congress of Knowledge Management and Applied Systems Studies, Tripolis, Greece, May 13, 2005