AIgli Vourda, MA
Projektmitarbeiterin

Project DEOS
Erzabt-Klotz-Str. 1, Salzburg, 5020

Tel.: 0043 (0) 662 / 8044-4235
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Profile
Social Scientist with an extensive academic background in social policy and postgraduate specialization in health policies. Precise, organized, with strong skills in projects’ management, design, planning drafting, implementation and evaluation.

Specializations
Project management for European co-funded programs, coordination of social research projects, social research, research design and implementation, health policy planning, quantitative and qualitative research techniques and tools, report writing.

Professional Experience
01/01/2024 – Present: Senior Project Manager at Equal Society
01/2020 – 01/01/2024: Team Leader EU Funded Projects, Erasmus+, EXELIA
01/2019 – 01/2020: Research Coordinator, Road Safety Institute “Panos Mylonas”
06/2018 – 11/2018: Scientific Associate/Researcher, INEMY-ESSE, Athens
07/2015 – 09/2016: Research Coordinator, Child and Adolescent Center, Peristeri, Athens
07/2008 – 11/2008: Direct Marketing, Sales Administrator, DELTAPOST, Athens
07/2005 – 01/2007: Customer Marketing Manager, GlaxoSmithKline Hellas, Chalandri, Athens
02/2002 – 07/2005: Category Manager, Commercial Department, AB Vassilopoulos, Gerakas, Athens
09/2000 – 02/2002: Junior Researcher, Centrum Marketing Research, Athens

Publications
Nikoletta Mavroeidi; Christos Sifnaios ; Konstantinos Krikonis ; Aigli Vourda ; Olympia Konstantakopoulou (2023) Users’ Satisfaction in a Community Based Mental Health Service Provider in Greece, Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences , MedDocs Publishers LLC
Vourda, A. and Geitona, M. (2015) Socioeconomic burden in autism in children in Greece, Value in Health: The journal of the International Society for Pharmaeconomics and Outcomes Research, 18:7, 2015 Nov, pg A748

Conferences and Posters
November 7-11, 2015: “Economic evaluation of autism disorder management in adults,” poster presentation at ISPOR, 18th Annual European Congress, Milan, Italy
October 16-18, 2015: “Economic evaluation of autism disorder management in adults,” oral presentation at the 4th Panhellenic Autism Congress, T.E.I. of Piraeus
March 15, 2015: “Economic evaluation of autism disorder management in adults,” oral presentation at the 4th Panhellenic Interdisciplinary Congress on Mental Health, Technology, and Telematic Applications, Athens Concert Hall
June 1-4, 2012: “Qualitative Research: Available Autism Health Services, Post-Diagnostic Support,” e-poster presentation at the 4th Panhellenic Conference of Psychiatry in Primary Care, Kyllini
May 15-18, 2012: “Qualitative Research: Available Autism Health Services, Post-Diagnostic Support,” poster presentation at the 17th International Congress of the Hellenic Society for Psychological Psychiatry of Adults & Children, Athens

Education
Master’s in Health Institutions and Policies, University of the Peloponnese, Department of Social and Educational Policy, Corinth, June 2015
Degree: 8.7/10 (Distinction)
Thesis: „Exploring Autism: An Approach to Analyzing the Socioeconomic Cost of the Disorder in Affected Minors“ (Health Economics)
Courses: Quantitative Research Methods, Institutional Framework and Organization of Health Systems, Anthropology of Health, Educational Programs, Health Policy, Patient Rights, Medical Ethics Code, Criminal and Civil Liability of Doctors, Health Policy Planning, Health Management and Economics
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Social Policy, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, 2000 (Recognized by DOATAP)
Thesis: „The Social Impact of the Leros State Hospital“ (Qualitative Field Research using Interviews)
Courses: Advanced Statistics, Applied Social Research, Comparative Population Studies, Mental Health Issues
Associate Degree in Arts (Preparatory Specialization), American College of Greece-DEREE, 1995-1997
Courses: Family and Gender Roles, Social Inequalities, Social Problem Analysis, Sociology of Deviance

Professional Certifications
January 2019: SPSS Certification – GlobalCert
October 2018: “Conducting Your Own Research Using Quantitative Methodologies and Tools,” National Center for Social Research
August 2018: “Qualitative Methods in Applied Social Research and Mental Health,” Summer School, University of the Aegean
September 2012: “Mental Health Social Policy & Economic Evaluation of Mental Health Applications,” Summer School, King’s College, London (Institute of Psychiatry, Health Service & Population Research Department)
July 2012: “Clinical Trials as a Tool for Disease Management & Use of Health Technology,” Summer School, University of the Peloponnese