Georgios Pavlidis

I am devoted to interdisciplinary research that promotes social justice and the wellbeing among people of all ages. My research focuses on improving our understanding of social factors influencing older persons’ cognitive and mental health, the effective administration of health and social care, and the continuous development of professional in these sectors. I have also research on the psychosocial development of high-performance athletes and doping behaviour.

I have taught in psychology, sociology, ageing studies, and behavioural sciences since 2014. I teach in KAU scientific methods and statistical analysis in the BSc and MSc level.

I use the Socratic approach in my teaching that is based on discussions and interaction with students, while I am trying actively to limit my monologues in the classroom. I believe on the value of bi-directional feedback between lecturers and students.

2024 - ongoing. Implementing Effective Reskilling and Upskilling Learning Programs for Older Adults, UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL). In this project, we examine the Swedish model of upskilling and reskilling workers in pre-retirement (i.e., 50-69) and post-retirement age (69+).

My role: Indendent expert and researcher for Sweden.

2022 - ongoing. The St@ndByMe project. The project aims to support practitioners in the field of adult education (i.e., teaching older persons the use of ICTs), as well as health and social care (including long-term care) in professionalizing their work according to the European human rights framework for digital inclusion in older age. The project is a collaboration of six institutions from six European countries (Sweden, Germany, Czech Republic, Belgium, Estonia, Greece).

My role: Principal investigator

2019 - 2022: The GenPath project. This project analysed the origin of gender differences in the prevalence and generation of states of exclusion from social relations (ESR) across European countries, and consequences of these states for health and wellbeing. The project was a collaboration of seven institutions from seven European countries (Sweden, Norway, Austria, Czech Republic, Spain, Ireland, Israel).

My role: Research assistant 

During my years as a PhD student, I taught at the undergraduate level at the Universoty of Sheffield, International Faculty (TUoS) Greece. Simultaneously, I have been engaged in several research projects not related to my PhD project. In 2013-2015, I was a project assistant in the Active Senior Citizens in Europe project, but I also participated in the Knowledge Volunteers project, where I was coordinating the local implementation of the project on behalf of the NGO 50plus Hellas. In 2015-2017, I worked as a research assistant for the South-East European Research Centre and for the purposes of the HelpCare project. In 2017-2019, I was research assistant for the Department of Sport Science, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, participating in the SafeYou and the CoachMade projects. Having finished my PhD studies in 2018, I became Director of Postgraduate Studies in Neuropsychology at TUoS. In 2019, I accepted a post-doc fellowship at Linköping University, Sweden, in the Division of Ageing and Social Change (ASC), Institute of Culture and Society (IKOS), where I was promoted to assistant professor (tenure-track) in 2022. In 2024 I was promoted to senior lecturer at Karlstad University in the Department of Social and Psychological Studies. 

Check my current project: St@ndbyMe, https://www.standbymelearning.eu/

Follow the project on social media: https://www.linkedin.com/company/standbymelearning/, https://www.facebook.com/groups/standbymelearning/

Ågren, A., & Pavlidis, G. (2023). Tabu att tala om ensamhet. Äldre i Centrum, 74-76, https://etidning.aldreicentrum.se/p/aldre-i-centrum/2023-09-13/r/38/74-75/5163/1065746

Kafková, M. P., Fučík, P., Aartsen, M., Hansen, T., Pavlidis, G., Katz, R., ... & Vidovićová, L. (2023). Is There an Association Between Childhood Conditions and Exclusion from Social Relations in Later Life?. Polish Sociological Review, 223(3), 369-394, https://doi.org/10.26412/psr223.05

Ågren, A., & Pavlidis, G. (2023). Sense-making of loneliness and exclusion from social relations among older adults in Sweden. The Gerontologist, 63(7), 1140-1148, https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnad005

Pavlidis, G., Motel-Klingebiel, A., & Aartsen, M. (2022). Exclusion from social relations in later life: on the gendered associations of social networks with mental wellbeing. Aging & Mental Health, 27(7), 1313-1321, https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2022.2116397

Pavlidis, G., Hansen, T., Motel-Klingebiel, A., & Aartsen, M. (2022). Network and solitude satisfaction as modifiers of disadvantages in the quality of life of older persons who are challenged by exclusion from social relations: a gender stratified analysis. Applied Research in Quality of Life, 17, 2859-2875, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-022-10045-z

Ragga, M., Tsoumaki, A., & Pavlidis, G. (2022). Silver Tourism in Greece. Available at: https://www.50plus.gr/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Summary-Research-Study-SilverGuide-for-Silver-Tourism-2022.pdf

Hansen, T., Kafková, M. P., Katz, R., Lowenstein, A., Naim, S., Pavlidis, G., et al. (2021). Exclusion from Social Relations in Later Life: Micro-and Macro-Level Patterns and Correlations in a European Perspective. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(23), 12418, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312418

Pavlidis, G., Hatzifilalithis, S., Zawaher, M.N., Papaioannou, G., Giagkousiklidou, E., & Vivas, A. (2021). The Cultural Adaptation of the Everyday Problems Test—Greek Version: An Instrument to Examine Everyday Functioning. Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 7, 1-12, doi: 10.1177/23337214211027683.

Ntoumanis, N., Quested, E., Patterson, L., Kaffe, S., Backhouse, S., Pavlidis, G., et al. (2021).  An intervention to optimise coach-created motivational climates and reduce athlete willingness to dope (CoachMADE): a three-country cluster randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 55, 213-219, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2019-101963.

Pavlidis, G., Downs, C., Kalinowski, T. B., Swiatek‐Barylska, I., Lazuras, L., Ypsilanti, A., & Tsatali, M. (2020). A survey on the training needs of caregivers in five European countries. Journal of Nursing Management, 28(2), 385-398, https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.12940.

In the media

Ågren, A., & Pavlidis, G. (2023). Tabu att tala om ensamhet. Äldre i Centrum, 74-76, https://etidning.aldreicentrum.se/p/aldre-i-centrum/2023-09-13/r/38/74-75/5163/1065746

Sveriges Radio (2023). George Pavlidis lämnade proffsbasketen för att bli äldreforskare. Podacts, https://sverigesradio.se/avsnitt/george-pavlidis-lamnade-proffsbasketen-for-att-bli-aldreforskare-repris

Sveriges Radio (2023). Stigmatisering av ensamhet försvårar äldreforskning. Radio, https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/stigmatisering-av-ensamhet-forsvarar-aldrefo