My name is Apostolara Paraskevi, and I am an Assistant Professor in the Nursing Department at the University of West Attica. I hold a Master of Science in Community Nursing and a PhD in Transcultural Nursing from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUoA), where my doctoral research focused on the cultural competence of healthcare professionals in pediatric hospitals in Greece.
My journey in transcultural nursing began in 1998 during a two-week Erasmus workshop at Middlesex University in London. This experience, along with an online cultural competence course held by the same university, motivated me to pursue an academic career in the field.
I currently teach Transcultural and Community Nursing (at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels) at the University of West Attica, NKUoA, and the University of Thessaly. Since 2014, I have supervised many postgraduate dissertations. My research interests include Transcultural Nursing, Cultural Competence, and Compassion.
I have published articles, presented at various national and international conferences, and co-authored chapters on Transcultural Nursing. I have participated in projects like the “”AKESO-I”” program with NKUoA and the Hellenic Red Cross, and contributed to Erasmus+ programs “IENE 8” and “IENE 11,” as well as an interdisciplinary Blended Intensive Program, at the University of VIVES, Belgium.
From 2012 to 2016, I served as a Substitute Member of the National Development Committee of Nursing and represent Greece as the second member in the European Transcultural Nursing Association (ETNA).
Throughout my academic journey, scientific work, project participation, and involvement with ETNA, along with interactions with colleagues passionate about Transcultural Nursing, I have broadened my worldview. Transcultural Nursing has inspired me to shift my perspective from the mirror of my own culture to encompassing the window of others’ cultures.
