Dr. Ioannis Kokkinakis

Dr. Kokkinakis is an established educator and researcher with extensive experience in Special Education. He completed his undergraduate studies at the Department of Primary Education of the University of Ioannina (2001–2005), where he was awarded a scholarship by the Greek State Scholarships Foundation (IKY), and further broadened his academic experience through the Erasmus programme at the Complutense University of Madrid in 2004. He subsequently pursued postgraduate studies in Special Education at the University of Leeds between 2006 and 2007 and was awarded his PhD with distinction in 2021 from the Department of Primary Education at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. His doctoral thesis focused on “The Child–Dog Relationship within the Family Context.” His professional experience includes many years of service as a Special Education Teacher and Specialist Educator in Centres for Interdisciplinary Assessment and Counselling Support (KEDASY/KESY), as well as in Special Primary Schools and the School for the Blind of Thessaloniki. He has also worked as a general education teacher.