Dr. Panagiotis J. Stamatis is Full Professor of Communication Education/Pedagogy and former Departmental Head of the Department of Preschool Education Sciences and Educational Design, Faculty of Education, University of the Aegean (Greece). After he completed the basic studies, he was initially employed in public primary education as an elementary school teacher. Later, developing his studies and increasing his qualifications, he was appointed as elementary school headmaster, regional education administrator and elementary school teachers’ counselor. In parallel, he was employed as External Collaborator/Lecturer at the UotA since 2004, gathering great teaching, administrative, leading and academic experience for many years. Currently he continuous his research and teaches in undergraduate and postgraduate programs at University of the Aegean and other Greek Universities.

He holds three Bachelors in (Preschool and Elementary) Education, a Post Graduate Diploma of Education (PGDA) and a PhD in Communication Pedagogy focused on preschoolers’ Nonverbal Communication during teaching and classroom environment.

Research’ interests of Professor P. J. Stamatis are mainly focused on Educational Communication issues related mainly to the ages of Preschool and Early Elementary School Education children regarding the school and family environment interactions and communicative behavior including verbal, nonverbal and bullying behavior.

Research and teaching of Professor P. J. Stamatis are mainly focused on communication issues related to school and family environment. Thus, several number of books and papers on this fields are authored by him and/or with fellow partners and are published in Greece, in USA and other countries. He participates in international academic activities, collaborations, conferences and journal reviews. Indicatively, some of his publications are:

Books

Stamatis, P. J. & Katsarou, D. V. (2024). Communication and speech disorders. Psycho-pedagogical approaches in school and family environments. Athens: Gutenberg. ISBN 978-960-01-2546-7

Stamatis, P. J. & Nikolaou, E. N. (2022). The Kindergarten of the 21st century. Issues of communications and counseling in preschool and primary education. Athens:Gutenberg. ISBN 978-960-01-2363-0

Stamatis, P. J. & Nikolaou, E. N. (2020). Communication and Mental Health Promotion in Early Childhood Education. USA, NY: Nova Science Publishers. ISBN 978-1-53618-509-6 

Stamatis, P. J. (2015). Preschool and Early Elementary School Pedagogy: Communicative Dimensions of Educational Process. Athens: Diadrassi Publications. ISBN 978-618-5059-27-9

Stamatis, P. J. (2015). Communication in Education. Athens: Diadrassi Publications. ISBN: 978-618-5059-06-4

Stamatis, P. J. (2015). Communication in Educational and Administrative Process: Basic meanings and strategies. Athens: Diadrassi Publications. ISBN: 978-960-954-17-94

Stamatis, P. J. (2011). Pedagogical Communication in Preschool and Early Elementary School Education. Athens: Diadrassi Publications. ISBN: 978-960-954-14-11

Chapters in collective volumes, papers in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings (last 5 years)

Tourkomanoli, S. G., & Stamatis, P. J. (2025). Communication in Greek Elementary Education Textbooks (2006–2024). European Journal of Education and Pedagogy, 6(2), 43-47. DOI: dx.doi.org 10.24018/ejedu.2025.6.2.910

Tsapardoni, A., Giannas, R., Raptis, N., & Stamatis, P. (2024). The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Primary Education Teachers in Greece. the hjm (Hellenic Journal of Medicine), 143, 120-122. ISSN: 2241-7109.

Samiotaki, D., Raptis, N., & Stamatis, P. (2024). Safety and Healthy School Climate in Education: The Role of Administration. EERA-ECER 2024-The European Conference on Educational Research, poster ID: 2546. https://eera-ecer.de/ecer-programmes/conference/28/contribution/54655

Mousena, E., & Stamatis, P. (2024). A 4Cs Social Sciences Curriculum for Civic Values and Citizenship. EERA-ECER 2024-The European Conference on Educational Research, Paper ID: 2630. eera-ecer.de/ecer-programmes/conference/28/contribution/54655

Nikolaou, E.N., Ntouka, A.V., & Stamatis, P. J. (2023). Primary School Teachers’ Perceptions about their own Social and Emotional Wellbeing at Work. EERA-ECER 2023-The European Conference on Educational Research, paper 641. https://eera-ecer.de/ecer-programmes/conference/28/contribution/54922

Nikolaou, E.N., Stamatis, P.J., & Ntouka, A.V. (2023). Teachers’ Views on the Development of Emotional Literacy in School Context_ Implications for School Counselling and Well-being. EERA-ECER 2023-The European Conference on Educational Research, paper 399. https://eera-ecer.de/ecer-programmes/conference/28/contribution/54655

Stamatis, P. J., Kostoula, V., Tourkomanoli, T., & Chatzinikola, M. (2023). Parents’ and kindergarten teachers’ views on the introduction of communication rules to preschoolers. In: V. Chiou, L. Geunis, O. Holz, N. O. Erturk, J. Ratkowska-Pasikowska & F. Shelton (Eds.), Contemporary challenges in Education: Paradoxes and illuminations (pp. 47-58). Munster-New York: Maxmann.

Stamatis, P. J., Nikolaou, E., & Papavasileiou, V. (2023). From transfer of knowledge to skills’ acquisition. In: V. Chiou, L. Geunis, O. Holz, N. O. Erturk, J. Ratkowska-Pasikowska & F. Shelton (Eds.), Contemporary challenges in Education: Paradoxes and illuminations (pp. 60-67). Munster-New York: Maxmann.

Nikolaou, E., Stamatis, P. J., & Papavasileiou, V. (2023). Students’ views on the psychological well-being of children in preschool age. In: V. Chiou, L. Geunis, O. Holz, N. O. Erturk, J. Ratkowska-Pasikowska & F. Shelton (Eds.), Contemporary challenges in Education: Paradoxes and illuminations (pp. 316-323). Munster-New York: Maxmann. 

Stamatis, P. J., & Tourkomanoli, S. (2023). Elementary school teachers’ views about face-to-face, distance and hybrid teaching putting emphasis on communication and classroom management in the era of digital transition. In A. Giannakopoulos, A. Moutsios-Rentzos, D. Honorato, & L. Vieira (Eds.), International Conference EUTIC 2022 Proceedings (pp. 230-238) – Ionian University, Dept. of Audio & Visual Arts, Corfu-Greece. ISBN: 978-960-7260-75-8.

Nikolaou, E. N., & Stamatis, P. J. (2023). Promoting Teacher Psychological Well-Being: Implications for School Mental Health and Teacher Training. US-China Education Review B, 13(4), 213-222. (ISSN 1548-6613 and ISSN 2161-6248, David Publishing Company, Wilmington DE 19804, USA) doi: 10.17265/2161-6248/2023.04.001

Katsarou, D., Nikolaou, E., & Stamatis, P. J. (2023). Is co-teaching an effective way of including children with Special Educational Needs? Issues and concerns. In: Efthymiou, E. (2023). Inclusive Phygital Learning Approaches and Strategies for Students with Special Needs (pp. 189-198). IGI Global Publisher of Timely Knowledge. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-8504-0.ch009 ISBN13: 9781668485040 ISBN10: 1668485044 EISBN13: 9781668485057 DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-8504-0

Stamatis, P.J., & Nikolaou, E. N. (2022). Preschoolers’ skills development in the 21^st century kindergarten. In K. D. Malafantis and T.K. Babalis (Eds.), Current trends and development in Educational Sciences. Athens: PEE & Diadrassi Publications. ISBN: 978-960-646-023-4.

Nikolaou, E. Ν., & Stamatis, P.J. (2022). Preservice Preschool Teachers’ perspectives on the Psychological Well-being of Pre-schoolers. International Journal of Childhood Education, 3(2), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.33422/ijce.v3i2.313 (ISSN: 2669-2325 (Online)

Stamatis, P. J., & Chatzinikola, M. E. (2022). Teachers’ views about the reasons causing long-term disobedience to school age children. Could long-term child disobedience and aggressiveness provide indications of a subsequent criminal personality? European Journal of Education and Pedagogy, 3(2), 164-170. DOI: 10.24018/ejedu.2022.3.2.321

Kostoula, V., Stamatis, P. J., & Christodoulidou, L. (2022). Verbal, Non-Verbal Communication and Body Language in Part A of Erotokritos by Vitsentzos Kornaros. European Journal of Education and Pedagogy, 3(1), 16-23. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.24018/ejedu.2022.3.1.231

Stamatis, P. J., & Ntouka, A. V. (2021). The Effect of Nursery Teachers’ Voice on Preschoolers. In V. Chiou, L. Geunis, O. Holz, N. O. Erturk, & F. Shelton (Eds.), Voices from the classroom: A celebration of learning, vol. 1. (pp. 355-365). Germany: Maxmann. ISBN: 978-3-8309-4378-5.

Stamatis, P. J., & Chatzinikola, M. E. (2021). Advantages and reasons hindering the communication between teachers and parents: An empirical study. European Journal of Education and Pedagogy, 2(2), 1-7. DOI: 10.24018/ejedu.2021.2.2.79

Stamatis, P. J. (2021). Impact of COVID-19 on teaching and classroom management: Thoughts based on current situation and the role of communication. European Journal of Education and Pedagogy, 2(1), 57-63. DOI: 10.24018/ejedu.2021.2.1.48

Stamatis, P. J., & Kostoula, V. E. (2021). Nonverbal immediacy in teaching process: A case study in secondary education. European Journal of Education and Pedagogy, 2(1), 20-24. DOI: 10.24018/ejedu.2021.2.1.25

Stamatis, P. J., & Goutziamanis, G. A. (2020). Communication competence as fundamental aspect for effective school leader and administration achieving: A synoptic theoretical approach. European Journal of Education Studies, 7(11), 19-31. DOI: 10.46827/ejes.v7i11.3332

Stamatis, P. J., & Ntouka, A. V. (2020). The impact of classroom acoustics on toddlers’ communication and active participation during teaching. European Journal of Education Studies, 7(9), 1-10. DOI: 10.46827/ejes.v7i9.3216

Stamatis, P. J., & Hatzinikolaou, A. M. (2020). Practices of Greek school principals for improving school climate as communication strategy. European Journal of Human Resource Management Studies, 4(2), 93-107. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.3877883