I am a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Economics at the Department of Economics and International Business at Aston University and the regional development theme lead at the Centre for Business Prosperity. I have previously held research posts in the University of Birmingham, Plymouth University, LSE and University of Macedonia. I have non-academic work experience in the public and private sector.

My research focuses on the spatial manifestation of socioeconomic phenomena with a focus on regional/urban development. Indicative areas below:

Regional economic resilience

Digital Economies

Creative Industries

Innovation

Entrepreneurship

Electoral politics

University impacts on regional development

Green jobs

BSc Economics - University of Macedonia (Greece)

MSc Regional and Urban Planning Studies - LSE (UK)

PhD Business and Management (Economics) - Plymouth University (UK)

• Economic and Social Research Council in collaboration with the Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities. ‘Drivers of Local Prosperity Differences: People, Firms and Places’ (PI, £297,000, 2024-2025, ES/Z000130/1)
• Academic Forum for the Study of Gambling. Major Exploratory Grant ‘Bad neighbours: the link between gambling venues and gambling harms’ (PI, £90,000, 2024-2025)
• Innovation and Research Caucus. Pioneer project ‘Building winners: the policy levers for impactful innovation’ (PI, £50,000, 2024-2025).
• Regional Studies Association Network on Transformative Regional Resilience (Co-I, £10,000, 2024-2026).
• British Academy, Innovation Fellowships Scheme 2022-23 (Route B: Policy-led; Governance, Trust and Voice). Working with the Levelling Up Advisory Council at the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. (IF23RBP\230040, £96,664)
• The impact of digital economies on interregional inequalities, funded by Facebook. (Co-I, 2020-2021, c. $97,000). 
• ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship (PI, 2018-2019, c. £116,000, ES/S011226/1). ‘Developing a strategy for economic resilience in the West Midlands Combined Authority: The role of skills and industrial structure’.
• UK Space Agency cluster grant (Researcher, 0.1FTE, 2020-2021, c. £79,000). ‘Local Space Cluster Development Support Programme’. Contribution to bid.
• ESRC - LIPSIT (Local Institutions, Productivity, Sustainability & Inclusivity Trade-offs) (Researcher, 0.4FTE for 9 months to December 2020, c. £850,000, ES/T002468/1).
• AHRC/ISCF Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (Researcher, 0.3FTE 2019-2021. c. £280,000, AH/S001298/1). 
• University of Birmingham Business School Research Fund (PI, £1,500, 2018) – Funding for continuing collaboration on the project “Electoral politics and the inter-governmental allocation of resources: Evidence from Greece”.
• 2 x University of Birmingham – European Commission seed corn fund (PI, £2,000 – 2017; £3,000 – 2018). Funding for expanding collaboration on the project “Inter-Municipal Rent Seeking Game: A panel analysis for distributive politics in Greece during 2000-2010”. 
• ESRC Impact Accelerator Account (Researcher, 2017-2018, c.£15,000). Project “Developing an innovative and collaborative approach to localised industrial strategy delivery for the West Midlands”.

• Full-time competitive scholarship (PI, c. £50,000, 2013-2016) from Plymouth University to undertake PhD studies.
• Full-time competitive scholarship (PI, c. €10,000, 2006) from the Greek State Scholarship Foundation for my MSc studies.
• 2 x Performance scholarships from the Greek State Scholarship Foundation (PI, £1,200 – 2003; £1,200 – 2004). Awarded to the top 5 performing students for each of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th year of studies.