Biography
I hold a PhD in Sociology of Health and Illness and I am an experienced qualitative researcher with extensive involvement in diverse projects. My work primarily focuses on health-related issues, and I am currently engaged in research on breast cancer risk assessment. My broader research interests lie in cancer prevention and early diagnosis, with a particular emphasis on systems analysis and healthcare pathways, policy, and understanding patients' experiences within the healthcare system.
Research
Early cancer diagnosis and prevention
Publications
Valasaki, M. (2022). Sociological approaches on a neurodegenerative disease: the case of young onset Parkinson’s disease and the experience of multiplicity. Athens: Pedio (in Greek)
Valasaki, M. (2022). Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease: biographical disruption as a repetitive process. Sociol Health Illn, 44(4-5):798-814. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.13451
Valasaki, M. (2020) The mask during the modern pandemic: sociological approaches and issues of interpretation. The greek review of social research, [S.l.], p. 149-159, ISSN 2241-8512. Available at: Sklavou, K., Valasaki, M., Pateras, K., Mastroyiannakis, A. (2020). Violence against women and unemployment through a multidisciplinary and critical approach. Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience & Mental Health, 3(2): 82-90. Available at: https://www.obrela-journal.gr/index.php/obrela/article/view/179
Valasaki, M. (2023). Diagnostic processes and psychologisation: the example of young onset Parkinson’s disease. In Oikonomou, Ch., Spyridakis, M. (eds). (2023). Health and Society: Transformational relationships and places. Athens: Tsotras Athanasios Academic Writings
