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Dr Nelli Stavropoulou

Profile summary

Professional biography

Nelli Stavropoulou is a participatory arts-based researcher and a creative facilitator with a background in sociology, visual culture, and migration studies. Her work explores and re-visits the intersections between storytelling, self-representation, and creative expression. She's joined the School of Psychology and Counselling at the Open University as a Post Doctoral Research Associate supporting the European Commission Horizon 2020-funded project New ABC - Networking the educational world: Across boundaries for community-building. 

Prior to joining the Open University, Nelli completed her doctoral project at the department of Sociology at Durham University, using participatory arts and biographical methods. Her Leverhulme Trust-funded research project was supported through Durham University's Centre for Visual Arts and Culture (CVAC). 

Research interests

Nelli's research interests focus on processes of storytelling, narrative expectations of 'asylum stories', lived experiences of forced displacement, and arts-based methodological approaches. Her focus on visual methods (Photovoice, digital storytelling and participatory video, among others), stems from her six-year experience as a creative producer and workshop facilitator allowing her to combine collaborative creative processes with Participatory Action Research (PAR) principles.

External collaborations

Nelli is a proud Trustee of Durham City of Sanctuary

Publications

The Adventures of the Little Prince in the World: Repilot Action Activity Handbook (2024-01-31)
Abreu de, Guida; Stavropoulou, Nelli; Crafter, Sarah and Stamou, Eleni
EU Commission


Empowering Young Translators: Pilot Action Activity Handbook (2023-09)
Crafter, Sarah; de Abreu, Guida; Stamou, Eleni and Stavropoulou, Nelli
NEW ABC