Dr Silia Vitoratou
Senior Lecturer in Psychometrics and Measurement
Research interests
- Mental Health
Biography
Silia Joined King’s on 2013 and is currently a Senior Lecturer in Psychometrics (since 2021). Silia holds a BSc degree in Mathematics (University of Crete, Mathematics department), an MSc degree in Biostatistics with a thesis in applied psychometrics (National and Kapodestrian University of Athens-Medical School and Mathematics Department), and a PhD in Bayesian model comparison for IRT models (Athens University of Economics and Business-Department of Statistics).
Silia is an expert in Psychometrics and she leads the Psychometrics and Measurement lab in the Biostatistics and Health Informatics Department which has a plethora of collaborations within the IoPPN and with other institutions.
Silia also leads research in misophonia.
Research Interests:
- Applied research: Psychometrics (IRT, EFA, CFE, SEM); Biostatistics.
- Methodological research: Latent variable models; Bayesian model comparison & MCMC; Thermodynamics.
- Applications: projects related to Misophonia and Autism.
Teaching:
Silia teaches three modules in MSc Programmes:
- Latent variable modelling (term 2, MSc in Applied Statistical Modelling & Health Informatics)
- Introduction to Research Methods (term 1, MSc of Affective Disorders, MSc in Clinical Neuroscience).
- Introduction to Psychometrics (term 2, MSc of Affective Disorders).
Silia also teaches seminars in applied psychometrics to the DClinPsy programme and is supervising more than 5 Msc and BSc research projects every year.
Expertise and Public Engagement:
Silia is a member of the Psychometric Society. She is also the creator and project manager of the solidarity education network #tutorpool.
Articles and Publications:
Research
LGBTQ+ Mental Health Research Group
Research at LGBT + Mental Health investigates factors which contribute to the mental health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and other sexual and gender minority individuals (LGBT+)
S-Five: Selective Sound Sensitivity Syndrome Study
Understanding the mechanisms of misophonia and providing insights into triggers, maintaining and exacerbating factors, coping mechanisms and functional impact.
Project status: Ongoing
Psychometrics & Measurement Lab
Research in the Lab focuses on the methodology and applications of psychometrics, psychological measurement, mathematical psychology, and social statistics.
News
New study finds nearly 1 in 5 people in the UK find everyday sounds intolerable
Researchers from King’s College London and University of Oxford have shown that 18.4 per cent of the general UK population report that certain sounds, such as...
Research
LGBTQ+ Mental Health Research Group
Research at LGBT + Mental Health investigates factors which contribute to the mental health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and other sexual and gender minority individuals (LGBT+)
S-Five: Selective Sound Sensitivity Syndrome Study
Understanding the mechanisms of misophonia and providing insights into triggers, maintaining and exacerbating factors, coping mechanisms and functional impact.
Project status: Ongoing
Psychometrics & Measurement Lab
Research in the Lab focuses on the methodology and applications of psychometrics, psychological measurement, mathematical psychology, and social statistics.
News
New study finds nearly 1 in 5 people in the UK find everyday sounds intolerable
Researchers from King’s College London and University of Oxford have shown that 18.4 per cent of the general UK population report that certain sounds, such as...