Dr. Chrysoula Thodi

National Technical University of Athens, B.E.
Diplome d’ Etudes Superieures, III, Universite’ de Sorbonne, Paris, France
Master in Audiology, Cleveland State Univeristy, Cleveland, Ohio
Ph.D. in Audiology, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio

7 funded projects where I was PI, two as Co-PI, one FP7, 10 refereed publications, 1 refereed proceeding, 26 presentations, organization of 2 conferences, implementation of 5 audiology professional training seminars.

• Thodi C, Parazzini M, Kramer SE, Davis A, Stenfelt S, Janssen T, Smith P, Stephens, D., Pronk M, Anteunis LJ, Schirkonyer V, Grandori F, (2013).  Adult Hearing Screening: Follow-up and outcomes.  American Journal of Audiology, in press
• Thodi C, Parazzini M, Kramer S, Davis A, Stenfelt S, Janssen T, Stephens D, Smith P, Pronk M, Anteunis L, Grandori F (2011).  Adult Hearing Screening: the Cyprus Pilot Program.  Audiology Research, Direct Open Access Journal; Vol 1, Issue 1S, e18.
• Smith PA, Davis AC, Pronk M, Stephens D, Kramer SE, Thodi C, Anteunis LJ, Parazzini M, Grandori F. (2011).  Adult Hearing Screening: what comes next?.   Int J Audiol. 2011 Sep;50(9):610-2
• Pronk M, Kramer SE, Davis AC, Stephens D, Smith PA, Thodi C, Anteunis LJ, Parazzini M, Grandori F (2011). Interventions following hearing screening in adults: a systematic descriptive review.   Int J Audiol. Sep;50(9):594-609. Epub 2011 Jul 1. Review
• V.Weichbold, C. Thodi, Joanna Brachmaier (2009). “The Validation of the LittlEARS® Auditory Questionnaire in children with normal hearing”. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology.
• Aspris, C. Thodi, V. Danielides, A. Balatsouras (2008). Effects of a single session of hemodialysis on auditory function. Renal failure, Vol. 30, No. 4, May.
• Chryssoula Thodi-Petrou, Elias Thodis, Vassilis Danielides, Ploumis Passadakis, Vassilis Vargemezis (2006). Hearing in Renal Failure. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, Nov(21)11: 3023-30.
• E.S. Papathanasiou, S.S. Papacostas, M. Charalambous, C. Thodi, M. Pantzaris (2006). Vertigo and Imbalance caused by a small lesion in the anterior insula. Electromyography and Clinical Electrophysiology, 2006 May-June, 46, 185-192.
• Bharti Katbamna, Chryssoula Thodi, Jerome Senturia (1996). Auditory-Evoked Brainstem Responses in the Torpid Deermouse. Physiology and Behavior, Vol. 59, No. 1, pp.189-194.
• Chryssoula Thodi, Bharti Katbamna (1993). Binaural interaction in multichannel ABR. Scandinavian Audiology, Vol. 22, No. 3, pp. 205-209.
• Bharti Katbamna, David Metz, Chris Adelman, and Chryssoula Thodi (1993). Auditory-evoked responses in chronic alcohol and drug abusers. Biological Psychiatry, Vol. 33, pp. 750-752.
• Bharti Katbamna, Chryssoula Thodi, Jerome Senturia, and David Metz (1992). Auditory brainstem evoked responses in the hibernating woodchuck Marmota Monax. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Vol. 102A, No. 3, pp. 513-517.

Publications in newspapers/ magazines

• C. Thodi (2012). Comorbid conditions among older people with hearing loss. Physician Magazine, Cyprus
• C. Thodi (2012). Hearing Loss and Concomitant Disease. The Union of Cypriot Pensioners Magazine, January.
• C. Thodi (2011). Hearing aids: Health Service or Commercial Transaction? The Union of Cypriot Pensioners Magazine, June. The same article appeared in the Health Magazine of the daily newspaper Fileleftheros, 2009.
• C. Thodi (2010). Aging and Hearing. The Union of Cypriot Pensioners Magazine, June.
• C. Thodi (2009). Intervention for Hearing Loss using Hearing Aids. The Union of Cypriot Pensioners Magazine, January.

• Thodi, C, (2012).  Presbyacusis in Cyprus: Evidence, Experience, Intervention.  Invited Presentation, European Deafness Day Seminar in Adult Hearing Loss, Cyprus ENT Association Sept 29, Nicosia.
• Thodi, C., Vogazianos, M., (2012).  Cyprus UNHS: Results of 8 years of operation.  Dissemination Seminar, Sept 15, Nicosia
• Thodi C, Vogazianos, M (2012).  Early Hearing Detection in Cyprus: outcome measures. Poster Presentation  NHS2012, Como, Italy, June.
• Thodi C, Parazzini M, Kramer SE, Davis A, Stenfelt S, Janssen T, Stephens D, Smith P, Pronk M, Anteunis LJ, Schirkonyer V, Grandori F (2012).  Adult Hearing Screening: Follow up and Outcomes AHS2012, Como, Italy, June.
• Thodi C, Vogazianos M (2012).  Early Hearing Detection in Cyprus.  Invited Presentation at the International Group on Childhood Hearing, NHS2012, Como, Italy, June.
• C. Thodi, M. Vogazianos, A. Argyriou (2011).  Early Intervention for Hearing Loss – Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program.  First Pancyprian Conference for Early Intervention and Inclusion, Limassol, Cyprus November 4-5.
• Schirkonyer V., Bohnert A., Thodi C., Niedermeyer H.P., Keilmann A., Janssen T (2011). Image-based and self-controlled test procedure for assessing pure-tone thresholds in children.  Presentation at 10th EFAS Congress, Warsaw, June 22-25.
• Kramer S.E., Pronk M., Stephens D., Smith P., Davis A., Parazzini M., Thodi C., Anteunis L., Grandori F. (2011).  Strategies following screening for hearing disability in adults. Presentation at 10th EFAS Congress, Warsaw, June 22-25.
• Thodi Ch., Parazzini M., Kramer S.E., Davis A.C., Stenfelt S., Janssen T., Stephens D., Smith P.A., Pronk M., Anteunis L.J.C., Grandori F.(2011).  Adult Hearing Screening: Follow up and outcome measures.  Presentation at 10th EFAS Congress, Warsaw, June 22-25.
• Thodi, C (2011).  Infant Hearing: Detection and Intervention.  XVIth meeting of the Lebanse Society of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery.  June 17-18, Beirut, Lebanon.
• Thodi C, Vogazianos M, Argyriou A(2010).  Hearing Loss in the Newborn Cypriot Population.  Annual Congress of the Cyprus Society of Pediatrics, November 21, Limassol.
• Thodi C, Parazzini, M, Kramer SE, Davis A, Stenfelt S, Janssen, T, Stephens D, Smith, P, Pronk, M, Anteunis, LJ, Grandori, F (2010).  Pilot Adult Hearing Screening Program in Cyprus.  AHS 2010, Como, Italy, June 10-12.
• Chryssoula Thodi, Marios Vogazianos (2010).  Monitoring Diagnosis and Early Intervention following Universal Hearing Screening: The Cyprus Experience.  NHS 2010, Como, Italy, June 8-10, 2010.
• Chryssoula Thodi, Peter Zoth (2010).  MAGIC – Interactive, self-paced pure-tone audiometry for children.  NHS 2010, Como, Italy, June 8-10, 2010.
• Chryssoula Thodi, Marios Vogazianos (2010).  Moving from UNHS to EHDI: The Cyprus Experience.  Podium resentation.  AudiologyNow 2010, San Diego, April 16, 2010.
• Sophia E. Kramer , Adrian Davis , Martha Parrazini, Chryssoula Thodi, Pauline Smith, Dafydd Stephens, Lucien Anteunis, Ferdi Grandori (2009). Strategies of Intervention after Screening for Hearing in Adults/Elderly. IX European Federation of Audiology Societies (EFAS) Congress.
• Thodi, C., Vogazianos, M. (2008). Transition from Early Screening to Early Intervention.  Pediatric Association Conference, Nicosia,  November 29-30.
• Grandori, F., Wolf-Dieter Baumgartner, Chryssoula Thodi, Arne Ernst, Thomas Janssen, Sophia Kramer, Mariola Sliwinska-Kowalska, Stefan Stenfelt, Rudolph PRobst, Adrian Davis (2008). AHEAD III Assessment of Hearing in the Elderly: Aging and Degeneration – Integration through Immediate Intervention. The XIV International Symposium in Audiological Medicine, September 18-21, Ferrara, Italy.
• Thodi, C., Vogazianos, M., Ioannou, M., Aspris, A. (2008). Cyprus UNHS: the First in the Mediterranean, an update. NHS2008, Como, Italy.
• Aspris, C. Thodi, I. Kyamides, G. Thrasyvoulou, D. Aristodemou, M. Korniontis, M. Ioannou, M. Kallimachou, A. Iakovou, Th. Papadouri, K. Komodikis (2007). Results of hearing screening in NICU babies.   Poster Presentation, 6th European Congress of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (EUFOS), Vienna, June 30th-July 4th.
• Aspris, D. Balatsouras, C. Thodi, I. Kyamides, E. Thodis, G. Thrasyvoulou, A. Iona, V. Danielides (2007). Auditory Brainstem Responses in Hemodialysis Patients. Poster Presentation, 6th European Congress of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (EUFOS), Vienna, June 30th-July 4th.
• E. Papathanasiou, C. Thodi, M. Pantzaris, S. Papacostas (2007). Vestibular evoked neurogenic potentials in a case of acoustic neuroma. Poster Presentation. The 17th Meeting of the European Neurological Society, Rhodes, 16 - 20 June 2007.
• Thodi, M. Vogazianos, A. Argyriou, A. Aspris (2006). UNHS in the Mediterranean: Cyprus Comes First!. NHS 2006, Como, Italy.
• Thodi, A. Argyriou, M. Vogazianos, A. Hadzipanagis (2005).  The First Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program in the Mediterranean: Cyprus.  29th Congress of the Union of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Countries, Istanbul, Turkey, September.
• Thodi, M. Vogazianos, A. Argiriou, A. Aspris, A. Kounounis (2005).  The first Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program in the Mediterranean: Cyprus.  Thirteenth Pan-Hellenic Otorhinolaryngology Conference, Athens, Greece.
• Papathanasiou, S. Papacostas,  M. Charalambous, , C. Thodi, M. Pantzaris, (2005).  Vertigo and imbalance caused by a small lesion in the anterior insula.  EFNS 2005 - 9th Congress of the European Federation of Neurological Societies, Athens, Greece, September 17-20, 2005.
• Chryssoula Thodi (2005). Dizziness/vertigo and balance disorders – Aetiology. 18th “Hippocrates’ Days” Medical Congress, Nicosia Medical Association, Cyprus, April 2005.
• Chryssoula Thodi (2005). Detection of Newborn Hearing Loss. Second Cyprian Congress of Paediatrics, Limassol, March 2005.
• Chryssoula Thodi (2004). Detection of Childhood Hearing Loss. Fourth Paediatric Symposium, Central Greece, University of Thessaly, Larissa.
• Thodi-Petrou, C., Payne, Jennifer (2003). Auditory Processing Skills and Literacy Development. Poster presentation in Miami, Florida. Association for Research in Otolaryngology Abstracts.
• Thodi-Petrou, C., Williams, MaryMac (2002). Specific Language Impairment and Auditory Processing Skills. Poster presentation. Association for Research in Otolaryngology Abstracts.
• F Staley, R., Scott, C., Lawrence, F., Staley, C., Gregg, H., Thodi-Petrou, C. (2002). Performance of Rural African American Preschoolers on the Joliet 3-minute Speech Screener. Poster presentation, South Carolina Speech Language and Hearing Association, Hilton Head, South Carolina.
• Payne, J., Carter, D., Maloney, J., Riley, N., Thodi-Petrou, C. (2002). Hippotherapy Applications in Speech Language Pathology. Poster presentation, South Carolina Speech Language and Hearing Association, Hilton Head, South Carolina.
• Atanasoff, C., Goldsmith, S., Ross, B., Walker, A., Williamson, J., Thodi-Petrou, C. (2001). Phonological Developmental Differences in Children speaking Standard and African American English. Poster presentation, South Carolina Speech Language and Hearing Association, Charleston, South Carolina.
• Elliott, S., Harrison, K., Glover-Lawrence, F., Nash, T., Riley, N., Thodi-Petrou, C. (2001). Performance of kindergarten students on the ROWPVT-R and the EOWPVT-R. Poster presentation, South Carolina Speech Language and Hearing Association, Charleston, South Carolina.
• Gibbs, K., Gordon, J., Jeffers, M., Quattlebaum, S., Tisdale, J., Yates, L., Thodi-Petrou, C. (2001). The Goldman-Fristoe 2 Test of Articulation: A comparison of National Norms to scores of Southern Caucasian and African American kindergandeners. Poster presentation, South Carolina Speech Language and Hearing Association, Charleston, South Carolina.
• Thodi-Petrou, C., Hagood, E. (2001). Hearing loss due to leisure noise: Adolescents. Poster presentation, South Carolina Speech Language and Hearing Association, Charleston, South Carolina.
• Thodi-Petrou, C., Rouse, T., Simmons-Orage, D., McQueen, K. (2001). A comparison of social skills between children with language disorders and children with normal language skills. Poster presentation, South Carolina Speech Language and Hearing Association, Charleston, South Carolina.
• Thodi-Petrou, C., Branham, T. (2001). Auditory Processing and Literacy skills. Poster presentation. Association for Research in Otolaryngology Abstracts. Poster presentation in Saint Petersburg, Florida.
• Thodi-Petrou, C., Amy Hawkins (2000). Auditory Processing Skills of Children diagnosed with ADD/ADHD. Poster presentation. Association for Research in Otolaryngology Abstracts. Poster presentation in Saint Petersburg, Florida.
• Thodi-Petrou, C., Rachel Collins, Harriette Gregg (2000). Cultural and Linguistic Bias in Central Auditory Processing Assessment. South Carolina Speech, Language, and Hearing Association annual meeting, Hilton Head Island, February 4-6. Poster Presentation.
• Chryssoula Thodi-Petrou, Rachel Collins (2000). Cultural Variations In Central Processing Assessment Outcomes.   Instructional course, Podium Presentation. American Academy of Audiology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 16-19.
• Chryssoula Thodi-Petrou, Amy Hawkins (2000). Auditory Processing Skills of Children diagnosed with ADD/ADHD. Poster presentation at the American Research in Otolaryngology, St. Petersburg, Florida, February 10-24.
• Chryssoula Thodi-Petrou, Ramona Stein, Donald Gans (1999). " Effects of Lead on Children's Auditory Processing". Instructional course #349, Podium presentation. American Academy of Audiology annual conference, Miami, Florida, April 29-May 2, 1999. Convention Program p. 56.
• Chryssoula Thodi-Petrou S. Sureshwaran, (1999).  Occupational Safety and Health Hazards Associated with Farming and Rural Life: Multidisciplinary research issues. Symposium organized during the South Eastern Economics Association annual meeting, Memphis, Tennessee.  Session moderated by Dr. Thodi-Petrou.
• Chryssoula Thodi-Petrou, Barbara Sullivan (1999). Speech Perception in Noise among Non-Native Speakers of English: an Audiological Test Battery. Poster presentation at the American Research in Otolaryngology, St. Petersburg, Florida, ARO abstracts p. 173.
• Chryssoula Thodi-Petrou, Donald Gans, Ramona Stein (1998). Lead exposure and auditory processing: Physiological Measures. Poster presentation at the American Research in Otolaryngology, St. Petersburg, Florida. ARO Abstracts, p. 50.
• Chryssoula Thodi, Donald Gans (1994). Temporary threshold shift: Peripheral and central measures. 127th meeting of the Acoustical Society of America. Poster presentation in Boston, Massachusets, June, 1994.
• Ramona Stein, Tammy Maxwell, Chryssoula Thodi (1994).  Young adults' knowledge of and attitude towards hearing protection devices.  6th annual convention of the American Academy of Audiology.  Poster presentation in Richmond, Virginia.
• Bharti Katbamna, Chryssoula Thodi, Jerome Senturia, and David Metz (1992). Auditory Brainstem Evoked Responses in the hibernating woodchuck Marmota Monax. Association for Research in Otolaryngology, Abstracts.  Poster presentation in Saint Petersburg, Florida.
• Bharti Katbamna, David Metz, Chris Adelman, and Chryssoula Thodi (1992). Auditory-Evoked Responses in Chronic Alcohol and Drug Abusers.  XXI International Congress of Audiology Abstracts, 36-1, p. 213. Presented in Morioka, Japan.