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Katerina Diamantaki

Communication

BA, Political Science, University of London, UK; MA, Communication and Media, National Kapodistrian University of Athens; PhD, Communication and Media, National Kapodistrian University of Athens

Katerina Diamantaki is an Assistant Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator for the MA in Strategic Communication and Public Relations at Deree-ACG. She has also previously coordinated the MA in Digital Communication and Social Media. Her research examines how emerging media shapes social interaction and information, public debate, identity formation, and community interactions. She has presented her work at international conferences and published in peer-reviewed journals, edited volumes, and conference proceedings, focusing on the impact of digital media on space, memory, journalism, political engagement, and health-related communication. She currently works on a research study on the destigmatization of mental health and the demand (or lack thereof) for accuracy in the discussions surrounding mental health, particularly in the context of social media platforms like TikTok, as well as research on the digital transformation of the pharmacy sector in Greece.DrDiamantakihasparticipated in numerousnational and EU-funded research initiatives andserved two terms as NationalRepresentative for Greece at WAPOR. She also has extensive professional experience as a communications advisor to Members of the European Parliament and the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, specializing in political communication and media strategy.

Selected Publications

  • Ziavras, S., & Diamantaki, K. (2024). Hope on YouTube: Mixed methodology bridges mental health YouTubers and viewers ‘ perspectives. In Proceedings of the 11th European Conference on Social Media (Vol. 11, pp. 282-291)
  • Mourka, L., Diamantaki, K. (2023). “Framing the pandemic: strategic rhetoric in political elite discourse during the Covid-19 pandemic”. In Book: Iordanidou Sofia, Jebril N., Takas M.(Eds).Political Discourse and Media in Times of Crisis. AnthemPress, London
  • Kyparissiadis G. & Diamantaki K. (2022). “We should be talking about this more”: an empirical examination of stress-related content on TikTok. Journal of Education, Innovation and Communication, 4 (2): doi.org/10.34097/jeicom-4-2-December2022-2
  • Harkiolakis T., Diamantaki, K. (2021). “The Professional Practices of Travel Journalists on Instagram: A Generic Qualitative Study”. International Journal of Technology-Enhanced Learning, 14 (4). 382-401. ISSN 1753-5255
  • Rizopoulos, C., Diamantaki, K., Charitos, D., Tsetsos, V., Kovatsis, P., Theona, I. (2015). “Evaluating the user experience of a mobile user in a smart city context”, International Journal of Intelligent Engineering Informatics. Special issue on: “Hybrid Environments and the Real-World Internet“. Vol. 3, No. 2/3: 120. DOI: 10.1504/IJIEI.2015.069902
  • Diamantaki, K. (2015). “Mediated Spaces and Places”. ZητήματαΕπικοινωνίας,Vol. 18-19: 305-321
  • Diamantaki, K. (2014). “The ambiguous construction of space and place through digital practices”. In U. Gehmann & M.Reiche (Hrsg.). Real Virtuality: About the Destruction and Multiplication of the World, pp. 243-272. Transcript Verlag: Germany (sold internationally by Columbia University Press, USA). ISBN:978-3-8376-2608-7.
  • Diamantaki, K., Rizopoulos, C., Charitos, D., & Tsianos, N. (2011). Theoretical and methodological implications of designing and implementing multiuser location-based games. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, 15(1), 37–49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-010-0304-x
  • Diamantaki, K., Rizopoulos, C., Charitos, D., Kaimakamis, N. (2010). “Conceptualizing, designing and investigating Locative Media Use in Urban Space”. In K.S. Willis, G. Roussos, M. Struppek, K. Chorianopoulos (eds.). Shared Encounters: Content Sharing as Social Glue in Public Places, pp 61-80, Springer-Verlag: London. ISBN 978-1-84882-727-1.
  • Diamantaki, K., Tsianos, N., Rizopoulos, C., Charitos, D. (2009), “Location-based games as media communicating social meaning.In A. De Souza e Silva & D. Sutko (eds), Digital Cityscapes: Merging Digital and Urban Playspaces, pp. 148-168.Peter Lang: New York/Oxford. ISBN-13: 978-1433105326.