Rate My Professor Lefteris Patlamazoglou

Lefteris Patlamazoglou is a counselling psychologist and Lecturer in the School of Educational Psychology and Counselling within the Faculty of Education at Monash University. He completed a combined PhD and Master's degree in Counselling Psychology from Monash University in 2019, with a thesis titled Bereavement Experiences of Same-gender Partners and Impact on Subsequent Relationships. His undergraduate degree is a Bachelor of Psychology with Honours from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, complemented by a Graduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy from Cairnmillar Institute. Registered as a Counselling Psychologist and Board Approved Supervisor with the Psychology Board of Australia/AHPRA, he has worked extensively with clients experiencing migration-related issues, grief, trauma, LGBTQIA+ identities, general mental health challenges, court-ordered parents and children, and those pursuing artificial reproductive treatments. Patlamazoglou leads the Master of Counselling course, one of Monash University's largest programs, offered on-campus and online in Australia, Singapore, and Hong Kong.

His research interests center on LGBTQIA+ health and wellbeing, grief, loss and bereavement, social media and popular culture, migration, and belonging, with a focus on marginalised populations. He has produced 43 research outputs, including key articles such as 'The mental health of transgender young people in secondary schools: a scoping review' (Mackie, Lambert & Patlamazoglou, 2021, School Mental Health), 'Bereavement and coping following the death of a personally significant popular musician' (Wong & Patlamazoglou, 2022, Death Studies), 'The relationship between traumatic stress, emotional intelligence and posttraumatic growth' (Tuck & Patlamazoglou, 2019, Journal of Loss and Trauma), and 'Same-sex partner bereavement: Non-HIV-related loss and new research directions' (Patlamazoglou, Simmonds & Snell, 2018, OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying). His work has garnered over 437 citations. Awards include the Vice-Chancellor's Diversity and Inclusion Award (2016), Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship (2016), Faculty Research Stimulus Scheme (2019), and Faculty Teaching Innovation Grants (2018 and 2019). He contributes as editorial assistant for Advances in Mental Health, editorial board member for The Educational and Developmental Psychologist, and PhD supervisor on related topics, alongside community roles such as queer mentor for Out for Australia.