Dr. Helen Abadzi,  Vice President ELINEPA, (CV and Publications)

Η Δρ. Ελένη Αμπατζή γεννήθηκε στη Θεσσαλονίκη και αποφοίτησε από το Αμερικάνικο Κολέγιο Ανατόλια για να συνεχίσει τις σπουδές της στις ΗΠΑ όπου και τις απενεμήθησαν οι τίτλοι του διδάκτορα στην Ψυχολογία και στην Εκπαιδευτική Διοίκηση από τα πανεπιστήμια του Τέξας και της Αλαμπάνα αντίστοιχα. Με την ολοκλήρωση των σπουδών της άρχισε και συνεχίζει να εργάζεται μέχρι σήμερα ως υπεύθυνη εκτιμήσεων στην Παγκόσμια Τράπεζα, Washington D.C. Μιλάει 10 ασιατικές και ευρωπαίκές γλώσσες, και το 1990 αντιπροσώπευσε την Ελλάδα στον διαγωνισμό "Πολύγλωσσος της Ευρώπης"

Λόγω του επαγγέλματός της και ως μελετητής των ινδικών γλωσσών και πολιτισμού, η κα  Αμπατζή ταξίδεψε εκτενώς στην Ινδία και το Μπανγκλαντές όπου και ανέπτυξε ένα έντονο ενδιαφέρον για τις ελληνο-ινδικές πολιτιστικές σχέσεις και ιδιαίτερα για την ιστορία της ελληνικής κοινότητας της Βεγγάλης για την οποία και υπήρξε πρωτοπόρος στην προσπάθεια καταγραφής και διάσωσης των μνημείων της. Το ενδιαφέρον της Αντιπροέδρου της ELINEPA εστιάσθηκε επίσης στις ομοιότητες των ελληνικών και ινδικών τραγουδιών της δεκαετίας του 60 για  τις οποίες και ηχογράφησε δύο μουσικά CD και δημοσίευσε σε συνεργασία με τον Μανώλη Τασούσα το βιβλίο "Ινδοπρεπών Αποκάλυψη".

Οι σχετικές με την Ινδία δημοσιεύσεις της κας Αμπατζή είναι:


Αμπατζή Ελένη: "Το Ινδικό Νεκροταφείο Θεσσαλονίκης", ΙΝΔΙΚΑ Online, Αθήνα, 2006.

Abadzi, H. "Indian Cemetery of Salonica". INDIKA Online, Athens, 2006.

Αμπατζή Ελένη & Τασούλας, Μανουήλ: Ινδοπρεπών Αποκάλυψη - Από την Ινδία του Εξωτισμού στη Λαϊκή Μούσα των Ελλήνων, Αθήνα 1998. [The Revelation of the Indian Songs]

Αμπατζή Ελένη: Η Σπουδαιότητα και η Χρήση των Αρχαίων Γλωσσών στην  Ελλάδα και την Ινδική Χερσόνησο, ΙΝΔΙΚΑOnline, Αθήνα, 2004.

Abadzi, H. Hindi Films of the 50s in Greece: The Latest Chapter of a Long Dialogue. ΙΝΔΙΚΑ Online, Athens, 2004. 

Abadzi, H. Glimpses of the Greek Community from the Dhaka University Gravestones. ΙΝΔΙΚΑ Online, Athens, 2005. 

Abadzi, H. The Dhaka University Gravestones and the Greek Community, Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, June 1995.

Αμπατζή Ελένη: Σε τι μας χρειάζονται τα Αρχαία Ελληνικά και πως να τα Θυμόμαστε: Συγκρίσεις με την Ινδία και τις Γύρω Χώρες. Φιλολογική, Έτος ΧΙΙ Νο. 49, Αthens 1994.

Abadzi, H. Hindi Films of the Fifties in Greece. Yavanika No. 6. 1996, pp. 73-91.

Abadzi, H. An Indian Cemetery in Thessaloniki, Greece. Yavanika No. 7. 1997.

Musical Recordings - Μουσικές Ηχογραφήσεις  

Ο Γυρισμός της Μαντουμπάλα: Τραγούδια από τον Ινδικό κινηματογράφο '50 - '60.

[The Return of Mandubala: Songs from the Indian Cinema in 50s and 60s.]



Το Τραγούδι της Ναργκίς:  Τραγούδια από τον Ινδικό κινηματογράφο '50 - '60.

[The Song of Nargis: Songs from the Indian Cinema in 50s and 60s.]

 

Άλλες δημοσιεύσεις και μια εκτενέστερη παρουσίαση του έργου της κας Αμπατζή δίδεται παρακάτω στην Αγγλική.  

 

Dr. Helen Abadzi, Vice President, ELINEPA

Helen Ampadzi was bοrn in Thessaloniki and graduated from the American College in the city in order to continue her study in the USA where she was awarded the titles of the doctor in Psychology and in  Educational Administration from the universities of Texas and Alampana respectively. With the completion of her study, she began and continues to work up to today as a senior evaluation officer in the World Bank, Washington D.C. 

Because of her profession and as a student of Indian languages and culture, Ampadzi traveled extensively in India and Bangladesh where she developed an intense interest for the Indo - Greek cultural relations and particularly for the history of Greek community in Bengal for which she became a pioneer in the effort to record and preserve its monuments. The interest of the Vice-President of the ELINEPA was focused also in the resemblances of the Greek and Indian songs of the decade of 60's for that she recorded two musical CDs and published in collaboration with Manolis Tasoulas the book "Indoprepon Apokalipsi" (the Revelation of the Indian Songs). A detailed list of her other major publications and work is given below.

        

EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION  

Educational  Psychology 
Doctorate (PhD) 

 		University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019; 8/1983.  
Emphasis on program evaluation and assessment.  Dissertation title: "The Effects of Ability Grouping on the Self-Esteem and  Academic Achievement of Fourth-Grade Students in a Texas School District".
Educational Administration 
Doctorate (PhD) 

The University of Alabama, University, Alabama 35486; 8/1975.  Emphasis on Educational finance and planning.  Dissertation title:  "Evaluation of Foreign Student Admissions Procedures Used at The University   of Alabama".

 
Ed.Psychology The University of Alabama, University, Alabama 35486; 8/1974.
Master of Arts
Psychology 

Emphasis on educational statistics and measurement. 
Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36830. 6/1973.  

 
Master of  Science 

 Emphasis on psychological testing.  Thesis title: "Evaluation  of the Denver Developmental Screening Test for Use with  Disadvantaged Preschool Aged-Children in Lee County, Alabama".  
Psychology Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303; 6/1972.  
Bachelor of Arts Minor : Biology.  
Economics Aristoteleian University, Thessaloniki, Greece; 1969, 1971, 1985.  
 

 
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND CERTIFICATES  

Research Tools Test construction and validation; multivariate statistics;  psychological testing; educational planning techniques; statistical analyses.
Licenses Texas Secondary Teaching Certificates, Psychologist license


Equivalence of doctorates by the Greek DIKATSA for teaching in Greek schools.  


HONORS

- German Academic Exchange Service: research award, May 1984.

- Texas Educational Association: Grant for cross-cultural research, 1984.

- Stemmons Foundation: Matching Funds research grant, 8-12/1984.

- Fulbright Foundation: Teaching fellowship to Honduras, 2-11/1986

           

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Very good knowledge of Greek (mother tongue) English, Spanish, French. Working knowledge of German, Hindi, Hebrew, Italian, Nepali, Bangla, Portuguese, Romanian, Arabic.  Also studied Russian, Sinhalese, Japanese, Malay.  Finalist in the 1990 Polyglot of Europe contest in Brussels, Belgium.

 

EMPLOYMENT

Educator




 World Bank, Washington, DC. 20433.  Senior evaluation specialist in the Operations Evaluation Department (1995-present). Education specialist, human resources division (SA1PH; 1991-95), senior evaluation officer (OED; 1995-present).  Developing   and implementing projects, assessing client countries' human resources and training needs, authoring publications on various education-related issues in other departments (1/1987-present).
Fulbright Fellow


 to the Escuela Superior del Profesorado in Honduras.  Taught high school- and college-level courses in psychology, English, and educational research.  Researched faculty evaluations and female participation in rural schools (2/1986-  11/1986).  
Coordinator Evaluation


 for comprehensive schools, Ministry of Education in Athens, Greece. 
Directed textbook, curriculum, and product evaluation, monitored school operations and equipment selection for 14 high schools, selected and trained staff (1/1985-12/1985).  
Visiting Scholar 

 

 at the German Institute for International Educational Research in Frankfurt, Federal Republic of Germany. Studied school effectiveness of immigrant-populated schools (9/1984-12-1984).  
Program Evaluator
District in Texas


 Research and Evaluation Department, Ft. Worth Independent School Data Analyst. Developed research designs, analyzed and interpreted school  program results, evaluated  magnet, bilingual, and disadvantaged student programs, offered technical assistance to administrators, monitored literature (10/1980-8/1984).  
Assistant Professor 

 Psychology Department, Interamerican University of Puerto Rico.  
Taught statistics, testing, and physiological psychology.  Wrote grant proposals on rural family planning (1/1979-5/1979).  
Evaluator 


 at the Universidad Nacional Abierta in Caracas, Venezuela.  Developed distance education course evaluation, computer-assisted instruction and self-instructional modules, entrance examinations, and educational research (9/1977-12/1978).  
Assistant Professor


 at the School of Psychology, Universidad Catolica Andres Bello, Caracas, Venezuela. Held the experimental psychology chair. Taught evening courses in statistics, research design, instrument use, and behavior modification; directed student research, supervised graduate assistants (11/1976-12/1978).  
Biology Teacher,
School Psychologist 
 		at the Colegio Internacional de Caracas.  Taught secondary-level  life science, biology, and physiology.  Worked with reading disabled students,  organized the testing and remediation resources of the school (8/1976-8/1977).  
Post-Doctoral  
Researcher 		University of Alabama.  Evaluated overseas graduate education courses, wrote international education reports (8/1975-8/1976).  
Evaluator

of foreign transcripts and graduate assistant to the Director of International Student Affairs at The University of Alabama. Handled foreign student  admissions, developed admission policies, counseled  students (8/1973-1/1976).  

 

PUBLICATIONS

Αμπατζή Ελένη: "Το Ινδικό Νεκροταφείο Θεσσαλονίκης", ΙΝΔΙΚΑ Online, Αθήνα, 2006.

Abadzi, H. "Indian Cemetery of Salonica". INDIKA Online, Athens, 2006.

Αμπατζή Ελένη & Τασούλας, Μανουήλ: Ινδοπρεπών Αποκάλυψη - Από την Ινδία του Εξωτισμού στη Λαϊκή Μούσα των Ελλήνων, Αθήνα 1999. [The Revelation of the Indian Songs]

Αμπατζή Ελένη: Η Σπουδαιότητα και η Χρήση των Αρχαίων Γλωσσών στην  Ελλάδα και την Ινδική Χερσόνησο, ΙΝΔΙΚΑOnline, Αθήνα, 2004.

Abadzi, H. Hindi Films of the 50s in Greece: The Latest Chapter of a Long Dialogue. ΙΝΔΙΚΑ Online, Athens, 2004.  

Abadzi, H. The Dhaka University Gravestones and the Greek Community, Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, June 1995.  

Αμπατζή Ελένη: Σε τι μας χρειάζονται τα Αρχαία Ελληνικά και πως να τα Θυμόμαστε: Συγκρίσεις με την Ινδία και τις Γύρω Χώρες. Φιλολογική, Έτος ΧΙΙ Νο. 49, Αthens 1994.

Abadzi, H. Hindi Films of the Fifties in Greece. Yavanika No. 6. 1996.

Abadzi, H. An Indian Cemetery in Thessaloniki, Greece. Yavanika No. 7. 1997.

Abadzi, H. The use of multivariate statistical procedures in foreign student admissions.  Journal of the College Student Personnel Association, 1980, 21, 195-198.

Abadzi, H. The training of psychologists in Venezuela.  Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), October 1980, ED 187286.

Abadzi, H. & Florez, S. The development of the Puerto Rico Self-Concept Scale.  Applied Psychological Measurement, 1981, 5, 237-243.

Abadzi, H. Kipling's "If" as a scale of self-actualization.  Paper presented at the  American Psychological Association Conference in San Diego, 1985.

Abadzi, H. & Dunkins, D. L.  Do magnet schools promote both high achievement and voluntary integration?  A prescription for success.  Paper presented to the American Educational Research Association conference in New Orleans, April 1984, (ERIC) ED 244041.

Abadzi, H. A Texas city magnet program: 1981-82 evaluation materials and results.  Educational Resources Information Center, 1984, (ERIC) ED 233099.

Abadzi, H. Ability grouping effects on academic achievement and self-esteem of fourth-grade students in a Southwestern school district.  Journal of  Educational Research, 1984, 77, 287-292.

Abadzi, H. Ability grouping effects on academic achievement and esteem of fourth grade students in a Southwestern school district: A follow-up.  Journal of  Educational Research, 1985, 79, 36-40.

Natsopoulos, D. & Abadzi, H.  Is linguistic time sequence easier than simultaneity?  A review of literature and some new data.  Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 1986, 15, 243-273.

Kudat, A. & Abadzi, H.  Participation of Women in Higher Education in Arab States.  Washington, D.C.: Working Paper No. 870/005, Economic Development Institute of the World Bank, 1989.

Abadzi, H. Nonformal Education for Women in Latin America and the Caribbean: Solving the Mystery of the Unreported Trainees. Washington, D.C.: World Bank; Education and Social Policy Discussion Paper Series No. 19; 1994 (1989).

Abadzi, H. Cognitive Psychology in the Seminar Room.  Washington, D.C.: Economic Development Institute, World Bank, 1990.

Abadzi, H. Reforming Secondary Education in South Asia: The Case of Nepal.  Washigton, DC: World Bank South Asia Regional Series No. IDP-109, 1993.

Abadzi, H. What we Know about Acquisition of Adult Literacy: Is there Hope?.  Washington, DC: World Bank Discussion Paper No. 245, 1994.

Abadzi, H. Difficulties of adults in acquiring fluent literacy skills.  Paper presented to the American Education Research Association conference, San Francisco, April 13 1995 (ERIC ED 382 818).

Abadzi, H. "Why we need ancient Greek and how to remember it:  Comparisons between Greece and South Asia".  Filologiki, 1994, 12, 20-24 (in Greek)

Abadzi, H.  "Does age diminish the ability to learn fluent reading?"  Educational Psychology Review, 1996, 8, 373-395.

Abadzi, Helen. 2003.  Adult Literacy: A Review of Implementation Experience.  Operations Evaluation Department. Washington, D.C.: World Bank

Abadzi, Helen. 2003.  Improving Adult Literacy Outcomes: Lessons from Cognitive Research for Developing Countries.  Operations Evaluation Department. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Abadzi, Helen. 2003.  “Teaching Adults to Read Better and Faster: Results from an Experiment in Burkina Faso”.  Policy Research Working Paper Series. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Royer, M., Abadzi, H., and Kinda, J. The Impact of Phonological-Awareness and Rapid-Reading Training on the Reading Skills of Adolescent and Adult Neoliterates. International Review of Education, 2004, f (1): 53-71.

Abadzi, Helen. 2004.  Education for All or Just for the Smartest Poor? Prospects (UNESCO) in print.

Abadzi, Helen. 2004.  Education for All or for the Top 15%? Paper presented to the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, March 9-12.