Professor in Sociology of Law and Deviance

Communication
University of Crete – Department of Sociology
Gallos Campus
741 00 Rethymno
tel.: +302831077469 
fax: +302831077467
e-mail: petousi at uoc.gr

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6768-0931

http://www.crete.academia.edu/VassilikiPetoussi

https://www.linkedin.com/in/vasiliki-petousi-a718238b/

Education

  • 1998 PhD. Sociology. Department of Sociology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA
  • 1991 MSc Sociology, Department of Sociology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA
  • 1988 Undergraduate degree: Law, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Greece.

Career

  • September 2024-present: Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Crete
  • May 2019-September2024: Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Crete
  • January 2019-present: Director, Center for the Study of Gender (Gender Lab), Department of Sociology, University of Crete
  • January 2013-May 2019: Tenured Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Crete
  • November 2008-January 2013: Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Crete
  • June 2002- November 2008: Lecturer, Department of Sociology, University of Crete
  • March 1999-June 2002, Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Sociology, University of Crete

Ερευνητικά και Διδακτικά Ενδιαφέροντα

  • Sociology of Law
  • Sociology of Deviance
  • Criminology
  • Research integrity
  • Research ethics
  • Bioethics (assisted reproduction, bioenergy, genetically modified organisms)
  • Sociology of gender
  • Feminist theory

Selected publications
Petropoulou, E., Petousi, V. 2024.“Social capital, trust, and cultivation of bioenergy crops: Evidence from Germany and Greece.” Agriculture, 14, 363. https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/14/3/363

Harfouche, A.L., Petousi, V., Jung, W. 2024. “AI ethics on the road to responsible AI plant science and social welfare.” Trends in Plant Science. Special Issue: 21st century tools in plant science.29(2):104-107 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2023.12.016

Petousi, V., 2022. “Feminist Criminology: Investigating the crime phenomenon from a gender perspective.” In Petraki, G., Stratigaki, M. (eds) Introduction to Gender Studies Athens: Ekdoseis Alexandria, pp. 73-88. [In Greek]

Petousi, V., Papageorgiou, Y., Kalogeraki, S. 2022. Engendering Political Participation Among Greek Youth in Times of Crisis. In: Kalogeraki, S., Kousis, M. (eds) Youth Political Participation in Greece: A Multiple Methods Perspective. Palgrave Studies in Young People and Politics. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09905-2_3

Garani-Papadatos, T., Petousi, V. 2021 (eds). Integrity and accountability in scientific research. Law and bioethics aspects. Athens: Papazisis Publications. [In Greek]

Harfouche, A.L., Petousi, V., Meilan, R., Sweet, J., Twardowski, T., Altaman, A. 2021. “Promoting Ethically Responsible Use of Agricultural Biotechnology: Toward a Global Social Acceptance.” Special Issue Feeding the world: The future of plant breeding Trends in Plant Science. 26:6 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2020.12.015

Dagla, M., Petousi, V., Poulios, A. 2021. “Neonatal end-of-life decision making: The possible behavior of Greek physicians, midwives, and nurses in clinical scenarios.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(8), 3938.

Petousi, V, Sifaki, I. 2021. “Discourse on research integrity and misconduct in international scientific journals and articles-Bibliometric findings.” In Garani-Papadatos, T., Petousi, V. (eds). Integrity and accountability in scientific research. Law and bioethics aspects. Athens: Papazisis Publications pp 103-137. [In Greek]

Sifaki, I., Petousi, V. 2021 “Causes of research misconduct: Content analysis of scientific publications in scientific journals.” In Garani-Papadatos, T., Petousi, V. (eds). Integrity and accountability in scientific research. Law and bioethics aspects. Athens: Papazisis Publications pp. 139-184. [In Greek]

Dagla, M, Petousi, V.and Poulios, A., 2020. “Bioethical Decisions in Neonatal Intensive Care: Neonatologists’ Self-Reported Practices in Greek NICUs.” International Journal ofEnvironmental Research and Public Health 17(10), 3465 https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17103465

Petousi, V., Sifaki, E. 2020. “Contextualizing harm in the framework of research misconduct. Findings from discourse analysis of scientific publications” Special Issue: Integrity and Quality of Science, International Journal of Sustainable Development 23(3-4):149-173.

Fatourou, P., Papageorgiou, Y., Petousi, V. 2019 “Women are needed in STEM: European policies and incentives” Communications of the ACM-Special Section on Europe 62(4):52-57 DOI:10.1145/3312565

Papageorgiou, Y., Petousi, V. 2018. “Gender resilience in times of economic crisis: Findings from Greece.” Partecipazione e Conflitto 11(1):145-174.

Petropoulou, E., Petousi, V., Theodorakopoulou, I. 2018. “To cultivate or not to cultivate? An exploratory analysis of what influences Greek farmers’ decisions towards the cultivation of bioenergy crops.” In Filho, W.L, Pociovălișteanu, D-M., de Brito, P.R.B. de Lima, I. B. (eds) Towards a Sustainable Bioeconomy: Principles, Challenges and Perspectives. Springer pp. 435-436. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73028-8

Petoussi-Douli, V. 2013. “Legal regulation of assisted reproduction: critical reflections on sameness, difference and equality.” In Tsinorema, S., Louis, Ch. (eds) Issues in Bioethics: Life, Society and Nature facing the challenges of Bio-sciences.Heraklio: Crete University Press, pp. 291-312. [In Greek]

Artinopoulou, V. and Petoussi-Douli, V. 2011 “Legalism and paternalism in Greece. Powerful trends in the reification of risk and the treatment of juvenile offenders.” In Francois, A. Massin, V., Niget D. (eds) Violences juveniles sous expertise(s)XIX-XXI siecles/Expertise and Juvenile Violence 19th-20th Century Universitaires de Louvain: UCL Presses, pp. 157-185.

Petoussi-Douli, V. 2010. “Gendered equality and assisted reproduction: The challenge of the maternity presumption”. In Pitsela, A. (ed) Criminological Inquiry: Volume in Honour of Professor Stergios Alexiadis Athens-Thessaloniki: Sakkoulas Publications, pp. 837-872. [In Greek]