Aikaterini Grigoriadou

Aikaterini Grigoriadou earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Classical Voice from the School of Music at Georgia State University in 2016, and a Master’s degree in Anthropology from Georgia State University’s Department of Anthropology in 2018. During her graduate studies, she interned with the United Societies of Balkans in Thessaloniki, Greece. She has also held positions as a graduate research assistant, a graduate teaching assistant, and as an administrative assistant in the Department of Anthropology, the Global Studies Institute, and the Center for Hellenic Studies at Georgia State University respectively. Upon completion of her graduate degree, she taught Anthropology at the University of West Georgia in Newnan, and worked as an administrative coordinator at the Center for Hellenic Studies of Georgia State University. From 2019 to 2024 she was the Inaugural Research Fellow at GSU’s Center for Hellenic Studies. Her work included ethnographic research with members of Orphean Harmony, a musical ensemble that reimagines ancient Greek music in Thessaloniki, Greece; the co-creation of the Song Cycle “The Songs of Eternal Grace;” and the co-authoring of the book, “The Greek Lyricist and Composer Akis Panou” which is currently under review. She also participated in academic presentations, panels, and videos such as Emory University’s “Europe and Beyond Seminar Series,” and GSU’s “International Greek Language Day,” book launch on Kathryn A. Kozaitis’s book “Indebted: An Ethnography of Despair and Resilience in Greece’s Second City,” and “Reflections on the Greek Bicentennial.” Aikaterini began her position as the Department Specialist in the Department of Anthropology of Georgia State University in September 2024.