Dr. Katerina Theodoridou is the Director of R&D and Project Management at the Center for Social Innovation (CSI), where she coordinates the organization’s European-funded projects and coaches the project managers that undertake the research and development phases of the projects. A former Fulbright scholar, she holds a Ph.D. and an M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Texas at Austin, with a specialization in Foreign Language Education. Her core expertise focuses on program design and evaluation, curriculum development, ICT-based learning, language learning methods, Computer-Assisted Language Learning, and the use of avatars in vocabulary acquisition. In the past 12 years she has worked on projects related to the design and development of interactive games, e-learning, curriculum development, instructional approaches, and innovation infusion in organizations. Specifically, as a researcher, curriculum developer, project manager, and expert facilitator/trainer she has been involved in programs that focus on educational planning, the integration of ICT in education, developing educational materials for online learning and professional training, and assessment of learning needs. She has also worked on various projects that focus on integration and inclusion of migrants and other marginalized groups. Her research interests include, among others, the integration of technology and online learning environments in teaching and learning, digital literacy for youth, capacity-building skills for educators, and the use of ICT in language teaching methods.