Dr. Michael Poulakis received his PsyD from the University of Indianapolis in 2002 and has been teaching at UIndy since 2005. In addition to his heavy teaching load, Dr. Poulakis is the Director of the Office of Hellenic Studies and is the Athens Campus Academic Liaison. Dr. Poulakis teaches at both the graduate and undergraduate level, and the Undergraduate classes he teaches are Introduction to Psychology, Personality Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Theories and Techniques of Counseling and Multicultural Psychology and Addictions. At the graduate level he teaches many classes both here and in Athens, including Interventions with Family and Couples Systems, Life Span Psychology, Cognitive and Affective Bases of Behavior, Brief Therapy and Crisis Intervention, Doctoral Seminar and Consultation and Education.
Dr. Poulakis' clinical and research interests include multicultural issues and diversity, addictions and binge drinking, interracial relationships, South Asian psychology, LGBT issues and cyberspace psychology. Born in Greece, Michalis Poulakis is better known as Dr. P to his students. He loves talking about Greece and encourages everyone to visit.
Away from campus Dr. P enjoys spending time with his wife and twin sons. To learn more about Dr. Poulakis, other School of Psychological Sciences faculty or the program offered, please visit our web pages.