Biography

Professor Evangelos Moustakas holds a PhD from Middlesex University, London, awarded through a full scholarship. Throughout his career, Professor Moustakas has held several senior academic leadership positions across universities in Europe and the Middle East, consistently demonstrating a commitment to excellence in education and innovation.

In addition to his academic achievements, Professor Moustakas holds a higher diploma in classical guitar, regularly performing in concerts and composing original music. His diverse academic and artistic experiences have fuelled his passion for fostering creative learning environments. His innovative, practice-led educational approach seeks to bridge the gap between social, professional, and academic communities, transforming traditional learning experiences into dynamic, actionable practices.

Professor Moustakas is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), the British Computer Society (BCS), and the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), as well as a Senior Fellow at the Higher Education Academy. His expertise has been recognized through numerous external leadership appointments, including serving as Team Leader at the Sustainability Pavilion for EXPO2020, and Chair of the e-Marketing Special Interest Group at the Academy of Marketing in the UK. He is also a Visiting Research Associate at the Department of Business Administration at the University of Illinois, Chicago, USA, and a Research and Advisory Board member at Chandigarh University in India. His international collaborations have been further recognized with awards from Loyola University Chicago, USA, and Amity University in Dubai, UAE.

Recent Publications

Chapters in edited books

• E. Moustakas, C. Ranganathan, N. Lamba (2020) Chapter 9 ‘Virtual Influencers in Digital Marketing: Innovative trend or Passing fad?’ Chapter at the book titled: ‘Emerging Human and Techno-Human Business Management Dynamics in a Globalized Environment’ NOVA Publishing ISBN: 978-1-53618-602-4

Academic Journals

• Moustakas E., Sadiq M, Chandrasekaran R (2024) 'Text-Mining and Video Analytics of COVID-19 Narratives Shared by Patients on YouTube' Journal of Medical Systems 48 (1), 21 Springer
• Chandrasekaran R, Sharma P, Moustakas E (2023) "Exploring Disparities in Healthcare Wearable Use among Cardiovascular Patients: Findings from a National Survey" Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine 24 (11), 307
• Chandrasekaran R, Bapat P., Jeripity V., Moustakas E. (2023) "Facetime with Physicians: How do Patients Assess Providers in Video-Visits?" Heliyon Volume 9, Issue 6, 2023, e16883 ISSN 2405-8440
• Chandrasekaran R, Bapat P., Jeripity V., Moustakas E. (2023). “Do Patients Assess Physicians Differently in Video Visits as Compared with In-Person Visits? Insights from Text-Mining Online Physician Reviews” Telemedicine Journal and e-health: The official journal of the American Telemedicine Association
• Chandrasekaran R, Desai R, Shah H, Kumar V, Moustakas E. (2022) “Examining Public Sentiments and Attitudes Toward COVID-19 Vaccination: Infoveillance Study Using Twitter Posts”. JMIR Infodemiology. 15;2(1)
• Ranganathan, C., Kathulla, V and Moustakas E. (2021) "Too old for technology? Use of Wearable Healthcare Devices by US Older Adults and their Willingness to Share Health Data with Providers", Health Informatics Journal Vol. 27(4) 1–14
• C. Ranganathan, V. Mehta., T. Valkunde, E. Moustakas (2020) “Topics, Trends, and Sentiments of Tweets About the COVID-19 Pandemic: Temporal Infoveillance Study” Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) 22 (10), e22624
• Moustakas E., Chandrasekaran R., Katthula V. (2020) “Patterns of Use and Key Predictors for the Use of Wearable Health Care Devices by US Adults: Insights from a National Survey” The Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) 22(9): e22443

Chapters in edited books

• Moustakas, et al. (2023) ‘Want to build a rewarding career in the Middle East? Then focus on this skill’, Fast Company. Available at: https://fastcompanyme.com/impact/want-to-build-a-rewarding-career-in-the-middle-east-then-focus-on-this-skill (Accessed: 17 September 2024).
• Moustakas, N. (2023) ‘Universities prepping students for the future workplace’, Gulf News. Available at: https://gn24.ae/fd538e749358000 (Accessed: 17 September 2024).
• Moustakas, N. (2023) ‘Unleashing the potential of social listening (it's not just about being responsive)’, Entrepreneur Middle East. Available at: https://entm.ag/RQSbpj (Accessed: 17 September 2024).