Christos Devetzidis holds a B.A in Communication Studies from the Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication of California State University, Northridge in the U.S and an M.Sc. in Social Science Research (Communication and Media) from Loughborough University in the UK. His dream of teaching college-level courses at an accredited international institution was the decisive factor behind his decision to pursue an academic journey overseas at the age 18; in order to not only acquire the essential instructional skills for his desired career path, but to also bring himself closer to a multicultural and diverse environment, perfectly reflecting modern and diverse societies. He has also recently enrolled into Hellenic American University’s Doctoral program with his research interests spanning across health communication and gender studies. Christos teaches in the General Education program at Hellenic American University.
Gerasimos Artelaris studied physics at the University of Patras (BSc in Physics) and the application of natural sciences in archaeology at the University of Liverpool (MSc in Archaeology), with additional studies in sustainability at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Lund University. He is currently pursuing a second master’s degree in science communication. He taught archeoastronomy in the Department of Mediterranean Studies of the University of the Aegean and since 2018 has been an instructor in physics and electronics at the Training Directorate of Hellenic Aerospace Industry. He is also an amateur astrophotographer, actor. and theatrical director. He is an adjunct faculty member at Hellenic American University, where he teaches in the General Education program.
Athanasios Dimakis holds an MA (with distinction) from Goldsmiths College, University of London, and a Ph.D. (with distinction) from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He was the recipient of a doctoral scholarship awarded by the Greek State Scholarships Foundation. He conducted postdoctoral research for “Hotels and the Modern Subject, 1890-1940” (https://hotems.enl.uoa.gr/), funded by the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation and hosted by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2020-23). He worked as an Adjunct Lecturer at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2024-25). He has contributed essays on E. M. Forster, Lawrence Durrell, Iris Murdoch, and Langston Hughes to Studies in the Literary Imagination (2018), The Iris Murdoch Review (2020), The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Urban Literary Studies (2021), and other collective works: Hotel Modernisms, Routledge (2023), Heresy and Heterotopia in Works by Lawrence Durrell, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press (2025) and Re-Membering Hospitality in the Mediterranean, Palgrave (2025). He has co-edited Hotel Stories: The Rise of the Greek Hotel in Literature, Hellenic Open University (in Greek, 2023). The International Lawrence Durrell Society awarded him the William Godshalk Prize for new Durrell scholarship (2020). Athanasios has been appointed chairman of the organizing committee for the “Dark” Durrell international conference (2024) and elected Vice-President of the Durrell Society (2024-Present). He is currently co-editing a volume of selected essays on Durrell, forthcoming with Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. Athanasios teaches in the BAELL program at Hellenic American University as an Assistant Professor.
Cameron Bell is the Director of Civic Engagement at Hellenic American University (HAU) and assistant professor. In this role, he teaches university courses on risk management (ESG) and the contemporary politics of the Eastern Mediterranean, while managing the university’s service-learning program and supporting development and external relations. From 2018 - 2020, Cameron was associate director at Veracity, a risk advisory firm, where he provided private equity clients with transaction due diligence in the EMEA region. Prior to Veracity, Cameron was a visiting fellow at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani, where he conducted field research on energy infrastructure and subsequently presented his work in Iraq, Israel, and Egypt. Previously, Cameron was associate at Consolidated Contractors Company and focused on project delivery and digital transformation solutions for energy projects. From 2009 - 2011, Cameron worked at the Hoover Institution for fmr. Secretary of State Dr. Rice, as aide and lead researcher on international politics and security, in the service of two books. He has delivered keynote remarks, organized international conferences, served on peer review committees, and been quoted in mainstream media as a passionate advocate for partnerships and international programs. Cameron holds an MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Stanford University, an MPP from the University of Oxford (Balliol College), and a BA with honors, also from Stanford University.
A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design (BFA, Printmaking), Kim has lived in Athens since 2002, working as an art director, illustrator, and graphic designer. In addition to being an avid student of history and an often-disturbed reader of politics, he also writes his own music. He now teaches in the arts program as an adjunct faculty member at Hellenic American College.