доц. д-р Маргарита Станкова

Професионална автобиография:

Образование:
МУ - София, специалност медицина /1991-1997/
НБУ - Магистърска програма "Комуникативни нарушения" /1997-2000/
ВАК - доктор по медицина /2006/
МУ – София, Специалност психиатрия /2007/
НБУ – Магистър по регаменти и стандарти в медицината /2016 – 2018/

Научни интереси в областта на:
психични разстройства; нарушения в развитието; поведенчески и емоционални разстройства в детството; терапевтични подходи при лица с комуникативни нарушения - практики, основани на доказателства; разстройства от аутистичния спектър.

Участие в проекти /кратък списък/:
1. Проект на МТСП – Обществено сдружение за здраве – „Подобряване на качеството на живот на хора с ментални нарушения”, техническа помощ и обучения на персонала на дневни центрове в гр. Стара Загора, Елена, Долни Чифлик, Сандански, обучение на специалисти от АЗД, МОН и специализирани училища в София, 2006 г.
2. Изследователски проект: „Development of screening battery for preschool children and early intervention program for improvement of language abilities”, финансиран от Research Council of Norway, Yggdrasil program, 2010
3. Проект „Интеграция на деца с комуникативни нарушения” финансиран от ОП „Развитие на човешки ресурси”, Европейски Социален фонд, 2011
4. Проект „Среда и сигурност за деца от уязвими социални групи” на Община Бургас и НБУ, финансиран от ОП „Развитие на човешки ресурси”, Европейски Социален фонд, 2012
5. Проект „Специални способности и таланти – закономерности на когнитивните процеси при хора с увреждания” – Интензивна програма, финансиран от Програма за учене през целия живот, Еразъм, НБУ, 2013
6. Qualification of teachers – prevention of aggression at schools, “Human Resources" Program, European Social Fund 2013-2014
7. Development of Online Learning Environment for e-Health, Еrasmus +, 2017-2020
8. Pedagogical and Technological issues of Educational Computer Games, Scientific National Fund, 2017-2021,
9. European Reform University Alliance“ (ReERUA), Horizon-2020-2024
10. Impact of digital technology on the early acquisition of language pragmatics in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders - Scientific National Fund – 2023 – 2026

Публикации:

Избрани публикации /кратък списък/:

1. Станкова, М., Темперамент в детска възраст, изд. Социална комуникация, С-я, 2006
2. Станкова, М. Програми за терапия на заекването, практики основани на доказателства, изд. НБУ, 2007
3. Stankova, M., Boyanova, V., Characteristics of temperament in children 9-15 years of age, journal of Psikhosomatic medicine, 17, 2009, N 1, с. 123-143
4. Pacholova,Y., Stankova,M., Todorov,E., Adaptation of the Language Development Survey in Bulgarian as a part of Child Behavior Checklist for Ages 1.5–5 years, Bulgarian Journal of psychology, 2010, 1-4
5. Vulchanova, M., Talcott, J., Vulchanova, V., Stankova, M., (2012) Language against the odds, or rather not: The weak central coherence hypothesis and language, Journal of Neurolinguistics, Volume 25, Issue 1, Pages 13-30 (January 2012)
2. Vulchanova, M., Djalev, L., Stankova, M., Vulchanov, V., Allison, C., Baron-Cohen, S., Factor Structure of the Bulgarian CAST: (Childhood Autism Spectrum Test), Journal of Intellectual Disability - Diagnosis and Treatment, 2016, 4, 117-128
3. Stankova, M., Ivanova, V., Kamenski, T., Use оf Educational Computer Games in the Initial Assessment and Therapy of Children with Special Educational Needs in Bulgaria, TEM Journal. 2018, Volume 7, Issue 3, Pages 488-494
4. Тупарова, Д, Станкова, М., Каменски, Цв., Тодорова, Е., Тупаров, Г, Нагласи към приложението на образователни компютърни игри в диагностиката и терапията на деца със специални образователни потребности, сп. Педагогика, Volume 91, Number 5, 2019
5. Dionissieva, K., Stankova, M., Boyadzhieva-Deleva, E. Bulgaria (Book Chapter) in Managing Children with Developmental Language Disorder: Theory and Practice across Europe and Beyond, 1st Edition, ed. James Law (Editor), Cristina McKean (Contributor), Carol-Anne Murphy (Contributor), Elin Thordardottir (Contributor), 2019, ISBN-13: 978-1138317246, ISBN-10: 1138317241
6. Stankova M., Mihova P. (2019) Attitudes to Telemedicine, and Willingness to Use in Young People. In: Czarnowski I., Howlett R., Jain L. (eds) Intelligent Decision Technologies 2019. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 143. Springer, Singapore, Pages 329-336
7. Law, J., Levickis, P., Rodríguez-Ortiz, I.R., Matic, A., Lyons, R., Messary, C., Kouba Hreich, E., Stankova, M. Working with the parents and families of children with developmental language disorders: An international perspective, Journal of Communication Disorders, Volume 82, November–December 2019
8. Stankova, M., Mihova, P., Andonov, F., Datchev, T., Health Information and CAM Online Search, Procedia Computer Science 176 (2020) 2794–2801
9. Stankova M, Rodríguez-Ortiz I, R, Matić A, Levickis P, Lyons R, Messarra C, Kouba Hreich E, Vulchanova M, Vulchanov V, Czaplewska E, Ringblom N, Hansson K, Håkansson G, Jalali-Moghadam N, Dionissieva K, Günhan Senol N, E, Law J: Cultural and Linguistic Practice with Children with Developmental Language Disorder: Findings from an International Practitioner Survey. Folia Phoniatr Logop 2021;73:465-477. doi: 10.1159/000511903
10. Stankova, M., Tuparova. D., Tuparov, G., Mihova, P, 2021 Barriers to the Use of Serious Computer Games in the Prcatical Work with Children with Educational Difficulties, TEM Journal, 10(3), 1175-1183
11. Mihova P., M. Stankova, “Application of an Electronic Health Record System for Studying the Influence of the Daylight-Saving Time Change on Health Needs”, Procedia Computer Science, 192C (2021), pp. 3815-3821
12. Stankova M., P. Mihova, T. Kamenski, K. Mehandjiiska, Emotional Understanding Skills Training Using Educational Computer Game in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) – Case Study, 2021 44th International Convention on Information, Communication and Electronic Technology, MIPRO 2021, 2021, pp. 724-729
13. Stankova M., Kamenski T., Mihova P., Datchev T. (2022) Online Application of a Home-Administered Parent-Mediated Program for Children with ASD. In: Lim CP., Chen YW., Vaidya A., Mahorkar C., Jain L.C. (eds) Handbook of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare. Intelligent Systems Reference Library, vol 212. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83620-7_6
14. Stankova, M., Tuparova, D., Mihova, P., Kamenski, T., Tuparov, G., Mehandzhiyska, K. (2022). Educational Computer Games and Social Skills Training. In: Ivanović, M., Klašnja-Milićević, A., Jain, L.C. (eds) Handbook on Intelligent Techniques in the Educational Process. Learning and Analytics in Intelligent Systems, vol 29. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04662-9_17
15. Vogindroukas I, Stankova M, Chelas EN, Proedrou A. Language and Speech Characteristics in Autism. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2022;18:2367-2377 https://doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S331987
16. Mihova, P., Stankova, M., Andonov, F., Stoyanov, S. (2023). The Use of Serious Games for Developing Social and Communication Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders—Review. In: Lim, C.P., Vaidya, A., Chen, YW., Jain, V., Jain, L.C. (eds) Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Healthcare. Intelligent Systems Reference Library, vol 229. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11170-9_7
17. Mihaylova, M., Bocheva, N., Stankova, M., Totev, T., Stefanova, M., Shtereva, K, Staykova, S., Response Time for Contour Detection and Reading in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder, In: Uskov, V.L., Howlett, R.J., Jain, L.C. (eds) Smart Education and e-Learning - Smart Pedagogy. SEEL-22 2022. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 305. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3112-3_47, pp 508–517
18. Mihova, P. Stankova, M., Andonov, F., Tsoukka, K., Proedrou, A., Tsetsila, E., Alshawesh, H., Mavrothanasi, M., Stoyanov, S., (2022). Parental Attitudes Towards Online Learning - Data from Four Countries. In: Uskov, V.L., Howlett, R.J., Jain, L.C. (eds) Smart Education and e-Learning - Smart Pedagogy. SEEL-22 2022. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 305. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3112-3_47, pp 508–51
19. Proedrou, A., Stankova, M., Malagkoniari, M., & Mihova, P. (2023). Self-efficacy and attitudes toward computers of general and special education teachers in Greece during the COVID-19 period. European Journal of Educational Research, 12(4), 1645- 1656. https://doi.org/10.12973/eu-jer.12.4.1645
20. Stankova, M.; Kamenski, T.; Ivanov, I.; Mihova, P. Emotional and Behavioral Problems of Children with ASD—The Lessons That We Learned from the Pandemic. Children 2023, 10, 969. https://doi.org/10.3390/ children10060969
21. Stankova, M., Kamenski, T., Tsoukka, K., Alshawesh, H., Proedrou, A. (2023). Online Parent Counselling in Speech and Language Therapy - The View of the Professionals. In: Chen, YW., Tanaka, S., Howlett, R.J., Jain, L.C. (eds) Innovation in Medicine and Healthcare. KES InMed 2023. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 357. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3311-2_3
22. Iordanova, N., Mihova, P., Stankova, M., Damyanova, K., Digital methodology for parental self-assessment of child development, Procedia Computer Science, Volume 225, 2023, Pages 289-297, ISSN 1877-0509, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2023.10.013.
23. Stankova, M., Djalev, L., Kamenski, T., & Mihova, P. (2024). Factor Structure of the Bulgarian Version of FOCUS on the Outcomes of Communication Under Six. Journal of Intellectual Disability - Diagnosis and Treatment, 11(5), 236–250. https://doi.org/10.6000/2292-2598.2023.11.05.3
24. Stankova, M., Tuparov, G., Mihova, P. (2024). What Is the Impact of Screen Time on the Development of Communication in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)? Possible Trajectories. In: Uskov, V.L., Howlett, R.J., Jain, L.C. (eds) Smart Education and e-Learning 2024. SEEL 2024. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 399. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-4954-6_14
25. Kamenski, T., Stankova, M. & Palejev, D. (2025) A parent-mediated intervention to enhance levels of functioning of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Cogent Education, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2025.2497145
26. Михова П., Р. Дойновска, М. Станкова, От дистанционни диагнози до виртуални клиники: еволюцията на телемедицината в сестринската практика. Сестринско дело, 2025, 57(1), 64-71
27. Tuparova D., M. Stankova, P. Mihova and G. Tuparov, "Eye Tracking and Assessment of Language Pragmatics in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder," 2025 MIPRO 48th ICT and Electronics Convention, Opatija, Croatia, 2025, pp. 678-682, doi: 10.1109/MIPRO65660.2025.11131980
28. Ferk-Dornstauder, M., Kouba Hreich, E., Stankova, M., Abou Melhem, N., Boyadzhieva-Deleva, E., Plez, L., Škorić, A. M., & Thordardottir, E. (2025). Dialogic book reading intervention for children with DLD across different languages and cultural settings: An international feasibility study. Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 41(3), 238-263 https://doi.org/10.1177/02656590251381506
29. Stankova M, Mihova P, Kamenski T, Naydenov E and Vasileva V (2026) Video modeling intervention for home use to improve social skills in children with ASD. Front. Comput. Sci. 7:1705298. doi: 10.3389/fcomp.2025.1705298
30. Stankova, M., Ivanov, I., Mihova, P., & Proedrou, A. (2026). Knowledge and Awareness of the Diagnostic Process and Access to Services for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders among Professionals and Community Members in Two Countries. Journal of Intellectual Disability - Diagnosis and Treatment, 14(1), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.6000/2292-2598.2026.14.01.1
31. Manaweel, V., Stankova, M., Mihova, P. (2026). Biofeedback Method for Promoting Understanding of Communicative Competence in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. In: CHEN, YW., Tanaka, S., Howlett, R.J., C. Jain, L. (eds) Innovation in Medicine and Healthcare. KES InMed 2025. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 487. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-21376-1_10
32. Mihova, P., Stankova, M., Ivanov, I. (2026). Awareness, Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Telemedicine of Students in Nursing and Healthcare. A Study Using the AKAS Questionnaire. In: CHEN, YW., Tanaka, S., Howlett, R.J., C. Jain, L. (eds) Innovation in Medicine and Healthcare. KES InMed 2025. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 487. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-21376-1_11