Charoula Matthaiou holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Cyprus (2010) and a Master of Science in Developmental Psychopathology from Durham University, UK (2011).

Since March 2017, she works at the Center for Applied Neuroscience for the implementation of the Horizon 2020 project “Ears, Eyes and Mind: ‘The SENSE-Cog project to improve mental well-being for elderly Europeans with sensory impairment”.

Prior to the initiation of the SENSE-Cog project, she has been involved in similar projects of the Center for Applied Neuroscience (University of Cyprus) focused on ageing. Her main duties involved the neuropsychological evaluation of people with normal cognitive function, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and dementia. ​