Affiliation

• Department of Educational Psychology and Adult Education - Faculty of Education

Research expertise

• Social polarisation in schools
• Prevention of violent radicalisation
• Adolescence (developmental psychology)
• Immigration and ethno-cultural diversity
• Mental health

Main research projects

• Social polarisation in secondary schools: A mixed-methods research project on positive youth development to promote well-being and reduce violence among adolescents.
• Reconnect: Community-based action research to promote the resilience and well-being of immigrant, refugee and racialized children and their families during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Unrepresented voices: Promoting the inclusion, positive youth development and wellbeing of Roma and Egyptian adolescent minorities in Albania.

Approaches used

• Quantitative and mixed research (online questionnaires, focus groups, individual interviews and accounts of practice)
• Positive youth development
• Socio-ecological approach

Keywords

Adolescence, school, violence prevention, social adversity, radicalisation