Agnese Nanni

Academic Curriculum Vitae

Since 03/2025: PhD student at the chair of Educational Technology, University of Zurich
09/2024 – 02/2025: Junior Researcher in the department of Social and Behavioral Sciences Utrecht University
06/2023 – 06/2024: Student Assistant, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Utrecht University
09/2022 – 06/2024: MSc in Educational Sciences: Learning in Interaction, Utrecht University (Grade: 7,5) – Thesis: Far from Ideal: Understanding Teachers’ Emotions and Burnout Through Discrepancy Between Their Self-Perception and Ideal Image of Their Interpersonal Behaviour
Supervised by Prof. Dr. Tamara van Gog and Dr. Monika Donker
09/2021 – 06/2022: Support Teacher in a primary school, Bologna, Italy
10/2019 – 06/2021: Classroom Teacher in a Kindergarten, Bologna, Italy
10/2016 – 11/2021: Combined bachelor and Master’s Degree in Primary Education and Teaching (MA), University of Bologna (Grade: 110/110 cum laude) – Thesis: Il Disturbo dello Spettro Autistico: Definizione, Metodologie di Intervento, Osservazione e Intervento in una Scuola Primaria

Teacher emotions and burnout (e.g., self-perception vs. ideal image of teaching behavior)
Teacher resilience and professional development
Qualitative research in education (e.g., interviews, case studies, thematic analysis)
Educational psychology (e.g., teacher-student interactions, self-efficacy)
Child development and learning trajectories (ages 0-12)
Inclusive education and special needs teaching (e.g., ASD interventions)
Technology in education (e.g., eye-tracking in reading research)
University-school collaboration in teacher training
Early literacy and reading comprehension processes
Classroom dynamics and instructional design in early childhood education