MARYAM ZARRA-NEZHAD

Postdoctoral Researcher

Ph.D. in Psychology

Research Interest:
The central theme of my research is social and emotional development in early childhood. Early childhood is a crucial time for the development of various socio-emotional competencies and is a unique opportunity to lay the foundation for healthy development. Social-emotional competencies refer to an individual’s ability to function adaptively in interpersonal relationships. I study early social-emotional learning interventions and their impacts on children's behavior and development. The goal is to improve children's socio-emotional competencies by enhancing pedagogical sensitivity in early childhood education professionals.

Contact info

Organization

Philosophical Faculty, School of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education

Email

maryam.zarra-nezhad@uef.fi

Phone

+358 50 512 7104

Keywords

early childhood early childhood education professionals emotional and behavioral problems emotional development environment externalizing problems internalizing problems intervention parenting practices prevention prosocial behaviors Social development social-emotional learning temperament

Teaching Activities

Educational Psychology

Research groups and research projects

Research Group: Pom+PedaSens
Research Project: “Nurturing Social-Emotional Development in Early Childhood: A Universal Curriculum-Based Intervention”.

Research Group: Papilio
Research Project: “Promoting social-emotional development and preventing behavior problems in early childhood care”.