Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
Published articles
Languages
Relevant education and training
Timeline
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Lucia Manzione

Lucia Manzione

Como

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work history

Teaching assistant

Université Paris Cité
09.2023 - 01.2025


  • Teach second-year Bachelor's students a course focused on the development of critical thinking by analyzing the contrast between media-popularized ideas and scientific research findings.
  • Guide third-year bachelor students in the design of a research project, from reviewing scientific literature to formulating hypotheses and selecting methodologies.
  • Contribute to the ANP program, which equips psychology students with the skills to communicate effectively in English within the international academic community, emphasizing academic discourse and psychological science terminology.

PhD student

Université Paris Cité
Paris
01.2023 - 01.2025
  • Company: Université Paris Cité- Laboratoire de Psychologie et de l'Education de l'Enfant
  • Under the supervision of Dr Teresa Iuculano

Key Responsibilities:

  • Conducting reviews of existing literature on the topic of arithmetical learning and socio-economic disparities;
  • Designing and preparing research materials for cognitive, behavioral, and psychosocial assessments;
  • Recruiting and managing participation of children from diverse SES backgrounds;
  • Collecting and managing behavioral and cognitive data through structured testing and observation sessions;
  • Performing statistical analyses of the collected data using specialized software;
  • Participating in research group meetings and collaborative discussions


Project Leafer-School Project on Emotions

Elementary school Massimiliano Kolbe
Como
10.2022 - 12.2022
  • Designed and implemented a 12-hour program for second- and third-grade students, with bi-weekly sessions focusing on emotional awareness, empathy, emotional regulation, and decision-making in various emotional states.
  • Guided children in recognizing, expressing, and managing emotions through group activities and discussions, aiming to enhance emotional intelligence, social relationships, and self-control.
  • Introduced metacognitive strategies to help students develop a deeper understanding of emotions and their role in social and academic success.
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Intern research assistant

Padua University
11.2021 - 11.2022
  • Company : Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialization
  • Review of the most recent literature on the topics of empirical research;
  • Participation in research group meetings;
  • Definition of research questions and designs;
  • Recruitment of study participants;
  • Preparation of research materials;
  • Data collection;
  • Statistical analysis of the collected data;
  • Coding, analysis, and interpretation of the data;
  • Acquisition of skills on Tobii Pro Lab Eye tracker;
  • Seminars for physiological data collection

Intern research assistant

Padua University
03.2020 - 09.2021
  • Acquisition of skills concerning the preparation of material that was administered online for a study on understanding and integration of information presented through texts and videos;
  • Recruitment of study participants;
  • Acquisition of skills for data coding, analysis, and interpretation;
  • Participation in research group meetings

Group therapy assistant

Psychological Center “Psiche & Soma”
Milan
09.2018 - 12.2018
  • Company Overview: Milan
  • Educator for special needs children in school;
  • Children neuromotor rehabilitation assistant;
  • Acquisition of skills related to Learning Disability regarding three fundamental aspects: a) observation and coaching in therapy and speech therapy assessment, b) observation of psychological assessment and c) cognitive enhancement;
  • Participation in team meetings: Educational Psychology, Learning Disabilities, Eating Disorders


Education

Master degree - Clinical-dynamic psychology

Padua University

Bachelor degree - Psychological sciences of development, personality and interpersonal relationships

Padua University

Skills

  • Communication ability
  • Team building
  • Interpersonal relationships
  • Organizational and decision-making skills


TECHNICAL SKILLS

  • Google Workspace
  • PsychInfo
  • Scopus
  • Psychopy
  • R Statistical software
  • Biograph Infiniti software
  • Windows XP
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 10
  • Adobe
  • Microsoft Office
  • Tobii Pro Lab Eye tracker

Published articles

  • Mason, L., Tarchi, C., Ronconi, A., Manzione, L., Latini, N., & Bråten, I. (2022). Do medium and Context Matter when learning from multiple complementary Digital texts and videos?. Instructional Science, 50(5), 653-679.
  • Ronconi, A., Veronesi, V., Mason, L., Manzione, L., Florit, E., Anmarkrud, Ø., & Bråten, I. (2022). Effects of reading medium on the processing, comprehension, and calibration of adolescent readers. Computers & Education, 185, 104520
  • Lessons in a green school environment and in the classroom: Effects on students’ cognitive functioning and affect., Mason, L., Manzione, L., Ronconi, A., Pazzaglia, F., International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, 24, 16823, 2022
  • Effects of Digital Reading With On‐Screen Distractions: An Eye‐Tracking Study., Ronconi, A., Mason, L., Manzione, L., Schüler, A., Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 41, 1, e13106, 2025

Languages

Italian
Native
English
Advanced (C1)
French
Advanced (C1)
Italian sign language (LIS)
Upper intermediate (B2)
German
Intermediate (B1)

Relevant education and training

  • September 2024: Participation to the UNESCO conference: Early Childhood Care & 2024 Congress, Paris
  • June 2022: Organization and participation in EFG meeting: Potentials and Challenges of Using Physiological Measures in Educational Research meeting. Padua University
  • February 2022:Seminar on physiological measures collection with Biograph Infiniti software
    (+Physiology suite) held by Professor Sara Scrimin, Padua University

Timeline

Teaching assistant

Université Paris Cité
09.2023 - 01.2025

PhD student

Université Paris Cité
01.2023 - 01.2025

Project Leafer-School Project on Emotions

Elementary school Massimiliano Kolbe
10.2022 - 12.2022

Intern research assistant

Padua University
11.2021 - 11.2022

Intern research assistant

Padua University
03.2020 - 09.2021

Group therapy assistant

Psychological Center “Psiche & Soma”
09.2018 - 12.2018

Bachelor degree - Psychological sciences of development, personality and interpersonal relationships

Padua University

Master degree - Clinical-dynamic psychology

Padua University
Lucia Manzione