Prof. Dr. Sanja Tatalović Vorkapić

Prof. Dr. Sanja Tatalović Vorkapić

Presentation Title: Structural and Collaborative Mechanisms Shaping Children’s Transition and Adjustment in Kindergarten

Faculty of Teacher Education, University of Rijeka, Croatia

Past Speaker

Full Prof. Sanja Tatalović Vorkapić, PhD, has been teaching all psychology major subjects at the Faculty of Teacher Education, University of Rijeka for 20 years. She has published 230 scientific papers, seven scientific monographs and nine manuals. She held numerous invited lectures. She led six projects, and now she is leader of two scientific projects. She was the Vice-dean for science, development and quality assurance in two occasions and now she is the main editor of scientific journal Educational Topics. She is the winner of the Award for the Best Scientist in Social Sciences in the ac. year 2013/2014. and the Award for Excellence in Teaching in the ac. year 2016/2017. She is the Head Office of the School Psychologist Division of the Croatian Psychological Association. Her research interests are; personality in educational context; positive psychology; socio-emotional competencies, resilience; mental health and well-being of children and teachers; children’s transitions and adjustment

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