María Paula Villabona

María Paula Villabona is a doctoral candidate and researcher at the Hector Research Institute of Educational Science and Psychology. She aims to investigate the role of metacognition in the process of learning motor skills, particularly in the context of playing a musical instrument. Her research focuses on the application of cognitive science methods to improve educational practice.

Address

University of Tübingen
Hector Research Institute of Education Sciences and Psychology
Europastraße 6
72072 Tübingen
Raum 409

Contact

07071/29-76529

maria.villabona-orozco@uni-tuebingen.de

Publications

Book chapters

Martínez Martínez, A. & Villabona Orozco, M. P. (2022). Principios de intervención neuropsicológica infantil aplicados al campo educativo. In Árevalo Parra, J.M. Neuropsicología escolar. Editorial El Manual Moderno. (Transl: Principles of child neuropsychological intervention applied to the educational field. In School Neuropsychology)

Curriculum Vitae

Since 2024

PhD Candidate in Psychology

Hector Research Institute of Education Sciences and Psychology, University of Tübingen

10/2021 - 11/2023

Master of Science in Neurocognitive Psychology

University of Oldenburg

02/2023 - 04/2023

Research Intern

Diagnostics and Cognitive Neuropsychology Research Group, University of Tübingen

10/2022 - 02/2023

Teaching Assistant

Experimental Psychology lab, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

04/2022 - 07/2022

Student Assistant

Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

10/2019 - 09/2021

Assistant Psychologist

Psicoscopio (Neuropsychological and Clinical Center), Colombia

01/2015 - 05/2020

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Pontifical Xavierian University in Bogota, Columbia

07/2019 - 11/2019

Clinical Psychology Intern

Clínica La Inmaculada (Psychiatric institution), Colombia

02/2019 - 05/2019

Neuropsychology Intern

Consultores en Psicología, PUJ (University’s Psychological Care Center), Colombia