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.
Publications
Book chapters
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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
at the Hector Research Institute of Education Sciences and Psychology at University of Tübingen
10/2021 - 11/2023
Master of Science in Neurocognitive Psychology
at University of Oldenburg
02/2023-04/2023
Research Intern
Diagnostics and Cognitive Neuropsychology Research Group, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Germany
10/2022-02/2023
Teaching Assistant
Experimental Psychology lab, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Germany
04/2022-07/2022
Student Assistant
Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Germany
10/2019 -09/2021
Assistant Psychologist
Psicoscopio (Neuropsychological and Clinical Center), Colombia
01/2015 - 05/2020
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
at 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