Hector Research Institute of Education Sciences and Psychology

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

  • 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