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Eugenio Trotta

@eugeniotrotta

I research how metacognition, emotions, and working memory shape children’s learning.

Italy
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I'm a postdoctoral research grant holder at the University of Foggia, studying emotional and metacognitive self-regulation of learning in school contexts. My Ph.D. examined self-regulation in English learning among Italian primary school students, earning Excellent with distinction.

I've coordinated data collection and analysis for the SELF_ENG project, developing research protocols, securing ethical approval, leading teams, and sharing findings through publications. My work spans longitudinal research, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, psychometrics, working memory, learning difficulties, and children’s wellbeing; I also contribute to teaching in general, cognitive, personality, and communication psychology.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Postdoctoral Research Grant Holder

University of Foggia

Feb 2026 - Present (7 months)

Conducting research on emotional and metacognitive self-regulation of learning in school contexts within the Department of Humanities, Literature, Cultural Heritage, and Education Sciences.

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow

University of Foggia

Dec 2024 - Dec 2025 (1 year)

Conducted longitudinal research on metacognitive and socio-emotional factors in English learning among primary school children as part of the PRIN 2022 PNRR project SELF_ENG.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

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University of Foggia

Doctor of Philosophy, Neuroscience and Education

2021 - 2025

Grade: Excellent with distinction

Ph.D. in Neuroscience and Education, with a dissertation on self-regulation of English learning among Italian primary school students. Awarded with the grade Excellent with distinction.

IP

Institute for the Study of Psychotherapies

Specialization, Brief Strategic Psychotherapy

2019 - 2025

Grade: 30/30 cum Laude

Specialization in Brief Strategic Psychotherapy, with a thesis on an implementation protocol for fibromyalgia syndrome. Graduated with 30/30 cum Laude.

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Universidad Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario

International Degree, Educational and Community Psychology

2017 - 2018

Grade: 4.58/5.0

International Degree in Educational and Community Psychology, with a grade of 4.58/5.0.

Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna logoAB

Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna

Master's Degree, School and Community Psychology

2016 - 2018

Grade: 110/110

Master's Degree in School and Community Psychology, with a thesis on predictors of tobacco consumption in early adolescence. Graduated with 110/110.

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G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara

Bachelor's Degree, Psychological Sciences and Techniques

2013 - 2016

Bachelor's Degree in Psychological Sciences and Techniques, with a thesis on yoga practice and memory in primary school.

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