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Research Interests

• Academic and psychological development of immigrant and refugee children
• Ethnic identity and socialization
• Intersectionality
• Socialization goals and educational aspirations of immigrant parents

Curriculum Vitae

Academic service

• April 2022- now: Member of the equal opportunities team, of the Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Duisburg-Essen
• August 2023- now: Organizer of the PsyDocs Colloquium for psychology (post)doctoral students at the University of Duisburg-Essen

Memberships

• European Association for Developmental Psychology EADP
• Associated Member at Mercator Graduate Programme Open-Mindedness, Tolerance and Public Engagement
• Interdisciplinary Centre for Integration and Migration Research InZentIM
• Interdisciplinary Centre for Educational Research IZfB

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Publications

Ialuna, F., Civitillo, S., & Jugert, P. (forthcoming). Umgang mit kultureller Diversität im Klassenzimmer: Möglichkeiten und Erfahrungen aus der Lehramtsausbildung. In J. R. Sparnfeldt, B. Drechsel, R. M. Puca, H. Saalbach, L. Wirthwein & S. Dutke (Hrsg.). Psychologie in der Lehrerinnen- und Lehrerbildung - Aktuelle Herausforderungen und Perspektiven. Springer. Preprint

Ialuna, F., Civitillo, S., McElvany, N., Leyendecker, B., & Jugert, P. (2024). Resilience in multicultural classrooms: School relationships can protect the school adjustment of immigrant, refugee and non-immigrant children. British Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12713

Ialuna, F., Civitillo, S., Schachner, M. K., & Jugert, P. (2024). Culturally responsive teaching self-efficacy and cultural diversity climate are positively associated with the academic and psychological adjustment of immigrant and non-immigrant students. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000697

Ialuna, F., Civitillo, S., & Jugert, P, (2024). Culturally Responsive Teaching, Teacher-Student Relationship and School Belongingness: A Multi-Informant Study in Ethnically Diverse Classrooms. Learning, Culture and Social Interaction https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lcsi.2024.100839

Ialuna, F., Civitillo, S., McElvany, N., Leyendecker, B., & Jugert, P. (2023). Resilience in multicultural classrooms: do positive relationships moderate the language proficiency-school adjustment link? PsyArXiv. https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/g987x/

Ialuna, F.*, Pfaff, N.*, Preusche, Z.*, Schwittek, J.*, & Wagner, K.* (2023). Gender-Publication-Gap als Thema in der universitären Gleichstellungsarbeit. Befunde, offene Fragen und Maßnahmen. Erziehungswissenschaft, 34(66), 49-59. https://doi.org/10.3224/ezw.v34i1.06

Jugert, P., Civitillo, S., Ialuna, F., Kaiser, M. & Mayer, A.M. (2023). Wie kann Angst vor dem Verlust der eigenen Kultur bei Geflüchteten begegnet werden? https://www.fachnetzflucht.de/wie-kann-angst-vor-dem-verlust-der-eigenen-kultur-bei-gefluech-teten-begegnet-werden/

Civitillo, S., Ialuna, F., & Jugert, P. (2022). Stereotype und Vorurteile gegenüber Roma-Schüler*innen: Ein Überblick zu den Ursachen, zu Interventionen und bewährten Praktiken. In S. Glock (Hrsg.). Stereotype in der Schule II: Ursachen und Möglichkeiten der Intervention (S. 235-263). Wiesbaden: Springer VS. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-658-37262-0_6

Civitillo, S., Ialuna, F., Lieck, D., & Jugert, P. (2022). Do infrahumanization or affective prejudice drive teacher discrimination against Romani students? A conceptual replication of Bruneau et al. (2020) in Germany. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/pac0000609 PDF

Busch, J., Cabrera, N., Ialuna, F., Buchmüller, T., & Leyendecker, B. (2021). Refugee Children’s Early Development during Attendance of Specialized Preschool Programs and Transition into First Grade in Germany. Early Education and Development, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/10409289.2021.1970427

Jugert, P., Kaiser, M. J., Ialuna, F., & Civitillo, S. (2021). Researching race‐ethnicity in race‐mute Europe. Infant and Child Development. https://doi.org/10.1002/icd.2260

Ialuna, F. & Leyendecker, B. (2020). Aktuelle Herausforderungen durch geflüchtete Familien und ethnische Minderheiten. In nifbe (Eds.), Zusammenarbeit mit vielfältigen Familien (pp. 90-101). Herder.

Buchmüller, T., Lembcke, H., Ialuna, F., Busch, J. & Leyendecker, B. (2020). Mental Health Needs of Refugee Children in Specialized Early Education and Care Programs in Germany. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 22, 22–33. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-019-00896-4

* shared first authorship.