Katya Sarah Degiovanni
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Institution: University of Malta
Country: Malta
Email: katya.degiovanni@um.edu.mt
Early stage researcher: 1
Area of interests: Occupational Psychology; School to Further Education and Work Transitions; Research Methods
Homepage: https://www.um.edu.mt/profile/katyadegiovanni
Short statment:
Institution: University of Malta
Country: Malta
Email: katya.degiovanni@um.edu.mt
Early stage researcher: 1
Area of interests: Occupational Psychology; School to Further Education and Work Transitions; Research Methods
Homepage: https://www.um.edu.mt/profile/katyadegiovanni
Short statment:
Dr. De Giovanni is a Chartered Occupational Psychologist and Scientist having read for an MSc in Occupational Psychology between 2001 and 2003. She also holds an Associate Fellowship from the British Psychological Society
In 2012 she successfully defended her PhD thesis at the University of Nottingham entitled: “Transitions Amidst Transition: The journey of Maltese students from compulsory education to further education and/or work.”
Dr. De Giovanni was also consultant for the European Commission and for the Council of Europe involving VET in Malta. She is also qualified as a Lead Auditor for ISO 2001:2008. Her main interests are evidence based policy and research methods.
Currently Dr. De Giovanni is the co-ordinator for the Master in Family Studies at the University of Malta and also lectures Economic Psychology, Psychometrics and Occupational Psychology. She is also chair of the childcare assessment board and carers‘ assessment board as well as member of the Faculty for Social Wellbeing Research Ethics Committee.