Catherine Archieri

Catherine Archieri is a Professor at the University of Western Brittany, specializing in educational research with a focus on bodily dimensions of learning, simulation pedagogy, and teacher development. She holds a doctorate (2013) and Habilitation (2023), with research spanning collaborative tasks, distance education, and sociotechnical approaches in adult and higher education.

Her research interests include:

• Corporeality and bodily experience in training environments
• Simulation-based learning for healthcare and teaching professionals
• Sociotechnical analysis of educational tools and artifacts
• Intergenerational knowledge transfer and social competency development
• Ethnographic studies of teacher preparation programs

Recent publications (2013-2025) demonstrate a consistent focus on embodied learning, with trends in simulation pedagogy, distance education self-presentation, and competency assessment. Her work appears in journals like Educational Research, Savoirs, and Les Cahiers pédagogiques.

She actively collaborates with researchers across institutions and presents at international conferences, including the Francophone Society for Simulation in Health and the International Conference on Advanced Research in Education.