Katja DeCarlo

Katja DeCarlo is a Lecturer at the Higher School of Pedagogy (SUPSI) in Locarno, Switzerland, affiliated with the Department of Education and Learning. She holds a PhD in Educational Sciences from the University of Geneva and has extensive experience in both teaching and research. Her career spans roles in nursery and primary education in Ticino and Geneva, as well as pedagogical coordination in Geneva's continuing education programs.

• Teaching Focus: Educational and didactic situations I & II
• Research: Leads the Asptransit/INSERCH longitudinal study on teacher job placements and quality assessment indicators

Her research interests include biographical research methods, professional identity formation, didactic situation analysis, and teacher support systems. She is multilingual in Italian, French, Swiss German, German, English, and Spanish.

No academic awards or specific grants are explicitly mentioned. She collaborates with the University of Fribourg and other adult education institutions. Current advising activities and lab affiliations are not detailed in the provided text.