Milvia Cottini

Milvia Cottini is a fixed-term researcher in the Faculty of Education at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, specializing in Developmental Psychology. She teaches courses on Psychology of Education and Learning in Childhood and Youth for the 5-year master's degree in Primary Education (German and Ladin sections) and The Teacher-Student Relationship and Classroom Management for teacher qualification training.

Her research centers on psychological wellbeing promotion in educational contexts and cognitive development in preschool and school-aged children. Key investigation areas include prospective memory, working memory, metacognition, executive functions, and bilingualism, with emphasis on how these cognitive processes influence learning outcomes and educational practices for young learners. Her work bridges theoretical developmental psychology with practical classroom applications to enhance child-centered educational strategies.