Raffaella Negretti

Raffaella Negretti is a Professor of Educational Psychology and Applied Linguistics at Chalmers University of Technology, within the Department of Communication and Learning in Science. Her work focuses on academic writing pedagogy, genre-based research, higher education learning, and metacognitive development. She explores how writing practices enhance cognitive skills like critical thinking and creativity, particularly in multidisciplinary and international academic contexts.

Her research interests include intercultural group work dynamics, science communication practices, and the integration of generative AI literacy in doctoral education. She serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of Second Language Writing and actively contributes to professional associations like EARLI (SIG Writing and SIG Metacognition), AAAL, and AERA.

Recent publications emphasize innovative writing pedagogies for doctoral students, interdisciplinary collaboration in engineering education, and the transformative role of multi-genre tasks. She leads projects such as 'Designing a Micro-Curriculum on Critical GAI Literacy' and 'Doctoral Education at the Intersection of Academia and Professions.'

Her work bridges disciplinary boundaries, addressing challenges in global academic collaboration, AI ethics in writing, and fostering metacognitive strategies across STEM and humanities disciplines.