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Dr. Sarah Awad

Science communicator PISA
Room: 223
Hours: by appointment
Mail: Sarah Awad

 

Vita

  • Science Communicator, Technical University of Munich, School of Sciences and Technology, Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) since 07/2024
  • Research Associate and Trainer for Respectful Communication, Communico GmbH (11/2021 – 07/2024)
  • PhD in Education at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Chair of Educational Psychology and Research on Excellence 
    (Title of the Dissertation: “Embodiment in the Learning Process – A Paradigm Shift in Education?”, magna cum laude, 09/2017 – 12/2021)
  • Research Associate at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Chair of Educational Psychology and Research on Excellence (04/2017 – 10/2021)
  • Study of Primary School Teaching at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (First State Examination, 10/2013 – 06/2017)


Research Interests

  • Embodied Cognition
  • Creativity
  • Identification and Promotion of Giftedness
  • Learning and Developmental Disorders in Children and Adolescents

Selected Publications

Awad, S., Vialle, W., & Ziegler, A. (2020). Moving from sandwich to human body: Introducing the concept of embodiment to the field of gifted education. Journal for the Education of Gifted Young Scientists, 8(4), 1523-1533. https://doi.org/10.17478/jegys.834496➚

Awad, S., Debatin, T., & Ziegler, A. (2021). Embodiment: I sat, I felt, I performed – Posture effects on mood and cognitive performance. Acta Psychologica, 218, 103353. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2021.103353➚

Awad, S. (2021). Open posture, open mind? Effects of body postures on creative performance. Empirical Pedagogy, 35(3), 288-308.

Awad, S. (2021). Embodiment in the learning process - A paradigm shift in education? (Doctoral dissertation, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU)).

Awad, S. (2022). Embodiment – The underestimated role of the body in the learning process: A paradigm shift in school education? Psychology in Education and Teaching, 3/2022, 149-162.

Contact

089 289 28274 zib.edu@sot.tum.de