Biography

Dr Camelia Bran was appointed as lecturer to our New Avenues to Teaching programme in September 2022. Prior to joining UCC, Camelia was Associated professor, PhD. within the Faculty of Educational Sciences, Psychology and Social Work of University “Aurel Vlaicu” of Arad, Romania. She has 20 years' experience in teaching on both undergraduate and postgraduate teacher training programmes, and has also extensive experience in regional, national, and European projects, both as project manager and team member. Camelia has a range of research interests including highlighting the relationship between non-formal education and inclusion of children with special education needs; understanding wellbeing and its impact on student teachers; cyberbullying recognition and prevention strategies; developing instructional design skills in the online environment; the relationship between metacognitive regulation and learning approaches.

Research Interests

My research interests are developed around the following main topics:  
Topic 1 Highlighting the relationship  between  non-formal  education  and inclusion of  children  with  Special Education Needs
Topic 2 Understanding Wellbeing and its impact on student- teachers
Topic 3 Cyberbullying. Recognition and preventing strategies
Topic 4 Developing instructional design  skills  in the  online  environment
Topic 5. The relationship between metacognitive  regulation  and the learning  approaches

Research Grants

  Project Funding
Body 		Start Date End Date Award
„The suitcase, the map and the voyage of a youth worker ”, European Commission 01-SEP-15 31-DEC-17
"Proacțiune Pentru O Comunitate Educațională Multiprofesională- Proactiv” European Commission 01-SEP-20 30-NOV-20

Books

  Year Publication
(2020) Devenire în profesorat/Becoming a teacher.
Herlo, D. (coord.), Egerău, A., Balaș E., Dughi T., Roman A., Bran C. N. (2020) Devenire în profesorat/Becoming a teacher. Cluj-Napoca: Editura Presa Universitară Clujeană. [ Publisher's Version] [Details]
(2017) Rolul educației nonformale în incluziunea educațională, profesională și socială a copiilor cu cerințe educative speciale/The role of nonformal education in the educational, vocational and social inclusion of children with special needs.
Bran, Camelia Nadia (coordinator), Balas, Cornelia Evelina (coordinator), (2017), Rolul educației nonformale în incluziunea educațională, profesională și socială a copiilor cu cerințe educative speciale/The role of nonformal education in the educational, vocational and social inclusion of children with special needs. Editura Presa Universitară Clujeană, ISBN: 978‐606‐37‐0258‐7, 163 pages (2017) Rolul educației nonformale în incluziunea educațională, profesională și socială a copiilor cu cerințe educative speciale/The role of nonformal education in the educational, vocational and social inclusion of children with special needs. Cluj-Napoca: Editura Presa Universitară Clujeană. [Details]
(2012) Repere pentru o invatare eficienta.
Camelia Nadia Bran (2012) Repere pentru o invatare eficienta. Arad: Aurel Vlaicu University. [Details]

Book Chapters

  Year Publication
(2021) 'Metacognitive regulation and attention to body signals - strategies to prevent academic exhaustion'
Camelia Nadia Bran, Editha Margareta Coşarbă (2021) 'Metacognitive regulation and attention to body signals - strategies to prevent academic exhaustion' In: WORLD LUMEN CONGRES 2021. UK: LUMEN Proceedings, 17, 70-78. [DOI] [Details]

Other Activities

  Description

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Member of the "Aurel Vlaicu"  University Senate, 2016-2020.

Professional Associations

  Association Function From / To
Romanian Association for Research In Education Full membership 22-FEB-21 / 10-OCT-22

Committees

  Committee Function From / To
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, School of Education Member 2022 / 2022

Employment

  Employer Position From / To
University College Cork, School of Education Lecturer in Education 12-SEP-22 / 10-OCT-22
"Aurel Vlaicu" University of Arad, Romania Associate professor 01-OCT-02 / 11-SEP-22

Education

  Year Institution Qualification Subject
2001 West University of Timisoara, Romania Bachelor of Pedagogy Pedagogy
2002 West University of Timisoara, Romania Postgraduate Specialization Diploma-Psychology of Adult Education Psychology of Adult Education
2009 "Babes Bolyai" University of Cluj-Napoca PhD in Education Education Sciences
2005 "Aurel Vlaicu" University of Arad, Romania Master in Education Educational Organizations Management

Languages

  Language Reading Writing Speaking
Romanian Fluent Fluent Fluent
Italian Fluent Basic Basic
French Fluent Functional Functional
English Fluent Functional Functional

Consultancy

  Client Description
Casa Corpului Didactic "Alexandru Gavra" Arad, Romania
Education resources developer, Impact Study Coordinator

Outreach Activities

  Description

Participation to UCC Open Days, Workshops organized in DEIS and non-DEIS schools. Forum theater and Photovoice organized and presented in front of 100 participants in 2017.

Teaching Interests

  1. Foundations of Education/General pedagogy, Curriculum theory and practice, Non-formal education and community development, Newly emerging needs of children
  2. Inclusion policies and practice.