Andrea Christiane Samson

Biografie

Andrea Samson is currently a scientific collaborator at the Department of Special Education of the University of Fribourg. From 2018-2023 she held the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Professorship at the Institute of Special Education, University of Fribourg. She is currently also Associate Professor in Psychology at UniDistance Suisse, Switzerland as well as director of the chEERS Lab – a team of researchers interested in the study of socio-emotional processes in individuals with typical and atypical development, such as individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders (e.g. autism spectrum disorder) and intellectual disabilities (e.g. Williams Syndrome). Positive emotions (such as humor) and emotion regulation in relation to mental health play an important role in several research projects. Her team is also interested in using board games and new technologies such as virtual reality for the assessment of emotional competencies as well as for the development of remediation training programs.  

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