Sandy Chwastek, M.Sc.
Contact
Raum: GAFO 04/609
Email: sandy.chwastek@rub.de
Telefon: 0234-32-26054
Sprechstunden: n.V.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4195-3882
My research focuses on the integration of recently arrived refugee and immigrant children into the educational system, particularly with regard to their home environments and socio-emotional development. Previously, I was involved in developing an online learning platform for child care workers working with newly arrived refugee children in preschool settings. Having lived and worked in several different countries, I am specifically interested in understanding how cultural practices and values shape parenting, learning, and behavior. Additional experiences and interests: international migration, human rights, poverty, and global development.
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10/2017 – 02/2020 Master of Science in Psychologie mit Schwerpunkt Klinische Psychologie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
10/2014 – 08/2017 Bachelor of Science in Psychologie mit Schwerpunkt Beratung und Intervention, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Erfahrung (ausgewählt)
Seit 05/2020 Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin, AE Familienforschung, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
08/2019 – 11/2019 Praktikum, Politische Abteilung, Bereich Menschenrechte, Ständige Vertretung Deutschlands bei den Vereinten Nationen, Genf, Schweiz
02/2019 – 04/2019 Praktikum, Forschungszentrum, Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge, Nürnberg
01/2018 – 12/2018 Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft, AE Entwicklungspsychologie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
09/2016 – 11/2016 Praktikum, Regionale Schulberatungsstelle, Essen
08/2013 – 04/2014 Praktikum, Lehramt, China
07/2012 – 08/2012 Praktikum, Lehramt, Guatemala
Published Research
Chwastek, S., Leyendecker, B., & Busch, J. (2022). Socio-emotional problems and learning skills of Roma and recently arrived refugee children in German elementary schools. European Journal of Health Psychology , 29(1), 38-49. https://doi.org/10.1027/2512-8442/a000096
Buecker, S., Mund, M., Chwastek, S., Sostmann, M., & Luhmann, M. (2021). Is loneliness in emerging adults increasing over time? A preregistered cross-temporal meta-analysis and systematic review. Psychological Bulletin, 147(8), 787–805. https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000332
Chwastek, S., Leyendecker, B., Heithausen, A., Ballero Reque, C., & Busch, J. (2021). Pre-school Teachers’ Stereotypes and Self-Efficacy are Linked to Perceptions of Behavior Problems in Newly Arrived Refugee Children. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.574412
Conference Contributions
Chwastek, S., Leyendecker, B., Graf, M., & Busch, J. (2022, June 20th). Learning capacities and socio-emotional behavior of refugee and Romanian children in German high-poverty areas during pandemic-related school closures [Poster Presentation]. 2022 International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development Biannual Meeting, Ixia, Rhodes, Greece.
Buecker, S., Mund, M., Chwastek, S., Sostmann, M., & Luhmann, M. (09/2020). Is loneliness in emerging adults increasing over time? A birth cohort meta-analysis. Talk at the 17th conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescents (EARA), Virtual Conference due to Covid-19.
Seminare
- Flucht, Migration und sozioökonomische Benachteiligung: Herausforderungen im Bildungskontext (WS 2022/23, Modul Beratung und Intervention, 3CP)
- Flucht, Migration und sozioökonomische Benachteiligung: Herausforderungen im Bildungskontext (SoSe 2022, Modul Beratung und Intervention, 3CP)
- Geflüchtete und (neu) zugewanderte Kinder – Familie, Schule, Intervention (WS 2021/22, Modul Beratung und Intervention, 3CP)
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