Professional Summary
I am a Research Fellow at Adelaide University's Centre for Change and Complexity in Learning. In my doctoral research, I explored the intersection of self-regulated learning and mind wandering during video-based learning, specifically examining how learners adapt their learning processes after recognising mind wandering episodes. This research aimed to develop evidence-based recommendations for effective responses to mind wandering during learning. Following my PhD, I have begun researching educational technology to support cognitive and metacognitive processes during learning.
Education
PhD in Education
08/2022 - 12/2025
University of South Australia (now Adelaide University)
Master of Science in Technical Communication
09/2016 - 08/2017
University of Twente
Bachelor of Communication in Information Services and Management
09/2011 - 07/2015
Saxion University of Applied Sciences
Interests
self-regulated learning
mind wandering
metacognition
learning analytics
open science
Publications
(2025).
The Mind's Wanderlust: A Meta-Analysis of Mind Wandering, Task-Related Interference, and Learning.
(2025).
Exploring self-regulated learning and off-task thoughts during video-based learning.
University of South Australia (now Adelaide University).
(2025).
From Distraction to Reaction: Exploring Self-Regulated Learning and Off-Task Thoughts in Online Learning from Videos.
Proceedings of the Doctoral Consortium of the 19th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning.
(2024).
Addressing Mind Wandering in Video-Based Learning: A Comparative Study on the Impact of Interpolated Testing and Self-explanation.
Technology Enhanced Learning for Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education. EC-TEL 2024. Lecture Notes in Computer Science.
(2024).
Self-regulated learning and off-task thoughts in online learning: Investigating the interaction during learning from videos.
Companion Proceedings of the 14th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference.
Talks
(2025).
Facets of a Wandering Mind: A Meta-Analysis of Task-Related Interference and Learning.
EARLI 2025, Graz, Austria.
(2024).
Examining Mind Wandering and Student Learning Behaviors while Engaging with Online Video Learning.
UniSA Teaching and Learning Symposium 2024.
(2024).
Task-unrelated Thought and Gaze: Understanding the Complex Relation.
54th annual meeting of the Society for Computation in Psychology, New York, United States.
(2024).
Off-Task Thoughts and Self-Regulated Learning in Video-Based Learning.
Tilburg University, Netherlands.
(2024).
Off-Task Thoughts and Self-Regulated Learning in Video-Based Learning.
Innovative Education and Multimedia Communication Lab at Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy.
Posters
(2025).
SmartQuiz: Automated Generation of Multiple-Choice Questions From Educational Videos.
15th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference (LAK'25), Dublin, Ireland.
(2024).
Using RQA to Analyze Gaze in Task-Unrelated Thought.
65th Annual Meeting: Psychonomic Society, New York, United States.
(2024).
From Distraction to Reaction: Exploring Self-Regulated Learning and Off-Task Thoughts in Online Learning from Videos.
19th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning (ECTEL 2024), Krems, Austria.
(2024).
Self-regulated learning and off-task thoughts in online learning: Investigating the interaction during learning from videos.
14th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference (LAK'24), Kyoto, Japan.
(2023).
From Distraction to Meta-Awareness: Self-Regulated Learning and the Wandering Mind.
AI & Education Futures Conference, Adelaide, Australia.
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