Beruflicher Werdegang:

• Seit 04/2026 Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin im Arbeitsbereich Entwicklungswissenschaft und Angewandte Entwicklungspsychologie (Prof. Dr. Herbert Scheithauer), Freie Universität Berlin
• Seit 10/2024 Honorardozentin an der University of Europe for Applied Sciences, Berlin
• 08/2021 – 01/2025 Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiterin (Postdoc) im MPRG iSearch (Prof. Dr. Azzurra Ruggeri), Max-Planck-Institut für Bildungsforschung, Berlin
• 05/2018 – 07/2021 Doktorandin im MPRG iSearch (Prof. Dr. Azzurra Ruggeri), Max-Planck-Institut für Bildungsforschung, Berlin

Akademischer Werdegang:

• 09/2021: Promotion zum Dr. phil. (magna cum laude), TUM Graduate School, School of Education, Technische Universität München

Erstgutachter: Prof. Dr. Dr. Azzurra Ruggeri

Zweitgutachter: Prof. Dr. Björn Meder

Drittgutachter: Prof. Dr. Anna-Julietta Baumert

Titel der Dissertation: Aktives und ökologisches Lernen zur Navigation in der sozialen Welt 

• 03/2018: Master of Science Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie (1.0), MSB Medical School Berlin

Mitgliedschaften und Fachverbände:

Seit 07/2025Mitglied der Berufsverband Deutscher Psychologinnen und psychologen (BDP)

Lehrveranstaltungen im Sommersemester:

• Vorlesung Pädagogische Psychologie
• Seminare Pädagogische Psychologie: Pavlov Was Only the Beginning: Rethinking School Through the Science of Learning

Forschungsinteressen:

• Active Learning and Information Seeking in Social and Digital Contexts
• Information Literacy in Early Childhood
• Generative AI for Fostering Cognitive and Social Development and Information Seeking in Early Childhood
• Ethical Dimensions of AI Use with Children

Ausgewählte Publikationen:

• Bridgers, S., De Simone, C., Gweon, H., & Ruggeri, A. (2023).  Children seek help based on how others learn. Child Development, 00, 1– 22. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13926
• De Simone, C., Battisti, A., & Ruggeri, A. (2022). Differential impact of web habits and active navigation on adolescents’ online learning. Computers in Human Behavior Reports, 8, 100246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chbr.2022.100246
• De Simone, C. (2021). Active and ecological learning to navigate the social world (Dissertation). Technische Universität München. München. http://mediatum.ub.tum.de/?id=1610196 
• De Simone, C., & Ruggeri, A. Searching for information, from infancy to adolescence. In I. Cogliati-Dezza, E. Schulz, C. M. Wu (Eds.). The Drive for Knowledge: The Science of Human Information-Seeking. Cambridge University Press. 10.1017/9781009026949.005
• De Simone, C., & Ruggeri, A. (2021). What is a good question asker better at? From unsystematic generalization to adult-like selectivity across childhood. Cognitive Development, 59, 101082. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogdev.2021.101082
• Perri N., Fantasia, V., De Simone, C., Valeri, G., Ruggeri, A. (2019). Active learning and memory in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. In A.K. Goel, C. M. Seifert, & C. Freksa (Eds.), Proceedings of the 41st Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. 1613-1619). Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society.
• De Simone, C. (2017). Gesture imitation in a naturalistic context. Master Thesis, MSB Medical School Berlin, Berlin.

Ausgewählte Kongressbeiträge:

• De Simone, C., Battisti A., Ruggeri, A., (2023). Mastering information in the World Wide Web. Invited presentation at pre-conference workshop on “Truth, lies and misinformation during cognitive development”, BCCCD 2023, Budapest CEU Conference on Cognitive Development, Budapest, Hungary, 4-7 January 2023.
• De Simone, C. & Ruggeri, A., (2019). What is a good question- asker better at? From no generalization, to overgeneralization, to adult-like selectivity across childhood. E-poster presentation at BCCCD 2019, Budapest CEU Conference on Cognitive Development, Budapest, Hungary, 3-5 January 2019.
• Bridgers, S., De Simone, Gweon, H., C. & Ruggeri, A. (2018). The process by which others learn informs young children’s decisions about whom to ask for help. Poster presentation at the RTG 2070 Conference "Understanding Social Relationships", Göttingen, Germany, 17-18 October 2018.
• De Simone, C. & Ruggeri, A., (2019). What is a good active learner better at? - Lightning Talk at Workshop on Curiosity, Explanation and Exploration, Princeton University, USA, 10-12 June 2019.
• De Simone, C. & Ruggeri, A., (2019). What is a good question- asker better at? From no generalization, to overgeneralization, to adult-like selectivity across childhood. Poster presentation at the 41st Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Montreal, Canada, July 24th – Saturday July 27th, 2019.
• De Simone, C. & Ruggeri, A., (2019). What is a good question- asker better at? From systematic generalization, to overgeneralization, to adult-like selectivity across childhood. Talk at the paEpsy Tagung, Leipzig University, Germany, 9-12 September 2019.
• De Simone, C. & Ruggeri, A., (2019). What is a good question- asker better at? From systematic generalization, to overgeneralization, to adult-like selectivity across childhood. Talk at the biennial meeting of the Cognitive Development society, Louisville, KY, USA, 17-19 October 2019.
• De Simone, C. Active Learning to Navigate the Social World. Talk at the 14^th Research Colloquium of the Max-Planck-Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany, 13 November 2019.
• Berliner Plenum Frühpädagogik „Welche Kompetenzen brauchen Kinder im 21. Jahrhundert? Reichstag Berlin, Germany, 29 Oktober 2019. (Gast)
• Workshop “Science of Learning”. Max-Planck-Institut für Bildungsforschung, Berlin, 2-3 September 2018. (Gast)

Gutachterin für Fachzeitschriften:

Child Development (2026), Motivation and Emotion, Journal of Information Science, Computers & Education (2024), British Journal of Developmental Psychology (2023).

ResearchGate:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Costanza-De-Simone?ev=hdr_xprf