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She graduated with a degree in Croatian Language and Literature from the Faculty of Philosophy in Zadar and completed her postgraduate Master's studies at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Zagreb. In 2011, she obtained her PhD in the Humanities, specifically in the field of Literary Studies. Since 2016, she has been working at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Split, within the Department of Early and Preschool Education.
She has proofread and edited numerous scientific monographs and conference proceedings, participated in dozens of scientific and professional conferences, and reviewed a wide range of books, projects, and scientific papers. Furthermore, she has mentored over one hundred undergraduate and graduate theses.
Professional and Academic Development (Domestic and International):
2018: Training for Kamishibai performers, organized by the Split Branch of Matica hrvatska and the Slovenian Theatre Institute.
2014: ICT Module: Information and Communication Technologies in Education.
2006–2018 (Split, Zagreb): National Center for External Evaluation of Education (NCVVO) – State Matura and National Exam (served as an examiner and exam administrator/proctor).
May 2005 – March 2006: Peer Violence Prevention Training.
October 2003: Participation and training in the School of Rhetoric, organized by the Department of Phonetics of the Croatian Philological Society and the Ministry of Education and Sports of the Republic of Republic of Croatia.
Professional Activities and Leadership:
Served as the Head of the Professional Teachers' Council at the Commercial and Trade High School in Split.
Since 2007, she has been mentoring students from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Split for their teaching practicum in the field of language.
Organized the cultural and artistic program for the National Competition for the Profession of Commercialist in 2011.
Acted as the leader of student drama, recitation, and journalism groups.
Participated in dozens of scientific and professional conferences, including two invited lectures, and served on the organizing committees of two international conferences.
Delivered an invited lecture for theologians on traditional storytelling in working with children in the classroom, in collaboration with the Education and Teacher Training Agency (AZOO) in Split and the Catholic Faculty of Theology.
Delivered an invited lecture at the scientific and professional conference dedicated to Luka Botić in Kaštela (2019).
As a member of the Youth Literary Club in Split, she participated in numerous literary evenings across Split, Zadar, Dubrovnik, and Zagreb.
List of select publications
In 2016, she published teaching materials titled "Drama as a Literary Genre" on the website of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Split. She is the author of the scientific monograph "The Mythical Honey of Words" (2005). In collaboration with Assistant Professor Branimir Mendeš, PhD, she prepared a selected book of stories with a foreword for preschool children, titled "Stories That Didn't Want to Fall Asleep" (2020). She has co-edited three books: "Vignettes for the Homeland" (2022) with Ivan Odža, "Child, Book, and New Media" (2017) with Branimir Mendeš, and "The Croatian Spring in the Memories of Split's Spring Movers" (2021) with Hicela Ivon and Vlaho Kovačević. To date, she has published two independent poetry collections, "Soul and Body" (1993) and "A Soundless Nest" (2000). Additionally, in 1997, as a member of the Student Literary Club in Zadar, her poetry was included in the joint student anthology "Clouds".
Secretary of the Center for the Preservation of Intangible Cultural Heritage
Member of the Association for Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies (ASEEES)
Member of Matica hrvatska (Former long-term member of the Executive Board of the Matica hrvatska Branch in Split)
Member of the Croatian Philological Society
Member of the "Our Children" Society (Member of the Literary Creativity Committee)
Member of the Croatian Association of Researchers in Children's Literature
Member of the "Napredak" Cultural and Artistic Society
Former Editorial Board Member of the journal "Hrvatska obzorja" (published by the Matica hrvatska Branch in Split)
Former Member of the Split City Council for Culture (Long-term member of the Project Evaluation Committee)
Editorial Board Member of the journal "Etnologica Dalmatica"
Member of the City and County Committees for LiDraNo (State Official Review Committee for Student Literary, Dramatic, and Journalistic Expression)
Science memberships
Her areas of professional and academic interest include traditional and contemporary storytelling, children's literature, contemporary Croatian literature, and performing arts and media culture.
List of select projects
Vignette for the Homeland – Canonized Tradition of the Central Dalmatian Region – Dalmatian Heritage in the 21st Century – Language, Literature and Culture in Memory of Josip Pupačić (1971–2021), Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Split- Role: Project Leader / Principal Investigator [1, 2]
The Mediterranean – Croatia – Identity: Historical and Cultural Intertwinings, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Split -Role: Project Associate / Researcher [1]
Past employments
October 2016 – Present: Permanent Employment, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Split
2007 – 2016: Permanent Employment, Commercial and Trade High School in Split
1996 – 2006: Temporary Employment at various schools in Split
Awards and acknowledgments
Awarded a commendation by the Croatian Writers' Association for mentoring students to 1st place nationally with a research paper on "Tin Ujević".
Hobbies and interests
Poetry writing, literary criticism, book reviewing, and proofreading.
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