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Alessia Colacino

Master’s student, University of Zurich

Alessia Colacino is currently studying psychology at the University of Zurich. She is in her final year. After graduation, Alessia plans to pursue postgraduate training to become a federally recognized psychotherapist. She is particularly drawn to cognitive behavioral therapy and systemic therapy, finding both approaches fascinating in terms of their practical application and theoretical depth.

Alessia has a strong interest in the science of sleep, as its importance is often underestimated in psychological research and practice – especially during the sensitive developmental period of adolescence, when healthy sleep plays a crucial role in emotional and cognitive wellbeing.

Contributions by Alessia

Chiara Staub, Alessia Colacino, Sarah Zurmühle, David Bürgin / 23 September 2025

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A boy is asleep on a school bus.

Director, University of London Centre for Educational Neuroscience

Michael Thomas

Research Fellow in youth development and mental health, King’s College London

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