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Tamesha Dirr

Master’s student, University of Zurich

Tamesha Dirr is currently pursuing a master’s degree in psychology at the University of Zurich, specializing primarily in clinical and developmental psychology. Her interest and current focus have been deepened through her work at a child and adolescent psychiatric clinic, as well as through her master’s thesis investigating the relationship between social belonging and substance use in youth. 

Contributions by Tamesha

Jessica Felder, Tamesha Dirr, Livia von Siebenthal, Yaëlle Eschmann, David Bürgin / 7 October 2025

Articles Society Development Psychology Individual differences

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Quality Coordinator at a primary school in the Netherlands 

Ellis Stevelink

PhD Candidate at the Laboratory for the Psychology of Child Development and Education, Université Paris Cité

Mélanie Maximino-Pinheiro

Associate Professor, University of Amsterdam

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