Matea Belošević, mag. paed. soc. is a Research and Teaching Assistant at the Department of Behavioural Disorders, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Zagreb. She teaches at BA and MS level - Academic skills practicum; Development and implementation of prevention programmes; Prevention programmes in family and school environment; Strategic approaches to prevention interventions in the community. She is enrolled at the postgraduate doctoral study Prevention Science and Disability Study (Module: Prevention Science), Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Zagreb. Her research interests include positive development of children and adolescents, prevention of behavioural problems in children and adolescents, adolescent leisure time, and development, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based prevention programmes. She is a member of European Society for Prevention Research, European Public Health Association (EUPHA), and Croatian Association of Social Pedagogues.