Irina-Mihaela Trifan, PhD in Educational Sciences, is a Lecturer at the Faculty of Sciences and Letters “Petru Maior”, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu Mureș, Romania. She has over two decades of experience in education, spanning preschool and primary education, teacher training, and higher education. She earned her PhD from Babeș-Bolyai University, with research focused on the development of children’s social and emotional competencies. Her research interests include social-emotional development and resilience, curriculum and educational interventions, teacher education, academic self-regulation, and intercultural education. She is the author and co-author of books, book chapters, and scientific articles and has contributed as an expert, trainer, and mentor to national and international educational projects.