Sladana Maric (Slađana Marić), PhD in Teaching Methodology.
Research Associate in Social Sciences - Pedagogy
Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia.

Sladana Maric is a professionally educated musician ("Isidor Bajić" Secondary Music School three state degrees: Piano Performance, Music Theory, Opera), with extensive professional experience in composing, arranging and conducting music. She graduated in Music Pedagogy at the Academy of Arts, University of Novi Sad (University of Novi Sad awards for excellency in studying and "The Best Student of the Generation" award), but also graduated in English Language Philology at the Faculty of Law and Business Studies “Dr Lazar Vrtakić” in Novi Sad. She completed the interdisciplinary MA at ACIMSI (UNS) in Management in Education and doctoral studies in Teaching Methodology at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Novi Sad, Serbia.

Dr Sladana Maric has extensive experience in teaching both Music subjects and the English language in professional music and ballet educational settings. Her main research interests are in fields of Social Sciences (Education - Pedagogy) and Humanities (Languages and Music Arts):
- Teaching Methodology (online pedagogy, digital didactics, interactive learning, learning experience & instructional design; Digital Education; Digital Literacy, Digital Media Education, Continuous Professional Development, Lifelong Learning - LLL);
- Innovations in Emerging Technologies for Online Education (IJIOE)
- Virtual Museums in Education
- Virtual Mobility in HE
- Language Education: the Educational Role of Languages (ERL), multi/plurilingual research and pedagogy, multilingualism, Second/Foreign Language Teaching and Learning (SLA/FLA), English Language Teaching (ELT), English in Professional Music Education (EPME);
- Intersections of music and languages in education, music education and music pedagogy, specialised translation of texts in music and opera/children's opera.

Maric has presented her research studies (in person and virtually) at major international summits in education (Sam Houston State University - SHSU, Huntsville Texas (USA) and conferences in: Cyprus (University of Cyprus in Nicosia), Czech Republic (Czech Section of INSEA, Palacký University Olomouc), Greece (Rhodes, Ioannina), Malta (ELT Council Conference, Valletta), Poland (University of Gdańsk, University of Wroclaw, The State Mazovian University, Płock); and Serbia (University of Novi Sad, University of Belgrade, University of Novi Sad, MTTK - Subotica, etc.).

Published articles in peer-reviewed journals and international publications.

Reviewer for international journals (e.g. “The International Journal of Literacies”, The Learner Research Network, Common Ground Research Network, "Metodički vidici - Methodical Perspectives“ FF UNS, "Évkönyv", MTTK UNS, etc.) and proposal reviewer for the TESOL International Convention and English Language Expo” (Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 2019; Denver, Colorado, USA, 2020; Portland, Or, USA, 2023).

Membership:
- European Digital Education Hub (2023),
- The Digital Collective (DigiCo) - Digital Inclusion Group (2023)
- Editorial board member of the Educational Role of Language Journal (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023),
- International Association for the Educational Role of Language - ERL Network member (2016-2018),
- Online Language Learning Research Network OLLReN (2018) member,
- EDEN Digital Learning Europe (2021) member,
- ELTA Serbia (2017/18) member,
- TESOL Greece (2016/17)member.

She contributed with her research within the national project entitled “Digital Media Technologies and Socio-economical Changes” funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia.

Postdoctoral professional development:
26th April - June 7th 2021 The Postdoc Academy: “Succeeding as a Postdoc” (The Postdoc Academy is developed by a team at Boston University, Michigan State University, University of Wisconsin – Madison, and Northwestern University)
July 19 - September 5, 2021 The Postdoc Academy: Building Skills for a Successful Career (The Postdoc Academy is developed by a team at Boston University, Michigan State University, University of Wisconsin – Madison, and Northwestern University)

Online Participant in the "Hackathon in Digital Communication and Literacy”, led by the University of Porto (Portugal), within the European University Alliance for Global Health (EUGLOH) and funded by the project "Skills for a Next Generation U.Porto" (Human Capital Operation Programme). (Sep 28 - Oct 3, 2023)