EDUCATION
PhD in Social Psychology - Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna 2025 – present · Bologna, Italy Doctoral programme in Social Psychology. The project explores how narratives and labelling processes around migration shape public perception, policy, and the inclusion of migrants and refugees in Europe.
MSc in Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology - Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna 2021 – 2023 · Cesena, Italy · Graduated 10 July 2023 · 110 cum laude / 110 Erasmus Mundus Joint Master's Degree delivered by an international consortium of the Universities of Bologna, València, Coimbra and Barcelona. 120 ECTS of individual and team-based work across coursework, a Winter School, a six-month professional internship, and a Master's research thesis on Women's Career Development.
BSc in Science and Techniques of Cognitive Psychology - Università degli Studi di Trento 2018 – 2021 · Rovereto, Italy · Graduated 8 July 2021 · 105 / 110 180 ECTS focused on evidence-based research in cognitive psychology. Final dissertation on the influence of the external environment on sexism and toxic masculinity.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant - Università di Bologna February 2026 – present · Part-time · SSD M-PSI/05 Social Psychology Support teaching activities in the course “Foundations of Communication in the Medical Profession” for firstyear medical students, designing and facilitating interactive, laboratory-based sessions.
Academic Tutor and Mentor — Università di Bologna September 2022 – January 2023 · Cesena, Italy · Peer Mentorship Programme, EMJMD WOP-P Planned and co-facilitated student events (logistics, promotion, budgets and deadlines), evaluated event outcomes, managed social-media content to raise organisational visibility, and provided academic tutoring and mentorship.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Office and Civil Society Responsibility Officer - SIOP Europe May – December 2025 · Brussels, Belgium · European Society for Paediatric Oncology · Full-time. Developed fundraising strategy by identifying and securing financial and in-kind contributions, negotiated sponsorship agreements, cultivated long-term relationships with foundations and corporate partners, and managed office administration to support SIOPE's projects, events and research initiatives.
Human Resources and Finance Assistant - UNICEF – Global Shared Services Centre September 2023 – April 2025 · Budapest, Hungary · Full-time. Managed new-employee onboarding, staff benefits and HR records, ensuring a smooth experience from offer to training in collaboration with HR and hiring managers. Processed and maintained accurate financial records for the SACR and LACR regions, ensured compliance with UNICEF policies on school grants, benefits and insurance, and supported finance–HR projects to improve operational effectiveness.
Talent Management Intern - Eurofins February 2022 –July 2023 · Brussels, Belgium · Full-time Analyzed HR data to support senior leaders’ internal mobility, maintained performance appraisal records, implemented a non-financial KPI reporting tool, and contributed to developing company wage policies.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Zenari A., Rubini M., Fino E. (Ex)included by design or by assumption? Intersections of gender and migration status in spontaneous representations of migrants and refugees", Seconda Giornata dei Processi Cognitivi, 15 September, Università degli Studi Milano Bicocca, Italy. [Oral Presentation].
Zenari A., Rubini M., Fino E. Intersectional Solidarity: the role of Gender, Ethnicity, and Legal Status in jointly shaping Support for Inclusive Migration Policies AIP, Giornata tematica dell’Associazione Italiana di Psicologia, Sezione Psicologia Sociale, 25 September, Caserta, Italy. [Oral Presentation].
Fino E., & Zenari A. “Invisible and Undeserving: Gender gaps and intersectional biases in migration-related public perception and policy support”, Global Gender and Migration Forum (GGMF), 27 May – 8 April, Virtual Convening. [Contributed talk].
Zenari, A., Chiesa, R. “Women’s careers: The influence of resources on resilience to achieve subjective success.” XXII SIO National Congress, 20–21 January 2023, Rome, Italy. [Oral Presentation].
Zenari, A., Chiesa, R. “Women’s careers: The influence of resources on resilience to achieve subjective success.” EAWOP, 24-27 May 2023, Katowice, Poland. [Oral Presentation].
STUDENT THESIS SUPERVISION
Empirical research thesis supervision for two Bachelor Students, Luigi Caputo and Luigi Minocari, and one master student, Tabatha Arnofi.
PUBLICATIONS
Gallarza, M., de Oliveira, N. A., Farrera, D. C., Ciarlantini, A., Gomez, B. D. C., Hsieh, J., Vilas Boas, L., Panchetti, T., Zenari, A., Ouazzani, Y., Colin-Lachaud, I., & Picot-Coupey, K. (2022). Workshop on life streaming shopping: engaging psychology students into the measurement of a new consumer experience. In ICERI2022 Proceedings (pp. 4807–4808). IATED. doi:10.21125/iceri.2022.1160. ISBN 978-84-09-45476-1; ISSN 2340-1095.
AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
- PhD Scholarship, full funding for the three-year doctoral programme, 2025–2028.
- Award for Best Intervention Design, XVIth “Robert Roe & Bernhard Wilpert” Winter School, EMJMD in Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology Consortium, February 2023.
- Certificate of Outstanding Master's Thesis, EMJMD WOP-P (Cohort 2021–2023), Universities of Bologna, València, Coimbra and Barcelona, 2023.
- Maria Luisa Pombeni Graduation Award (in memoriam), University of Bologna, 2024.
ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES
- Mediterranean Youth in Action – Voicing Youth Knowledge Programme, Anna Lindh Foundation, online, 1 month, 2025.
- You Are Leaders Programme, UNICEF, Budapest, 9 months, 2025.
- Erasmus Mobility, Universitat de València, Valencia, 7 months, 2023.
- Winter School WOP-P, EMJMD, Gandia, 2 weeks, 2023.
- SuXR Project on Migration, University of Trento & Centro Astalli, Trento, 9 months, 2021.
