CURRENT POSITION:
2014- Associate Professor in Developmental and Educational
Psychology at Bologna University.
2015- Director of Organisational Unit (UOS) Bologna, Department of Psychology.
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Date of birth: 08/08/1977;
Affiliation (since 15/01/2009): Department of Psychology, Viale
Berti Pichat, 5, 40127, Bologna;
Telephone: 051/2091875;
e-mail: annalisa.guarini@unibo.it.
EDUCATION:
2002-University degree cum laude in Psychology at Bologna
University.
2002-Master in "Neuropsychology and Neurolinguistics of
Development and Psychopathology of learning" (A.U.S.L.,
Bologna).
2007-Ph.D. in Psychology, Department of Psychology, Bologna
University.
2007-2008 Post-doc fellowship, Department of Psychology, Bologna
University.
RESEARCH PERIODS ABROAD:
2003-(3 months) at the Institute of Child Health directed by
Prof. Karmiloff-Smith and granted by the Faculty of Psychology;
2005-(3 months) at the Institute of Child Health directed by
Prof. Karmiloff-Smith and granted by "Programma Marco Polo" of
Bologna University.
RESEARCH FIELDS:
- language, cognition and number development in typical and at
risk populations (in particular preterm children) with A. Sansavini
and in collaboration with Unit of Neonatology (G. Faldella), CNR
(C. Caselli), Birkbeck College (A. Karmiloff-Smith);
- social inclusion in young children and bullying and
cyberbullying in preadolescence and adolescence with M. L. Genta
and A. Brighi in collaboration with several European
Countries.
RESEARCH PROJECT:
Participation in granted national and international project.
National project:
- RFO (2004-2009) on communication and language in
populations with typical and at risk development, coordinated by A.
Sansavini;
- PRIN project (2004-06) “Development of expressive
communication in the first months of life: normal and at risk
paths”, coordinated by M. L. Genta;
- Strategic Project of Bologna University (2007-09): “Early
communicative-linguistic and cognitive abilities: risks linked to
preterm birth”, coordinated by A. Sansavini.
- PRIN project (2008, biennial grant, duration of the project
2010-12) "Gestures and language in children with atypical and
at risk developmental profiles: relationships among competences,
mother-child interaction modalities and proposals of intervention",
coordinated by A. Sansavini
- FARB project 2012 (2012-2014) "Reading processes in preterm
children, children with dyslexia and typically developing
children", coordinated by A. Guarini
International project:
- European Socrates project (2004-06): “Relational
approaches in early education: enhancing social inclusion, personal
growth and learning”, coordinated by P. Kutnick(UK), national
responsibles: . L. Genta (Bologna, Italy), S. Avgitidou (Greece),
M. Hannikainen (Finland), Karlsson-Lohmander (Sweden), R.
Ortega-Ruiz (Spain);
- European DAPHNE II project (2007-09): “An investigation
into forms of peer-peer bullying at school in pre-adolescent and
adolescent groups: new instruments and preventing strategies”
coordinated by M. L. Genta, national responsibles: P. Smith (UK),
R. Ortega-Ruiz (Spain); C. Salmivalli (Finland), A. Guarini and A.
Brighi (Italy).
- European DAPHNE III project (2010-2012): “Cyberbullying
in adolescence: investigation and intervention in six European
Countries” coordinated by M.L. Genta, national
responsibles: P. Smith (UK), R. Ortega-Ruiz (Spain), Tsorbatzoudis
(Greece), J. Pyzalski (Poland), H. Scheithauer (Germany), A.
Guarini and A. Brighi (Italy).
- European DAPHNE III project (2012-2014): "Turning obstacles
into opportunities", coordinated by Save the Children Romania,
Italian national coordinator A. Brighi.
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
At the Faculty of Education, University of Bologna:
2002-2007- tutor for courses on Developmental Psychology and
Educational Psychology
2004- teaching Developmental Psychology in a Master on the
integration and inclusion of children with impairments;
2005-2007- teaching Developmental Psychology in special courses
for the becoming teachers in kindergarten and primary schools.
2008-2009 - teaching Methods of Child Observation (two
laboratories, 32 hours)
2009-2010- teaching Psychology of Developmental Disabilities (30
hours)
2010-2011/2011-2012/ 2012-2013- teaching Psychology of
Developmental Disabilities (30 hours) and Psychology of Observation
(30 hours)
2013-2014/2014-2015/2015-2016/2016-2017 teaching Psychology of Developmental Disabilities (56
hours)
2014-2015/2015-2016/2016-2017 teaching Developmental Psychology (24 hours)
