TRAINING
School of Medicine , University of Bologna
, Italy (1984-1990). Dissertation: “Cardiac neurosis: a
psychosomatic approach”.
Medical Clerkship (1 month) at the Department of
Medicine, General Hospital of Athens (Greece) (SISM Grant, Bologna)
(1989)
Residency in Clinical Psychology , Department of
Psychology, University of Bologna , Faculty of Medicine, Bologna ,
Italy (1990-1994). Dissertation: “Prodromal symptoms in obsessive
compusive disorder”.
Internship at the Institute of Psychiatry, Maudsley
Hospital and Bethlem Royal Hospital of London (U.K) (Supervisor:
Professor Isaac Marks) (Comett Grant, Bologna) (5 months)
(1993)
PhD Programme in General and Clinical Psychology ,
Department of Psychology, University of Bologna , Bologna , Italy
(1994-1998). Dissertation: “The well-being/distress balance in
affective disorders”.
Residency in Psychiatry , University of Bologna , Faculty
of Medicine, Bologna , Italy (1990-1994). Dissertation:“Psychiatric
aspects of blood-injury phobia”.
2002 Research assistant, Faculty of
Psychology, University of Bologna. Bologna, Italy
2006 Associate professor, Faculty of Psychology, University of
Bologna. Bologna, Italy
2012 Full professor, Department of Psychology, University
of Bologna. Bologna, Italy
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES AND COLLABORATIONS
1997-2000
Research Assistant. Long term outcome of patients with affective
disorders treated by cognitive behavioral methods. Italian Ministry
of Health, Mental Health Project (Euro: 110,294)
2001-2002
Research Assistant. New methods in psychological evaluation in
rehabilitation, CNR
2001-2004
Research Assistant. Mental Health Evaluation. Italian Ministry of
Health, Roma. (Euro: 44,117)
2004-2006
Research Assistant. Psychological well-being in health and disease.
MIUR Grant, Roma. (Euro: 58,823)
2007
Principal Investigator. Psychological well-being in affective
disorders. New psychotherapeutic strategies. University
of Bologna (ex 60%) (Euro 8,681)
2009 Coordinator of the national project Bando
Programma Neuroscienze della Compagnia di San Paolo:
“Cognitive-behavioral treatment of depression in patients with
acute coronary syndrome” (Euro 347,000)
ACADEMIC AND CLINICAL APPOINTMENTS
2012-Present Full Professor to Clinical
Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Bologna,
Bologna, Italy
2006-2012 Associate
Professor to Clinical Psychology, University of Bologna , Faculty
of Psychology, Bologna , Italy
2002-2006 Researcher to
Clinical Psychology, University of Bologna , Faculty of Psychology,
Bologna , Italy
1995-Present Staff Psychiatrist and
Assistant Director, Affective Disorders Program, directed by
Giovanni Fava, Department of Psychology, University of Bologna,
Italy
2002-2008 Professor,
“Clinical Methodology,” Faculty of Psychology, University of
Bologna , Bologna , Italy
2003-2010 Professor,“Cognitive-behavioral
Interventions in Clinical Psychology,” School of Health Psychology
, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bologna , Bologna ,
Italy
2004-2010
Professor, “Clinical Psychology,” School of Clinical Psychology,
Faculty of Medicine, University of Bologna , Bologna , Italy
2006-2007 Professor,
“The Rehabilitation in Clinical Psychology,” Faculty of Psychology,
University of Bologna , Bologna , Italy
2007-Present Professor,
“Differential Psychopathology,” Faculty of Psychology, University
of Bologna , Bologna , Italy
2009-Present Professor, “Clinical
Psychology,” Laboratory of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of
Psychology, University of Bologna , Bologna , Italy
ASSESSOR FOR JOURNALS
Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics (Editorial Board), Psicoterapia
Cognitiva e Comportamentale (Editorial Board 1996-2002 and
Referee), International Journal of Clinical Practice (Referee),
Journal of Affective Disorders (Referee), Psychiatry Research
(Referee), The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (Referee); Journal of
Psychosomatic Research (Referee), International Journal of
Cardiology (Referee), Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia
(Referee).
MEMBERSHIP
Since 2018 is member of the European Association of Clinical Psychology and Psychological Treatment (EACLIPT).
