EDUCATION
Primary and Secondary School in Imola (BO), Italy.
School of Psychology, University of Bologna, Italy.
QUALIFICATIONS
1999 Doctor in Psychology, University of Bologna.
2000 Board Certification in the Chartered List of Psychologists (Italy).
2004 PhD in Clinical Psychology University of Bologna, Italy.
November 2005: Assistant Professor of Clinical Pscyhoclogy, University of Bologna.
Febrary 2014 has obtained "Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale" for "Professore di Seconda Fascia 11/E4".
October 2017: Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology, University of Bologna.
September 2018 has obtained "Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale" for "Professore di Prima Fascia 11/E4".
ACADEMIC AND CLINICAL APPOINTMENTS
1999 – 2012 Staff Psychologist, Affective Disorders Program, Department of Psychology, University of Bologna.
2002 - 2005 Instructor in “Clinical Psychology” (Modules for Active Learning), School of Psychology, University of Bologna.
2005 - 2008 Instructor in “Psychosomatic”, School of Psychology, University of Bologna.
2005 - Present Instructor in "Clinical Psychology of Rehabilitation" School of Psychology, University of Bologna.
2010/11 and 2013/14 Instructor in "Evaluation and Intervention Methods in Clinical Developmental Psychology.
2018 – Present Instructor in "Clinical Psychology”, Department of Psychology, University of Bologna.
2010 – Present Staff Psychologist - Clinical Psychology, Psychosomatic and psychological care of organ transplantation service, Department of Psychology, University of Bologna.
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES AND COLLABORATIONS
1998 – 2004 Collaboration in research at the Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, with Prof. S. Grandi and Prof. G. A. Fava.
2003 – 2004 Research Fellow - Depression Clinical and Research Program del Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA.
2005 - Research Assistant - Italian Ministry of Health, Mental Health Project (PRIN 2005).
2005-2006 Principal Investigator - Anxious depression in general medicine (RFO 2005, Ex 60%).
2006-2007 Principal Investigator - Psichosomatic and rehabilitation medicine (RFO 2006).
2008-2009 Principal Investigator - Psychological intervention to promote gender equality.
2009 Research Assistant - National Project Bando Programma Neuroscienze della Compagnia di San Paolo: “Cognitive-behavioral treatment of depression in patients with acute coronary syndrome”
ASSESSOR FOR JOURNALS
Ad hoc reviewer for: Sleep Health (The Netherlands); Current Psychology (United States), Psicologia della Salute (Italy).
POSTGRADUATE EXPERIENCE
October 2002 - Present Research collaboration with the Bufalini General Hospital, Cesena.
June 2003 – December 2003 Research training at the Depression Clinical and Research Program del Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA. Supervisor: Prof. Maurizio Fava and Amy Farabaugh.
June 2004 – December 2004 Research training at the Depression Clinical and Research Program del Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA. Supervisor: Prof. Maurizio Fava and Amy Farabaugh.
March 2014 - Present Research collaboration with the Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences (DIBINEM), University of Bologna (MD, PhD Pietro Cortelli).
2015 - Present Research collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, Herzliya, Israel (Professor Mario Mikulincer, Ph.D., Dean School of Psychology).
2018 - Present Collaboration with the School of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Australia (Professor Kenneth Pakenham, Ph.D.).
