Born in Bologna (Italy), May 28th, 1970.
Nationality; Italian
Spoken and written languages: Italian, English, French,
Spanish.
EDUCATION
Medical degree cum laude at the University of Bologna in 1997.
POST-GRADUATED TRAINING
Specialization in Psychiatry in 2001 at the University of
Bologna.
April 2001- September 2001: honorary researcher at the Maudsley
Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London
September 2001: London Certificate in Schizophrenia Family Work at
the Social Psychiatry Section, Institute of Psychiatry, London
University
December 2003: Master degree in “Evidence Based Medicine and health
research methodology”, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
March 2006: PhD degree in “Human Psychobiology”, University of
Modena and Reggio Emilia
September 2006: London Certificate in “Short Corse in International
Mental Health”, Institute of Psychiatry, London & London School
of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London.
July-September 2008: honorary researcher at the Maudsley
Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
November 2008 to now: psychiatrist at the Bologna West Community
Mental Health Centre and at the Bologna Transcultural Psychiatric
Team (BoTPT)
November 2006 to now : Researcher at the Institute of Psychiatry of
Bologna University
January 2006-December 2007 : Psychiatric consultant for Médicine
Sans Frontières, «Missione Italia» .
Jenuary 2002-decemer 2003 Consultant Psychiatrist, Psychiatric
Inpatient Unit “San Giovanni in Persiceto”, Azienda USL Bologna
Nord.
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Since 2008 Coordinator of Bologna Transcultural Psychiatric Team
(BoTPT) Centre
Since 2010 Coordinator Research Unit UNIBO Project FP7 European
Union Gene-Environment Interaction (EUGEI)
Scientific director of the research project communication,
cultural competency and safety in the workplace, funded by the
Foundation Unipolis
Participating in the research project "Drugs and Families",
funded by AIFA.
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Teaching activities of IT at Bologna University include psychiatry
courses for medical students, nursing and dietician
students.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
November 2006 to now : Researcher at the Institute of
Psychiatry of Bologna University
January 2006-December 2007 : Psychiatric consultant for Médicine
Sans Frontières, «Missione Italia» .
Jenuary 2002-decemer 2003 Consultant Psychiatrist, Psychiatric
Inpatient Unit “San Giovanni in Persiceto”, Azienda USL Bologna
Nord.
