Margaret Addabbo

Associate Professor

Department of Psychology "Renzo Canestrari"

Academic discipline: PSIC-02/A Developmental and Educational Psychology

Short Bio

I am a developmental cognitive neuroscientist, and I study how early life experiences—such as affective touch and exposure to digital media—shape children’s socio-cognitive development from the very first days of life. My research adopts a multidisciplinary approach that integrates behavioral techniques (eye-tracking), electrophysiological measures (EEG), and physiological measures (EDA, ECG, EMG).

I obtained my Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Clinical and Developmental Psychology at the University of Milano-Bicocca, where I also completed my PhD. During my postdoctoral training, I further explored the regulatory role of affective touch in infancy. In 2023, I joined the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan as a researcher (RTDA), where I focused on the impact of new technologies on children.

In the autumn of 2025, I began my appointment as an Associate Professor at the University of Bologna.

Contacts

E-mail:: margaret.addabbo@unibo.it
Tel:: +39 0547 339843

Dipartimento di Psicologia "Renzo Canestrari"
Viale Berti Pichat 5, Bologna - Go to map

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Office hours

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