After high School Licence in
Lebanon
, he obtained his degree in medicine and Surgery at
the
University
of
Bologna
in 1989 and than postgraduate in Clinical psychology at the same
University in 1992. Between 1992 and 1996 he complete his PhD in
Clinical Psychology. In 2001 he become a senior researcher in
research methodology for psychological science and from 2005
Associate professor of Clinical Psychology.
The main interest is in the area of Gerontological Psychology and
particulary in Clinical Psychology of old age. In this area he is
collaborating on a regional, national and European level, with
other experts, in projects regarding the cognitive impairment
(mainly dementia) with specific attention toward psychosocial
interventions with persons with dementia, with their families and
carer and with care
organizations. On this level he is involved not only in the
development of clinical trial and field trial aimed to assess the
efficacy and efficiency of psychosocial interventions in dementia
but also to allows its diffusion and application in the daily
practice of the care of persons of dementia.
Another main interest is regarding interventions with caregivers of
person with dementia
using a gerarchic model from informations to support getting needs
of persons interested.
At the faculty of Psychology, he is giving courses on the
psychology of aging, the clinical psychology of aging and
interventions methods with elderly.
Since 2008, member of the Board of the InterDem network (a European panel of experts) and member of
many national and international societies regarding aging and
psychology.
Partner in different projects during the last ten year: Delirium in elderly
after surgery; ; the AD Care Project, a
national multicenter clinical trial on antipsychotic drugs in
Dementia coordinated by the Istituto Superirore di Sanità and
funded by the National Drug Agency (AIFA); The Impact project funded the FP7 programme, an LLP – Erasmus – Multilateral projects “EADHE: European Action on Disability Within higher Education; a Tempus – Joint Projects “BLATT: Blended Learning: Advanced Teacher Training; the MOTION “Remote Home-Physical Training for Seniors”, an FP7- Active and assisted living joint programme (AAL); a Tempus – Joint Projects “SWING: Sustainable Ways to Increase higher educatioN students’ equal access to learninG environments; MEETINGDEM “Adaptive Implementation and validation of the positively evaluated meeting Centers Support Programme for people with dementia and their carers in Europe” a Joint Programme – Neurodegenerative disease Research (JPND Research).
