CURRENT POSITION:
From 2017 associate professor in Social Psychology (M-PSI/05) at the Department of Education Studies, University of Bologna.
Academic Career:
- 2011-2017 :: Assistant professor in Social Psychology (M-PSI/05) at the Faculty of Educational Science, University of Bologna.
- 2008 :: “Marco Polo” research fellow for conducting research at
the University of Lausanne (Swiss) – Department of Social
Psychology with a research entitled “The influence of ethnic and
religious heterogeneity on satisfaction and commitment to political
participation in Bosnia and Herzegovina” in collaboration with
PAVIE institute of the University of Lausanne (CH) e Professor
Dario Spini.
- 2006 :: “Marco Polo” research fellow for conducting research at
the University of Valencia (Spain) with a research entitled
“Individualism and the recognition of others in human rights - The
role of responsibility” in collaboration with Professor Juan A.
Perez.
- 2006-2011 :: Research grant for conducting research at the
University of Bologna (Italy) – Department of Educational
Science.
- 2005 :: Tutorship for the Triennial course "Educator of Nursery
and of Community Child" at the Faculty of Educational Science,
University of Bologna.
- 2004-2006 :: Post-doctoral fellowship for conducting research
at the Department of Educational Science, University of Bologna
with a research entitled “Obedience and disobedience to authority:
a study on the dynamics between obedience and disobedience in
relation to values, authoritarianism and social
responsibility.”
- 2004 :: “Marco Polo” research fellow for conducting research at
the University of Helsinki (Finland) – Department of Social
Psychology with a research entitled “Dis-obedience to authority: a
study on the relations between images of obedience and
disobedience, values, authoritarianism and social responsibility”
in collaboration with Professor Klaus Helkama Professor Anna-Maija
Pirttilä-Backman.
- 2003 :: Qualification to practice as a Psychologist.
- 2001-2004 :: Ph.D. in Social Psichology at the Department of
Educational Science, University of Bologna with a research entitled
"Authoritarianism, values and responsibilities: A survey of a
sample of Catholic groups " and with the supervision of Professor
Francesca Emiliani.
- 2000-2001 :: Postgraduate training conducted at the Department
of Psychology, University of Bologna.
- 2000 :: Degree in Psychology at the University of Bologna with
a vote of 107/110. Thesis entitled "Adolescent between risk and
well-being" (Supervisor: Professor Luisa Molinari)
Other learning experiences:
- 2007 :: Participation in the 8th International Lab Meeting on
"Social Representations in Action and Construction in Media and
Society: Experimental Designs in Investigating Social
Representations and Influence Processes", April 28 - May 6, 2007 at
the European PhD on Social Representations & Communication
Multimedia LAB & Research Center, Rome-Italy.
- 2007 :: Participation in the 7th International Lab Meeting on
"Social Representations in Action and Construction in Media and
Society: Anthropological Approach to Social Representations and
Qualitative Methods", January 10 - January 28, 2007 at the European
PhD on Social Representations & Communication Multimedia LAB
& Research Center, Rome-Italy.
- 2004 :: Participation in the X International Summer School on
"Communication: Media, Social Interactions and Social
Representations: Social Influence and Communication in the new
scenarios of the Information Society - Is it possible to change
risk behavior?", 24 April-3 May 2004, Colonna Castle , Genazzano -
Rome.
- 2003 :: Participation at the IX International Summer School on
'Communication Studies and the Social Representations: a
Theoretical and Metodological Dialogue through Research ", 7 to 16
June 2003, Column Castle Genazzano - Rome.
- 2001 :: Participation in the Summer School on Methodology
organized by AIP "non-standard models of factor analysis", 2-8
September 2001, Bertinoro.
Research Activity:
- 2013-2015 :: Participation inthe FARB project "Mobility without
borders. Internal Migrations and social dynamics in Europe" -
(Scientific Coordinator: Riccio B.).
- 2009 :: Participation in international research projects Traces
"Transition to Adulthood and Collective Experiences Survey
(2004-2009), an interdisciplinary research focused on the study of
the psychosocial consequences of war in former Yugoslavia in
cooperation with the Institute Pavie at the University of Lausanne
(CH) and University of Zagreb and Zadar (CR), University of
Belgrade (SB) and University of Bologna (IT) (Scientific
Coordinator Prof. Dario Spini, University of Lausanne). Title of
the research: “tolerance and ethnic diversity - the reconstruction
of multicultural communities in Bosnia-Herzegovina” (Scientific
Coordinators: Passini, S. and Morselli, D.).
- 2007-2009 :: Participation in international research project
Daphne II (2007-2009): "An Investigation into forms of peer-peer
bullying at school in preadolescent and adolescent groups"
(Scientific Coordinator Prof. Maria Luisa Genta, national
coordinators: Prof. P. Smith - England, Prof. R. Ortega-Ruiz -
Spain, Prof. C. Salmivalli - Finland, Dr A. Guarini and A. Brighi -
Italy).
- 2007-2009 :: Participation in the research project "Violent
behavior in adolescence in the Province of Rimini" (2007-2009) in
collaboration with the Department of Social Services of the
Province of Rimini (Coordinator: Prof. Giannino Melotti).
- 2005-2007 :: Participation in the Program of Scientific
Research of National Interest (PRIN) 2005, "The common knowledge in
daily life" (National Coordinator: Prof. Clotilde Piperno, Unit
Coordinator: Prof. Francesca Emiliani).
- 2002-2004 :: Participation in the Programme of Scientific
Research of National Interest (PRIN) 2002, "The common perception
of responsibility and critical contexts: from relations education
for the prevention of risky behavior". Title of the unit project
"Inclusion Phenomena / moral exclusion in school settings
"(National Coordinator: Prof. Francesca Emiliani, Unit Coordinator:
Prof. Marcella Ravenna).
Teaching Experience:
- from AA 2014/2015 teaching activities of Psychology of Groups (48 hours) at the Department of Education of the University of Bologna (CdL Expert In Social And Cultural Education).
- from AA 2014/2015 teaching activities of Psychology of Adolescence (24 hours) at the Department of Education of the University of Bologna (CdL Expert In Social And Cultural Education - Rimini).
- AA 2013/2014 teaching activities of a Laboratory at the
Department of Education of the University of Bologna (Second cycle
degree/Two year Master: Development and management of education
services).
- AA 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 teaching activities of two
Laboratories at the Department of Education of the University of
Bologna (First Cycle Degree/Bachelor: Expert Social And Cultural
Education) .
- AA 2004/2005 - 2005/2006 - 2006/2007 - 2007/2008 -
2008-2009-2010-2011 supplemental teaching activities with the
Faculty of Education, University of Bologna for tutoring the course
"Social Psychology".
- AA 2003/2004 - 2004/2005 - 2005/2006 - 2009/2010 supplemental
teaching activities with the Faculty of Education, University of
Bologna for tutoring the course "Psychology of Groups."
- AA 2008/2009 supplemental teaching activities with the Faculty
of Education, University of Bologna for tutoring the course "Social
Psychology" in Rimini.
- AA 2006/2007 supplemental teaching activities with the Faculty
of Education, University of Bologna for tutoring the course "Social
Psychology of early childhood."
- AA 2005/2006 teaching activities with the Faculty of
Psychology, University of Chieti-Pescara for teaching the course
"Techniques of intervention in groups and organizations."
- AA 2001/2002 - 2002/2003 - 2003/2004 supplemental teaching
activities with the Faculty of Education, University of Bologna for
tutoring the course "Seminar on the methodology of psychological
research: historical and epistemological foundations of social
psychology."
