EDUCATION
He graduated in Psychopedagogy (Salesian Pontifical University of Rome) in 1986 and in Psychology (University of Rome "La Sapienza") in 1988. In 1992 he completed the specialization for individual and group counseling and therapy (at the IRPIR - Rome) and in 1995 he obtained a PhD in Psychology at the University of Bologna.
ACADEMIC CAREER
He was appointed University Researcher in 1999, at the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Bologna, with affiliation to the Department of Educational Sciences. Since 2005 he is Associate Professor at the University of Bologna. In 2020 he obtained the habilitation as full professor in the sector M-PSI / 06, in Work and Organizational Psychology.
MAIN DIDACTIC ACTIVITIES
Since 1999 he has been teaching various courses for bachelor and master degree courses for the Faculty, School and now Department of Psychology.
He is currently teaching "Organizational Change and Development" and "Design and Evaluation of Interventions" taught from 2007 to 2017 into Italian at the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master degree "Psychology of Organizations and Services", and from 2018 to now, in the same course which is now offered into English in what is called Laurea Magistrale in "Work, Organizational, and Personnel Psychology" (WOP-P). From 2014 to today, in the same WOP-P course, at the University of Valencia - coordinator of the master, teaches "Design Thinking in Work & Organizational Psychology".
From 2001 to the present he teaches "Psychology of Organizations" at the School of Specialization in Public Administration Studies "(S.P.I.S.A.) of the University of Bologna.
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES, RESEARCH CONTRACTS and SCHOLARSHIPS
He has participated in numerous national and international research programs including decisions in schools (PRIN, 2001), retirement decisions (PRIN, 2005), innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises, governance groups of business networks, service climate, adoption of new technologies and remote work.
It follows some projects financed by national and international bodies. In particular:
- "Monitoring of the impacts of remote (emergency) work on the staff of the Union of Valle del Savio Municipalities and the Municipalities that are part of it" (2020, Municipality of Cesena);
- "Characteristics of managers, trust and communication in inter-organizational governance groups" (2018, Cassa di Risparmio di Cesena Foundation);
"Development of the psycho-physical well-being of workers in the Municipality of Cesena" (2016, ISCOMM, Confcommercio professional training institution);
- "Young people, work and the relationship with the trade union" (2013, Lama Foundation and Chambers of Labor of Forlì and Cesena);
- “The University as driver of innovation and knowledge center”, Fulbright Scholarship, Program: "New Century Scholar". (2009-2010);
- Central (former Agro-Environmental Observatory), scientific coordinator of the monitoring of the “Frutta Snack” project, funded by the Ministries of Health and Education (2008);
- “Creativity and Innovation in Small and Medium Enterprises” (2007; Cassa di Risparmio di Cesena Foundation);
- “The Open Office Software Acceptance Processes in the Brescia Chamber of Commerce” (2007, Brescia Chamber of Commerce);
- “Psychological aspects and decision-making processes in the privatization of welfare” (2001; C.N.R. Italy);
- “Deciding for oneself and deciding for the group: effects of information availability and responsibility” (1999; University of Bologna, Young researchers program).
Referee of international and Italian journals in the field of Work and Organizational Psychology.
INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITIES AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS
From September 2009 to May 2017 he coordinates the Bologna unit within the Master's Degree "Work, Organization and Personnel Psychology - WOP-P" of the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Bologna.
From 2007 to 2011 he was a member of the Internationalization Commission, and from 2010 to 2015 of the Didactic Commission, of the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Bologna.
Member of the commission for admission to the 19th, 21st, 28th cycle of the doctoral program (respectively, 2003, 2005, 2012) at the Department of Educational Sciences and then of Psychology of the University of Bologna.
VISITING PROFESSORSHIP
Since 2018 he is an adjunct professor at the Financial University under the Government of Russian Federation (Moscow), where he teaches Bachelor and Master students on issues of work and organizational psychology.
He was Visiting Scholar at:
- Hochschule Osnabrück, University of Applied Sciences (Osnabruck, Germany) (May 2013),
- Portland State University (Oregon, USA), Department of Psychology (February 2010; August-September 2009; August - October 2008)
- University of Exeter (UK), School of Psychology (August - October 2001).
POSITIONS IN EUROPEAN BODIES
From 2009 to 2015 he was a member of the Executive Committee of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP) dealing in particular with the "Euro-Psy Specialist Certificate" project, a project conducted in collaboration with the European Federation of Psychologists' Associations (EFPA) and aimed at establishing a training standard for the recognition of a European certificate as a specialist psychologist.
To implement this project at a European level, as part of the activities of E.F.P.A., he held the role of chair of the Specialist European Awarding Committee (S.E.A.C.) from 2014 to 2019 and member of the European Awarding Committee (E.A.C.) from 2012 to 2019.
ORGANIZATION AND DIRECTION OF SCIENTIFIC EVENTS
He has promoted, organized and directed three international events:
1) in 1999, the "Third International Summer School in Economic Psychology" (in collaboration between I.A.R.E.P. and the University of Bologna) (4 - 18 July, Bertinoro, 1999; Forlì);
2) in 2003, the workshop "Firms and Consumers Facing E-Commerce: Strategies to Increase ITs Adoption and Usage", still in collaboration between I.A.R.E.P. and University of Bologna (Rimini, 11-13 September, 2003);
3) in 2008, the "Joint Intensive Learning Unit - Winter School" (as part of the activities of the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master degree "Psychology of organizations and services" - 10-23 February, 2008, Bertinoro, Forlì).
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATIONS
Since 2003 he is member of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (E.A.W.O.P.) and since 2008 of the Italian Association of Psychology - section of Psychology for Organizations.
He was member of the Academy of Managament (2008 - 2014), International Association for Research on Economic Psychology (I.A.R.E.P.) (1996-2005), Institute for Small Business Affairs (ISBA) UK, (2003-04), S.I.P.L.O. (Italian Society of Occupational and Organizational Psychology) (2009-2019), Assochange (Italian Association of Change Management) (from 2013 - 2019).
