CURRENT POSITION
Associate Professor of Social Psychology at the Department of
Psychology, University of Bologna, SSD M-PSI/05 (15 September 2014-).
EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC HISTORY
Lecturer in Social Psychology at the Faculty/Department of
Psychology (March 2006-September 2014)
Research fellowship on a project titled “Family relationships
and procedural justice” at the Faculty of Psychology, University of
Bologna (August 2004- July
2005)
PhD in Social, Developmental and Organisational Psychology,
University of Bologna. Title of dissertation: “From categories to
social groups: A possible integration between Interdependence
Perspective and Social Identity Theory” (February 2004).
Research fellowship on a project titled “A comparison between
social categorisation and group interdependence: The role of
language in intergroup discrimination”, Department of Education,
University of Bologna
(October 2000- September 2003)
Master degree in Psychology at the University of Bologna,
110/110 cum laude (July 1999).
EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES ABROAD
Visiting scholar at the presso Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (May 2015).
Visiting scholar at the Department of Social Psychology,
University of Kent at Canterbury (January 2009).
Visiting research fellow at the Department of Social Psychology,
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, NL (March-June 2003).
Visiting research fellow at the Faculty of Psychology,
University of Kent at Canterbury, UK (January-February 2002).
Visiting research fellow at the Faculty of Psychology, University
of Kent at Canterbury, UK (January-February 2000).
GRANTS AND AWARDS
Scientific coordinator of the unit of Bologna, FIRB Program Futuro in Ricerca 2012 - Protocollo: RBFR128CR6_004, dal titolo “The importance of being honest: Morality as fundamental dimension in social relationships" (funds assigned to Bologna unit: 218.642 euro). (March 2013 to August 2017)
Italian Association of Psychology award for the best 2004 PhD
dissertation in Social Psychology (September 2004)
University of Bologna “Marco Polo” grant for abroad education of
young researchers (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, NL; March-June
2003).
University of Bologna grant for post-lauream
specialisation abroad (University of Kent at Canterbury , U.K.; January-February 2000).
“Young Researcher Grant”, University of Bologna
(2001).
Socrates–Erasmus scholarship at the University of Kent of
Canterbury , U.K. (September 1997-June 1998).
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Language and
Social Psychology
Ad hoc referee for the following scientific journals: Journal of
Experimental Social Psychology, European Journal of Social
Psychology, Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, Basic and Applied Social Psychology, Journal of Communication, Journal of Adolescence, Canadian
Journal of Behavioural Science, Psicologia Sociale.
Member of the Organisational Committee of the 8th National
Congress of the Italian Association of Psychology (Cesena , 24-26
September 2007).
Since 2006, full member of the Italian Association of Social
Psychology, section of Social Psychology
Participation in a research project on “The existential
psychological effects of work flexibility”, Fondazione Zancan,
Padova (2005-2006).
Participation in a research project on “Adolescents' significant
relationships”, Cooperativa Sociale ProntoSì, Ferrara
(1999-2001).
SEMINARS ABROAD
Invited lecture: "Justice in school and family: How a fair
treatment can contribute to adolescent social development",
University of Kent at Canterbury, UK (January 2009)
Invited lecture: “The impact of social categorisation and common
fate upon intergroup discrimination”, Department of Social
Psychology, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, NL (May 2003).
Invited lecture: “From categorisation to common fate: Intergroup
discrimination in the minimal group paradigm”, Department of Social
Psychology, University of Kent at Canterbury, U.K. (February
2002).
Invited lecture: “Does group entitativity increase the
linguistic intergroup bias? Use of language in a renewed minimal
group paradigm”, Department of Social Psychology, University of
Kent at Canterbury, U.K. (February 2000)
SUMMER SCHOOLS AND METHODOLOGICAL SCHOOLS
AIP (Italian Association of Psychology) school on “The
meta-analysis”. University of Chieti , Italy
(February 2003)
EAESP Summer School, Fachbereich Psychologie,
Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany. (August
2002).
AIP Summer School on “Structural equation models with LISREL”. Bertinoro, FC, Italy (July 2002).
International Graduate College summer school, Friedrich Schiller
Universität Jena, Germany. (September 2001).
INSTITUTIONAL AND ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES
From May 2018, Member of the Giunta of Psychology Department, Università di Bologna.
a.a. 2017-18. Member of the Entrance Committee for the PhD program in Psychology, University of Bologna.
From Nov, 2017. Member of the Teachers Board of the PhD program in Psychology, University of Bologna
From September 2015. Member of the Ethic Committee, Department of Psychology, University of Bologna
November 2014 - February 2015. Member of the Committee for Professional examination for Psychologists, University of Bologna.
a.a. 2013-2014, a.a. 2014-2015 and a.a. 2017-2018. Member of the Entrance exam Committee, Cdl in Psychological Sciences, University of Bologna.
From 2006 to 2012. Member of the Internazionalization Committee, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bologna.
From 2009- Co-coordinator of Erasmus exchange programs with the following universities: Universidad De Cádiz, Universität Wien, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Universitat Autònoma De Barcelona, Universidad Del Pais Vasco, Universidad Miguel Hernández De Elche,Universitat De València, Université Paul Valéry-Montpellier III, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
a.a. 2017-2018
"Psychology of group relationships", First Level Degree Course in Sciences of Psychological Sciences, University of Bologna (8 CFU, 60 hours)
"Social psychology of morality and communication", Second Level Degree in Neurosciences and Neuro-psychological rehabilitation (6 CFU, 45 hours).
Module of "Research and Master Thesis", Second level degree course in Work, organizational and personnel psychology (15 hours).
a.a. 2014-2015 and 2015-2016
"Psychology of group relationships", First Level Degree Course in
Sciences of Psychological Sciences,
University of Bologna (8 CFU, 60 hours)
"Social psychology of morality and communication", Second Level Degree in Neurosciences and Neuro-psychological rehabilitation (6 CFU, 45 hours).
“Research methods and instruments”. Second Level Degree Course in Psychology of Organizations and Services, University of Bologna (30 hours).
a.a. 2014-2015
"Psychology of group relationships", First Level Degree Course in Psychological Sciences, University of Bologna (8 CFU, 60 hours)
“Research methods and instruments”. Second Level Degree Course in Psychology of Organizations and Services, University of Bologna (30 hours).
AFP "Bibliographical researches, writing of scientific paper, final report”. CdL in Psychological Sciences (28 hours).
From a.a. 2010-2011 to a.a.
2013-2014
“Psychology of group relationships”, First Level Degree Course
in Sciences of Behaviour and Social Relations, Faculty of
Psychology, University of Bologna (8 CFU, 60 hours).
a.a. 2009-2010
"Psychology of groups", First Level Degree Course in Sciences of
Behaviour and Social Relations Faculty of Psychology, University of
Bologna (8 CFU, 60 hours).
“Research methods and instruments”. Second Level Degree Course
in Psychology of Organizations and Services, Faculty of Psychology,
University of Bologna (30 hours).
a.a. 2008-2009
"Psychology of groups", First Level Degree Course in Sciences of
Behaviour and Social Relations Faculty of Psychology, University of
Bologna (8 CFU, 60 hours).
“Research methods and instruments”. Second Level Degree Course
in Psychology of Organizations and Services, Faculty of Psychology,
University of Bologna (30 hours).
a.a. 2007-2008
“Psychology of group relations”, First Level Degree Course in
Sciences of Behaviour and Social Relations Faculty of Psychology,
University of Bologna (42 hours).
“Workshops in Psychosocial and Organizational Research (Thesis
Oriented)”. Second Level Degree Course in Psychology of
Organizations and Services, Faculty of Psychology, University of
Bologna (30 hours).
Seminars on “Writing a bibliographic review” and “From social
reality to experiments”, PhD in Social, Developmental and
Organizational Psychology, Department of Education, University of
Bologna (May 2007)
2005-2006 and 2006-2007 a.a.
“Social psychology of communication”, Faculty of Psychology,
University of Bologna (42 hours).
2004/2005 a.a.
“Interview and Questionnaire Techniques”, Faculty of Psychology,
University of Bologna (20 hours).
2001-2002, 2002-2003, and 2003- 2004
a.a.
“Examples of investigation on human behaviour: Communication”.
Faculty of Psychology, University of Bologna (12 hours).
SUPERVISION ACTIVITIES
Nov. 2017- Tutor of Dr. Corinne Stella Kana Kenfack, PhD student in Psychology, University of Bologna.
Mar. 2014 - Mar. 2016. Tutor di dott.ssa Francesca Prati, assegnista di ricerca sul tema “La moralità nel contesto intergruppi: antecedente o moderatore della discriminazione sociale?”, Dipartimento di Psicologia, Università di Bologna.
March 2014 - March 2016. Supervisor of Dr. Francesca Prati, research scholarship on “Morality in the intergroup context: antecedent or moderator of social discrimination?" Department of Psychology, University of Bologna.
From a.a. 2014- Tutor of host-student Erasmus Mundus WOP-P, CdL in Psychology of organizations and services, University of Bologna.
March 2013 - February 2014 Supervisor of Dr. Francesca Prati, research scholarship on "The role of complex social identity in humanization processes", Department of Psychology, University of Bologna.
