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Present Position: Full Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology,
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Director Interuniversity Center for the Study of Prosocial and Antisocial
Behavior, Sapienza University of Rome
Education
LAUREA degree University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy - 1984.
Laurea cum Laude (Personality Psychology)
Ph.D. University of Rome ‘ La Sapienza’, 1991 (Cognitive Psychology)
Academic Positions and Honors
1993-1998 Researcher, Department of Psychology, University of Palermo, Sicily, Italy
1998-2010 Associate Professor of Personality Psychology, Faculty of Psychology (2), University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’, Italy
1999- 2015 Member of the Executive Commitee of Interuniveristy Center for the Study of Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior. University of Rome “La Sapienza’, Italy
1999-2000 Member of the Scientific Commitee of Ministry of Education. The dissemination of a national program Promoting Life Skills through Peer Education
2000-2001 Member of the Scientific Commitee of Ministry of Education. The dissemination of a national program: Preventing drug abuse through peer education
2001-2002 Fulbright Visiting Scholar at the University of Stanford, CA
2007-2013 Director-PhD. Program, Psychology and Social Neuroscience, Sapienza University of Rome
2015-present Director -Interuniveristy Center for the Study of Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior, Sapienza University of Rome
Professional Training
1985-1986 Training for the inclusion of autistic children in school settings, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh
1985-1987 Parent training with aggressive and antisocial children, Oregon Social Learning Center, Eugene-USA
Scientific Activity
1985-1986 Research Associate, Early Childhood Research Institute, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
June-August 1986 Visiting scholar, Oregon Social Learning Center, Eugene, Oregon
June-August 1987 Visiting scholar, Oregon Social Learning Center, Eugene, Oregon
September 1987 Visiting scholar, Department of Psychology, University of California at Los Angeles (Prof. Bernard Weiner)
1988-1990 Research Associate, project title: Prosocial and antisocial conduct in school settings
1989-1991 Research Associate, project title: The development of children aggression in Italy (Guggeneheil Foundation))
October1989 Visiting researcher scholar, Polish Academy of Science, Warsaw, Poland
July-August 1990 Visiting researcher scholar, Oregon Social Learning Center, Eugene, Oregon
November 1991 Visiting researcher scholar, Department of Psychology, Stockholm University
August-September-1991 Visiting researcher scholar , Department of Psychology, Stanford University
1992-1993 Post-Doctoral fellowship, Faculty of Psychology, University of Rome "La Sapienza
January -February1993- Visiting scholar, Oregon Social Learning Center, Eugene, Oregon
1993- 1998 Researcher, Faculty of Education, Department of Psychology, University of Palermo
1993- 1996 Project Coordinator, project title: Youth Adjustment problems (Research Grant - Jacobs Foundation)
1994-1998 Honorary Member Interuniversity Center for the study of prosocial and antisocial behavior
September 1995 Visiting scholar, Oregon Social Learning Center, Eugene, Oregon
June-August 2002 Fulbright Visiting scholar, Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford CA
November 2009 Visiting scholar, Arizona State University, USA
July-September 2015 Visiting Professor, Universidad del Magadalena Santa Marta (Colombia), Eulalinks Fellowships
July-August2016 and 2017 Visiting Professor, Universidad de San Buenventura, Medellin Colombia
International Agreement
- Bilateral Program: Arizona State University-Sapienza Universita’ di Roma
Project Title: The development of prosociality (Responsibles: Nancy Eisenberg & Rick Fabes, Concetta Pastorelli), 2004-present
- Bilateral Program Universidad Catolica Boliviana ‘San Pablo’-Sapienza Universita’ Di Roma
Project title: Personal and Social Determinants of well-being (Scientific coordinators: Erick Roth, Concetta Pastorelli) 2003-present
- Bilateral Program: Universidad de San Buenaventura, Medellin (Colombia) Sapienza Universita’ Di Roma Project Title: “ Promoting Prosocial Behavior in the School (Cepidea), granted by a Sapienza Università di Roma and Universidad de San Buenaventura. (Scientific coordinators: Beatriz Marin Londono, Concetta Pastorelli) 2012-present
- Bilateral Program: Duke University (USA)- Sapienza Universita’ Di Roma Project Title: “ Risk and Protective Factors, granted by a Sapienza Università di Roma and Duke University. (Scientific coordinators: Kenneth Dodge, Concetta Pastorelli) 2016-present
- Responsible of National Projects in the last years
Agency: Sapienza Universita’ di Roma (Fondi di Ateneo) Project Title: Socio-cognitive determinants of aggressive behavior in school children (Principal Investigator, Concetta Pastorelli,) 2006-2008
Agency: Regione Lazio-Fondo Nazionale Lotta alla Droga- Project title: Risk and Protective factors in drug abuse(Principal Investigator, Concetta Pastorelli, (Partner: CEIS Roma) 2006/2007
Agency: Provincia di Roma Project title: Psychosocial determinants of School Drop-out ((Principal Investigator: Concetta Pastorelli, (partners: CIRGMPA, CEIS ROMA, CIOFS FP)
Agency: Sapienza Universita’ di Roma Project Title: Socio-cognitive correlates of prosociality determinants of aggressive behavior in school children (Principal Investigator, Concetta Pastorelli) 2008-2009
Agency: Italian Minister of Welfare, Project Title: The covariation of drug abuse and psychopathology (Principal Investigator, Concetta Pastorelli) 2008-2009
Agency: Sapienza University of Rome
Project Title: "Emotional vulnerabilities, forgiveness, maladjustment: A Longitudinal Italian Study", 2012
Agency: Sapienza University of Rome, Project Title: " Measuring Perceived Parental Self-Efficacy", 2013
International projects
Agency: National Institute of Health (USA), Project Title, “Parent Behavior and Child Adjustment Across Cultures” (8 countries) (Principal Investigator 9 countries: Jennifer Lansford, Duke University; Principal Investigator, Italian Unit, Concetta Pastorelli 2007-2011
Agency: National Institute of Health (USA), Project Title,: “Parenting, Adolescent Self-regulation and risk taking Across Cultures (Principal Investigators 9 countries: Kenneth Dodge, Jennifer Landsford & Laurence Steinberg, Duke University; Principal Investigator, Italian Unit, Concetta Pastorelli), 2012-2017
Agency: National Institute of Health (USA), Project Title,: “Parenting, Adolescent Self-regulation and risk taking Across Cultures (Principal Investigators 9 countries: Kenneth Dodge, Jennifer Landsford & Laurence Steinberg, Duke University; Principal Investigator, Italian Unit, Concetta Pastorelli), 2018-2023
Summary of Research and Teaching
Research:
- Personality development and functioning (aggressive and prosocial behavior)
- Socio-cognitive determinants of aggressive-antisocial and prosocial behavior
- Parental Efficacy and adolescents adjustment
- Mechanisms of moral disengagement and engagement
- Self Efficacy and proactive adaptation in the course of development
- Child maltreatment and abuse
- Promotion of Prosocial Behavior
Teaching:
- Personality Psychology
- History of Psychology
- Development of Personality in the life-span
- Personality Assessment
- Temperament and Personality in the life-span