Education
2008 Master in Psychology at ‘G. d’Annunzio’ University of Chieti-Pescara (Ud’A), Chieti, Italy
2013 PhD in Psychology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ud’A, Chieti, Italy
2016 PhD in Science, Department of Economics, Ud’A, Chieti, Italy
2022 Specialty in Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy, Studi Cognitivi, San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
Academic Position
2009-2012 Research scholarship, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ud’A, Chieti, Italy
2012Doctoral Visitor Scholar, The Institute for Gambling Education and Research, University of Memphis, Memphis,
Tennessee
2013-2014 Researcher Intern, Telematic Research Lab., ‘Leonardo Da Vinci’ Telematic University, Chieti, Italy
2015-2016 Assignment of tutoring, didactic-integrative, and support activities for students of the Clinical
Psychology Program, Department of Psychological, Health and Territorial Sciences (DiSPuTer), Ud’A, Chieti, Italy
2016-2019 Post-doc fellowship (SSD M-PSI/08, SC 11/E4), Clinical Psychology Lab., DiSPuTer, Ud’A, Chieti, Italy
2019 Assignment of support and assistance activities, Clinical Psychology Lab., DiSPuTer, Ud’A, Chieti, Italy
2019-2022 Tenure-track Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology (SSD M-PSI/08; SC 11/E4). DiSPuTer, Ud’A, Chieti,
Italy
2022-at present Associate Professor, Clinical Psychology (SSD M-PSI/08; SC 11/E4). DiSPuTer, Ud’A, Chieti, Italy
Teaching Activity
2009-at present Teaching activities in BA, MA, and third-level courses and supervision of graduate students and
postdoctoral fellows at ‘Ud’A, Chieti, Italy
Clinical Activity
2019-at present Clinical psychological consultations and multidimensional assessment in theClinical Psychology
Lab, DiSPuTer, Ud’A, Chieti, Italy 2020-at present Member of the Dialectical Behavior Therapy team, Clinical
Psychology Lab, DiSPuTer, Ud’A, Chieti, Italy
Institutional Responsibilities
2019 Post-doc fellows’ representative in the Council of DiSPuTer, Ud’A, Chieti, Italy
2020 Researchers' representative in the Council of DiSPuTer, Ud’A, Chieti, Italy
2020-at present Responsible for the monitoring data for quality ranking about the Master’s Degree Course in
Clinical and Health Psychology, DiSPuTer, Ud’A, Chieti, Italy
2021-at present Member of the Quality Assurance Group of the Master’s Degree Course in Clinical and Health
Psychology, DiSPuTer, Ud’A, Chieti, Italy
2021-at present Technical Manager of the Psychological Counseling Service for student and staff of the Ud’A,
Chieti, Italy
2023-at present Department Delegate for the Third Mission, DiSPuTer, Ud’A, Chieti, Italy
Funding History
2013 National Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (CCM); Physical activity and nutrition in the prevention and
care of diabetes. PI: Prof. Ester Vitacolonna. Role: Key Personnel.
2017-2021 Together with Children, Social Enterprise; Funds to Counteract Educational Poverty; Risk prevention for
children and assisted maternity (PRIMA). Co-PI: Prof. Maria Cristina Verrocchio. Role: Research Consultant
2021 Together with Children, Social Enterprise; Funds to Counteract Educational Poverty; WE care! Project. Role:
Member of the Ud’A Research Team.
2021-2023 Department for Family Policies of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers; Safe Place Safe Play Project
- Building a secure and safe environment for sport. Project coordinator: Prof. Maria Cristina Verrocchio. Role:
Member of the Internal Staff.
2021-at present Together with Children, Social Enterprise; Funds to Counteract Educational Poverty; Nilla's house
Project. Role: Member of the Ud’A Research Team.
Commission of Trust
2016-at present Ad hoc Reviewer for indexed scientific journals
2019-at present Editorial Board Member Journal of Clinical & Developmental Psychology (ISSN: 2612-4033)
2022-at present Associate Editor Frontiers in Psychiatry, in Psychological Therapy and Psychosomatics (ISSN: 1664-
0640)
2023-at present Editorial Board Member BMC Psychology (ISSN: 2050-7283)
Memberships of Scientific Societies
Ordinary Member of the Associazione Italiana di Psicologia (AIP), Psicologia Clinica e Dinamica
Member of the Collegio dei Professori e dei Ricercatori di Psicologia Clinica delle Università Italiane
Ordinary Member of the Società Italiana per la Dialectical Behavior Therapy
International Affiliate Member of the American Psychological Association
Ordinary Member of the Società Italiana di Psicoterapia Cognitivo Comportamentale CBT Italia
Member of the Directive Board of the Società Italiana di Psicologia Online
Publications
N. of peer reviewed original articles within 10 years (Scopus): 54
Total no. of citations within 15 years (Scopus): 1661
H-index within 15 years (Scopus): 20
Scopus Author Profile: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=55575526900
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3745-4562