ACADEMIC POSITION (present)
From 01/09/2021: Full Professor of Clinical Psychology (SSD M/PSI-08; SC 11/E4), University of Chieti-Pescara G. d’Annunzio (Italy)
Coordinator Master Assessment in Forensic Psychology (2018-ongoing), University of Chieti-Pescara G. d’Annunzio (Italy)
Staff Psychologist and Psychotherapist, Team Leader for Child Custody Evaluations, Team Leader Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) UniCh at Lab of Clinical Psychology, University of Chieti-Pescara G. d’Annunzio (Italy)
ACADEMIC CAREER (history)
From 01/11/2017 to 31/08/2021: Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology (SSD M/PSI-08; SC 11/E4), University of Chieti-Pescara G. d’Annunzio (Italy)
From 01/11/2008 to 30/10/2017: Researcher of Clinical Psychology (SSD M/PSI-08; SC 11/E4), University of Chieti-Pescara G. d’Annunzio (Italy)
Staff Psychologist and Psychotherapist at Lab of Clinical Psychology, University of Chieti-Pescara G. d’Annunzio (Italy)
UNIVERSITY TEACHING
Clinical Psychology (2009-ongoing), Forensic Psychology (2010-ongoing), Clinical Psychology of the life span (2011-ongoing), Psychological Assessment (2018-ongoing), University of Chieti-Pescara G. d’Annunzio (Italy)
NETWORKS AND MEMBERSHIPS
American Psychological Association (APA), Collegio dei Professori di ruolo e fuori ruolo e dei ricercatori di Psicologia Clinica delle Università italiane, Associazione Italiana di Psicologia (AIP), Società Italiana Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Associazione Italiana di Psicologia Giuridica (AIPG)
INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL FUNDING PROJECTS
International: Study on gender-based violence in sport for the Education, Audìovisual and Culture Executìve Agency (EACEA) (2015-2016); Transactional Analysis meets academic research in order to become an empirically supported treatment: an Italian two year plan for publishing evidences of TA efficacy and effectiveness into worldwide recognized scientific journals (2015-2016)
National: P.R.I.M.A. (Risk Prevention to Infancy and Maternity) (2017-2021) – Unit Head - funded by “Con i bambini impresa sociale. Fondo per il contrasto alla povertà educativa”; WE care! (Child Protection) (2021-ongoing) – Unit Head - funded by “Con i bambini impresa sociale. Fondo per il contrasto alla povertà educativa”; La Casa di Nilla (Validation of Parent-Child Visitation Assessment Grid, PCV-AG) (2021-ongoing). – Unit Head - funded by “Con i bambini impresa sociale. Fondo per il contrasto alla povertà educativa”; Safe Place Safe Play (Child Abuse in Sport)(2022-ongoing) – Head - funded by Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri – Dipartimento per le politiche della famiglia
AD-HOC REVIEWER
For the following journals: Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social, Networking, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Journal of Forensic Social Work, Frontiers in Psychology, Psychology for Clinical Setting, Psychiatry Research, Addictive Behaviors Reports, Journal of Child and Family Studies, Journal of family Violence, Children and Youth Services Review, Psicologia Clinica dello sviluppo, Maltrattamento e abuso all’infanzia
EDITORIAL BOARD
At present, member of the Editorial Board of the following journals: Journal of Clinical & Developmental Psychology, Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, Counseling, Research and Advances in Psychiatry
MAIN RESEARCH INTERESTS
Child maltreatment, child custody evaluations, risk and protective factors in childhood violence, forensic assessment.
INSTITUTIONAL POSITIONS
Executive Board, Collegio dei Professori di ruolo e fuori ruolo e dei ricercatori di Psicologia Clinica delle Università italiane (2017-ongoing)
Executive Board, Associazione Italiana di Psicologia Giuridica (2018-ongoing)
Expert, Working Group on Forensic Psychology (Associazione Italiana Psicologia, AIP) (from 2017 to 2020)
Expert, Working Group on Forensic Psychology (Ordine Psicologi Abruzzo-Italy) (2020-2021)