The educational offering of the Ph.D. in Psychology and Social Neurosciences (2023-2024) is structured as follows:
(a) Courses and Seminars conducted within the Ph.D. program related to the research activities of the doctoral candidates;
(b) Lab meetings where doctoral candidates present their work;
(c) Seminars not included in the educational offering.
XL cycle
(b) Curricula Lab Meetings
Lab Meeting COSAN
14 November 2024 (9:30, Aula 3): Welcome to first-year students; Patricia Dorner (Erasmus+ intern, Clinical Social Neuroscience Unit, University of Vienna) - "Altered Cognitive Control and Reward Processing Mechanisms in Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa: The Role of the Prefrontal Cortex" (open to students from all cycles)
17 December 2024 (16:00, Aula Ponzo): "Guess what they have said?" Giorgia Ponsi (PhD, Post-doctoral Research Fellow, CoSAN, Sapienza University, Rome) - "Hierarchical status affects the strength of gaze following: empirical insights from an eye-tracking study." Discussants: Biagio Dell'Omo and Valerio Placidi (open to students from all cycles)
19 February 2025 (11:00-13:00): PhD research progress presentations (open to students from all cycles)
20 March 2025 (14:00-16:00): PhD research progress presentations (open to students from all cycles)
16 April 2025 (11:00-13:00): PhD research progress presentations (open to students from all cycles)
22 May 2025 (14:00-16:00): PhD research progress presentations (open to students from all cycles)
16 June 2025 (14:00-16:00): PhD research progress presentations (open to students from all cycles)
16 July 2025 (11:00-13:00): PhD research progress presentations (open to students from all cycles)
Lab Meeting POP
13 November 2025 (Villino, 3rd Floor): PhD research progress presentations
5 December 2025 (Villino, 3rd Floor): PhD research progress presentations
12 December 2025 (Villino, 3rd Floor): PhD research progress presentations
(c) POP
04/12/2025 Mapping Policy Gaps in Workplace Aggression: Findings and Implications for Prevention, Dr. Lowri Evans and Prof. Roberta Fida
10/12/2025 Understanding Unethical Behaviour at Work from a Moral Agency Perspective: Organisational Moral Disengagement Prof. Roberta Fida
XXXIX cycle
(a) Courses and Seminars:
Course: "Introduction to Mediation, Moderation, and Conditional Processes," Prof. Guido Alessandri. 3-5 February 2025 (8 hours) (also recommended for the second year)
Course: "Analyzing Latent Growth Curve Models in Mplus," Prof. Flavia Cirimele. 24 February 2025 (8 hours)
Course: "Research Synthesis: An Introduction to Reviews, Meta-Analyses, and PRISMA Criteria," Prof. Enrico Perinelli. April 2025, date to be defined (3 hours) (also recommended for the second year)
Course: "Measurement Invariance - Multigroup Applications," Prof. Claudio Barbaranelli. 3-10-17-18 March 2025 (to be completed by the third year) (12 hours)
Course: "Latent Profile Analysis," Prof. Valerio Ghezzi. June 2025, date to be defined (8 hours)
Course: "Advanced Mediation and Moderation," Prof. Guido Alessandri. June 2025, date to be defined (6 hours)
Course: "Developmental Trajectories," Dr. Chiara Remondi. May/June 2025, date to be defined (8 hours)
Seminars
"Mastering the Craft of Academic Writing for Top Journals," Prof. Roberta Fida. Tuesday, 10 December 2024 (2.5 hours)
"Convergence and Discrepancy among Informants," Prof. Antonio Zuffianò. June 2025, date to be defined (2 hours)
"Theories and Models for Personality Development II," Prof. Maria Gerbino. July 2025, date to be defined (2 hours)
(b) Curricula Lab Meetings
Lab Meeting COSAN
14 November 2024 (9:30, Aula 3): Patricia Dorner (Erasmus+ intern, Clinical Social Neuroscience Unit, University of Vienna) - "Altered Cognitive Control and Reward Processing Mechanisms in Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa: The Role of the Prefrontal Cortex."
17 December 2024 (16:00, Aula Ponzo): "Guess what they have said?" Giorgia Ponsi (PhD, Post-doctoral Research Fellow, CoSAN, Sapienza University, Rome) - "Hierarchical status affects the strength of gaze following: empirical insights from an eye-tracking study." Discussants: Biagio Dell'Omo and Valerio Placidi; presentation and discussion of second-year students' projects (open to students from all cycles)
15 January 2025 (14:30, Aula 12): Postdoc presentation and discussion of research projects with first-, second-, and third-year students: PhD Eleonora Parrotta and Sofia Ciccarone (Post-doctoral Research Fellow, CoSAN, Sapienza University, Rome) - "The key role of olfaction in gastric interoception through the lens of predictive processes."
19 February 2025 (11:00-13:00): PhD research progress presentations (open to students from all cycles)
20 March 2025 (14:00-16:00): PhD research progress presentations (open to students from all cycles)
16 April 2025 (11:00-13:00): PhD research progress presentations (open to students from all cycles)
22 May 2025 (14:00-16:00): PhD research progress presentations (open to students from all cycles)
16 June 2025 (14:00-16:00): PhD research progress presentations (open to students from all cycles)
16 July 2025 (11:00-13:00): PhD research progress presentations (open to students from all cycles)
Lab Meeting POP
13 November 2025 (Villino, 3rd Floor): PhD research progress presentations
5 December 2025 (Villino, 3rd Floor): PhD research progress presentations
12 December 2025 (Villino, 3rd Floor): PhD research progress presentations
(c) POP
04/12/2025 Mapping Policy Gaps in Workplace Aggression: Findings and Implications for Prevention, Dr. Lowri Evans and Prof. Roberta Fida
10/12/2025 Understanding Unethical Behaviour at Work from a Moral Agency Perspective: Organisational Moral Disengagement Prof. Roberta Fida
XXXVIII Cycle
(a) Courses and Seminars:
Course: "Measurement Invariance - Multigroup Applications," Prof. Claudio Barbaranelli. 3-10-17-18 March 2025 (to be completed by the third year) (12 hours)
Course: "Advanced Multilevel Models," Prof. Guido Alessandri. June/July 2025, date to be defined (3 hours)
Course: "CART Algorithms in Psychology," Dr. Daiana Colledani. May/June 2025, date to be defined (5 hours)
Seminars
"Theories and Models for Personality Development II," Prof. Maria Gerbino. 9 July 2024 (2 hours) (also suggested for the third year)
(b) Curricula Lab Meetings
Lab Meeting COSAN
14 November 2024 (9:30, Aula 3): Presentation and discussion of third-year students' projects; Patricia Dorner (Erasmus+ intern, Clinical Social Neuroscience Unit, University of Vienna) - "Altered Cognitive Control and Reward Processing Mechanisms in Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa: The Role of the Prefrontal Cortex." (open to students from all cycles)
17 December 2024 (16:00, Aula Ponzo): "Guess what they have said?" Giorgia Ponsi (PhD, Post-doctoral Research Fellow, CoSAN, Sapienza University, Rome) - "Hierarchical status affects the strength of gaze following: empirical insights from an eye-tracking study." Discussants: Biagio Dell'Omo and Valerio Placidi (open to students from all cycles)
15 January 2025 (14:30, Aula 12): Presentation and discussion of third-year students' projects (open to students from all cycles); Postdoc presentations and discussion of research projects with first-, second-, and third-year students: PhD Eleonora Parrotta and Sofia Ciccarone (Post-doctoral Research Fellows, CoSAN, Sapienza University, Rome) - "The key role of olfaction in gastric interoception through the lens of predictive processes."
19 February 2025 (11:00-13:00): PhD research progress presentations (open to students from all cycles)
20 March 2025 (14:00-16:00): PhD research progress presentations (open to students from all cycles)
16 April 2025 (11:00-13:00): PhD research progress presentations (open to students from all cycles)
22 May 2025 (14:00-16:00): PhD research progress presentations (open to students from all cycles)
16 June 2025 (14:00-16:00): PhD research progress presentations (open to students from all cycles)
16 July 2025 (11:00-13:00): PhD research progress presentations (open to students from all cycles)
Lab Meeting POP
13 November 2025 (Villino, 3rd Floor): PhD research progress presentations
5 December 2025 (Villino, 3rd Floor): PhD research progress presentations
12 December 2025 (Villino, 3rd Floor): PhD research progress presentations
(c) POP
04 December 2025: "Mapping Policy Gaps in Workplace Aggression: Findings and Implications for Prevention," Dr. Lowri Evans and Prof. Roberta Fida
10 December 2025: "Understanding Unethical Behaviour at Work from a Moral Agency Perspective: Organisational Moral Disengagement," Prof. Roberta Fida