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albanoAssistant  professor - RtdA at University of Palermo

I teach at UNIPA and at the NECTAR Master; my courses are based on new evidence based brief treatment directed to clinical populations. From next year I will teach lectures on psychopathology.

In 2014 I attended a semester in France at the University Lumierè Lyon 2, (France) and after my graduation I went for an international placement of 1 year to King’s College London in order to improve my research skills and knowledge about eating disorder psychopathology and new techniques. In 2016 I obtained a position as Research Assistant of a clinical trial focused on outpatients with a diagnosis of Anorexia Nervosa. I spent 5 years in London andin 2017 I was awarded with a 3 years PhD scholarship funded by Palermo University. During my PhD program I went to Ottawa to improve my knowledge related to Binge Eating Disorder treatments and processes measures. I got my European PhD in 2021. Currently I am covering a position as RTD-A.

My scientific interests are:novel evidence-based treatment in eating disorders, management of large RCTs, development of integrative models aimed to improve illness maintaining symptoms in eating disorders, evaluation of emotional, cognitive, interpersonal, motivational and nutritional aspects related to eating disorders.

 

Mail

gaia.albano@unipa.it

https://www.unipa.it/persone/docenti/a/gaia.albano

 

List of courses

https://www.unipa.it/persone/docenti/a/gaia.albano/?pagina=insegnamenti

 

List of publications

https://www.unipa.it/persone/docenti/a/gaia.albano/?pagina=pubblicazioni

 

gentile_Tavola disegno 1Fellow researcher, PhD

My research interests concern the development of cognitive functioning through physical exercise and the sociocognitive development of children. I also work in several EU projects, such as PINC – Inclusive Playground (KA220), XR_Skill (KA220VET) and ClassTHIFA (KA220HED). I also took part to the scientific research of ESA Program (Erasmus + Sport).

My methodological specialization concerns: the research methodology in general, meta-analysis, and also observational methods such as survival analysis.

 

Mail

ambra.gentile01@unipa.it

 

List of courses

https://www.unipa.it/persone/docenti/g/ambra.gentile01/?pagina=insegnamenti

 

List of publications

https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57202396310

giusy-valenti

Assistant Professor of Psychometrics.

I teach Theory and Techniques of Tests. 

My main research interests lie in the area of personality assessment and psychological testing, with a focus on construction, validation, and adaptation of psychological measurement tools. Further research topics concern psychological and socio-cultural adjustment during intercultural contact and quality of intergroup relations, acculturation of international students, university adjustment, new addictions.   

My methodological interests include factor analysis, exploratory structural equation modeling, as well as systematic reviews and meta-analyses. 

 

List of course

https://www.unipa.it/persone/docenti/v/giusydanila.valenti/?pagina=insegnamenti

List of publications

https://www.unipa.it/persone/docenti/v/giusydanila.valenti/?pagina=pubblicazioni

 

 

 

 

 

PhD Student

cavarretta_Tavola disegno 1 Ph.D student in Health Promotion and Cognitive Sciences

My research includes two parts.

In Part One, my work will concentrate on developing and testing a new intervention for psychological support of healthcare professionals. The scenario considered refers to the frontline commitment and the emergency management during the pandemic SARS-COVID-19, when healthcare workers undergo emotional overload and are likely to develop depression or burn-out.

 

Part Two will present the evolution of rehabilitation of neuro-developmental child disorders across various contexts. The aid of social robots, implemented both at hospital and home, will be analysed and the impact of new technologies on the improvement of individual’s cognitive skills will be evaluated. The final outcome will be a model based on the unique characteristics of child and parents.

 

Mail

mariavalentina.cavarretta@unipa.it

Immagine 2022-04-12 202705Ph.D student in Health Promotion and Cognitive Sciences

I am currently working on a research project that aims at examining the role of emotional and metaemotional intelligence as teachers’ personal resource for preventing burnout and promoting psychological and physical health and professional self-efficacy. Moreover, it aims at validating a vocational training method for developing emotional and meta-emotional abilities suited for teachers.

My general research interests focus on emotions and emotional intelligence, psychological well-being and health both in school and occupational contexts.

 

List of publications

D’Amico, A. & Geraci, A. (2021). The Role of Emotional and Meta-Emotional Intelligence in Pre-Adolescents’ Well-Being and Sociometric Status. Frontiers in Psychology, 12:749700. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.749700 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.749700

Geraci, A., D’Amico, A., Pipitone, A., Seidita, V., & Chella, A. (2021). Automation Inner Speech as an Anthropomorphic Feature Affecting Human Trust: Current Issues and Future Directions. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 8:620026. DOI: 10.3389/frobt.2021.620026 https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2021.620026

Pipitone, A., Geraci, A., D’Amico, A., Seidita, V., & Chella, A. (2021). Robot's Inner Speech Effects on Trust and Anthropomorphic Cues in Human-Robot Cooperation. Proceeding of 30th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication. https://arxiv.org/abs/2109.09388

D’Amico, A., Geraci, A., & Tarantino, C. (2020). The Relationship between Perceived Emotional Intelligence, Work Engagement, Job Satisfaction, and Burnout in Italian School Teachers: An Exploratory Study. Psihologijske teme, 29(1), 63-84. DOI: 10.31820/pt.29.1.4 https://doi.org/10.31820/pt.29.1.4

Domínguez España, A. B., Papotti, I., Fernández-Berrocal, P., Gómez Leal, R., Gutiérrez Cobo, M. J., Cabello González, R., Megías Robles, A., Faria, L., Costa, A., Mountinho, H., Enea, M., Meli, E., D’Amico, A., & Geraci, A. (2020). INEMOTION. Inteligencia emocional, herramienta educativa para el desarrollo de competencias claves. Málaga, ES: UMA Editorial. ISBN: 978-84-1335-021-9 https://hdl.handle.net/10630/19636

 

Mail

alessandro.geraci@unipa.it


Immagine 2022-04-12 203000Ph.D. student in Health Promotion and Cognitive Sciences

Expert on executive functions and learning disabilities

My research project aims at examining the effects of structured motor activity intervention on executive functions, in particular working memory and inhibition, in kindergarteners sample. It has been documented executive functions represent a crucial and strong indicator of early academic success, for this reason children involved in the project will be retested during the first year of primary school to reach the expected improvement in academic achievement, in term of literacy and numeracy skills.

My scientific interests are:

  • effects of motor abilities and motor activities on executive functions in children and adolescents
  • cognitive and emotional-motivational profiles in children and adolescents with Learning Disabilities
  • developmental and cognitive aspects in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder


List of publications

Giordano, G., Gómez-López, M., & Alesi, M. (2021). Sports, Executive Functions and Academic Performance: A Comparison between Martial Arts, Team Sports, and Sedentary Children. Int. Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(22), 11745. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/22/11745/htm

Alesi, M., Giordano, G., Giaccone, M., Basile, M., Costa, S., & Bianco, A. (2020). Effects of the enriched sports activities-program on executive functions in Italian children. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 5, 1-13. https://www.mdpi.com/2411-5142/5/2/26/htm

Pajaujiene S., Giordano G., Tabacchi, G., & Alesi M. (2019). Findings and resources of ESA units. In ESA ebook

http://www.esaprogram.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ESA_Program_book.pdf

 

Mail

giulia.giordano@unipa.it


Collaborators

maria-rosaria-como

My fields of research are: psychological trauma, childhood maltreatment, attachment styles, parental competences and observation of family relationships. My methodological interests includes qualitative and quantitative methods and tools.

I have been a Ph.D. student in Public Relations at the Department of Psychology (University of Palermo). My research project concerned: "Network analysis of services against violence towards children: models and strategies of interinstitutional intervention". I have been a post-doctoral researcher within the project: “Psychological processes of traumatic experience in childhood and adolescence: validity and specificity of tools in the diagnostic assessment”.

 

I have taught courses on Theory and Techniques of Tests, Techniques of Personality Tests, Techniques of Personality Assessment, Techniques of Interview and questionnaire, Psychodiagnostics. I have taught in 2nd level University Master’s degree in “Developmental Learning Disorders and/or Disabilities” and in “Psychological Assessment” (University of Palermo).

I am currently a psychologist manager at the Department of Family Health of the Provincial Health Service of Palermo (Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale, ASP) within the project: “Psychological support to minors in foster care and to foster families”.


List of publications

Como M.R. (2020), La Consulenza Tecnica d’Ufficio Sistemica: un percorso di costruzione dialogica di significati, Focus Monotematico Territori Sistemici: La violenza di genere. Le esperienze degli allievi, degli ex-allievi e degli allievi didatti delle sedi della Scuola sulla violenza presentate al Congresso Nazionale delle Scuole del CMTF, Connessioni, 8, Dicembre 2020, ISSN 2611-4003.

Manna G., Falgares G., Ingoglia S., Como M.R., De Santis S., (2016), The relationship between self-esteem, depression and anxiety: comparing vulnerability and scar model in the italian context, Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology MJCP, 4 (3).

Como M.R., Trobia A., Manna G. (2014), Prevention of violence against children and psychosocial models of intervention: network analysis of an inter-institutional service, Children and Youth Services Review, 47, 416-427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2014.11.001

Manna G., Faraci P., Como M.R. (2013), Factorial Structure and Psychometric Properties of the Sensation Seeking Scale – Form V (SSS-V) in a Sample of Italian Adolescents, Europe’s Journal of Psychology, 276-288.  https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v9i2.500

Como M.R., Manna G. (2012), Prevenzione della violenza sui minori e strategie di azione interistituzionale: un modello di intervento psicosociale. In: Inguglia C., La progettazione di interventi psicosociali. Linee guida ed esempi applicativi, 122-132, Carocci, Roma.

Manna G., Como M.R. (2010), Le tecniche grafiche come strumento di valutazione del trauma infantile, Franco Angeli, Milano.

Como M.R., Manna G., Faraci P. (2010), Il ruolo dello stile di attaccamento materno sull’autostima in età adolescenziale, Ricerche di Psicologia, 4, 575-590. https://hdl.handle.net/10447/62544

Manna G., Scimeca G., Como M.R. (2008) Gli effetti dell’abuso sui processi di funzionamento del pensiero. Uno studio con il metodo Rorschach, Psicologia Clinica dello Sviluppo, XII, (1), 69-87.

Como M.R., Manna G. (2006) Le tecniche grafiche. In: Manna G., Introduzione alle tecniche per la valutazione della personalità, 104-128, Franco Angeli, Milano.

Manna G., Como M.R. (2006) I test di livello: la WAIS-R. In: Manna G., Introduzione alle tecniche per la valutazione della personalità, 129-157, Franco Angeli, Milano.

giulia-costanzo

Psychologist and research assistant collaborating with the Dynamic Psychology Chair. I am currently training as a psychotherapist in Systemic and Family Therapy. 

My main areas of interest and research include childhood maltreatment, attachment styles, risk and protective factors in the development of psychopathology and personality disorders, eating disorders, emotion regulation processes, suicidal and non-suicidal self-injurious behaviors, and family and intimate relationships. 

I am an affiliate member of the Clinical and Dynamic section of the Associazione Italiana di Psicologia (AIP).

 

List of publications:

Infurna, M. R., Bevacqua, E., Costanzo, G., Falgares, G., & Giannone, F. (2023). Psychosocial risk factors and psychopathological outcomes: Preliminary findings in Italian pregnant women. Women, 3(1), 121-131. DOI: 10.3390/women/3010010

Falgares, G., Costanzo, G., Manna, G., Giannone, F., Mento, C., Formica, I., Infurna, M. R., & Cassibba, R. (2022). Examining the mediating role of attachment style in the relationship between childhood maltreatment and borderline personality disorder in adolescent outpatients. In: Atti del XXX Congresso Nazionale dell’Associazione Italiana di Psicologia, Padova, 27-30 settembre. A cura di F. Gambarota et al., Book of Abstract. 30° Congresso dell’Associazione Italiana di Psicologia. Padova: Padova University Press. ISBN 978-88-6938-316-8

Falgares, G., Marchetti, D., Costanzo, G., Manna, G., Verrocchio, M. C., & Ingoglia, S. (2022). Orthorexia Nervosa vs Healthy Orthorexia: Preliminary results of the Italian validation of the Teruel Orthorexia Scale (TOS). In: Atti del XXX Congresso Nazionale dell’Associazione Italiana di Psicologia, Padova, 27-30 settembre. A cura di F. Gambarota et al., Book of Abstract. 30° Congresso dell’Associazione Italiana di Psicologia. Padova: Padova University Press. ISBN 978-88-6938-316-8

Costanzo, G., Marchetti, D., Manna, G., Verrocchio, M. C., & Falgares, G. (2022). The role of eating disorders features, psychopathology, and defense mechanisms in the comprehension of orthorexic tendencies. Eating and Weight Disorders. DOI: 10.1007/s40519-022-01417-3

Manna, G., Costanzo, G., De Santis, S., & Falgares, G. (2022). The mediating role of self-esteem in the relationship between mother’s attachment style and offspring’s depression. Current Psychology. DOI: 10.1007/s12144-021-02529-2

Costanzo, G., Marchetti, D., Manna, G., & Falgares, G. (2021). Orthorexic tendencies and healthy eating in university students: Which association with eating disorders, psychopathology, and defense mechanisms? In: Atti del XXII Congresso Nazionale dell’Associazione Italiana di Psicologia, Sezione Clinica e Dinamica, Lecce, 17-19 settembre. A cura di C. Venuleo et al., Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, Vol. 9, No. 2 Suppl., 2021, pp. 43-44. DOI: 10.13129/2282-1619/mjcp-3224

Manna, G., Falgares, G., Costanzo, G., La Sala, M. C., Lamis, D. A., & Musso, P. (2021). Cumulative childhood maltreatment and non-suicidal self-injury: The mediating and moderating role of perceived social support in a sample of university students. Journal of Family Violence, 1-13. DOI: 10.1007/s10896-021-00312-2

Falgares, G., Manna, G., Costanzo, G., De Santis, S., Kopala-Sibley, D. C., & Ingoglia, S. (2021). The predictive role of ideological, personality and psychopathological factors in homonegative attitudes in Italy. Sexuality & Culture, 26, 339-353. DOI: 10.1007/s12119-021-09894-x

Marchetti, D., Manna, G., Costanzo, G., Falgares, G. (2019). The role of self-criticism and dependency in the association between childhood maltreatment, self-harming behaviors and suicide risk. In: Atti del XXI Congresso Nazionale dell’Associazione Italiana di Psicologia, Sezione Clinica e Dinamica, Milano, 27-29 settembre. A cura di M. Bottini et al., Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, Vol. 7, No. 2 Suppl., 2019, pp. 73-74. DOI: 10.6092/2282-1619/2019.7.2267