| Biographical Info |
POST HELD
2012-present Associate Professor (General Psychology), Department of Psychology, University of Milano Bicocca, Italy.
CAREER BREAKS
04/03/2007 – 14/07/2007 Maternity leave (first child).
10/07/2010 – 30/11/2010 Maternity leave (second child).
EDUCATION
1995 Laurea in Psychology (final mark: 110/110 cum laude), University of Padua (IT)
2001 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Psychology (Supervisor: Prof. Jon Driver), University College London (UK).
MAIN RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
1996-1998 Associate Research Fellow, Department of Psychology, Birkbeck College (UK).
1997-2000 TMR Marie Curie Research Training Fellow, University College London (UK).
2001-2002 Post-doctoral Research Associate, Department of Neurological and Visual Sciences, Physiology Section, University of Verona.
AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS & GRANTS
1993-1994 ERASMUS Studentship at University College London.
1997 University of Rome “La Sapienza”. Scholarship for research experience abroad.
1997-2000 European Commission ‘Marie Curie Fellowship’. Training and Mobility of Researchers (TMR) Grant. Contract Nr.ERBFMBICT971928. Category: 20.
1998 Scientific Prize for Young Researcher held by Associazione Italiana di Psicologia, Sezione Sperimentale.
2000 University College London, the Graduate School: Research Projects & Student Travel Fund.
2008-2010 National Research Grant from the Italian Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Uniniversità e della Ricerca (PRIN project 2008ZN5J5S_004 - Responsible of a local research unit).
2013 Grant from University of Milano-Bicocca (Assegno di ricerca di Tipo A - 24 months renewable)- PI.
2014 Scientific award for the best Poster presentation, entitled «Pay attention to the face! Combined effects of facial expression and gaze direction on attention resources», 1st World Congress Facial Expression of Emotion (9-11 October), Hospital Escola Fernando Pessoa Porto, Portugal.
2015-presente Grant from University of Milano-Bicocca (Fondo di Ateneo Quota Competitiva 2015 - Assegno di ricerca di Tipo B - 12 months renewable)- PI.
EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES
20014- present Guest Associate Editor, Frontiers in Psychology
2015-present Editorial Board Member, Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group
MEMBERSHIP OF SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTES AND SOCIETIES
Associazione Italiana di Psicologia, Sezione di Psicologia Sperimentale: Full Member.
Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience (ICN), University College London (UK): Associate Member.
Milan Center for Neuroscience (NeuroMi): Full Member
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
National Press release (13/05/2015) on her research on joint attention and gaze following behaviour research, followed up by several newspapers and magazine such as Wallstreetitalia, Adnkronos, Agi.it, Agiellenews.it, Controlsecurityambiente.com, Intrage.it, Corrierenazionale.it, RadioOndaLibera.it, Milanoonline.com, Padovanews.it, SassariNotizie.com, Ilmeteo.it, AsseSempione.info, Wired.
Le Scienze (http://www.lescienze.it/lanci/2014/05/13/news/universit_milano-bicocca_i_giovani_non_seguono_lo_sguardo_degli_anziani-2141257/?ref=nl-Le-Scienze_16-05-2014),
Sette, inserto del Corriere della Sera (30 maggio 2014). |
