Current position
Since September 2011 I am a Research Scientist (Assistant Professor) in Physiology at the Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences – Medical School, University of Verona.
In January 2022 I achieved the National Scientific Qualification as Associate Professor in Physiology within the Italian higher education system, valid through January 31st 2031.
Education
February 2001
Laurea (5-years course, BA and MSc equivalent) in General and Experimental Psychology, Neuropsychology. Thesis title: Il Costo Residuo nel Cambiamento di Compito (The Residual Cost in Task Switching). Supervisor: Prof. Franca Stablum, University of Padua.
October 2004
European Diploma in Cognitive Brain Sciences (EDCBS) at the Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg, Delmenhorst, Germany and Universidàd de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain.
May 2006
PhD in Neuroscience, at the Department of Neurological and Vision Sciences, University of Verona. Thesis title: Visual Selective Attention and the Effects of Monetary Rewards. Supervisor: Prof. Leonardo Chelazzi.
Work experience
2001 – 2002
Post graduate research training at the Department of General Psychology and LIRIPAC, University of Padua, Italy. Tutor: Prof. Franca Stablum.
March 2006
fMRI Visiting Fellowship at the MGH/MIT/HMS Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Charlestown, MA – U.S.A.
2006 – 2011
Postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Neurological, Neuropsychological, Morphological and Movement Sciences – Section of Physiology and Psychology, at the University of Verona, Italy. Supervisor: Prof. Leonardo Chelazzi.
October-November 2015
Visiting researcher at the Department of Cognitive and Applied Psychology, Vrjie Universiteit, Amsterdam (NL), working with Prof. Jan Theeuwes.
Grants and Awards
Young Researchers Grant 2005, European Society for Cognitive Psychology (ESCoP)
AIP Award for the Best PhD Thesis in Psychology of 2006, Italian Association for Psychology (AIP)
Young Researchers Award 2010, Italian Association for Psychology (AIP) – branch of Experimental Psychology
Young Researchers Grant 2014, Department of Neurological and Movement Sciences, University of Verona
Cooperint Mobility Grant 2015, University of Verona
Basic Research Grant 2015, University of Verona
Research Fund 2017, Brain Research Foundation, Verona
Research Fund 2018, (with Dr. Leonardo Zoccante), Brain Research Foundation, Verona – Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo, Turin
Current teaching appointment
Physiology for the Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, Medical School, University of Verona.
Physiology for the Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Laboratory Techniques, Medical School, University of Verona.
Elements of Physiology for the Bachelor’s Degree in Bioinformatics, University of Verona.
Physiology of Movement for the Bachelor’s Degree in Sport and Exercise Science, University of Verona.
Methods in Experimental Neuropsychology: Eye movement analysis for the Master Degree in “Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology”, University of Verona.
Attention: Anatomical bases for the Master Degree in “Clinical Neuropsychology: Evaluation and Treatment of Cognitive and Neuropsychological Disturbances in the Adult and in the Elderly”, University of Chieti.
I am also a member of the Examination Board for the course of Physiology II and Psychology for the Degree in Medicine and Surgery, University of Verona.
Memberships
Member of the following national and international scientific societies:
Vision Science Society (VSS)
Psychonomic Society
European Brain and Behaviour Society (EBBS)
European Society for Cognitive Psychology (ESCoP)
Italian Physiological Society (SIF)
Italian Association for Psychology (AIP), branch of Experimental Psychology
Since 2002 registered in the Association of Italian Practitioner Psychologists – Veneto Region.
Referee Activity
Associate Editor for Psychology & Neuroscience, APA Press
Editorial Board member for Scientific Reports, Springer Nature
Ad hoc referee for the FWO Vlaanderen – Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, Research Foundation – Flanders, Belgium
Ad hoc referee for the following journals:
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Attention Perception & Psychophysics
British Journal of Psychology
Cognition
Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience
Current Directions in Psychological Science
Emotion
Experimental Brain Research
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems
Journal of Cognitive Psychology
Journal of Experimental Psychology: General
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
Journal of Vision
NeuroImage
Neuropsychologia
Neuroscience Letters
Nordic Psychology
Perception
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Physiology & Behavior
PLoS ONE
Proceedings of the Royal Society B
Psychological Research
Psychological Science
Psychology & Neuroscience
Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
Psychophysiology
Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
Scientific Reports
Visual Cognition