EDUCATION
23/01/2016-18/06/2021 Postgraduate Diploma in Functional Psychotherapy
Scuola Europea di Specializzazione in Psicoterapia Funzionale, Catania (Italia)
01/11/2015–30/11/2015 Developing Data Products - Coursera Verified Certificate
John Hopkins University
01/08/2015–31/08/2015 Statistical Inference - Coursera Verified Certificate
John Hopkins University
01/08/2015–31/08/2015 Statistical Inference - Coursera Verified Certificate
John Hopkins University
01/06/2015–30/06/2015 Reproducible Research - Coursera Verified Certificates
John Hopkins University
01/05/2015–31/05/2015 Exploratory Data Analysis - Coursera Verified Certificates
John Hopkins University
01/03/2015–31/03/2015 Getting and Cleaning Data - Coursera Verified Certificate
John Hopkins University
01/02/2015–28/02/2015 R Programming - Coursera Verified Certificates
John Hopkins University
01/12/2014–31/12/2014 The Data Scientist's Toolbox - Coursera
John Hopkins University
01/12/2014–31/12/2014 Understanding Research Methods – Coursera
University of London
20/04/2009–20/04/2009 Zend Certified Engineer - PHP5
Zend Technologies Ltd
22/10/2008–02/2009 Upper intermediate
John Milton – Kennedy School, Palermo (Italia)
28/07/2005–04/08/2005 Licensed Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming
NPL Italy – La Programmazione Neuro-linguistica originale di R. Bandler e J. Grinder in Italia, Milano (Italia)
1996–2003 Laurea in psicologia clinica e di comunità
Università degli Studi di Palermo, Facoltà di Scienze della Formazione, Palermo (Italia)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
27/12/2018–present Researcher
Istituto per le Tecnologie Didattiche, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Palermo (Italy)
Research activity:
▪ Development of evidence-based monitoring systems in the areas of neurodevelopmental disorders
(BeHave project: BEHAViour management models across Europe; ERASMUS + - KA2 Strategic Partnership for school education)
▪ Development of technological systems for the promotion and enhancement of positive behaviors at school (BASE
Project: Behavioral Assessment to Improve School Environment; ERASMUS + - KA2 Strategic Partnership for school education)
▪ Development collaboration for the integration of the WHAAM system within the AHA project (AdHd Augmented; European Commission for Pilot Project: Technologies and Tools for Children and Young People with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), under Grant Agreement No. 30-CE-0885096 / 00-34 (ADHD2016-13))
▪ Participation in the activities of the ARETE project (Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No 856533).
▪ Analysis and study of emotional skills at the time of COVID-19
01/07/2009–26/12/2018 Fixed-term researcher
Istituto per le Tecnologie Didattiche, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Palermo (Italy)
Research activity:
▪ Development of evidence-based monitoring systems in the areas of neurodevelopmental disorders (BeHave project: BEHAViour management models across Europe; ERASMUS + - KA2 Strategic Partnership for school education)
▪ Development of technological systems for the promotion and enhancement of positive behaviors at school (BASE Project: Behavioral Assessment to Improve School Environment; ERASMUS + - KA2 Strategic Partnership for school education)
▪ Collaboration in the design of a technological solution based on augmented reality a starting from an existing web-based literacy program (AHA Project: AdHd Augmented; Directorate-General for communication networks, content, and technology)
▪ Development of software environments for the monitoring, management, and self-regulation of emotions using mobile devices (Edutainment project: education and entertainment in teaching laboratory for skills funded by the Sicilian Region)
▪ Implementation of web-based software for the training course in reading and comprehension some text
▪ Analysis and study of Lifelong Learning experiences in Italy, with particular attention to processes socio-cognitive (Mobile Technologies in Lifelong Learning: Best practices; National Lifelong Learning Strategies (NLLS) -Transversal program - Key Activity1: Policy Cooperation and Innovation of the Lifelong Learning Program)
20/02/2006–30/06/2008 Researcher
Fondazione RUI, Via Domenichino, 16, 20149 Milano (Italia)
Research activity:
▪ Design, implementation and testing of training courses, aimed at testing prototypes of educational environments for distance learning as part of the CORFAD project.