WORK EXPERIENCE

from 2018 - ongoing

from 1997 to 2007

Associate Professor in Developmental and Educational Psychology (M-PSI 04) at the Department of Education, Languages, Intercultures, Literatures and Psychology of the University of Florence

Clinical and research collaborator in projects of Developmental Neuropsychology at the Fondazione Stella Maris-IRCCS, Department of Developmental Neuroscience

from 2007 – 2018

from 2000– 2018

Full-time Clinical Psychologist Manager at the Fondazione Stella Maris - IRCCS (National Research Hospital of Developmental Neuroscience) -  Department of Developmental Neuroscience

Teaching Positions at the University

• from 1997 to 1999 Teaching Assistant for “Theory and Techniques for Data Analysis”, University of Padua, Department of Psychology;
• from 2000-2004, Professor of “Psychometrics”, University of Florence, Faculty of Psychology, (work contract: 60 hours per year).
• form 2003 to 2007, Professor of “Psychology of  Handicap and Rehabilitation”, Course SISS Tuscany, Faculty of Medicine, University of Pisa, (work contract: 40 hours per year);
• from 2004 to 2009, Adjunct Professor of "Developmental Psychology and Education", Department of Medical Prevention, University of Pisa (work contract: 20 hours per year);
• from 2004 to 2005, assistant professor of “Developmental Neuropsychology and Functional Rrecovery” University of Bologna, Faculty of Psychology, (work contract: 21 hours).
• from 2005 to 2012, Professor of “Neuropsychological Rehabilitation” at the post-graduate Master Course on Learning Disabilities, University of Pisa, Department of Medicine;
• 2015, Professor at the post-graduate Master Course in “Learning Difficulties and Disabilities: prevention, assessment and intervention”. University of Chieti.
• from 2014-ongoing, Professor at the post-graduate Master Course in “Assessment and intervention in Specific Learning Disabilities” – Department of Human Science – University of San Marino.
• from 2015-ongoing, Professor at the post-graduate Master Course in “Expert of Learning disabilities and school difficulties” Depatment of Brain and Behavioural Sciences – University of Pavia.
• 2017, Professor at the post-graduate Master Course in “Learning Disabilities” at the Cattolica University of Milan.
• from 2016 to 2017, Professor of “Psychological Evaluation II” (12 credits) at the Bachelor’s Degree in Science and Technique in Clinical and Health Psychology- University of Pisa.
• from 2017 - ongoing, Professor of “Psychological Development (6 credits) at the Bachelor’s Degree in Science and Technique of Clinical and Health Psychology- University of Pisa.
• from 2016 – ongoing, Professor of  “Psychological tests for the assessment of child development” at the post-graduate School of Neuropsyschiatry, University of Pisa.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

1990-1996

Master Degree in Psychology at the University of Padua. 110/110 cum laudem. Title of the Thesis: “Phonological Priming in a Nonword Repetition Task”

1994-1995

Erasmus Project, Department of Psychology, University of Essex (UK)

sept 15^th 1996 to march 15^th 1997

Post-graduate Internship at the University of Padua

march 15^th to sept 15^th 1997

Post-graduate Internship at the IRCCS Stella Maris

1998-1999

Post-graduate qualification in Neuropsychological and Forensic Psychology; Faculty of Medicine, University of Siena

2001-2002

Post-graduate qualification in Methodology for the Psychological Research; Faculty of Psychology, University of Florence;

110 e Lode

2001-2003

PhD in Developmental Neurosciences, field of Neuropsychology; Faculty of Medicine, University of Pisa. Title of the Thesis: Neurofunctional Reorganization and Language Development: a Neuropsychological and fMRI study

2003- 2007

Post-graduate specialization in Clinical Psychology; Faculty of Medicine, University of Siena. Title of the Thesis: Parents of Children with Severe Disabilities: Psychological Support during Short Hospital Stay

PERSONAL SKILLS

Mother Language

Italian

Other Language

UNDERSTANDING

SPEAKING

WRITING

Listening

Reading

Spoken interaction

Spoken Production

English

C1

C1

B2

B2

C1

                                                                               Levels: A1/A2: Basic user - B1/B2: Independent user - C1/C2 Proficient user

Communication skills

▪  good scientific communication skills gained through speaking at congresses and teaching at the University;

▪  good communication skills gained through speaking in clinical contexts.

Organisational / managerial skills

▪  Leadership: currently responsible for a team of 5 clinical psychologists within the Tele-rehabilitation Service for Learning Disabilities at the Fondazione Stella Maris-IRCCS, from Nov 4^th 2013 - ongoing

▪  Scientific Coordinator of the Workshop “Informatics Aids for Developmental Neuropsychological Disabilities "- Fondazione Stella Maris-IRCCS - ECM 92014041752 18 credits, April 3^rd 2014 to June 6^st 2014

▪  Member of the Scientific Committe of the Software House Coop. Anastasis (Bologna, IT), from August 2^nd 2014 - ongoing

▪  Scientific Coordinator of the Workshop "SuperAbile"- Fondazione Stella Maris-IRCCS - ECM 92014043385 - 29 credits, from Sept.  23^th 2014 to Dec. 29^th 2014.

Job-related skills

By working at the Neurological Unity of the IRCCS Stella Maris, I have developed expertise in: 1) administering several standardized batteries for the neuropsychological assessment of different developmental disabilities; 2) interpreting the neuropsychological results according to updated and scientifically validated models of Cognitive Development; 3) implementing new rehabilitation protocols and using several software packages to facilitate cognitive recovery in children with neurological and learning disabilities; 4) writing clinical reports and communicating the neuropsychological results to the parents and discussing and sharing clinical data with Hospital operators of different professional qualifications.

By participating to several clinical researches at the MR and Neuropsychological laboratories of the IRCCS Stella Maris, I have developed technical and organizational skills to: 1) project and implement researches to study cerebral plasticity for Language in different developmental diseases of paediatric age by behavioural and neuroimaging techniques; 2) manage research activity in a laboratory; 3) supervise thesis for master degrees; 4) draft scientific and economics reports for research projects.

By teaching at the University and by several oral talks I have acquired experience in: 1) updating scientific knowledge from the most recent literature in the field of Developmental Neuropsychology; 2) communicating scientific knowledge to young students and to people with different professional skills. Students frequently report their satisfaction attending the classes I teach and are willing to participate to research proposals of mine.

Digital competence

SELF-ASSESSMENT

Information Processing

Communication

Content creation

Safety

Problem solving

Independent user 

Independent user 

Independent user 

Independent user 

I Independent user 

Levels: Basic user  - Independent user  -  Proficient user

Digital competences - Self-assessment grid

▪  good command of office suite (word processor, spread sheet, presentation software)

▪  good command of statistical analyses

Driving licence

4a e 4b

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Publications

Presentations

Projects

Conferences

Seminars

Honours and awards

Memberships

References

Citations

Courses

Certifications

PUBBLICATIONS

1. Colombo, L., Pecini, C. (1999). Tecniche di analisi dei dati nella ricerca in psicologia. Unipress, Padova.
2. Brizzolara D,  Pecini C, Brovedani P, Cipriani P, Ferretti G, Cioni G (2002). Factors affecting hemispheric specialization for language in children with congenital focal brain lesion. Neuropsychologia, 40 (6), 620-632.
3. Martini A, Brizzolara D, Pecini C, Dinetti D, Negrin S. Aspetti diagnostici e riabilitativi nei bambini dislessici italiani. In I. Arcolini e G. Zardini (Ed.). I Disturbi di apprendimento della lettura e della scrittura. Franco Angeli, 2002, pp. 223-235.
4. Casalini, C, Pecini, C. (2003). Basi Neurofunzionali del Disturbo Specifico del Linguaggio: ridotta specializzazione emisferica? Una rassegna critica. Ciclo Evolutivo e Disabilità, VI, 2.
5. Maestro S, Chilosi AM, Cesari A, Pecini C, Pfanner L. (2003). Profilo comunicativo linguistico dei bambini affetti da disturbo di comunicazione e disturbo multisistemico dello sviluppo. Giornale di Neuropsichiatria dell’Età Evolutiva,Vol. 23, 47-60.
6. Cesari A, Maestro S, Cavallaro MC,  Chilosi AM,  Muratori F, Pecini C, Pfanner L. (2003). Diagnostic boundaries between Regulatory and Multisystem Disorders: a clinical study. Infant Mental Health Journal, Vol. 24(4), 365-377, 2003.
7. Martini A, Bello A, Pecini C. (2003). Comparsa e sviluppo di abilità metafonologiche in bambini di scuola materna. Psicologia Clinica dello Sviluppo, VII, 3: 385- 402.
8. Martini A, Cappagli P, Centofanti F, Pecini C. (2004). Prime fasi di acquisizione del sistema dei numeri e del calcolo in bambini normali e con disturbo dell'apprendimento. Giornale di Neuropsichiatria dell’Età Evolutiva, 24: 120-133.
9. Chilosi, AM., Pecini, C., Cipriani, P., Brizzolara, D., Brovedani, P., Ferretti, G., Pfanner, L., Cioni, G: (2004). Cerebral language lateralization and early linguistic development in children with focal brain lesions. In Fabbro, F.   (Ed.). Neurogenic Language Disorders in Children. IALP, Elsevier, pp. 49-63.
10. Maestro, S., Apicella, F., Cesari, A., Pecini, C., Muratori, F. (2005). Il deficit di attenzione sociale nell’autismo. Giornale di Neuropsichiatria dell’Età Evolutiva, 25: 19:31.
11. Pecini C, Casalini C, Brizzolara D, Cipriani P, Pfanner L, Chilosi AM. (2005). Hemispheric Specialization for Language in Children with different Types of Specific Language Impairment. Cortex, 41(2): 157-67.
12. Maestro S, Muratori F, Cesari A, Cavallaro MC, Paziente A, Pecini C, Grassi C, Manfredi A, Sommario C.  (2005). Course of  autism signs in the first year of life. Psychopatology; 38(1): 26-31.
13. Maestro, S, Muratori, F, Cavallaro, MC, Pecini, C, Cesari, A, Paziente, A, Stern, D, Golse, B, Palacio-Espasa, F. (2005). How young  children treat objects and people: an empirical study of the first year of life in autism. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 35 (4), 383-396.
14. Di Filippo G, Brizzolara D, Chilosi A, De Luca M, Judica A, Pecini C, Spinelli Di, Zoccolotti P. (2005). Rapid naming, not cancellation speed or articulation rate, predicts reading in an orthographically regular language (Italian). Child Neuropsychology, 11: 349-361.
15. Chilosi, A., Pecini, C., Cipriani, P., Brovedani, P., Brizzolara, D., Ferretti, G., Pfanner, L., Cioni, G. (2005). Atypical Language Lateralization and early Linguistic Development in Children with focal Brain Lesions. Developmental Medicine and Child Psychology, 47(11): 725-30.
16. Maestro, S., Muratori, F., Cesari, A., Pecini, C., Apicella, F., Stern, D. (2006). A view to regressive autism trough homevies. Is early development really normal? Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavia 2006, 113(1):68-72.
17. Di Filippo, G., Brizzolara D., Chilosi, A., De Luca, M., Judica, A., Pecini, C., Spinelli, D., Zoccolotti, P. (2006). Naming speed and visual search deficits in disabled readers: evidence from an orthographically regular language (Italian). Developmental Neuropsychology.
18. Brizzolara, D., Chilosi, A., Cipriani, P., DiFilippo G., Gasperini, F., Mazzotti, S., Pecini, C., Zoccolotti, P. (2006) Do phonological and  RAN deficits differentially affect dyslexic children with and without a history of language delay? A study of     Italian dyslexic children. Cognitive and Behavioural Neurology, 19(3):141-9.
19. Chilosi, A., Cipriani, P., Pfanner, L., Pecini, C., Fapore, T. (2006). The natural history of language delay: from late talking to specific language impairment. In Riva, d., Rapin, I and Zardini, G. (Eds.) Language: normal and pathological development, John Libbey Eurotext, pp. 229-238.
20. Casalini, C., Brizzolara, D., Burani, C., Chilosi, A., Cipriani, P., Marcolini, S., Pecini, C., Roncoli, S. (2007). Non-word repetition in children with different subtypes of Specific Language Impairment: a deficit in  phonological working memory or in long-term verbal knowledge? Cortex, 43, 769-776.
21. Chilosi, A., Cipriani, P., Pecini, C., Brizzolara, D., Biagi, L., Montanaro, D., Tosetti, M., Cioni, G. (2008). Acquired Focal Brain Lesions in Childhood: effects on development and reorganization for language. Brain and Language, Feb. 9.
22. Pecini, C. Saper Usare il Sapere: l’approccio metacognitivo ai disturbi dell’Apprendimento. In Martini, A., Manuale di Clinica dei Disturbi dell’Apprendimento. (2008). ETS, Pisa.
23. Guzzetta, A., Pecini, C., Biagi, L., Petacchi, E., Brizzolara, D., Cipriani, P., Chilosi, A., Tosetti, M. Cioni, G. (2008) Language organization in left perinatal stroke. Neuropediatrics, 39, 157-163.
24. Pecini, C., Biagi, L., Guzzetta, A. Montanaro, D., Brizzolara, D., Cipriani, P., Chilosi, AM., Tosetti, M., Cioni, G. Brain Rapresentation of Phonological Procesisng in Italian: individual variability and  behavioural correlates. In press on Archives Italienne de Biologie 2008.
25. Chilosi AM, Brizzolara D, Lami L, Pizzoli C, Gasperini F, Pecini C, Cipriani P, Zoccolotti P. Reading and Spelling Disabilities in Children With and Without a History of Early Language Delay: A Neuropsychological and Linguistic Study. Child Neuropsychol. 2009 Jun 2:1
26. Martini, A. Pecini, C. Contributo all’Inquadramento clinic dei Disturbi di Apprendimento. Giornale di Neuropsichiatria dell’Età Evolutiva, 2010; 30(3): 214-223.
27. Pecini C, Biagi L, Brizzolara D, Cipriani P, Di Lieto MC, Guzzetta A, Tosetti M, Chilosi AM. How many functional brains in developmental dyslexia? When the history of language delay makes the difference. Cogn Behav Neurol. 2011 Jun;24(2):85-92.
28. Brizzolara D, Chilosi A, Pecini C. Basi neurobiologiche dello sviluppo del linguaggio. Cap II in D’Amico S, DeVescovi A. Psicologia dello Sviluppo del Linguaggio. Il Mulino (Ed). 2013
29. Astrea G., Pecini C., Gasperini F.,  Brisca G., Scutifero M., Bruno C.,  Santorelli F., Cioni C., Politano M.,Chilosi AM., Battini R. Reading impairment in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: A pilot study to investigate similarities and differences with developmental dyslexia. Research in Developmental Disabilities; 2015 45-46:168-177. DOI:10.1016/j.ridd.2015.07.025 ·
30. Pecini C, Spoglianti S, Michetti S, Bonetti S, Dilieto MC, Gasperini F, Cristofani P, Bozza M, Brizzolara D, Casalini C, Mazzotti S, Salvadorini R, Bargagna S, Chilosi AM. Tele-rehabilitation in developmental dyslexia: methods of implementation and expected results. Minerva Pediatr. 2015 Dec 2. [Epub ahead of print]
31. Astrea g, Battini R, Lenzi S Frosini S, Bonetti S, Moretti E, Perazza S, Santorelli FM, Pecini C (2016). Learning disabilities in neuromuscular disorders: a springboard for adult life. Acta Myologica, ISSN: 1128-2460
32. Di Lieto MC, Inguaggiato E, Castro E, Cecchi F, CioniG, Dell'Omo M, Laschi C, Pecini C, SanteriniG, Sgandurra G, Dario P (2017). Educational Robotics intervention on Executive Functions in preschool children: A pilot study. Computers & Human Education, 2017, ISSN: 0360-1315
33. Di Lieto MC, Brovedani P, Pecini C, Chilosi AM, Belmonti V, Fabbro F, Urgesi C, Fiori S, Guzzetta A, Perazza S, Sicola E, Cioni G. (2017). Spastic diplegia in preterm-born children: Executive function impairment and neuroanatomical correlates. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2017,  ISSN: 0891-4222.
34. Chilosi AM, Bulgheroni S, Turi M, Cristofani P, Biagi L, Erbetta A, Riva D, Nigri A, Caputi L, Giannini N, Fiori S, Pecini C, Perego F, Tosetti M, Cipriani P, Cioni G. Hemispheric language organization after congenital left brain lesions: A comparison between functional transcranial Doppler and functional MRI. J Neuropsychol. 2017 May 31. doi: 10.1111/jnp.12128. [Epub ahead of print].
35. Pecini C, Spoglianti S, Bonetti, S., DiLieto MC, Guaran F, Martinelli A, Gasperini F, Cristofani P, Casalini C, Salvadorini R, Mazzotti S, Bargagna S, Palladino P, Cismondo D, Verga A, Zorzi C, Brizzolara D, Vio C, Chilosi A. Training RAN or Reading? A piloti study on developmental dyslexia with tele-rehabilitation. Dyslexia, In press
36. Stefano Vicari, Giorgia Piccini, Eugenio Mercuri, Roberta Battini, Daniela Chieffo, Sara Bulgheroni, Chiara Pecini, S. Lucibello, Sara Lenzi, F. Moriconi, Marika Pane, G.Astrea, G Barbaranello, Daria Riva, G Cioni and Paolo AlfieriImplicit learning deficit in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: evidence for a cerebellar cognitive impairment? PLOS ONE,  2018 Jan 16;13(1):e0191164. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191164.
37. Chiara Pecini, Maria Chiara Di Lieto, Emanuela Inguaggiato, Silvia Spoglianti, Silvia Binetti, Federica Batini, Emanuela Castro, Stefania Bargagna. Learning out of the Lab. Il servizio di tele-riabilitazione nei disturbi del neurosviluppo: L’intervento neuropsicologico su memoria, attenzione e abilità di apprendimento strumentale. Il Neurofoglio, Notizie di Neurologia Infantile della Fondazione Mariani. Anno 20, n.2 - pag. 5. 2017.
38. Battini R, Chieffo D, Bulgheroni S, Piccini G, Pecini C, Lucibello S, Lenzi S, Moriconi F, Pane M, Astrea G, Baranello G, Alfieri P, Vicari S, Riva D, Cioni G, Mercuri E.Cognitive profile in Duchenne muscular dystrophy boys without intellectual disability: The role of executive functions. Neuromuscul Disord. 2018 Feb;28(2):122-128. doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2017.11.018. Epub 2018 Dec 6.
39. Di Lieto, MC, Pecini, C., Castro, E, Inguaggiato, E., Cecchi, F, Cioni, G, Sgandurra, G. Robotic Programming to empower higher Cognitive Functions in Early Childhood. In XXX. Springer, in press
40. Casalini, C, Brizzolara, D, Chilosi AM, Gasperini, F, Pecini, C. Chapter 2. Late effects of early language delay on complex language and literacy abilities: a clinical approach to Dyslexia in subjects with a previous language impairment. XXX In press.
41. Pecini, C, Bonetti, S, Di Lieto, MC, Spoglianti, S. Teleriabilitazione nei Disturbi Specifici di Apprendimento. XXX in stampa
42. Chilosi, AM, Pfanner, L., Pecini, C., Salvadorini, R., Casalini C., Brizzolara, D., Cipriani, P. Which linguistic measures distinguish transient from persistent language problems in Late Talkers from 2 to 4 years? A study on Italian speaking children. Research in Developmental Disabilities, minor changes

ABSTRACTS

1. 1996 Padova.
2. Second International Conference on Memory , July 14-19  1996, Padova.
3. parole? National Congress on Experimental Psychology, Sept 22-24 1997 Capri.
6. of Padova.
8. Pecini C,  Brizzolara D, Ferretti G, Cipriani P, Cioni G. Brain plasticity for language: factors affecting language reorganization after congenital focal lesions in children. European Research Conference: Brain development and cognition in human infants II: normal and abnormal cortical functional specialization, Sept. 15-20 2000, La Londe les Maures, France.
12. Brizzolara D. The Vanishing Cues Method as a tool for the rehabilitation of  anomic deficit in  an adolescent with TBI. 4th World Congress on Brain Injury, May 5-9 2001, Turin.
14. and early linguistic development in children with focal brain lesions. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology  2004; 46, suppl 100: 14-15.
15. Biagi L,  Cipriani P. Neural bases of phonological processing in reading tasks: asking questions to the neuroimaging literature on normal and dyslexic subjects. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 2002; 44, suppl 92: 56.
16. children with Specific Language Impairment. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 2002; 44, suppl 92: 55-56.
19. Language Lateralization and Reorganization in  Subjects with Early-Onset Brain Focal Lesion: an fMRI Study. 13° Scientific Meeting and Exibition of the Scientific Society for Magnetic Resonnce in Medicine. Miami, May 7-13 2005.
24. Pecini C, DiLieto MC, Castro E,  Santerini G, Inguaggiato E., Cecchi F, Dell’Omo M., Sgandurra G, Cioni G, Dario P.  Educational robotics and executive functions: a pilot study on pre-school children. XXIV National Congress AIRIPA, Oct. 8-10 2015, Pesaro, Italy.

Citations: 666 (Research gate)

HONOURS AND AWARDS

▪ Winner of the National Award of the Italian Society of Psychology for the best PhD thesis in the academic year 2002/ 2003.

▪ Winner  of the “Young Research Grant 2000” at the University of Pisa. Title of the Project: “Cerebral Plasticity following congenital and early acquired lesions”;

▪ Winner of the Scholarship 1999 at the Stella Maris Institute with a Project: “Attentional Effects of the measures of Hemispheric Specialization”;

• Poster Award at the XII National Congress on Developmental Neuropsychology, Brixen, 18-21 January, 2017; Castro E., Di Lieto MC, Pecini, C. Inguaggiato, E., Santerini G., Cecchi F., Dell'Omo M., Sgandurra G., Cioni G., Dario, P. Educational robotics and executive functions : a pilot study on pre-school children.
• Poster Award at the 1st National Congress SOS Dislexia, 12-13 February 2016, Pisa; Pecini C., Strippers S., Bonetti S., Di Lieto MC. , Gasperini F., Cristofani P., Mazzotti S., Martinelli A., Salvadorini R., Casalini C., Baldetti M., Guaran F., Vio C., Brizzolara D., Chilosi A. Rehabilitation of Developmental Dyslexia : treatments oriented to the task or to the process?
• Poster Award at the 1st National Congress SOS Dislexia, 12-13 February 2016, Pisa. Di Lieto MC, Pecini, C. Inguaggiato, E., Castro E., Santerini G., Cecchi F., Dell'Omo M., Sgandurra G., Cioni G., Dario, P. Educational robotics and executive functions: a pilot study on pre-school children.

MEMBERSHIPS

3. Member of the Italian Association for Research and Intervention in Learning Psychopathology (AIRIPA), from Gen 1st 2011 – ongoing
4. Member of the Italian Society of Neuropsychology (SINP)- ongoing
5. Member of the Italian Society of Psychology- Development section (AIP)- ongoing
6. Tuscan Order of Psychology n. 2496

PROJECTS: POSITIONS AS INVESTIGATOR/RESEARCH ASSISTANT

7. Scientific Manager of the Run the RAN Application for the Rehabilitation of Developmental Dyslexia (Coop. Anastasis, Computer Science for Disability and Disadvantage Services, Bologna), from 23-06-2016 ongoing.
8. Internal member of the research group funded by at the Health Department at the Fondazione Stella Maris in the field of Developmental Neurological Neuroscience, RC 2007-ongoing.
9. Principal investigator of the research RC -2016-2018 funded by the National Health Department at the Fondazione Stella Maris: Rehabilitation of Functional Functions in Neurodevelopmental Disorders: a trans-nosographic study. 2016-ongoing.
10. Internal consulting for  the "e-Rob Call 4 IDEAS e-Rob: eLearning for the Educational Robotics" . FTI Fondazione Telecom Italia. Principal Investigator: Prof. Cioni Giovanni – Fondazione Stella Maris 2016 – ongoing
11. Co-investigator of  the research  RC2013-2015  funded by the National Health Department at the  Fondazione Stella Maris: Learning Out of the Lab: Home-based cognitive rehabilitation, from 2013 to 2015.
12. External  consulting for the research GARA- Tuscan Region: Early identification of children with language and communication disorders at risk of developing language learning difficulties, 2014-2016.
13.            External consulting for researches on the neuropsychological and neuro-functional profile of different developmental disabilities, funded by the National Health Department at the Fondazione Stella Maris: RC 2/96; RC 3/97; RC 3/98; RC 3/99; RC3/00; RC3/01; RF5/00; RC3/02; RF 1/03 UO2; RC3/03; RC3/04; RC3/05; 1996-2006.

TALKS / PRESENTATIONS

      • Hemispheric specialization for language in children with specific language impairment -   

        European Academy of Childhood Disability Annual Meeting , Pisa, Oct. 24-26 2002.

     • Invited Speaker.  Functional Neuroimaging Methods in Dyslexia. National Congress of          

       Psychophisiology, Pisa. Dec. 16 2003.

• Invited speaker. Neural bases of oral and written speech disorders: fMRI methods and   

hemispheric lateralization measures. Workshop on updating brain plasticity and acquisition of language in atypical circumstances, Sept 24-25 2004, Tirrenia, Pisa, IT.

• International Workshop on Reorganization of Hand Function in Children with Brain Lesions, Dec 1-2 2004, Pisa, IT.

• Invited speaker. Brain Plasticity and Psychological Rehabilitation. Subjects of Developmental Neuropsychology: theory, clinical and rehabilitation hypothesis. Paediatric Child Hospital, April 22th 2005, Rome, IT.

• Neuro-functioning of Developmental Dyslexia:  behavioural and fMRI data at the XIII Congress of Italian Society of Psychophysics, Marina di Carrara, Dec. 2-4 2005

• The role of phonological working memory in LI and developmental dyslexia in Italian children. LIMOBIS: International Conference on Language Impairment in the Monolingual and Bilingual Society. Aalborg, September 29th 2011 to Oct 1st 2011.

• Invited speaker. Round Table - RIDINET tele-rehabilitation platform, Oct 12th 2013, Bologna, IT.

• Invited speaker. Home-based treatment in dyslexic subjects with or without oral speech delay. DSA and school. Resource Center, Oct 18th 2013, Prato.

• Invited speaker. Reading  automatization deficit. Can you handle it? National Congress

"Learning, this is the problem". San Marino. Sept. 19-20 2014.

• Invited speaker. "RUN the RAN" to speed up rapid visual integration, a tele-rehabilitation project. XXIII National Congress Airipa on Learning Disorders, Oct.  1st 2014, Lucca, IT.

• Invited Speaker. Updating on the use of Tools in Developmental Clinical Psychology,  March 6-7 2015, Bologna, IT.

• Speaker at the 9th European Congress of Speech and Language Therapy, Florence. May 8-9 2015.

• Invited speaker. Tele-rehabilitation of Developmental Dyslexia: Task-Oriented or Processes-oriented Treatments? Diagnosis and intervention for Specific Learning Impairment and Special needs: between good practices and critical issues. Oasi di Troina. Sept. 11-12 2015, Troina, IT.

• Invited speaker. Educational Robotics and Executive Functions: a pilot study on preschool children. Symposium Dr. Viterbori, XXIV National Congress Airipa, Oct. 8-10 2015, Pesaro, IT.

• Invited speaker. Run the RAN: An App. for visual-verbal integration. Ridinet, CNR Conference Nov. 20th 2015, Rome, IT.

• Invited speaker. Developmental Dyslexia: Rehabilitate behaviour, processes, or brain?" XII Congress on Developmental Neuropsychology, Brixen. Jan. 20-23 2016.

• Invited speaker. Say it with your own words! Does lexical access have to be automatic? 1st

SOS Dyslexic National Congress. Congress Palace, Feb. 12-13 2016, Pisa, IT.

• Invited Speaker "Rehabilitation of Developmental Dyslexia: interventions on the process or on

task? "Emilia-Romagna Regional Health Service - AUSL Bologna. Sept. 30th 2016, Bologna, IT.

• Invited Speaker. Educational Robotics and Neuroscience: The Role of the Executive Functions.

Internet Festival, Oct. 6th 2016, Pisa, IT.

• Invited Speaker: The RunTheRAN Application. High Education Course on  Learning Disabilities Rehabilitation,  Nov. 11th, 2016, Bologna, IT.

• Invited Speaker. Intervention on basic cognitive functions in the bilingual child at risk of reading difficulties. University of Padua and Clasta. Nov 19th 2016, Padua, IT.

• Invited Speaker: Executive Functions: Evaluation and Intervention in Typical Development and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, OS, March 24-25 2017, Milan, IT.

• Invited Speaker: From Language Disorder to Learning Disorder: Intervention on Basic Cognitive Processes. University of Udine, March 10th, 2017, Udine, IT.

• Invited Speaker: Oral Language Deficit and Learning Disorders: Continuity and Discontinuity in Diagnostic and Prognostic Processes. Lamezia Terme E-com, March 4-5  2017, Udine, IT.

• Invited Speaker: Executive Functions, Evaluation and Intervention in Typical Development and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, OS, June 10-11 2017, Rome, IT.

• Invited Speaker: The RunTheRAN Application. High Education Course on Learning Disabilities Rehabilitation,  June 17th, 2017, Bologna, IT.

Invited Speaker: MemoRAN. Funzioni Esecutive. XV edizione Psicologia CLinica dello Sviluppo. March 9-10^th 2018, Bologna, Italy.

4. RELATORE AD INVITO. "Dalla Robotica Educativa a Nuovi Strumenti Compensativi per Includere" III edizione Seminario Provinciale "Scuola Digitale Inclusiva"- AID Prato 17 marzo 2018

5. RELATORE AD INVITO. "RIDInet, il trattamento riabilitativo per i DSA". Hotel Montebello Splendid. Firenze.  23 marzo 2018
6. RELATORE AD INVITO. Funzioni Esecutive nei Disturbi del Linguaggio. Simposio Prof Usai. Congresso nazionale Associazione Italiana Psicologia – Sezione Sviluppo. 17-19 settembre Torino.
7. RELATORE AD INVITO. Profili cognitive nei disturbi di apprenidmento. Giornata di aggiornamento ASL Toscana centro, Firenze, 9 novembre 2018.
8. RELATORE AD INVITO. L’intervento sulle Funzioni Esecutive con la teleriabilitazione. Ridinet. Centro Balbuzie, Roma, 17 novembre 2018.
9. RELATORE AD INVITO. Processi dominio generale e dominio specifico nella continuità fra disturbi dell’apprendimento e disturbi del linguaggio. Simposio Prof. Zoccolotti. Congresso Nazionale Società Italiana di Neuropsicologia. Roma, 23-24 novembre 2018.
10. RELATORE AD INVITO. La teleriabilitazione e la robotica educative per potenziare le Funzioni Esecutive. Convegno Bicocca. Responsabile Scinetifico Prof. marzocchi, Milano, 27 novembre 2018.
11. RELATORE AD INVITO. Apprendimento Implicito e Funzioni Esecutive nella Disprassia Verbale Evolutiva. Simposio Dott. Chilosi. XIV edizione Giornate Italiane di neuropsicologia. Bressanone.  23-26 gennaio 2019
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• Responsabile Scientifico del convegno L’intervento sulle Funzioni Esecutive in età prescolare. IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris. 8 febbraio 2019

Invited Speakers: Cognitive profile in Dyslexia. ECM course of the Florence Health Service. November 9^th 2019

Invited Speaker: Implicit Learning and Executive Functions in Childhood Developmental Apraxia. XIV Meeting in Developmental Neuropsychology, Bressanone, Junary 23-26 2019

Editorial Consultant

Member of the Reviewer Board of the Journal Dislessia.  Italian Journal of Clinical and Application Research". Ed. Erickson. from Jan.-2016 to today