Education: Since January 2018: associate professor (psychobiology and physiological psychology) at the Department of Neuroscience, University of Padova 2011–2017: assistant professor (psychiatry) at the Department of Neuroscience, University of Padova 2006: specialization in clinical psychology 2005: Ph.D. in neurosciences 1997: graduated (cum laude) in clinical psychology 1994/95: scholarship for Erasmus program; 10 months at Faculté de Psychologie et des Sciences de l'Education, Universitè de Genève, Switzerland Teaching at the University of Padova: - Clinical psychology, School of Dietetics - Psychiatry and neuropsychology of psychiatric disorders, School of Psychology and Medicine - Training interventions in psychiatry, School of Health Education - Neuropsychology and physiological psychology, School of Psychiatry Scientific Activity: -Invited lectures at national and international meetings. -In the last five years (2017–2021), co-author of more than 40 papers published by peer-reviewed international journals, with a total impact factor of more than 274 (IF medium 7,85) with an H-index (Scopus 2017–2021) of 12 and several other publications, such as book chapters, papers in Italian journals, and abstracts. Main Research Fields: Research and clinical work in eating disorders and the neuropsychology of main psychiatric syndromes. Eating disorders: etiopathogenetic factors, neurocognition, neurobiology, neuropsychology, and treatment.