Alberto Romano is a developmental therapist. He obtained a bachelor's degree in Developmental Neuropsychomotor therapy at the University of Pavia (Italy), a first-level University Master in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) at the University of Parma (Italy), and a Master's Degree in Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Rome "Tor Vergata" (Italy). He founded the SMART ONLUS rehabilitation center and has been a board of directors member from 2016 to 2021. It is a rehabilitation center for evidence-based pediatric behavioral rehabilitation. Between 2017 and 2021, he conducted research activities as a developmental therapist at the Movement Analysis and Robotics Laboratory (MARLab), Department of Intensive Neurorehabilitation and Robotics of the Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital, one of the most illustrious pediatric hospital in Italy. He has been a consultant and researcher for the Italian Rett Syndrome Association (AIRett) from 2013 to 2021. Today he works as a developmental therapist at the Psychiatric Department of the "A. Manzoni" Hospital in Lecco, Italy, carrying out daily rehabilitation sessions with children with neurodevelopmental disorders. Moreover, he is enrolled in a Ph.D. program at Ariel University (Israel), Department of Health System Management. His main research interests concern pediatric neurorehabilitation, movement analysis, and the development and application of rehabilitation technologies.
Ariel University
Ariel, Israel
Department of Health System Management