PhD, Doctor Europaeus in Educational and Pedagogical Science (University of Padua, in collaboration with Middlesex University)
MSc in Neuroscience and Neuropsychological Rehabilitation (University of Padua)
BSc in Psycho-Biological and Cognitive Psychological Sciences (University of Padua)
Diploma in Field Research and Applied Techniques in Echo-Ethology, Cooperation, Development and Training.
Italian, English
- Neuropsychology & Psychology of Music
- Music Therapy
- Neurocognitive Rehabilitation and Training
- Neuropsychology of Aging
Teaching Fellow
Music Pedagogy at the University of Padua (Italy)
Music Psychology and Music Therapy application at the Music Therapy School Alto Vicentino (Thiene, Italy)
Supervision of empirical projects:
- Internships (internal and external)
- MSc and MSc by Research (internal and external)
My main research focus is on music's cognitive and rehabilitation benefits in people with and without cognitive impairment. I work in collaboration with the Middlesex MCCLab led by Dr Fabia Franco, which is a research laboratory focused on examining the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral responses associated with music, as well as their reciprocal relationship. Additionally, I maintain ongoing partnerships with Padua University in Italy, Trinity College of Dublin, and Vrije University of Brussel.
Ongoing projects:
- MusiCare (Principal Researcher): an international cooperation project funded by the Dunhill Medical Trust (300K) to investigate the effects of different types of music therapy on cognitive functions and well-being in older adults living independently or in care homes.
- The impact of Binaural Beat Stimulation on enhancing cognitive functions in healthy individuals and older adults with cognitive impairment.
- The Music Cognitive Test is a music-based screening tool designed to assess general cognitive functions. This test has been validated in both the general population and older adults with cognitive decline related to dementia. Our objective is to broaden the validation of this test to diverse neuro-atypical populations.
2020-present (role: Co-I, Principal Researcher): £300,000 by Dunhill Medical Trust. Project Title: MusiCare: Protecting Cognitive Functions and Wellbeing Using Music Therapy & Innovative Technology with and Aging Population
2018-2020 (role: PI): £10,000 by MHA-Methodist Home Association. Project Title: Evaluation of Music Therapy benefits for older adults with cognitive impairment: An RCT study.
2018-2019 (role: PI): £2,821 by SEMPRE - Society for Education, Music and Psychology Research. Project title: The Music Cogntive Test
