1 July, 2014 CURRICULUM VITAE A. Personal Information: Name in

July, 2014
CURRICULUM VITAE
A. Personal Information:
Name in Full
Giovanni Piumatti, MRes
E-mail
[email protected]
B. Education:
High School
Liceo Scientifico “G. Giolitti – G. B. Gandino”, Bra (CN), Italy,
2004.
Bachelor
University of Turin, Bachelor in Neuropsychological Sciences and
Techniques, 2008.
Master
University of Amsterdam, Research Master in Educational Sciences,
2011.
Minor
University of Amsterdam, Minor in International Developmental
Studies, 2011.
C. Professional Background:
PhD Candidate, University of Turin, Department of Psychology, Turin, Italy. 2012 – present.
Intern, Child and Youth Finance International, NGO, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Internship
aimed at strengthening and supporting an international global network including various
national and international stakeholders and communities of practice focused on financial
products and skills development for youth. Responsibilities included promotion of
organizations’ activities, data collection, and certification of education curricula. August
2011 – December 2011.
Research Assistant, University of Amsterdam, School for Social Science Research, Department of
Political Science. Student research assistantship in the scope of a research entitled:
“Changes in the media coverage of political parties and party leaders” and supervised by
Dr. Lutz Hofer. Responsibilities included data collection and analysis, coordination
research groups. January 2010 – December 2010.
Research Intern, Centre for Social and Psychological Research, Instituto Superior Bissaya Barreto,
Coimbra, Portugal. Stage funded by the European project Leonardo da Vinci and aimed at
developing the BSc. thesis entitled: “Investigating attitudes towards marriage and family in
young people with a history of divorced parents: a comparison between Italy, Portugal and
Sweden”. January 2007 – May 2007.
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Further experience:
Employee, ENPA Ente Nazionale Protezione Animali, Bra (CN), Italy. Responsibilities included
public relations administrator, contact advisor and campaigns promoter with public media
and newspapers. January 2008 – May 2008.
Life-guard,
guard, Swimming Instructor, N.V. Sportfondsenbad – Amsterdam-Oost and SportMercator
Plaza, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. March 2009 – September 2011.
C. Research Activities:
Research collaborator within the ongoing relationship between the Department of Psychology of the
University of Turin and the Maria Grzegorzewska Academy of Special Education,
Education
Pedagogical University, Warsaw
Warsaw, Poland. Research’s theme: “Intrafamilial
Intrafamilial Relations in
Childhood as Predictors of Readiness for Aggression in Young Adults – Cross-national,
Comparative Study”. Role: national coordinator. Responsibilities include: coordinating data
collection, data analysis and report.
Ongoing Research
The role of personality and achievement strategies for the self-perception
perception of adulthood and
life-satisfaction
satisfaction among emerging adults
Individual
ndividual and contextual factors in young adults’ self
self-perception
perception of adulthood: an integrate
model
Major Areas of Research Interest
Transition to adulthood, identity development, life
life-span’s
span’s personal goals, cultural and
individual differences during transition phases
D. Teaching Experience:
Teaching assistant, University of Turin, Department of Psychology. Developmental Psychology.
2012 – present.
Invited seminar, Maria Grzegorzewska Academy of Special Education
Education,, Pedagogical University,
Warsaw, Poland. Individual
ndividual and contextual factors in young adults’ self-perception
self
of
adulthood: an integrate model
model. March, 2013.
Invited seminar, Universidad
ad Mayor de San Andres, La Paz, Bolivia. The Global Financial Crisis
and effects on Education: the case of Bolivia
Bolivia. June, 2010.
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E. Grants:
1. Scholarship for participating to the Summer School organized by the European Association
for Research on Adolescence (EARA) and the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA).
Kent, OH, United States. Coordinator: Prof. Manfred van Dulmen. June 2013.
2. Scholarship for participating to the Winter School “Developmental Psychopathology,
Environments, and Interactions: Moving Into The Genetics Area”, organized by the
European Association of Developmental Psychology (EADP). Leuven, Belgium.
Coordinators: Prof. Luc Goossens and Prof. Marcel van Aken. January, 2013.
3. Borsa di studio ministeriale per attività di dottorato di ricerca. University of Turin,
Department of Pasychology. 2012 – present.
4. STUNT Grant. Grant funded by the University of Amsterdam for a period of four months
field research in Bolivia to carry out interviews and data collection valid for the MSc. final
thesis entitled “The Global Financial Crisis and effects on Education: the case of Bolivia”.
5. Erasmus Scholarship. Scholarship funded by the European Union within the students
exchange cooperation of the Universities of Turin (Italy) and Orebro (Sweden) and valid for
the preparation of a Bsc. thesis entitled “Investigating attitudes towards marriage and family
in young people with a history of divorced parents: a comparison between Italy, Portugal
and Sweden”. 2007.
6. Leonardo da Vinci Scholarship. Scholarship funded by the European Union for a three
months internship at the Instituto Superior Bissaya Barreto in Coimbra (Portugal). 2007.
F. Publications
1. Piumatti, G., Pipitone, L., Di Vita, A. M., Latina, D., & Rabaglietti, E. (2014). Transition to
Adulthood Across Italy: A Comparison Between Northern and Southern Italian Young
Adults. Journal of Adult Development, 21(1), 1-12.
2. Piumatti, G., Giannotta, F., Roggero, A., & Rabaglietti, E. (2013). How Flexible Job
Positions Determine Youth’s Adulthood Perception: A Comparison between Italian and
Dutch Young Adults. Psihološka obzorja / Horizons of Psychology, 22, 39–50.
E. Most Recent Conference Presentations
1. Piumatti, G., Ortega, E., Rabaglietti, E. (2014) Achievement strategies, personality, selfperception of adulthood, life and education satisfaction: different “types” of Italian emerging
adults. 3rd International Congress on Psychological Applications and Trends, Oporto,
Portugal.
2. Piumatti, G., Sacconi, B., Zucchetti, G., & Rabaglietti, E. (2013). I correlati comportamentali,
cognitivi, sociali e relazionali dei sintomi di disattenzione e iperattività nella scuola primaria. XXII
Congresso Nazionale AIRIPA, Pordenone, Italy.
3. Piumatti, G., Roggero, A. & Ciairano, S. (2012). How Flexible Job Positions Determine
Youth’s Adulthood Perception: A Comparison between Italian and Dutch Young Adults.
EARA 2012 – 13th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on
Adolescence, Island of Spetses, Greece.
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