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Paola Venuti CV
Personal Data
Paola Venuti
Place and date of birth: NAPOLI, September 19, 1956
Full Professor, University of Trento
via Matteo del Ben, 5 - 38068 Rovereto (Trento), Italy.
Phone: +39 0464 808117; email: [email protected]
Education and Training
Degree in Psychology, University of Padua, 1980 (110/110 with honours)
Ph.D. in Social and Developmental Psychology Degree, Rome. Dissertation title: "Observational
methods in developmental psychology”.
Research Interests
- Keywords: autism, early marker of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), typical and atypical
development, parent-infant relationship.
- Main research interests: early indicators and functional diagnosis in children with Autism
Spectrum Disorders; longitudinal studies of child development, parent-infant interaction in
children with typical and atypical development.
- Clinical research: early communicative system and movement development as early marker
of ASD; observational methods for analyzing home videos of children with ASD Diagnosis;
parent- infant training with children with ASD and Intellectual Disabilities.
- Developmental research: since 1990, PV has worked, as Associate Investigator, with the
Child and Family Research (NICH HD, NIH, USA) in the longitudinal and cross-cultural project
on child development. She studies symbolic and explorative play; functional analysis of parent
language, parental belief, attitudes and style.
Professional and Academic Experiences
Positions held
2007- at present: Full Professor of Clinical Psychopathology, Department of Cognitive Science,
University of Trento.
2002 - 2007: Associate Professor University of Trento, Department of Cognitive Science.
1998-2002: Associate Professor of Dynamic Psychology (M-PSI/07), Second University of Naples.
1994-1998: Research Scientist Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialization,
University of Padua.
Academic Function
2011- Director of the Master in "Working with the family at higt-risk"
2010- at present :Coordinator of the PhD in Psychological Sciences and Education
2010 – Director of the Master in “Special needs for children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders”
2006 – at present: Coordinator of the Degree in Cognitive Psychology
2002-at present: Head of the Observation and Functional Diagnosis Laboratory of the Department
of Cognitive Science and Education, University of Trento.
2003-at present: Head of Counseling Service for students of University of Trento.
2004- 2010: Deputy Head of the Department of Cognitive Science and Education, University of
Trento.
2004- 2007: Member of the University of Trento Administration Board.
Stages and Scientific visits
Visiting fellow at :
National Institute of Health Department of Child Health and Human Development- (NIH-NICHD) in
the following periods: Sept-Oct 1990, April 1992, Sept. 1995, Jan.2000, Aug. 2003, Dec. 2010.
RIKEN Brain Science Institute- Kuroda Research Unit for Affiliative Social Behavior (Saitama,
Japan) [2010]
Guangzhou- Psychological Dep. Sun Yat-Sen University (China, Nov. 2011).
Teaching
2008- at the present: Dynamic Psychology- Degree in Cognitive Science- Faculty of Cognitive
Science - University of Trento.
2006-at present: Clinical Psychopathology- master in Neuroscience- Dept. of Cognitive Science University of Trento.
2003-at present: Member of the Scientific Board of Ph.D. School in Cognitive Science and
Education, University of Trento
2003-at present: Clinical Developmental Psychology- Faculty of Cognitive Science - University of
Trento.
2003-2008: Psychopathology, Dept. of Sociology, University of Trento.
1998-2002: Observational Methods, SUN, University of Naples.
1998-2002: Dynamic Psychology, SUN, University of Naples.
1997-2000: Lecturer of Observation Methods, Specialization in Clinical Psychology School for
Psychotherapists, University of Padua.
Collaborations with Journals (Editor, Reviewer)
Parenting-Science and Practice; Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology; Cambridge
University Press; Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition; Età Evolutiva, Giornale
Italiano di Psicologia, Infanzia ed Adolescenza, Psicologia Clinica dello Sviluppo.
Selected - Chair and Memberships
Member of the Steering Committee of the Clinical Psychology Section (founded 1999) of the
Association of Italian Psychologists (AIP).
Member of the Psychologists (since its foundation year 1989) and of the Psychotherapists (1994)
Italian Charters.
Member of the AISMI Italian Chapter of the World Association for Infant Mental Health (since
February 1997).
2009- at present: President of the AISMI- Chapter of the World Association for Infant Mental
Health.
2006- at present: member of INSAR (International Society for autism research).
2006- at present member of SRCD (Society for research in child development)
2006 - at present: Scientific Board member of the Italian of the AISMI- Chapter of the World
Association for Infant Mental Health.
2005 - at present: Collaborative Investigator to the National Institute of Child Health and
Human Development.
2004- at present: member of the Reviewers Charter (Albo degli Esperti del Comitato di
Indirizzo di Valutazione della Ricerca-CIVR, MIUR).
Research grants
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Mother-infant relationships: cross-cultural and longitudinal research (NIH-NICHD) 19891991
Parental Style and cognitive development of the child- - MIUR 60%- 2000
Symbolic and explorative play in children - MIUR 60%- 2001
Parental Style and cognitive abilities in children – 2002
The room that I would like to have:” (Ass. Genitori, DOIMO City-Line 2000, 2001, 2002,
2003, 2004)
AWARE (Ageing Workers Awareness to Recuperate Employability) European Project n.
11924 del 01.08.2004 – 2005-2007
Communicative and social markers in children with ASD – 2005 University of Trento Board
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Developmental impairments in Autistic Spectrum Disorders: early indicators and functional
diagnosis- PRIN 2005-2007- national coordinator of 5 Italian groups of research
How I like to dress my doll- analysis of drawings. MonnaLisa 2007- 2008
Symbolic and exploratory play in children typically and atypically developing- Rovereto
Municipality fellowship for a student 2003 to 2006:
The development of gestures in Autism Spectrum Disorders- Rovereto Municipality: 20112013.
Mother-infant relationships: cross-cultural and longitudinal research (NIH-NICHD): 20122013.
Prevention of Risk : Support to the mother with high level of psycho-social risk: Grant from
PAT (Autonomous Province of Trento) (2010-2014).
ESSEA -- COST action BM 1004 - Enhancing the Scientific Study of Early Autism (ESSEA).
PUBLICATIONS
Number of papers on national and international peer reviewed journals: 120
Number of books: 10
Number of national and International congresses with review: 200
Selected publications (2008-2012)
1.
De Pisapia N., Bornstein M. H., Rigo P., Esposito G., De Falco S., Venuti P. (in press): Sex
Differences in Directional Brain Responses to Infant Hunger Cries. NeuroReport. 2012 Dec 30.
[Epub ahead of print]
2.
Venuti P., Caria A., Esposito G., De Pisapia N., Bornstein M. H., De Falco S. (2012): Differential
Brain Responses to Cries of Infants with Autistic Disorder and Typical Development: an fMRI
Study. Research in Developmental Disabilities. 33(6):2255-64.
3.
Venuti P., S. de Falco, G. Esposito, M. Zaninelli, M.H Bornstein (2012). Maternal functional speech
to children: a comparison of autism spectrum disorder, Down syndrome, and typical
development. RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, vol. vol. 33, p. 506-517, ISSN:
0891-4222
4.
Esposito G., J. Nakazawa, P. Venuti, M.H. Bornstein (2012). Perceptions of distress in young
children with autism compared to typically developing children: a cultural comparison between
Japan and Italy. RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, vol. vol. 33, p. 1059-1067, ISSN:
0891-4222
5.
Esposito G., S. Yoshida, P. Venuti, K.O. Kuroda (2012). Three lessons from Philip Teitelbaum and
their application to studies of motor development in humans and mice. BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN
RESEARCH vol. vol. 231, p. 366-370, ISSN: 0166-4328
6.
A. Caria, S. de Falco, P. Venuti, S. Lee, G. Esposito, P. Rigo, N. Birbaumer, M.H. Bornstein (2012).
Species-specific response to human infant faces in the premotor cortex. NEUROIMAGE, vol. vol.
60, 884-893, ISSN: 1053-8119
7.
Bornstein M.H., Putnick D. L., Suwalsky J. T. D., Venuti P., de Falco S., Zingman de Galperín C.,
Gini M., Heslington Tichovolsky M.(2011) Emotional Relationships in Mothers and Infants:CultureCommon and Community-Specific Characteristics of Dyads From Rural and Metropolitan Settings
in Argentina, Italy, and the United States. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, XX(X) 1–28.
8.
Venuti P. (2011) I disturbi dello spettro autistico. in A. Zennaro Lo sviluppo della psicopatologia.
Bologna: Il Mulino. pag. 201, 222
9.
De Falco S., Venuti P., Esposito G., Bornstein M. (2011). Maternal and paternal pragmatic
speech directed to young children with Down syndrome and typical development. Infant Behavior
and Development. 34, 161-169
10. C. Scalzeri, G. Esposito, P. Venuti, Indicatori diagnostici dell’autismo nei primi due anni di vita:
l’analisi del movimento. AUTISMO E DISTURBI DELLO SVILUPPO 2011, Vol. 9, n. 2,
11. A. Caria, P. Venuti, S. de Falco, Functional and Dysfunctional Brain Circuits Underlying Emotional
Processing of Music in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Cerebral Cortex. doi:10.1093/cercor/bhr084
12. Esposito G.; Venuti P.; Bornstein M. H (2011) Assessment of distress in young children: A
comparison
of
autistic
disorder,
developmental
delay,
and
typical
development
Author(s): Research In Autism Spectrum Disorders Volume: 5 Issue: 4 Pages: 1510-1516
13. Esposito, G.; Venuti, P. (2010) 'Developmental changes in the fundamental frequency (f0) of
infants’ cries: a study of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder', Early Child Development and
Care, 180:8, 1093 - 1102,
14. de Falco S., Esposito G., Venuti P., Bornstein M., (2010) Mothers and Fathers at Play with their
children with Down Syndrome: Influence on Child Exploratory and Symbolic Activity. Journal of
Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities,
15. Esposito G. ; Venuti P. ; (2010) Understanding early communication signal in autism : a study of
the perception of infants’ cry. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research
16. Battocchi, A. Ben-Sasson A., Esposito G., Gal E., Piabesi F., Tomasini D., Venuti P., Weiss P.,
Zancanaro m., (2010) Collaborative puzzle game: a tabletop interface for fostering
collaborative skills in children with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Assistive
Technologies Volume 4 Issue 1 March 2010
17. Venuti P., de Falco S. ; Esposito G. ; Bornstein M.H. (2009) Mother- Child Play : children with
Down Syndrome and Typical development. American Journal Intellectual and Developmental
Disabilities. Vol.114, 4, 274-288
18. Venuti P. ; La Femina F. ; de Falco S. ; Esposito G. ;(2009) Trattamento precoce e percorsi
riabilitativi. In Venuti P., Esposito G. (a cura di) Percorsi terapeutici e lavoro di rete per i disturbi
dello spettro autistico. Pag. 55-80. Savigliano : Editrice Percorsi
19. Cainelli S. ; Venuti P. ; (2009) Supporto Emotivo e Attivazione dell’ intersoggettività attraverso
l’intervento di Musicoterapia. In Venuti P., Esposito G. (a cura di) Percorsi terapeutici e lavoro di
rete per i disturbi dello spettro autistico. Pag. 101-114. Savigliano : Editrice Percorsi
20. Venuti P., Esposito G. (a cura di) (2009) Percorsi terapeutici e lavoro di rete per i disturbi dello
spettro autistico. Savigliano : Editrice Percorsi
21. Esposito G. & Venuti P. (2009) Symmetry in Infancy: Analysis of Motor Development in Autism
Spectrum Disorders. Symmetry, 1:215-225.
22. Esposito G. ; Venuti P. ; (2009) Typical and atypical expression of distress : A study on cry.
International Public Health Journal. Vol. 1, 2, pp 141-150.
23. La Femina F. ; Senese V.P. ; Grossi D. ; Venuti P. ; (2009) A battery for the assessment of visuospatial abilities involved in drawing tasks. The clinical neuropsychologist. 1-24
24. de Falco S.; Venuti P. ; Esposito G. ; Bornstein M.H. (2009) Mother- Child and father- Child
Emotional Availability in families of children with Down Syndrome. Parenting : Science and
Practice. 9 pp.198-215.
25. Esposito G, Venuti P., Maestro S, Muratori F (2009). An exploration of symmetry in early autism
spectrum disorders: Analysis of lying. BRAIN & DEVELOPMENT, vol. 31; p. 131-138
(2009). Early communicative channel in childhood: Development and
Impairment. In: REED M.A. ED. Children and Language: Development, Impairment and
Training. , NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc., ISBN/ISSN: 9781606923955
26. Esposito G, Venuti P
27.
S. de Falco, G. Esposito, P. Venuti, M.H. Bornstein (2008) Fathers’ play with their Down
Sindrome children. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities Research. Vol 52, 6 pp490-502
28. Venuti P., Esposito G (2008). Il pianto come indicatore precoce del disagio. INFANZIA E
ADOLESCENZA, vol. 7(1); p. 47-53,
29. Bornstein, M.H.; Putnick, D.L.; Heslington M; Gini M.; Suwalsky J.T.; Venuti P. ; de Falco S. ;
Giusti Z. ; de Galperin C.Z. (2008) Mother- Child Emotional Availability in ecological perspecyive :
Three Countries, Two regions, two Genders. Developmental Psychology. Vol 44 , N.3, pp 666680
30. Esposito G., Venuti P. (2008) Analysis of toddlers' gait after six months of independent walking to
identify autism. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 106:259-269.
31. Esposito G., Venuti P. (2008) How is crying perceived in children with Autistic spectrum Disorder?
Research in Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2, pp 371-384
32. P. Venuti, S. de Falco, Z. Giusti, M. H. Bornstein (2008) Play and Emotional Availability in Young
Children with Down Syndrome. Infant Mental Health Journal. Vol 29(2) pp 133-152.