PERSONAL INFORMATION Chiara Vari, BSc Psychology, MSc Clinical Psychology chiara.vari@kcl.ac.uk chiara.vari@uniroma1.it http://www.cfalab.com/en/chiara-vari/ WORK EXPERIENCE January 2013-January 2014 Research / Clinical Placement Dermatology Unit (Hospital Policlinico Umberto I Sapienza Università di Roma) June 2011 Correction Financial Literacy, Problem Solving INVALSI Research Institute Villa Falconieri Via Borromini, 5, 00044 Frascati, Rome Correction Financial Literacy, Problem solving Field Trial OCSE PISA 2012 October 2008 - March 2009 Clinical Placement Villaggio Eugenio Litta Villaggio Eugenio Litta (Grottaferrata, Roma, Italy). Support work and supervised psychological assessment of children and adolescents with severe mental health issues (ASD, ADHD, Schizophrenia, ). EDUCATION & TRAINING May 2014 September 2014 2 nd Visiting Placement King s College London (UK) Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Psychology, Health Psychology Section Tutor: Prof. Moss-Morris, Chair in Psychology as Applied to Medicine Project: The development and evaluation of a web-based intervention for psychological distress in End-Stage Renal Disease: The idid pilot trial (Improving Distress in Dialysis) (Prof. Moss-Morris, Dr Joseph Chilcot, Dr Joanna Hudson, Dr David Game, Dr Matthew Hotopf) February 2014 Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) British Psychological Society Membership Number: 342903
Curriculum Vitae Chiara Vari April 2013 - July 2013 Visiting Placement King s College London (UK) Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Psychology, Health Psychology Section Tutor: Prof. John Weinman, Professor of Psychology as Applied to Medicine Project: Predictors of adherence to exercise in cardiac rehabilitation (Dr Emma Godfrey, Ms Naomi Beinart) April 8 th 2013 Registered at the Italian Council of Psychologists Number: 19911 November 2011 October 2014 PhD Student - Dynamic and Clinical Psychology Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome June 2011 Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) Council of Europe Level C1 University of Cambridge (Cambridge, UK) ESOL Examinations English for Speakers of Other Languages December 17th 2010 MSc in Dynamic and Clinical Psychology First Class Honours (110/110 magna cum laude) Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome Thesis: Attachment and Dyadic Adjustment in Couples: Empirical Research. Supervisor: Prof. Giulio Cesare Zavattini January 7th 2009 BSc in Psychological Sciences and Techniques for Clinical Evaluation and Counselling First Class Honours (110/110 magna cum laude) Faculty of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome Thesis: DDE-2 (Battery for the assessment of Developmental Dyslexia and Dysorthographia-2) Supervisor: Prof. Franco Lucchese PERSONAL SKILLS Computer Skills Excellent experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint). Good experience of analysing data using SPSS Mother Tongue Italian Unione europea, 2002-2013 http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Pagina 2 / 5
Other Language (English) UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING C1 C1 C1 C1 C1 1) Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations 2) British Council Diploma Level 7 (C1) British Council Rome (Italy) COURSES & TRAININGS July 2013 Developing Skills in Couple Work Summer School The Tavistock Centre for Couple Relationships, London (UK) May 2013 CBT and Mentalization Anna Freud Centre, London UK April 2013 July 2013 Introduction to Statistics King s College London Skill Forge Facilitator: Prof. Derek Cooper February 2012 Statistics for Scientific Research Istituto di Igiene Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome 2009 2011 Biennial Psychodiagnostic Course Istituto Italiano Wartegg (IIW), Rome 2011 Reflective Functioning (RF System) Training Course Prof. Howard Steel, Oslo, Norway Reliable Judge since 2011 2010 Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) Training Course Prof. Nino Dazzi & Deborah Jacobvitz Reliable Judge since 2011 International Peer-Reviewed Abstracts Vari, C., Velotti, P., de Campora, G., Giromini, L., Garofalo, C., Zavattini, G. C. (2014). Investigating mindfulness facets in dermatology patients: A cross-sectional study. European Psychiatry. DOI:10.1016/S0924-9338(14)78007-1. Garofalo, C., Velotti, P., Vari, C., Zavattini, G. C. (2014). Differential association between impulsivity and aggression among offenders. European Psychiatry.DOI:10.1016/S0924-9338(14)77956-8.
Curriculum Vitae Chiara Vari Velotti, P., Garofalo, C., Vari, C., Zavattini, G. C. (2014). Does emotion dysregulation enhance rejection sensitivity? A pilot study with inmates. European Psychiatry. DOI:10.1016/S0924-9338(14)77957-X. Vari C., Velotti, P., Zavattini G.C., Richetta, A.G., Calvieri, S. (2013). Emotion regulation strategies in patients with psoriasis, Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 74(6):560. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2013.03.084 Vari C., Velotti, P., Zavattini G.C., Richetta, A.G., Calvieri, S. (2013). Multimethod and Interpersonal Assessment in Medical Settings: A Case Study from the Dermatology Unit. MJCP, 1(3): 1-16. DOI: 10.6092/2282-1619/2013.1.933 Vari, C., Velotti, P., Garofalo, C., Richetta, A.G., Zavattini, G. C. (2013). The role of personality and clinical disorders on the quality of life in dermatology, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 82(suppl 1):119. DOI: 10.1159/000354142. Vari, C., Velotti, P., Giancristoforo, S., Richetta, A.G., Zavattini, G,C. (2013). Integrated assessment in dermatology: a case report. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 82(suppl 1):120. DOI: 10.1159/000354142 Velotti, P., Castellano, R., Vari, C., Garofalo, C. (2013). The impact of the diagnostic investigation of infertility: The association between emotion regulation and coping styles. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 82(suppl 1):120. DOI: 10.1159/000354142. Oral symposia and poster presentations Vari, C., de Campora, G., Khademi, M., D'Onofrio, E., Patel, S., Zavattini, G.C. (2014). Cross Cultural Differences among College Students: the Risk to develop an Eating Disorder in the US and in Italy. 9th International Conference on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (London, UK). de Campora, G., Vari, C., Li Volsi, V., Guerriero, V., Delogu, A.M., Zavattini, G.C. (2014). When Mom feels Sad: Early Eating Patterns in 7 Months Old Babies. 9th International Conference on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (London, UK). Vari, C., Pace, C.S., Zavattini, G.C. (2014). Fattori di rischio in pazienti adulti affetti da disturbo cutaneo: regolazione e regolatori delle emozioni. XVI Congresso Nazione della Sezione di Psicologia Clinica e Dinamica. ISBN: 978-88-6741-442-0. Vari, C., Di Trani, M. (2014). Fattori di rischio in pazienti affetti da patologia cutanea: il ruolo dell alessitimia. XVI Congresso Nazione della Sezione di Psicologia Clinica e Dinamica. ISBN: 978-88-6741-442-0. Vari, C., Garofalo, C., Campoli, M., Zanniello, R., Richetta, A.G. (2013). Attachment and Health: Avoidance and Anxiety in Dermatology. IAC International Attachment Conference (Pavia, Italy). Vari, C., Zavattini, G.C., Richetta, A. (2013). Difficoltà nella regolazione emotiva e qualità di vita nei pazienti affetti da patologia della cute. Congresso Nazionale della Sezione di Psicologia Clinica e Dinamica, p. 108. ISBN978-8338-144-7 Vari,C., Crisi, A., Carlesimo, S., Guzzi, C. (2013). Assessment psicologico in dermatologia: studio di un caso attraverso il wartegg drawing completion test. Congresso Nazionale della Sezione di Psicologia Clinica e Dinamica, p. 234. ISBN978-8338-144-7 Zavattini, G.C., Vari, C. (2012). Il ruolo della regolazione emotiva e dell attaccamento nei pazienti affetti da disturbo dermatologico. Congresso Nazionale delle Sezioni (Associazione italiana di psicologia), p.316. ISBN:978-88-97412-663. Vari, C., Velotti, P., Zavattini, G.C. (2012). Patterns of attachment and emotion regulation. Their Potential Role in Psoriasis. 3rd Croatian Congress of Psychodermatology (Split, Croatia). Vari, C., Capasso, A. (2012). Modello di attaccamento, funzione riflessiva e adattamento di coppia nel paziente adulto affetto da psoriasi: studio di un caso. Congresso Nazionale delle Sezioni (Associazione italiana di psicologia), p.347. ISBN:978-88-97412-663. Castellano, R., Vari, C. (2011). La rappresentazione della relazione medico-paziente nel contesto della procreazione medicalmente assistita. XIII Congresso Nazionale della Sezione di Psicologia Dinamica e Clinica, p.289. ISBN:978-88-97412-229. Unione europea, 2002-2013 http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Pagina 4 / 5
AWARDS Young Researcher Best Poster Award Italian Association of Psychology (AIP) (XVI Congresso Nazionale Sezione Clinica e Dinamica, Pisa 19-21 September 2014) MEMBERSHIPS British Psychological Society (BPS) Associazione Italiana di Psicologia (AIP)