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ZATTI Alberto
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Curriculum Vitae
CURRICULUM VITAE – Prof. Alberto Zatti
BRIEF PROFILE
University lecturer and psychologist with extensive experience in teaching, research, and educational programme design. Research interests focus on social and community psychology, communication and language, corporeality and psychomotor processes, education and gender differences, relational and family dynamics, and the psychosocial analysis of contemporary phenomena (e.g., ongoing crises, attitudes and decision-making in health-related contexts).
CURRENT ACADEMIC POSITION
Associate Professor of Psychology (SSD M-PSI/06) – University of Bergamo. Teaching: Community Psychology; Social Psychology and Psychology of Gender Differences. Director of the Master’s Programme in Integrated Psychomotor Practice in Educational and Preventive Settings (School of Management, University of Bergamo).
PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE (SELECTED)
Associate Professor of Psychology (M-PSI/06), University of Bergamo (currently in post).
Researcher in General Psychology (M-PSI/01), Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (1996–2002).
Psychologist with psychotherapy duties, USSL 52 – Piedmont Region (January 1994–September 1996).
Applied research in marketing and advertising communication as a motivational psychologist and research director (1989–1993).
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Degree in Philosophy, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan (1987).
Postgraduate Specialisation in Psychology, Università Cattolica, Milan (1990).
Specialisation in Psychotherapy, Higher School of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Cremona (1994).
TEACHING ACTIVITY (SELECTED)
Teaching experience at the University of Bergamo, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, and Università Cattolica (Brescia and Milan), with courses in social psychology, community psychology, general psychology and related fields, including e-learning formats.
RESEARCH AREAS AND LINES OF INTEREST
Metaphor, rhetoric, and processes of meaning-making in everyday and professional discourse.
Voice, clinical interview, and conversational dynamics: linguistic indicators of emotions and social positioning.
Community psychology: empowerment, participation, social capital, and local/community networks.
Psychosocial ecology and education for change: eco-mind shift and sustainability-oriented cultural transformations.
Embodiment and exbodiment: relationships between body image, body schema, and emotion regulation.
Integrated psychomotor practice in educational and preventive contexts: group devices, setting, and observation.
Groups and socio-affective dynamics: belonging, leadership, conflict, cooperation, and inclusion/exclusion processes.
Sex education and gender differences: social representations, language, norms, and well-being.
Families, transitions, and separation: mediation, co-parenting, family reconstitution, and children’s well-being.
Values, motivations, and quality of life: moral choices, ideological orientations, and prosocial behaviour.
Social psychology of health: attitudes, decisions, and trust in institutions (e.g., vaccination).
Psycho-socio-linguistic analysis of contemporary crises (e.g., “permacrisis”) and their effects on identity and behaviour.
PUBLICATIONS (RECENT AND REPRESENTATIVE SELECTION)
Zatti, A., & Riva, N. (2024). Permacrisis: a psycho-socio-linguistic analysis. Discover Psychology, 4:44.
Zatti, A., & Riva, N. (2024). Embodied and Exbodied Mind: what in Between when Body Image and Body Schema (De)-Connect? Journal of Advance Research in Social Science and Humanities, 10.
Zatti, A. (2023). Diario dell’analisi di un No Vax. Sestante Edizioni, Bergamo.
Zatti, A., & Riva, N. (2022). Bayesian subjectivism and psychosocial attitude toward COVID-19 vaccines. F1000Research, 11:703.
Zatti, A. (Ed.) (2020). La formazione in psicomotricità: una visione integrata. Erickson, Trento.
Zatti, A. (2018). Eco mind shift: promuovere il cambiamento. FrancoAngeli, Milan.
Zatti, A. (Ed.) (2017). Il gruppo in psicomotricità. Erickson, Trento.
Zatti, A., & Zarbo, C. (2014). Embodied And Exbodied Mind In Clinical Psychology: A proposal for a psycho-social interpretation of mental disorders. Frontiers in Psychology, 6:236.
PROPOSED THESIS TOPICS
Bachelor’s Degree – Psychology
Social representations of “permacrisis” among university students.
Trust in institutions and adherence to health behaviours: psychosocial determinants.
Metaphors and polarisation in online public discourse: qualitative/quantitative study of social media comments.
Gender norms and well-being: attitudes, microaggressions, and relational climate in educational contexts.
Belonging and exclusion processes in peer groups: roles, informal leadership, and conflict management.
Body image and self-esteem: links with social media use and self-presentation practices.
Bachelor’s Degree – Education Sciences
Educational psychomotor practice: design and evaluation of a small-group intervention in kindergarten/preschool.
Educational communication and voice use: observation and self-assessment in internship settings.
Education for sustainability: how habits and motivations change through “green” school projects.
Classroom conflict management: narrative and mediation strategies from a psycho-pedagogical perspective.
Inclusion and well-being: practices of “community-based education” and local networks to prevent educational distress.
Affective and sex education: educators’ training needs and analysis of teaching materials.
Master’s Degree – Psychology
Embodiment/exbodiment and emotion regulation: theoretical model and empirical study using psychological and behavioural measures.
Decision-making in public health: a psychosocial model (trust, risk, values) applied to prevention campaigns.
Psycho-socio-linguistic analysis of complex discourses (e.g., no-vax, conspiracy beliefs): indicators of identity and belonging.
Master’s Degree – Pedagogy / Educational Sciences (Advanced)
Pedagogy of the body: curriculum design for body awareness and imagery pathways in adolescence.
Impact evaluation of an integrated programme (psychomotor practice–well-being–group climate) in educational settings.
Education on differences: development and validation of a teaching toolkit for schools and educational services.
SKILLS
Communication and teaching skills: course design, delivery of lectures and workshops, supervision of theses and internships. Organisational skills: coordination of training programmes (master’s level), design of interventions and applied research activities. Digital skills: tools for teaching and research (details available upon request).
BRIEF PROFILE
University lecturer and psychologist with extensive experience in teaching, research, and educational programme design. Research interests focus on social and community psychology, communication and language, corporeality and psychomotor processes, education and gender differences, relational and family dynamics, and the psychosocial analysis of contemporary phenomena (e.g., ongoing crises, attitudes and decision-making in health-related contexts).
CURRENT ACADEMIC POSITION
Associate Professor of Psychology (SSD M-PSI/06) – University of Bergamo. Teaching: Community Psychology; Social Psychology and Psychology of Gender Differences. Director of the Master’s Programme in Integrated Psychomotor Practice in Educational and Preventive Settings (School of Management, University of Bergamo).
PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE (SELECTED)
Associate Professor of Psychology (M-PSI/06), University of Bergamo (currently in post).
Researcher in General Psychology (M-PSI/01), Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (1996–2002).
Psychologist with psychotherapy duties, USSL 52 – Piedmont Region (January 1994–September 1996).
Applied research in marketing and advertising communication as a motivational psychologist and research director (1989–1993).
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Degree in Philosophy, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan (1987).
Postgraduate Specialisation in Psychology, Università Cattolica, Milan (1990).
Specialisation in Psychotherapy, Higher School of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Cremona (1994).
TEACHING ACTIVITY (SELECTED)
Teaching experience at the University of Bergamo, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, and Università Cattolica (Brescia and Milan), with courses in social psychology, community psychology, general psychology and related fields, including e-learning formats.
RESEARCH AREAS AND LINES OF INTEREST
Metaphor, rhetoric, and processes of meaning-making in everyday and professional discourse.
Voice, clinical interview, and conversational dynamics: linguistic indicators of emotions and social positioning.
Community psychology: empowerment, participation, social capital, and local/community networks.
Psychosocial ecology and education for change: eco-mind shift and sustainability-oriented cultural transformations.
Embodiment and exbodiment: relationships between body image, body schema, and emotion regulation.
Integrated psychomotor practice in educational and preventive contexts: group devices, setting, and observation.
Groups and socio-affective dynamics: belonging, leadership, conflict, cooperation, and inclusion/exclusion processes.
Sex education and gender differences: social representations, language, norms, and well-being.
Families, transitions, and separation: mediation, co-parenting, family reconstitution, and children’s well-being.
Values, motivations, and quality of life: moral choices, ideological orientations, and prosocial behaviour.
Social psychology of health: attitudes, decisions, and trust in institutions (e.g., vaccination).
Psycho-socio-linguistic analysis of contemporary crises (e.g., “permacrisis”) and their effects on identity and behaviour.
PUBLICATIONS (RECENT AND REPRESENTATIVE SELECTION)
Zatti, A., & Riva, N. (2024). Permacrisis: a psycho-socio-linguistic analysis. Discover Psychology, 4:44.
Zatti, A., & Riva, N. (2024). Embodied and Exbodied Mind: what in Between when Body Image and Body Schema (De)-Connect? Journal of Advance Research in Social Science and Humanities, 10.
Zatti, A. (2023). Diario dell’analisi di un No Vax. Sestante Edizioni, Bergamo.
Zatti, A., & Riva, N. (2022). Bayesian subjectivism and psychosocial attitude toward COVID-19 vaccines. F1000Research, 11:703.
Zatti, A. (Ed.) (2020). La formazione in psicomotricità: una visione integrata. Erickson, Trento.
Zatti, A. (2018). Eco mind shift: promuovere il cambiamento. FrancoAngeli, Milan.
Zatti, A. (Ed.) (2017). Il gruppo in psicomotricità. Erickson, Trento.
Zatti, A., & Zarbo, C. (2014). Embodied And Exbodied Mind In Clinical Psychology: A proposal for a psycho-social interpretation of mental disorders. Frontiers in Psychology, 6:236.
PROPOSED THESIS TOPICS
Bachelor’s Degree – Psychology
Social representations of “permacrisis” among university students.
Trust in institutions and adherence to health behaviours: psychosocial determinants.
Metaphors and polarisation in online public discourse: qualitative/quantitative study of social media comments.
Gender norms and well-being: attitudes, microaggressions, and relational climate in educational contexts.
Belonging and exclusion processes in peer groups: roles, informal leadership, and conflict management.
Body image and self-esteem: links with social media use and self-presentation practices.
Bachelor’s Degree – Education Sciences
Educational psychomotor practice: design and evaluation of a small-group intervention in kindergarten/preschool.
Educational communication and voice use: observation and self-assessment in internship settings.
Education for sustainability: how habits and motivations change through “green” school projects.
Classroom conflict management: narrative and mediation strategies from a psycho-pedagogical perspective.
Inclusion and well-being: practices of “community-based education” and local networks to prevent educational distress.
Affective and sex education: educators’ training needs and analysis of teaching materials.
Master’s Degree – Psychology
Embodiment/exbodiment and emotion regulation: theoretical model and empirical study using psychological and behavioural measures.
Decision-making in public health: a psychosocial model (trust, risk, values) applied to prevention campaigns.
Psycho-socio-linguistic analysis of complex discourses (e.g., no-vax, conspiracy beliefs): indicators of identity and belonging.
Master’s Degree – Pedagogy / Educational Sciences (Advanced)
Pedagogy of the body: curriculum design for body awareness and imagery pathways in adolescence.
Impact evaluation of an integrated programme (psychomotor practice–well-being–group climate) in educational settings.
Education on differences: development and validation of a teaching toolkit for schools and educational services.
SKILLS
Communication and teaching skills: course design, delivery of lectures and workshops, supervision of theses and internships. Organisational skills: coordination of training programmes (master’s level), design of interventions and applied research activities. Digital skills: tools for teaching and research (details available upon request).
Publications (52)
Courses (3)
GENDER PSYCHOLOGY - 25334
Secondo Semestre (16/02/2026 - 29/05/2026)
- 2025
Bachelor's Degree
SSD M-PSI/05, 6 CFU, 36 hours
SSD M-PSI/05, 6 CFU, 36 hours
HUMAN MOVEMENT PSYCHOLOGY - 158022
Primo Semestre (22/09/2025 - 19/12/2025)
- 2025
Bachelor's Degree
SSD M-PSI/05, 6 CFU, 36 hours
SSD M-PSI/05, 6 CFU, 36 hours
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY - 40031
Secondo Semestre (16/02/2026 - 29/05/2026)
- 2025
Bachelor's Degree
SSD M-PSI/05, 12 CFU, 72 hours
SSD M-PSI/05, 12 CFU, 72 hours
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