Flavia Cardini CV - Department of Psychology - Royal Holloway ...
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FLAVIA CARDINI<br />
CURRICULUM VITAE<br />
Personal information:<br />
Place and Date <strong>of</strong> birth: Florence – 15 May 1980<br />
Nationality: Italian<br />
Languages: Italian – native; English – fluent; Spanish – basic level<br />
e-mail: flavia.cardini@rhul.ac.uk<br />
Current position:<br />
Post-doctoral Research Assistant at <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Holloway</strong>, University <strong>of</strong> London.<br />
Education:<br />
• January 2008 - December 2010: PhD student under the Joint International Cognitive Neuroscience<br />
PhD Program between University <strong>of</strong> Bologna, Centro studi e ricerche in Neuroscienze Cognitive,<br />
Cesena (CNC) and University College London (UCL), Institute <strong>of</strong> Cogntive Neuroscience (ICN).<br />
• 16-22 June 2008. Summer School on Body Representation, “The sense <strong>of</strong> body”. Bologna, Italy.<br />
• 2008: Student in the Joint International Cognitive Neuroscience Ph.D. program (Supervisors: Pr<strong>of</strong>.<br />
Elisabetta Ladavas and Pr<strong>of</strong>. Patrick Haggard) at the <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Psychology</strong>, University <strong>of</strong><br />
Bologna, Italy and University College London (UCL).<br />
• 2007: Master in Clinical and Neuropsychological assessment (Pr<strong>of</strong>. Maria Pia Viggiano).<br />
• 2007: Apprenticeship in Clinical <strong>Psychology</strong> at the <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Psychology</strong>, Università degli Studi<br />
di Firenze, Italy. Supervisor: Pr<strong>of</strong>. Claudio Sica.<br />
• 2007: Apprenticeship in Experimental <strong>Psychology</strong> at the <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Psychology</strong>, Università degli<br />
Studi di Firenze, Italy. Supervisor: Pr<strong>of</strong>. Maria Pia Viggiano.<br />
• 1999 – 2006: Master’s Degree in Clinical and Community <strong>Psychology</strong>. Faculty <strong>of</strong> <strong>Psychology</strong>,<br />
Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy.<br />
Date <strong>of</strong> graduation: 16 November 2006<br />
Type <strong>of</strong> Thesis: experimental<br />
Grade: 110/110 cum laude<br />
Supervisor: Pr<strong>of</strong>. Maria Pia Viggiano<br />
• February-July 2003: Universidad de Salamanca. ERASMUS program.
Courses:<br />
• Postgraduate Statistics Course - Maarten Speekenbrink, Division <strong>of</strong> <strong>Psychology</strong> and Language<br />
Sciences, UCL (University College <strong>of</strong> London), London (October-November 2009).<br />
• Postgraduades Research Methods Course 2009/2010. UCL (University College London).<br />
• Methods for Dummies 2009/2010. UCL (University College London).<br />
• MATLAB for Cognitive Neuroscience 2009/2010 – ICN (Institute <strong>of</strong> Cognitive Neuroscience).<br />
• SPM Course 22-23 April 2010 – ICN (Institute <strong>of</strong> Cognitive Neuroscience).<br />
• TMS laboratory – Dr Alessio Avenanti – Centro studi e ricerche in Neuroscienze Cognitive (March<br />
2009).<br />
• Statistics for Consumer Research – Pr<strong>of</strong>. Mazzocchi – <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Statistic, Bologna (February -<br />
March 2009).<br />
Work experience:<br />
• 2008-2010: Tutor at the University <strong>of</strong> Bologna, Italy. Tutoring and assistance activity for students at<br />
faculty <strong>of</strong> <strong>Psychology</strong>.<br />
• 1st September 2011-29th February 2012: Post-doctoral Research Assisitant at <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Holloway</strong><br />
University.<br />
Funding and awards:<br />
• UCL Graduate School Student award approval for attending IMRF conference, Liverpool 2010<br />
(250£).<br />
• July-August 2011. COST Action BM0605 Grant on Consciousness: a Transdisciplinary, Integrated<br />
Approach (2500 !).<br />
• March 2012. IBRO-CEERC-WERC InEurope Short Stay Fellowship (2500 !).!<br />
Conference Participations:<br />
• CenSes Workshop: Understanding the role <strong>of</strong> Interoceptive Awarness in Cognition; Institute <strong>of</strong><br />
Philosophy. University <strong>of</strong> London (UK), 27-28 September 2011.<br />
• CenSes Workshop: The body: Sensation and Representation, Chancellor's Hall, Senate House.<br />
University <strong>of</strong> London (UK), 4 February 2011.<br />
• THEO MURPHY MEETING ON Active touch sensing. Chicheley Hall, Buckinghamshire (UK), 31<br />
January-2 February 2011.<br />
• 2010 Summer One-day Symposium ‘Bridging Scales in Neuroimaging’. London (UK), 13 September,<br />
2010.<br />
• Joint Workshop. Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour & UCL Institute <strong>of</strong> Cognitive<br />
Neuroscience. London (UK), 21 June, 2010.<br />
• IMRF (International Multisensory Research Forum). Liverpool (UK), 16-19 June, 2010.<br />
• Experimental <strong>Psychology</strong> Society Workshop on Body Representation. London (UK), 29-30 March,<br />
2010.<br />
• IMRF (International Multisensory Research Forum). New York (USA), 29 June -02 July, 2009.
• SINP Italian society <strong>of</strong> neuropsychology. Bologna (Italy), 29-30 May, 2009.<br />
• Enacting intersubjectivity. Paving the way for a dialogue between cognitive science, social cognition<br />
and neuroscience, Lugano (Switzerland), 13-14 February, 2009.<br />
• EWCN (European Workshop on Cognitive Neuropsychology), Bressanone (Italy), 25-30 January,<br />
2009.<br />
• ABIM (Alpine Brain Imaging Meeting). Champery (Switzerland), 11-16 January, 2009.<br />
• Summer School “The sense <strong>of</strong> body”. Bologna (Italy), 16-22 June, 2008.<br />
• SINP (Società Italiana di Neuropsicologia), Bologna (Italy), 9-10 May, 2008.<br />
• Workshop. Neuropsicologia, Neuroscienze Cognitive e Neuroplasticità: prospettive della ricerca di<br />
base e applicata. Florence (Italy), 21-22 September, 2007.<br />
• CAOS (Concepts, actions and objects: functional and neural perspectives). Rovereto (Italy), 19-22<br />
April, 2007.<br />
• AIP (Associazione Italiana di Psicologia). Rovereto (Italy), 13-15 September, 2006.<br />
Conference Presentations:<br />
• F. <strong>Cardini</strong>, M.R. Longo, P. Haggard. “Viewing the body modulates somatosensory cortical inhibition”.<br />
THEO MURPHY MEETING ON Active touch sensing. Chicheley Hall, Buckinghamshire (UK), 31<br />
January-2 February 2011.<br />
• F. <strong>Cardini</strong>, M.R. Longo, P. Haggard. “Viewing the body modulates somatosensory cortical inhibition”.<br />
IMRF (International Multisensory Research Forum). Liverpool (UK), 16-19 June 2010.<br />
• F. <strong>Cardini</strong>, A. Tajadura, M. Tsakiris, A. Serino. “Going beyond the boundaries between self and<br />
other”. IMRF (International Multisensory Research Forum). Liverpool (UK), 16-19 June 2010.<br />
• C. Passamonti, F. <strong>Cardini</strong>, C. Bertini, E. Ladavas. “’Affective blindsight’ for fearful faces: evidences<br />
from a Reduntant Target Paradigm in patients with hemianopia”. EWCN (European Workshop on<br />
Cognitive Neuropsychology), Bressanone (Italy), 24-29 January, 2010.<br />
• F. <strong>Cardini</strong>, M. Costantini, G. Galati, E. Ladavas, A. Serino. “Neural modulation <strong>of</strong> felt and seen touch<br />
on one’s own face: a fMRI study”. IMRF (International Multisensory Research Forum). New York<br />
(USA), 29 June -02 July 2009.<br />
• F. <strong>Cardini</strong>, M. Costantini, G. Galati, A. Serino. “Correlati neurali dell’osservazione del tocco sul<br />
proprio volto: uno studio fMRI”. SINP (Società Italiana di Neuropsicologia), Bologna (Italy), 9-10 May,<br />
2008.<br />
• F. <strong>Cardini</strong>, G. Giovagnoli, A. Serino, E. Ladavas. “I feel what I see, if the other is similar to me”.<br />
Enacting intersubjectivity. Paving the way for a dialogue between cognitive science, social cognition<br />
and neuroscience. Lugano (Switzerland), 13-14 February, 2009.<br />
• F. <strong>Cardini</strong>, A. Serino, G. Galati, E. Làdavas, M. Costantini. “Neural modulation <strong>of</strong> viewing one’s own<br />
face being touched: a fMRI study”. ABIM (Alpine Brain Imaging Meeting). Champery, 11-16 January,<br />
2009.<br />
• F. <strong>Cardini</strong>, A. Serino, G. Galati, E. Làdavas, M. Costantini. “Neural modulation <strong>of</strong> viewing one’s own<br />
face being touched: a fMRI study”. EWCN (European Workshop on Cognitive Neuropsychology),<br />
Bressanone (Italy), 25-30 January, 2009.
• F. <strong>Cardini</strong>, T. Marzi, M.P. Viggiano. “Different face encoding strategies and recognition memory:<br />
electrophysiological correlates”. Neuropsicologia, Neuroscienze Cognitive e Neuroplasticità:<br />
prospettive della ricerca di base e applicata. Florence, 21-22 September, 2007.<br />
• T. Marzi, F. <strong>Cardini</strong>, M.P. Viggiano. “When memory meets beauty: insights from event-related brain<br />
potentials”. Neuropsicologia, Neuroscienze Cognitive e Neuroplasticità: prospettive della ricerca di<br />
base e applicata. Florence, 21-22 September, 2007.<br />
• C. Brancati, F. <strong>Cardini</strong>, M.P. Viggiano. “The role <strong>of</strong> frontal cortex in implicit visual identification: an<br />
ERP study”. CAOS, Rovereto, 19-22 April, 2007.<br />
• C. Brancati, F. <strong>Cardini</strong>, S. Righi, M.P. Viggiano “Meccanismi impliciti nel processo di riconoscimento<br />
visivo di stimoli complessi: correlati elettr<strong>of</strong>isiologici”. SIPF, Pisa, 1-3 December, 2006.<br />
• C. Brancati, F. <strong>Cardini</strong>, T. Marzi, M.P. Viggiano. “Effetti dell’età e della categoria sull’elaborazione<br />
sensoriale e cognitiva di stimoli complessi”. AIP, Rovereto, 13-15 September, 2006.<br />
Publications:<br />
• F. <strong>Cardini</strong>, G. Giovagnoli, A. Serino, E. Ladavas. “I feel what I see, if the other is similar to me”.<br />
Enacting intersubjectivity. Paving the way for a dialogue between cognitive science, social cognition<br />
and neuroscience. Ed. Carassa, A., Morganti, F., & Riva, G. Lugano, Switzerland. Pag. 90-98.<br />
• F. <strong>Cardini</strong>, M. Costantini, G. Galati, G. L. Romani, E. Ladavas, A. Serino. “Viewing one’s own face<br />
being touched modulates tactile perception: a fMRI study”. Journal <strong>of</strong> Cognitive Neuroscience. 2011<br />
Mar;23(3):503-13. Epub 2010 Mar 29.<br />
• F. <strong>Cardini</strong>, M.R. Longo, P. Haggard. “Vision <strong>of</strong> the body modulates somatosensory cortical inhibition”.<br />
Cerebral Cortex. 2011, 21(9), 2014-2022.<br />
• F. <strong>Cardini</strong>, C. Bertini, A. Serino, E. Ladavas. “Emotional modulation <strong>of</strong> Visual Remapping <strong>of</strong> Touch”.<br />
Emotion (submitted).<br />
• F. <strong>Cardini</strong>, M.R. Longo, J. Driver, P. Haggard. “Rapid enhancement <strong>of</strong> touch from non-informative<br />
vision <strong>of</strong> the hand” (in preparation).