MICHELE GIANNOTTI

UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO. ITALY

Michele Giannotti serves as an Associate Professor of Psychodynamic Psychology at eCampus University in Como, Italy, and is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in child protection, assessment of attachment, and cognitive constructivist psychotherapy. With a Ph.D. in Psychology and Education, Prof. Giannotti collaborates with the University of Trento, specifically the Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science – Observation, Diagnosis Education Lab (ODFLab).

His clinical and research endeavors concentrate on parenting and child development, examining the determinants of parenting across different family structures, fatherhood, coparenting, child maltreatment outcomes, and assessment of attachment throughout the lifespan. He was recognized as the best early career scholar by the International Association for the Study of Attachment (IASA) and the Italian Society of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy (SITCC).

Dr. Giannotti presents on various topics including the impact of transition to parenthood on paternal mental health, at-risk parenting, and quality of attachment in children with typical and atypical development at several national and international conferences.

He has authored numerous papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals and actively engages with research groups focusing on parenting and child development at national and international levels.