Mariapaola Barbato

I am a cognitive scientist with several years of research experience across multiple countries (Italy, Singapore, Canada, UAE). Passionate about understanding human behavior, I have I published numerous high-impact articles on mental health and cognition.

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology Zayed University | 2017-2022

Managing projects:
collaborating with colleagues across discipline and sites mentoring trainees
managing budget and deliverables
communicating project status to stakeholders
protocol writing and pursuing ethics approval
securing research funding
disseminating results through publications and conferences

Experimental design and research methods designing projects
programming tasks (E-prime) quantitative data analysis (SPSS)

Teaching and Administrative Tasks
Teaching cognitive neuroscience courses
Academic advising
Maintaining relationships with internship sites
Developing academic programs and pursuing accreditation

Adjunct Instructor, School of Arts and Social Sciences American University in Dubai | 2016 - 2017 Teaching Psychology courses to various audiences

Postdoctoral Fellow, Hotchkiss Brain Institute University of Calgary | 2011 - 2015

Recruitment and neuropsychological assessment of study participants
Data analysis and dissemination of research
Leading the day-to-day management of NeuroCognition and Electrophysiology lab

Writing grant applications
Organizing monthly seminar series at the Mathison Centre Scientific writing

Sapienza - University of Rome

PhD in Cognitive Psychology 2007/2011

Sapienza - University of Rome

MSc in Diagnosis and Rehabilitation of Cognitive Disorders 
2004-2007 (cum laude)

University of Padua

BSc in Psychological, Cognitive and Psychobiological Sciences 2001-2004