Prof. Barbara Parisi holds a M.Sc. in Cognitive Behavioral Psychology (Qualifying for the Profession of Psychologist), graduated with honors (110/110 cum laude) with a thesis on “Strategies for Preventing Youth Distress and Addictions”. She also holds a M.A. in Humanities and Liberal Arts, graduated (110/110) with a thesis on “Non-verbal Communication” in Pedagogy, from La Sapienza Università, Rome. Furthermore, she holds three Post-Graduate Masters: one in ‘Sociology of Education and Inclusive Teaching Methodology’ in Sociology, one in ‘Nutrition and Mediterranean Diet’, and one in ‘Organizational, Institutional and Groups Psychology’. She also has several years of Training Experiences in Cognitive-Behavioral Psychology Internship and Volunteer Counselor in Youth Support Groups.
Prof. Parisi teaches and lectures at Temple University Rome, and at other American universities in Rome since 1994. She started teaching Italian Language, Italian Studies, Contemporary Italian Literature and Culture, and Italian Cinema, as from 2013 she is also teaching a Sociology course on ‘Food for Thought’, and she also teaches Psychology.
Parisi is the co-author of the Italian language textbook, ‘it’. She also composes music and lyrics for RAI films, has two albums and several recordings on her name and sings with major Italian jazz musicians in Italy and Europe. Moreover, she is a certified teacher (Federazione Italiana Fitness) of ‘Pilates’ and teaches in Rome.
Degrees
M.A. in Cognitive Behavioral Psychology (Qualifying for the Profession of Psychologist), graduated with honors (110/110 cum laude), Naples
Post-Graduate Master’s in Organizational, Institutional and Groups Psychology, Rome
Post-Graduate Master’s in Nutrition and Mediterranean Diet, Rome
Post-Graduate Master’s in Sociology of Education and Inclusive Teaching Methodology, Rome
M.A. in Humanities and Liberal Arts with major in Pedagogy, Rome
B.A., in Humanities and Liberal Arts, La Sapienza Università, Rome
Courses Taught
Psychology PSY0816 - Workings of the Mind
Sociology SOC2545 - Food for Thought
Italian IT1001 - Italian Language
English 0837 - Eating Cultures
Publications
Book B. Parisi Presicce e M. Valtieri, “.it”: Italian Grammar in Use, Collana Teke Didatica, Roma, 2008, 255p, ISBN 978-88-903933-2-7.
English Translation: “The Nutrition Revolution – Your Guide to Longevity”, by Frank LaporteAdamski – Verdechiaro Edizioni, 2015.
English Translation: “Healing Voice – The healing sound of psychic singing”, by Krisztina Nemeth – Verdechiaro Edizioni, 2015.
Italian Translation: “Soluzioni Nascoste”, by Dan Castro –Verdechiaro Edizioni, 2016.