PhD STUDENTS      XXXIII EDITION

  Gaia Albano

BSc, MSc

 Phone:

+39 091-

 Mobile:

+39 3493491884; +44 7589692651

 Mail:

gaia.albano10@gmail.com gaia.albano@kcl.ac.uk, gaia.albano@unipa.it

 Sede:

Università degli studi di Palermo

 Profile

Gaia studied at Palermo University (Italy) where in 2012 she graduated with a First Class Bachelor’s degree with high distinction in Psychology and in 2015 obtained a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology.

In 2014 she attended a semester in France at the University Lumierè Lyon 2, (France) and after her graduation she went for an international placement of 1 year to King’s College London in order to improve her research skills and her knowledge about eating disorder psychopathology and new techniques. In 2016 she obtained a position as Research Assistant of a clinical trial focused on outpatients with a diagnosis of Anorexia Nervosa. Since 2017: Registration on the Italian National Board of Psychologists (registration number: 8117).

In 2017 she was awarded with a 3 years PhD scholarship funded by Palermo University.

Research/Publications

1. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/erv.2495/abstract;jsessionid=B1BA054C602CE310D948C86D283A1979.f04t01
2. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/erv.2542/abstract
3. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00012/full?&utm_source=Email_to_authors_&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=T1_11.5e1_author&utm_campaign=Email_publication&field=&journalName=Frontiers_in_Psychiatry&id=324997
4. Albano, G., Hodsoll, J., Kan, C., Lo Coco, G. and Cardi, V. (in press). Task-sharing interventions for patients with anorexia nervosa or their carers: a systematic evaluation of the literature and meta-analysis of outcomes. International Review of Psychiatry, X(XX), xx-xx.
5. Albano, G. and Rowlands K., Baciadonna, L., Lo Coco G. and Cardi, V. (submitted). Social perception and interpersonal difficulties in people with obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature.
6. Cardi, V., Albano, G., Ambwani S., Cao L., Crosby, R.D., Macdonald P., Schmidt U. and Treasure, J. (submitted). A randomised clinical trial to evaluate the acceptability and efficacy of an early phase, online, guided augmentation of outpatient care for adults with anorexia.

Supervisor (s)

Prof Gianluca Lo Coco, Prof Janet Treasure and Dr Valentina Cardi

Thesis title/topic

 The use of guided self-help in outpatients with Anorexia Nervosa: SHARED Project. Quantitative and qualitative analyses of outcomes

Expertise

Eating Disorders, New Maudsley Model in anorexia nervosa, New online treatment in eating disorders (online guided self-help), Social difficulties in anorexia nervosa, managing of randomised clinical trials, obesity, qualitative and quantitative analysis, meta-analysis.

International Mobility

Psychological Medicine department, section of Eating Disorders, King’s College London (United Kingdom)  http://www.kcl.ac.uk