Dr. des.
Tiziana
Perini
Telephone:
+41 44 635 73 55
t.perini@psychologie.uzh.ch
Office: BIN4.E-06
Curriculum vitae
Personal Information
| Name | Tiziana Perini |
| Address | Office: University of Zurich, Dept. of Psychology Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy Binzmuhlestr. 14/ Box 26 CH 8050 Zurich, Switzerland E-mail: t.perini@psychologie.uzh.ch Tel: +41-44-635 73 55 |
Education
| 2009 | Ph.D., University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. Title of Ph.D. thesis: “Biopsychology of transition to fatherhood”. Advisors: Dr. Ulrike Ehlert, Dr. Markus Heinrichs |
| 1999 | M.S., University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. Title of master thesis: “Zufriedenheit von Führungspersonen in ihrem Arbeitsalltag. Eine ESM-Studie (Experience Sampling Methode)” Advisors: Dr. U. Schallberger |
| 1989 | Swiss Federal school-leaving examinations, Zurich, Switzerland. |
Positions and Employment
| 2005 – 2008 | Liaison-counseling psychotherapist at the University Hospital Zurich, Department of Obstetrics (Chair: Dr. R. Zimmermann) |
| Jan 06 – present | Psychotherapist (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) at the Outpatient Clinic and Research Unit for Behavioral Medicine at the University of Zurich (Chair: Dr. U. Ehlert) |
| Oct 02 – present | Student in the Postgraduate Advanced Master Program in Psychotherapy and Behavioral Medicine at the Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland |
| Jan 06 – Mar 09 | Ph.D. student, Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (Chair: Dr. U. Ehlert) |
| 2002 – 2005 | Psychotherapist at the Clinic of Psychiatry Oberwil, Zug, Switzerland |
| 2001 – 2002 | Research Associate at the Center of Information Technologies, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland |
| 1999 - 2001 | Research Associate, Department of Informatics, Educational Engineering, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (Chair: Dr. H. Schauer) |
Research Interests
Biopsychology of fatherhood, especially across transition to fatherhood
Publications
Perini T.M.I., Ehlert, U. (2009): Der Einfluss von Testosteron auf die Beziehungsqualität beim Übergang zur Vaterschaft. In 2009: Zeitschrift für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, 38 (Suppl. 1), S. 45-46.
Perini, T.M.I.; Ehlert, U. (2009): Sensation Seeking in Fathers: The Impact on Testosterone and Paternal Investment. In: 2009: Psychophysiology, 46 (Suppl. 1), S. S15.
Honors & Funding Support
Research Grants
| 2006 | Individual Project Funding, Stiftung für Wissenschaftliche Forschung der Universität Zürich “Testosterone and relationship quality across the transition to fatherhood”. |
Teaching Experience
| Fall semester 07 | Methods of psychophysiology |
| Spring semester 08 | Problem Analysis in Psychotherapy |
| 2006 – present | Six journal clubs in Biopsychology of fatherhood |
Clinical Experience
| 2005 – 2008 | Liaison-counseling psychotherapist at the University Hospital Zurich, Department of Obstetrics (Chair: Dr. R. Zimmermann) |
| Jan 06 – present | Psychotherapist (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) at the Outpatient Clinic and Research Unit for Behavioral Medicine at the University of Zurich (Chair: Dr. U. Ehlert) |
| 2002 – 2005 | Psychotherapist at the Clinic of Psychiatry Oberwil, Zug, Switzerland |
| 1997 (3 months) | Internship, Clinic of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, St. Urban, Luzern, Switzerland |
| 1995 (2 months) | Internship, Clinic of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Herisau, Appenzell, Switzerland |
| 1994 (2 months) | Internship, Clinic of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Littenheid, Thurgau, Switzerland |
Research Experience
| 2006 - present | Biopsychology of transition to fatherhood. PI: Ulrike Ehlert, Ph.D., Tiziana Perini, MS, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland |
Professional Services (University and Scientific Organizations)
mber of the Kommission Psychologische Beratungsstelle für Studierende beider Hochschulen Zürichs