Role
Doctor Roberto Vagnetti, Research Fellow in the School of Science and Technology at Nottingham Trent University.
Career overview
Following the completion of a master’s degree in Applied, Clinical, and Health Psychology, Dr Vagnetti pursued and obtained his Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of L'Aquila. His doctoral research focused on exploring technological solutions to enhance the assessment and intervention for individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders.
Research areas
Dr. Vagnetti's research revolves around the implementation of technologies to improve the assessment, intervention, and services provided to individuals dealing with neurodevelopmental disorders and frailty conditions. He is keenly interested in creating novel assessment tools and complex models that elucidate human behaviour, cognition, and development. Dr. Vagnetti's work includes improving current clinical practices and gaining a deeper understanding of individuals' cognition through innovative and statistical approaches.
Publications
Vagnetti, R., Camp, N., Story, M., Ait-Belaid, K., Bamforth, J., Zecca, M., ... & Magistro, D. (2024). Robot Companions and Sensors for Better Living: Defining Needs to Empower Low Socio-economic Older Adults at Home. In: Ali, A.A., et al. Social Robotics. ICSR 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 14453 . Springer, Singapore.
Le Donne, I., Attanasio, M., Bologna, A., Vagnetti, R., Masedu, F., Valenti, M., & Mazza, M. (2023). Autism and intention attribution test: a non-verbal evaluation with comic strips. Annals of General Psychiatry, 22(1), 1-13.
Camp, N., Vagnetti, R., Bisele, M., Felton, P., Hunter, K., & Magistro, D. (2023). The Effect of Cognitive Task Complexity on Healthy Gait in the Walking Corsi Test. Brain Sciences, 13(7), 1019.
Mazza, M., Donne, I. L., Vagnetti, R., Attanasio, M., Paola Greco, M., Chiara Pino, M., & Valenti, M. (2023). Normative values and diagnostic optimisation of three social cognition measures for autism and schizophrenia diagnosis in a healthy adolescent and adult sample. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 17470218231175613.
Pino, M. C., Vagnetti, R., Tiberti, S., Valenti, M., & Mazza, M. (2022). Involving autism stakeholders in identifying priorities for interventions based on augmented reality. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 1-9.
Pino, M. C., Donne, I. L., Vagnetti, R., Tiberti, S., Valenti, M., & Mazza, M. (2022). Using the Griffiths Mental Development Scales to Evaluate a Developmental Profile of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Symptomatologic Severity. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 1-10.
Valenti, M., Pino, M. C., Le Donne, I., Vagnetti, R., Tiberti, S., Attanasio, M., & Mazza, M. (2022). Adaptive response of Italian young adults with autism to the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal study. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 131, 104333.
Mazza, M., Pino, M. C., Keller, R., Vagnetti, R., Attanasio, M., Filocamo, A., ... & Valenti, M. (2022). Qualitative differences in attribution of mental states to other people in autism and schizophrenia: what are the tools for differential diagnosis?. Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 52(3), 1283-1298.
Masedu, F., Vagnetti, R., Pino, M. C., Valenti, M., & Mazza, M. (2022). Comparison of Visual Fixation Trajectories in Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Typical Development: A Markov Chain Model. Brain Sciences, 12(1), 10.
Attanasio, M., Masedu, F., Quattrini, F., Pino, M. C., Vagnetti, R., Valenti, M., & Mazza, M. (2022). Are Autism Spectrum Disorder and Asexuality Connected?. Archives of sexual behavior, 1-25.
Pino, M. C., Vagnetti, R., Valenti, M., & Mazza, M. (2021). Comparing virtual vs real faces expressing emotions in children with autism: An eye-tracking study. Education and Information Technologies, 26(5), 5717-5732.
Pino, M. C., Di Dio, C., Pacitti, F., Rossi, R., Vagnetti, R., Le Donne, I., ... & Mazza, M. (2021). Evaluation of aesthetic pleasure in schizophrenia spectrum disorders, using the eye-tracking methodology. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts.
Mazza, M., Pino, M. C., Vagnetti, R., Filocamo, A., Attanasio, M., Calvarese, A., & Valenti, M. (2021). Intensive intervention for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: Comparison of three rehabilitation treatments. International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice, 25(1), 28-36.
Vagnetti, R., Pino, M. C., Masedu, F., Peretti, S., Le Donne, I., Rossi, R., ... & Mazza, M. (2020). Exploring the social cognition network in young adults with autism spectrum disorder using graph analysis. Brain and Behavior, 10(3), e01524
Pino, M. C., Masedu, F., Vagnetti, R., Attanasio, M., Di Giovanni, C., Valenti, M., & Mazza, M. (2020). Validity of Social Cognition Measures in the Clinical Services for Autism Spectrum Disorder. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 4.
Pino, M. C., Vagnetti, R., Masedu, F., Attanasio, M., Tiberti, S., Valenti, M., & Mazza, M. (2020). Mapping the Network of Social Cognition Domains in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder Through Graph Analysis. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11, 579339.
Mazza, M., Pino, M. C., Vagnetti, R., Peretti, S., Valenti, M., Marchetti, A., & Di Dio, C. (2020). Discrepancies between explicit and implicit evaluation of aesthetic perception ability in individuals with autism: a potential way to improve social functioning. BMC psychology, 8(1), 1-15.
Valenti, M., Vagnetti, R., Masedu, F., Pino, M. C., Rossi, A., Scattoni, M. L., ... & EAGLE GROUP. (2019). Register-based cumulative prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders during childhood and adolescence in Central Italy. Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Public Health, 16(4).