CLAUDIO VIOLATO, Ph

CLAUDIO VIOLATO, Ph

Curriculum Vita (01/03)

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CLAUDIO VIOLATO, Ph.D.

Curriculum Vitae

Professor, University of Calgary

Office Address:Department of Community Health Sciences

Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary

Professional and Teaching Experience

2003 - Professor and Director, Medical Education and Research Centre

1994-2002Professor, Division of Applied Psychology

1996-2003Professor, Universita Ambrosiana, Milano Italy

1995 Distinguished Research Professor – University of Calgary

1982-1994Previous Professorial Appointments: University of Calgary, University of Victoria and University of B.C.

Graduate Supervision

1983-2003Supervised, served on supervisory committees or examined more than 30 PhD students and supervised or examined more than 70 Masters students

Reviewer and Editorial Contributions:

Journal of Educational Thought, Canadian Journal of Behavioural Sciences, Alberta Journal of Educational Research, Journal of Internal Medicine, Canadian Journal of Education, Psychological Reports, Academic Medicine, Interchange, Applying Research to the Classroom, Medicine, Mind and Adolescence

Books, Monographs and Chapters (last 5 years).

  1. Violato, C. , Oddone-Paolucci, E., & Genuis, M. (2002). Family factors in the development of criminality. Correctional Services of Canada Forum , Volume 2.
  2. Travis, L.D. & Violato, C. (2001). Advances in adolescent psychology: Revised and expanded edition. Calgary: Detselig, 425 pages.
  3. Violato, C. (2001). Family factors in the development of criminality. Handbook of Criminality (Vol II). Correctional Services of Canada.
  4. Violato, C., Paolucci-Oddone, E. & Genuis, M. (2000)(eds). The changing family and child development. London: Ashgate, 278 pgs.
  5. Violato, C. & Russell, R. (2000). Effects of nonmaternal care on child development: A meta-analysis of the published research. In Violato, C., Paolucci-Oddone, E. & Genuis, M. (2000)(eds). The changing family and child development. London: Ashgate, p 268-301.
  6. Violato, C., Marini, A. (1998). Teacher Records and Comments. Calgary: Detselig, Computer software.
  7. Violato, C., Marini, A. & McDougall, D. (1998). Assessment of Classroom Learning. Calgary: Detselig. 198 pgs
  8. Violato, C. (1998). History of Adolescence. In Friedman, S., Fisher, M., and Schonberg, K., Comprehensive Adolescent Health Care, (2nd ed). St. Louis: Quality Medical Publishing, 12 pgs. (invited lead chapter for a 1,231 page Medical Handbook).

Papers in Refereed Journals (lat 5 years)

  1. Violato, C. & Oddone-Paolucci, E. (2003). A meta-analysis of the published research on the affective, cognitive, and behavioural short and long-term effects of corporal punishment. (in preparation for Pediatrics)
  2. Violato, C. (2003). Effect size analysis in interpreting the safety and efficacy of interventions in clinical trials. (in preparation for British Medical Journal)
  3. Violato, C. (2003). Pathways of human development: From well-being to psychopathology. Annual Distinguished Lectures, 3, Faculty of Education, University of Calgary (in press).
  4. Violato, C. & Arato, J. (2003). Childhood attachments and adolescent suicide: A stepwise discriminant analysis. Mind, Medicine and Adolescence (submitted).
  5. Beran, T. & Violato, C. (2003). The development of childhood victimization: Individual, family and social characteristics. Child Development (submitted).
  6. Dickson, R., Glazer, W., Violato, C. & Dalby, J. (2003). A computerized self-report questionnaire for assessing sexual dysfunction in patients with psychotic disorders: The DGSF Inventory. Annals of General Psychiatry (submitted )
  7. Violato, C., Lockyer, J. & Fidler, H. (2003). Multi-source feedback: A method for assessing surgical practice. Jo British Medical Journal (in press).
  8. Lockyer, J., Violato, C. & Fidler, H. (2003). Feedback to surgeons: A study to assess surgeon use of multi-source feedback data. Teaching and Learning in Medicine (in press).
  9. Violato, C, Marini, A. & Lee, C. (2003). A validation study of expert judgement methods setting pass/fail criteria for high stakes examinations using cluster analysis. Evaluation and the Health Professions (in press)
  10. Violato, C. (2003). An empirical comparison between KR-20 and KR-21 estimators of internal consistency

reliability. Psychological Reports (in press).

  1. Merali, F., & Violato, C. (2003). Conflicts between immigrant parents and their adolescents on acculturated behaviours. Journal of International Migration and Integration (in press).
  2. Violato, C. & Marini, A. (2003). The cognitive structure of the Canadian Examiner’s in Optometry licensing

examinations. Canadian Journal of Optometry, (submitted)

  1. Violato, C., Salami, L. & Muisnieks, S. (2002). Certification examinations for massage therapists: A

psychometric analysis. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 25, 127-132.

  1. Dickson, R., Glazer, W., & Violato, C. (2001). A construct validity study of the DGSF. International Journal of Schizophrenia (abstract)
  2. Oddone-Paolucci, E., Genuis, M. & Violato, C., (2001). A meta-analysis of the effects of childhood sexual abuse. Journal of Psychology , 135, 17-36.
  3. Oddone-Paolucci, E., Genuis, M. & Violato, C. (2000). A meta-analysis of the published research on the effects of pornography. Medicine, Mind and Adolescence, 11, 23-28.
  4. Violato, C. & Genuis, M. (2000). Origins of developmental psychopathology: A developmental model. Medicine, Mind and Adolescence, 11, 54-61.
  5. Violato, C., Chou, R., McDowell, M., & Marini, A. (1999). A psychometric analysis of the Canadian Standard Assessment in Optometry, Canadian Journal of Optometry, 61, 144-149.
  6. Hall, W., Violato, C., Lewkonia, R. et al (1999). Assessment of physician performance in Alberta: The Physician Achievement Review. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 161, 52-57.
  7. Fidler, H., Toews, J, Lockeyr, J. & Violato, C. (1999). Changing physicians’ practices: The effect of individual feedback. Academic Medicine, 74, 702-714.
  8. Brera, G., & Violato, C. (1998). Methodological and ethical difficulties in clinical oncology trials. Lancet, 352, 1391.
  9. Violato, C. & Oddone-Paolucci, E. (1998). Development of pedophilia. Correctional Services of CanadaForum, 5, 24-28.
  10. Harasym, P., Leong, E., Violato, C., Brant, R. & Lorscheider, F. (1998). Cuing effect of “all of the above” on the reliability and validity of multiple-choice test items. Evaluation and the HealthProfessions, 21, 120-133.
  11. Violato, C., Marini, A, Toews, J, Lockeyr, J. & Fidler, H. (1997). Using peers, consulting physicians, patients, co-workers and self to assess physicians. Academic Medicine 70, 57-63
  12. Violato, C., Chou, R., McDowell, M., & Marini, A. (1997). The development and implementation of the Canadian Examiner’s in Optometry clinical competency exams: Psychometric properties. Canadian Journal of Optometry, 26, 4-8.

International Conference Papers

  1. Violato, C. (2002) Adolescent research using an Internet portal, 5th International Congress on Adolescentology, Milan, Italy, November 22-24, 2002
  2. Dickson R, Violato C & Smekal T et al. (2002) Social Measurement of Sexual Function in an Open-Label Olanzapine Switch Trial. Davos, Switzerland, February.
  1. Dickson, R., Glazer, W. & Violato, C. (2001). A confirmatory factor analysis of the DGSF. International Congress on Schizophrenia, Whistler B.C., March.
  2. Violato, C. (2000). Family structure and child development: An empirical analysis of experiences within the family. 3rd International Congress on Adolescentology, World Federation and Society of Adolescentology, Assisi, Italy, November 2000.
  3. Violato, C., Baker, J. & Blair, C. (2000). Psychometric analysis of the on-site Alberta pharmacist assessment systems. Quality Assurance for Pharmacy Professional Practice, Ottawa, October 14-16.
  4. Violato, C., & Rusell, C. (2000). A meta-analysis of the published research on the psychological effects of nonmaternal care on child development: Social policy implications. 34th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Economics Association, University of B.C., June 1-4.
  5. Violato, C., & Rusell, C. (1999). Nonmaternal care and child development. 2nd International Congress on the Changing Family and Child Development, Banff, AB, June 3-5.
  6. Violato, C., & Oddone-Paolucci, E.. (1999). Child sexual abuse and adolescent development. 2nd International Congress on the Changing Family and Child Development, Banff, AB, June 3-5.
  7. Violato, C., & Oddone-Paolucci, E., & Genuis, M. (1999). Physical discipline and child developemtn: A meta-analysis. 2nd International Congress on the Changing Family and Child Development, Banff, AB, June 3-5.
  8. Violato, C., Fissi, R., Michelli, A., Berino, F., & Brera, G. (1998). The reliability of an inventory to assessstressful life events within a longitudinal breast cancer study. American Association for Cancer Research, New Orleans, April 2.
  9. Violato, C. (1997). Assessing physicians with peers, patients, co-workers and consulting physicians. Research in Medical Education, Washington, DC, Nov 5.
  10. Violato, C. (1997). Mother-child attachment. Invited address to the Paediatric Society of Lombardy, Como, Italy, Nov. 18