CROCETTA RACHELE SARTORIO

Rachele Sartorio Crocetta is a contract part-time lecturer at the University of Palermo (UNIPA) within the School of Medicine and Surgery, specifically in the Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics. Her office hours are held via Skype (rachele.sartorio@gmail.com).

• Department: Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics
• Academic Rank: PartTime Lecturer
• Email: rachele.sartorio@unipa.it

Dr. Sartorio's research focuses on neuroscience, psychiatry, and clinical psychology, with particular emphasis on psychosis, schizophrenia, and related cognitive impairments. She investigates the interplay between genetic liability and environmental risk factors (e.g., cannabis use, childhood maltreatment), neurocognitive mechanisms (emotion recognition, working memory), and transgender health. Her work extends to pandemic-related mental health impacts, burnout in healthcare professionals, and stigma toward psychiatric disorders.

Her 15 most recent publications (2021–2025) demonstrate a transdiagnostic approach to psychosis research, integrating genetic analysis, neuropsychological assessment, and epidemiological studies. Key themes include environmental risk factors, cognitive biomarkers, gender-specific mental health, and pandemic resilience.

As a part-time lecturer, she contributes to academic instruction while maintaining active research involvement in the EU-GEI consortium, focusing on first-episode psychosis and gene-environment interactions. No scientific awards or student advising details are publicly documented in the available data.