Maria Stella Epifanio

Maria Stella Epifanio is an Associate Professor at the University of Palermo, affiliated with the School of Medicine and Surgery and the Department of Psychological, Pedagogical, Physical Exercise and Training Sciences. Her teaching and research focus on clinical and dynamic psychology applied to healthcare and community settings.

Research interests:

• Applied Clinical and Dynamic Psychology in healthcare and community contexts
• Psychodynamic well-being in individual and group settings
• Intervention methods in healthcare psychology

Institutional roles:

• Member of the AQ commission (2022–present)
• Member of the Working Group for Different Abilities (2023–present)
• Active member of the Italian Association of Psychology (AIP) Clinical and Dynamic Psychology Section
• Ordinary Member of the Italian Institute of Group and Individual Psychoanalysis (IIPG)

Third Mission activities:

• Member of the Psychological Evaluation Laboratory
• Psychologist and Psychotherapist at the SPPEFF Department's Psychology Service