Fabio Tartarini

I joined the Institute of Criminology in 2012 with a PhD project aimed at identifying the 'institutional and interpersonal facilitators of personal development in prison' (supervisors Dr. Ben Crewe and Prof. Alison Liebling). After working as a resettlement administrator in a private prison, I wanted to understand more about how the professional and personal skills of prison staff interplay with prisoners' attitudes and motivations towards rehabilitation, and thereby affect prisoners’ decisions to engage with the prison and develop on a personal level. The framework of this project is socio-psychological and is inspired by the work on social issues of both Kurt Lewin and Paulo Freire. A broad aim of my research is to contribute to the wider understanding of social issues and promote the development of more efficient and humane social policies.

I am a fully qualified chartered occupational and consumer psychologist in Italy and a graduate member of the British Psychological Society. I qualified in psychology with a 'Laurea Specialistica' (cum laude). During this period, I was a resident student of the Collegio di Milano, a campus for the top 100 students of the universities of Milan, undertaking a cultural program complementary to my academic career.

My previous work experience comprises: Post-graduate teaching assistant at the University of Southampton; research assistant at the LLAS centre and the Third Sector Research Centre at the University of Southampton; occupational psychologist consultant on work-related stress for an Italian company; consumer psychologist for an Italian market research institute; and resettlement administrator for a private prison in the UK.