Franco Viviani, PhD
About the Speaker
Franco Viviani, PhD, is a retired senior academic who is at present contract Professor of Functional Anthropology for Sport Sciences in the Faculty of Medicine of Udine, and contract Professor of Psychobiology and Physiology of Human Behaviour in the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Padua, Italy.
Professor Viviani’s primary research interest is in the area of anthropology with particular emphasis on kin anthropometry and psychobiology of movement. He conducted anthropological field studies in various parts of the world, mainly focused on sex-based and gender-related differences. He published various refereed journal articles, he was invited to speak in a number of congresses, and he is author of various book chapters and books. He served on the ICPAFR as a board member for many years, and he was elected in 2004 to the position of President of the Council. In this role he helped to facilitate a number of scientific meetings of the Council and during time he co-organized a number of different symposia on different topics.
Title of Presentation
Can biology and psychology converge in the study of the body?
Objectives for Presentation
- 1. To describe the different perspectives and methodologies of biology and psychology in the study of the body
- 2. To discuss the “holistic” study of the body in relation to the self-referent thinking
- 3. To discuss connecting strategies between the two disciplines
