Full Professor I Chair in Addiction Science
Director| Addiction Science Lab |Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science I University of Trento (Italy)
Director I Professional Doctorate in Medicine I Department of Medicine I University of Hertfordshire (UK)
President of the International Society for the Study of Emerging Drugs (ISSED)
Editor-in-Chief|International Journal for Emerging Trends in Drugs, Addictions, and Health (ETDAH)
Chair I Scientific Advisory Board I APPG Group on Emerging Drug Trends and Online Risks, UK Parliament
Keynote: New drugs and implications for treatment
Bio
Professor Ornella Corazza is Full Professor at the University of Trento (Italy) and the University of Hertfordshire (UK), leading multidisciplinary research on drugs and behavioral addictions. Her work has been published in hundredes peer-reviewed articles, books, policy reports, and featured in numerous invited lectures and media appearances. Currently, she co-leads the EU-funded BootStRap project (2024–2029) which addresses harmful internet use among teenagers and supports caregivers and professionals. BootStRap builds upon the success of the previous European Network for the Problematic Use of the Internet (2018–2023), which established a collaborative framework for research and intervention in this critical area of digital health. Her academic achievements have been recognized with multiple awards, including the prestigious 2024 Innovation and Change Award from the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health and the 2013 European Health Award. Professor Corazza is President of the International Society for the Study of Emerging Drugs (ISSED) and Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal for Emerging Trends in Drugs, Addictions, and Health (Elsevier). Committed to public science, she leads international campaigns on addiction prevention and advises policy makers. She co-founded and chairs the Secretariat and Scientific Committee of the UK Parliament’s All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on “Emerging Drug and Online Behavioural Trends” and serves as an expert for the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) in the UK and various international organizations.