Professor Ornella Corazza

Research Background

Prof Ornella Corazza, PhD is Full Professor at the University of Trento and at the University of Hertfordshire, where she leads multidisciplinary research teams looking at clinical and psychopathological implications of drugs and other behavioural addictions. Results of her work have been presented in over 200 peer-reviewed publications, books, policy reports, invited lectures and media appearances. Her academic achievements have been recognized with various prizes and award nominations, including the prestigious 2024 Innovation and Change Award, Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health, 2013 European Health Award. Professor Corazza is the 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). She is a co-opted member of the Internet-Facilitated Drug Markets Working Group for the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) and serves as an expert advisor for national policy makers as well as international organisations (United Nation Office on Drugs and Crime; European Monitoring Agency for Drug and Drug Addictions, World Anti-Doping Agency).

Selected Publications

• Cataldo, I., Billieux, J., Esposito, G., & Corazza, O. (2022). Assessing problematic use of social media: where do we stand and what can be improved? Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 45, [101145]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cobeha.2022.101145
• Bowden-Jones, H., Hook, R.W., Grant J.E., Ioannidis, K., Corazza, O., Fineberg N.A., Singer, B., Roberts, A., Bethelem, A., Dymond, S., Romeo-Garcia, R., Robbins, T.W., Cortese, S., Thomas, S.A., Shakian, B.J., Dowling, N.A. & Chamberlain, S.R. Gambling disorder in the UK; key research priorities and urgent need for independent research funding, The Lancet Psychiatry 1 Apr 2022, In: The lancet. Psychiatry. 9, 4, p. 321-329 9 p.
• Ceci F., Di Carlo F., Burkauskas J., Salone A., De Luca I., Cicconcelli D., Giorgetti V., La Fratta I., Todaro A., Simonato P., Martinotti G., di Giannantonio M., Corazza O. Physical Activity and Exercise Addiction During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Italy. Int J Ment Health Addict. 2022 Apr 20:1-21. doi: 10.1007/s11469-022-00815-z. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35469185; PMCID: PMC9020546.
• Cataldo I., Casonato E., Levari E., Negri A., Simonato P., Tomasi G., Branz G., Coppola A., Gianfranceschi P., Leoni E., Mistretta P., Stefani M., Vanzetta M. Franceschini A., Esposito G., and Corazza O. Gambling at the time of COVID-19: results from interviews in an Italian sample of gamblers. Emerging Trends in Drugs, Addictions, and Health, Volume 2, 2022, 100032.
• Cataldo, I., Burkauskas, J., Dores, A. R., Carvalho, I. P., Simonato, P., De Luca, I., Gómez-Martinez M. A., Ventola A. R. M., Demetrovics Z., Szabo A., Ábel K. E., Shibata M. Kobayashi K., Fujiwara H., Arroyo-Anlló E. M., Martinotti G., Barbosa F., Griskowa-Bulanova I., Pranckeviciene A., Bowden-Jones H., Esposito G., & Corazza, O. (2022). An international cross-sectional investigation on social media, fitspiration content exposure, and related risks during the COVID-19 self-isolation period. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 148, 34-44.
• Grundmann, O., Veltri, C. A., Morcos, D., Knightes, D., Smith, K. E., Singh, D., Corazza, O., Cinosi, E., Martinotti, G., Walsh, Z. & Swogger, M. T., 7 Apr 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) Exploring the self-reported motivations of kratom (Mitragyna speciosa Korth.) use: a cross-sectional investigation, The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse. p. 1-12 12.
• Shibata, M, Burkauskas, J, Dores, AR, Kobayashi, K, Yoshimura, S, Simonato, P, De Luca, I, Cicconcelli, D, Giorgetti, V, Carvalho, IP, Barbosa, F, Monteiro, C, Murai, T, Gómez-Martínez, MA, Demetrovics, Z, Ábel, KE, Szabo, A, Ventola, ARM, Arroyo-Anlló, EM, Santos-Labrador, RM, Griskova-Bulanova, I, Pranckeviciene, A, Bersani, G, Fujiwara, H & Corazza, O., 2021, ‘Exploring the Relationship Between Mental Well-Being, Exercise Routines, and the Intake of Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: A Comparison Across Sport Disciplines’ (2021), Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 12, 689058. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.689058
• Cataldo, I, De Luca, I, Giorgetti, V, Cicconcelli, D, Bersani, FS, Imperatori, C, Abdi, S, Negri, A, Esposito, G & Corazza, O. (2021), Fitspiration on social media: Body-Image and other psychopathological risks among young adults. A narrative review. Emerging Trends in Drugs, Addictions and Health, vol. 2021, 100010. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.etdah.2021.100010
• Dores, A, Carvalho, I, Burkauskas, J, Simonato, P, De Luca, I, Mooney, R, Ioannidis, K, Gomez-Martinez, MA, Demetrovics, Z, Abel, KE, Szabo, A, Fujiwara , H, Shibata, M, Melero Ventola , AR, Arroyo-Anllo, EM, Santos-Labrador, RM, Griskova-Bulanova, I, Pranckeviciene, A, Koboyashi, K, Martinotti, G, Fineberg, N, Barbosa, F & Corazza, O 2021, ‘Exercise and Use of Enhancement Drugs at the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multicultural Study on Coping Strategies During Self-isolation and Related Risks’, Frontiers in Psychiatry, section Addictive Disorders, vol. 12, 648501. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.648501
• Fineberg, N, Pellegrini, L, Wellsted, D, Hall, N, Corazza, O, Giorgetti, V, Cicconcelli, D, Theofanous, E, Sireau, N, Adam, D, Chamberlain, SR & Laws, K 2021, ‘Facing the “New Normal”: How adjusting to the easing of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions exposes mental health inequalities’, Journal of Psychiatric Research, vol. 141, pp. 276-286. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.07.001