Paola Tomasello is an Aviation Psychologist certified by the European Association for Aviation Psychology (EAAP) and a licensed Psychotherapist registered in Section A of the Register of Psychologists of Lazio (No. 16243, since 23 May 2008). With a background in Clinical Psychology and post-graduate specializations in Psychotherapy, Occupational Psychology and Sexology, she brings nearly two decades of experience at the intersection of mental health, human performance and safety-critical operations. Since 2011, she has served as Lead Consultant at Deep Blue, a research and consulting company specialized in human factors and safety. In this role, she coordinates and technically manages European projects on mental health and safety, promoting evidence-based policies to protect psychological well-being in safety-critical sectors. She was the Technical Lead of the MESAFE project, funded by European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which developed recommendations to update European regulations on the aeromedical mental health assessment of pilots and air traffic controllers. Her expertise includes the design, delivery and evaluation of classroom and online training programmes on human behaviour and performance, teamwork, communication, fatigue, work-related stress, emergency psychology, and the impact of psychosocial factors on safety. She has trained safety managers and operational personnel in aviation, railways, firefighting, defence, space and research sectors, working with major national and international organisations such as European Space Agency (ESA), EUROCONTROL, Leonardo S.p.A., Aeroporti di Roma, ANSFISA, Corpo Nazionale dei Vigili del Fuoco (National Fire Brigade of Italy), and Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (National Institute for Nuclear Physics).

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