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Areas: Psychophysiology; Neuroscience

Bio. My background is in Psychology. In 2007 I received a BSc in Psychological, Cognitive, and Psychobiological Sciences from the University of Padova (Italy) followed in 2009 by an MSc in Experimental Psychology and Cognitive-Behavioural Neuroscience. It was during these years that I developed my passion for psychophysiology. After completing my MSc degree, I continued working as a research assistant at the Department of General Psychology, University of Padova, and then at the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Birmingham (UK). I then returned to Italy to sit the State Examination for Psychology, which is necessary for the professional practice in psychology. While continuing my personal study in psychophysiology, I decided to formally study Sport and Exercise Sciences and in 2013 I completed a double MSc awarded jointly by Lund University (Sweden) and the University of Leipzig (Germany). In 2014-15 I worked as a research assistant at the Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Salzburg (Austria), deepening my study of electrophysiological signal processing. I returned to the UK in 2015 to start an ESRC-funded PhD in Psychophysiology at the University of Birmingham while at the same time completing a PGCert in Advanced Research Methods and Skills. As part of my doctoral training, I had the opportunity to visit the Cognitive Motor Neuroscience Laboratory of the University of Maryland. In 2018 I started a 2-year postdoctoral fellowship at the School of Sport, Exercise, and Health Sciences, Loughborough University. Since 2020 I have been a Lecturer at the School of Psychology and Sport Science, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÒÅÆ×ÊÁÏ, where I am a member of the research institutes for the Psychology of Elite Performance (IPEP) and for Applied Human Physiology (IAHP).

Research. I use and develop methods of computational psycho/electrophysiology to study the modulatory effect of cognitive processes (e.g., motor control, working memory, perception), psychological states (e.g., mental fatigue), and disease (e.g, essential hypertension) on biological systems (e.g., cortical, cardiovascular, ocular, somatic) and their interplay (e.g., cross-frequency cross-system coupling).ÌýÌý

Teaching. I organize and teach several modules for the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences within a wide area that, within my lectureship at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÒÅÆ×ÊÁÏ, has spanned psychophysiology, psychology, biomechanics, and anatomy. I supervise undergraduate and postgraduate students. Since 2022 I have been a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).

Admin. In addition to being a personal tutor for some students, I hold/have held the following roles:

• 2024-25 Lead of Internationalisation for Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences
• 2023-25 Reviewer in the Research Ethics and Governance Committee
• 2022-24 Lead of the School of Psychology and Sport Science Research Colloquia
• 2020-22 Admission Tutor for the School of Sport, Health, and Exercise Sciences

Email: g.gallicchio (at) bangor.ac.uk

Office number: 303.1

Office address: University Normal Site, George Building, Holyhead Rd, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÒÅÆ×ÊÁÏ LL57 2PZ

Student meetings:Ìý

• Tutorial: A 15-min meeting that can be booked through .ÌýIf you would like the meeting to last longer than 15 minutes, please book multiple contiguous sessions.

Please note that these meetings are run online using MS Teams.

• Professional: Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
  2022
• PG Cert in Advanced Research Methods and Skills
  University of Birmingham, 2015–2018
• PhD: Psychophysiology
  University of Birmingham, 2015–2018
• MSc: Sport Sciences with Specialization in Sports Psychology
  Lund University, 2011–2013
• MSc: Sports Science: Diagnostic and Intervention
  University of Leipzig, 2011–2013
• MSc: Experimental Psychology and Cognitive-Behavioural Neuroscience
  University of Padova, 2007–2009
• BSc: Psychological, Cognitive, and Psychobiological Sciences
  University of Padova, 2004–2007

In addition to teaching modules (see table below), I supervise undergraduate and postgraduate studentsÌý (e.g., Dissertations, Research Project, Sport and Exercise Science Practitioner).

Example topics/questions for UG and PG supervision:

• What task characteristics contribute to mental fatigue the most? How can we counter mental fatigue?
• Optimal preparation, monitoring, and control of skilled actions, such as target sports.
• Can individuals perceive and self-regulate their biological activity (e.g., cardiac parameters)?

bold = Module Organizer

Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=i3h3GbMAAAAJ&hl=en

Software: https://github.com/GermanoGallicchio

Current PhD supervision:

• Thipkanlaya Jaiaue (primary supervisor)
• James Hodgetts
• Liam Hardman
• Kitty Forster

2024

• Published
  Parr, J., Gallicchio, G. & Wood, G., 25 Sept 2024, In: Experimental Brain Research.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
• Published
  Gottwald, V., Hardman, L., Owen, R., Gallicchio, G., Roberts, J. & Knight, C., 16 Jul 2024.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
• Published
  Henderson, J., Kavussanu, M., Gallicchio, G. & Ring, C., Jan 2024, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 70, 102548.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Gallicchio, G., Sept 2024.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Other › peer-review
• Published
  Gallicchio, G., Ryu, D., Krishnani, M., Tasker, G., Pecunioso, A. & Jackson, R., Mar 2024, In: Psychophysiology. 61, 3, e14461.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2023

• Published
  Forster, K., Maister, L., Wimpory, D., Cooke, A. & Gallicchio, G., 28 Jun 2023.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
• Published
  Parr, J., Gallicchio, G., Canales-Johnson, A., Uiga, L. & Wood, G., 10 Jan 2023, In: Psychophysiology. 60, 6, p. e14249
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Parr, J., Gallicchio, G. & Wood, G., 2023, In: International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 16, 1, p. 396-427 32 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
• Published
  Sabattini, L., Gallicchio, G., Marcora, S., Piras, A. & Cooke, A., Jul 2023.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
• Published
  Gallicchio, G. (Developer), Ryu, D. (Other), Krishnani, M. (Other), Tasker, G. (Other), Pecunioso, A. (Other) & Jackson, R. (Other), Oct 2023
  Research output: Non-textual form › Software

2022

• Published
  Parr, J. V. V., Gallicchio, G., Canales-Johnson, A., Uiga, L. & Wood, G., Jul 2022, (bioRxiv).
  Research output: Working paper › Preprint
• Published
  Parr, J., Gallicchio, G., Uiga, L. & Wood, G., 2022.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
• Published
  Pecunioso, A., Gallicchio, G., Ryu, D. & Jackson, R., May 2022.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
• Published
  Gallicchio, G., Ryu, D., Tasker, G., Krishnani, M., Pecunioso, A. & Jackson, R., Jul 2022.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review

2020

• Published
  Parr, J., Gallicchio, G., Harrison, N., Johnen, A. K. & Wood, G., Sept 2020, In: Biological Psychology. 155, 107943.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Bellomo, E., Cooke, A., Gallicchio, G., Ring, C. & Hardy, J., Sept 2020, In: Psychophysiology. 57, 9, e13586.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Gallicchio, G. & Ring, C., 1 Feb 2020, In: Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. 9, 1, p. 143-159
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2019

• Published
  Gallicchio, G., Cooke, A. & Ring, C., Jul 2019.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
• Published
  Gallicchio, G. & Ring, C., Mar 2019, In: Psychophysiology. 56, 3, e13298.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Gallicchio, G., Cooke, A. & Ring, C., Jul 2019.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
• Published
  Gallicchio, G. & Ring, C., 2019.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
• Published
  Gallicchio, G., Finkenzeller, T., Sattlecker, G., Lindinger, S. & Hoedlmoser, K., May 2019, In: European Journal of Sport Science. 19, 5, p. 567-575
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2018

• Published
  Gallicchio, G., Cooke, A. & Ring, C., Jul 2018, In: Psychophysiology. 55, 7, 12 p., e13070.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Cooke, A., Bellomo, E., Gallicchio, G. & Ring, C., Oct 2018, Handbook of Sport Neuroscience and Psychophysiology. Carlstedt, R. (ed.). New York: Routledge, p. 282-303 22 p.
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

2017

• Published
  Gallicchio, G., Cooke, A., Kavussanu, M. & Ring, C., Jul 2017.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
• Published
  Gallicchio, G., Cooke, A. & Ring, C., 2017, In: Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. p. 89-102
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Gallicchio, G., Cooke, A. & Ring, C., May 2017.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
• Published
  Gallicchio, G., Cooke, A. & Ring, C., Oct 2017.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

2016

• Published
  Gallicchio, G., Cooke, A. & Ring, C., Feb 2016, In: Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. 5, 1, p. 14-24
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Gallicchio, G., Finkenzeller, T., Sattlecker, G., Lindinger, S. & Hoedlmoser, K., Nov 2016, In: International Journal of Psychophysiology. 109, p. 92-99
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2015

• Published
  Gallicchio, G., Cooke, A. & Ring, C., Apr 2015.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
• Published
  Gallicchio, G., Sattlecker, G., Finkenzeller, T. & Hoedlmoser, K., Jan 2015.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
• Published
  Gallicchio, G., Sattlecker, G., Finkenzeller, T. & Hoedlmoser, K., 2015.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
• Published
  Cellini, N., de Zambotti, M., Covassin, N., Gallicchio, G., Stegagno, L. & Sarlo, M., 1 May 2015, In: Physiology and Behavior. 143, p. 83-89
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2014

• Published
  Cooke, A., Kavussanu, M., Gallicchio, G., Willoughby, A., McIntyre, D. & Ring, C., 1 Apr 2014, In: Psychophysiology. 51, 4, p. 374-384
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2013

• Published
  Sarlo, M., de Zambotti, M., Gallicchio, G., Devigili, A. & Stegagno, L., Apr 2013, In: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 36, 2, p. 134-142
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2012

• Published
  Sarlo, M., Lotto, L., Manfrinati, A., Rumiati, R., Gallicchio, G. & Palomba, D., Apr 2012, In: Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 24, 4, p. 1018-1029
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2023

• One-week visit funded by the Higher Education Funding Council Wales (HEFCW)

  Jun 2023

  Activity: Hosting an academic visitor (Host)

• visit to Prof Andrés Catena funded by Taith

  May 2023

  Activity: Visiting an external academic institution (Visiting researcher)

2022

• 22 Jun 2022

  Links:

  Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

• Hypertension (elevated arterial blood pressure) is a medical condition affecting one in five adults in Wales. Remarkably, even prior to showing clinical evidence of cerebrovascular damage, hypertensive individuals develop mild cognitive functional deficits affecting working memory and attention. The objectives of this project are to (a) provide new evidence for aberrant cognitive processing (working memory and attention) in newly-diagnosed and unmedicated hypertensives through behavioural data and electroencephalographic signals (EEG), (b) improve our understanding of the pathophysiology of hypertension by determining the extent to which aberrant cognitive processing due to hypertension are moderated by the phase of the cardiac cycle wherein target stimuli are presented (cardiac cycle effect), and (c) identify a small portion of the data allowing to predict the severity of cognitive decline without the need for patients to undergo long testing sessions and operators to perform complex EEG signal processing.

  Funding awarded through the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÒÅÆ×ÊÁÏ Innovation and Impact Award (Research Wales Innovation Funding). Value = £6947

  1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2023

  Activity: Other (Recipient)

2021

• Seminar conducted at the Department of General Psychology, University of Padova.

  May 2021

  Links:

  Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

• 17 Mar 2021

  Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

2020

• IPEP talk

  29 Oct 2020

  Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

2018

• visit to Prof Bradley Hatfield, funded by ESRC

  2018

  Activity: Visiting an external academic institution (Visiting researcher)

• Society for Psychophysiological Research (SPR)
• Italian Strength & Conditioning Society (ITASCS)

Previous positions (other institutions)

Ad hoc reviewer for: