Filippo Gambarota
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Last Update: March 31, 2024
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I am a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Padova, department of Developmental Psychology and Socialization (DPSS) and licensed psychologist. I am interested in meta-analysis, Monte Carlo simulations for power and design analysis and multiverse analysis.
Current position
2024 - ongoing Post-doctoral researcher (2 year research grant - type B)
Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialization, University of Padova, Italy
Project: Multiverse meta-analysis (M-PSI/03) Supervisor: Prof. Gianmarco Altoè
Academic roles
2023 - ongoing Cultore della Materia (Teaching Assistant) of Psychometrics (M-PSI/03)
University of Padova
Research
2023 - 2024 Post-doctoral researcher (1 year research grant - type B)
Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialization, University of Padova, Italy
Project: Multiverse meta-analysis (M-PSI/03) Supervisor: Prof. Gianmarco Altoè
Education
2019 - 2023 PhD in Psychological Sciences
University of Padova, Italy
Project: The relationship between visual working memory and consciousness. Supervisor: Professor Paola Sessa, Co-supervisor: Professor Massimiliano Pastore
2021 Visiting PhD student
University of Tel-Aviv, Israel
Research project about the relationship between Working Memory and Consciousness Supervisor: Professor Roy Luria
2020 Licensed Psychologist (Esame di Stato)
University of Padova, Italy
2018 - 2019 Internship
Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialization - University of Padova
Research project about visual consciousness and sensorimotor simulation Research project about social cognition during pregnancy Supervision of internship students in EEG laboratory
2018 M.S. in Clinical Developmental Psychology - 110 cum laude
University of Padova, Italy
Thesis: Visual Working Memory representations of infant faces during pregnancy as an adaptive mechanism. An EEG study. Supervisor: Professor Paola Sessa
2018 Internship
Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialization - University of Padova
Research project about social cognition during pregnancy with EEG data collection
2016 B.S. in Psychology - 110 cum laude
University of Padova, Italy
Thesis: Psychosocial well-being of adolescents with oncoemathological disease. Supervisor: Professor Ughetta Moscardino
2016 Internship
Hospital of Padova - Pediatrics Oncology
Educational activities with in-patients children and their families Research about the psychosocial well-being of in-patients adolescents Discussing about clinical cases in regular supervisions
Awards
2024 Reproducibility Award - Italian Reproducibility Network (ITRN)
The paper “Understanding meta-analysis through data simulation with applications to power analysis” won the 2023 Reproducibility Award from the Italian Reproducibility Network (ITRN)
2023 Mission Award to Psicostat by the Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS)
As an active member of the Psicostat research group (https://improvingpsych.org/mission/awards/)
Training
2021 Meta-Analysis with Metafor
Maastricht University
Intensive course about meta-analysis with the metafor
package held by Professor Wolfgang Viechtbauer
2020 Bayesian Regression Modeling with BRMS
Potsdam University
Summer School in Bayesian Statistics for Cognitive Psychology
2019 Bayesian Statistical Analyses for the Human, Social and Cognitive Sciences
University of Verona
Teaching
2024 Introduction to R (20 hrs.)
University of Padova
I held an intensive course about programming in R as part of the ARCA courses, Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialization, University of Padova [Materials]
2023 Meta-analysis Workshop - Cognitive Science Arena (3 hrs.)
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
I held a workshop introducing meta-analysis with Monte Carlo simulations
2023 Generalized Linear Models - PhD Course in Psychological Sciences (15 hrs.)
University of Padova
I held the Generalized Linear Models course (Part A and B) within the PhD program in Psychological Sciences, University of Padova
2023 Replicability Crisis in Science? (5 hrs.)
University of Padova
I held a series of workshops about statistical methods to assess replicability during the summer school Replicability Crisis in Science? organized at the Department of Statistics (University of Padova)
2023 Statistical Methods and Data Analysis in Developmental Psychology (21 hrs., 3 CFU)
University of Padova
Lecturer (Docente a contratto) for the Master’s degree in Developmental and Educational Psychology, University of Padova [Materials]
2023 Introduction to R (20 hrs.)
University of Padova
I held an intensive course about programming in R as part of the ARCA courses, Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialization, University of Padova [Materials]
2023 Data Analysis in Developmental Psychology [didattica integrativa] (15 hrs.)
University of Padova
Lectures about R programming and data analysis (Didattica Integrativa) of the course “Data Analysis in Developmental Psychology” (Prof. Massimilano Pastore), Master’s degree in Psychology of Community, Wellness Promotion, and Social Change, University of Padova
2022 Introduction to R (20 hrs.)
University of Padova
I held an intensive course about programming in R as part of the ARCA courses, Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialization, University of Padova [Materials]
2022 Psychological Testing [didattica integrativa] (14 hrs.)
University of Padova
Lectures about R programming and data analysis (Didattica Integrativa) of the course “Psychological Testing” (Prof. Gianmarco Altoè), Bachelor’s degree in Developmental, Personality and Interpersonal Relationships Psychology, University of Padova
2022 Data Analysis in Developmental Psychology [didattica integrativa] (20 hrs.)
University of Padova
Lectures about R programming and data analysis (Didattica Integrativa) of the course “Data Analysis in Developmental Psychology” (Prof. Massimilano Pastore), Master’s degree in Psychology of Community, Wellness Promotion, and Social Change, University of Padova
2021 Introduction to R (20 hrs.)
University of Padova
I held an intensive course about programming in R as part of the ARCA courses, Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialization, University of Padova [Materials]
2021 Introduction to Visual Consciousness (2 hrs.)
University of Padova
Lecture during the course “General Psychology” (Prof. Roberto Dell’Acqua), Bachelor’s degree in Developmental, Personality and Interpersonal Relationships Psychology, University of Padova [Materials]
2021 Visual Working Memory in Social Cognition (2 hrs.)
University of Padova
Lecture during the course “General Psychology” (Prof. Paola Sessa), Bachelor’s degree in Techniques and Methods in Psychological Science, University of Padova [Materials]
2020 - ongoing Neural Correlates of Consciousness (2 hrs.)
University of Padova
I regularly held a two hours lecture during the course “Mechanism of Consciousness” (Prof. Roberto Dell’Acqua), Master’s degree in Applied Cognitive Psychology, University of Padova [Materials]
2017-2019 EEG laboratory training
University of Padova
Supervision and coordinations of students during the training in the EEG laboratory
Dissertations
I have co-supervised 5 Master’s degree dissertations and 2 Bachelor’s degree dissertations.
Publications
Google Scholar
- H-index: 4
- Citations: 76
Published (12)
Del Popolo Cristaldi, F., G. Buodo, F. Gambarota, S. Oosterwijk, and G. Mento (2024). “How previous experience shapes future affective subjective ratings: A follow-up study investigating implicit learning and cue ambiguity”. En. In: PloS one 19 (2), p. e0297954.
Di Rosa, E., F. Masina, A. Pastorino, E. Galletti, F. Gambarota, G. Altoè, N. Edelstyn, and D. Mapelli (2024). “Mood moderates the effects of prefrontal tDCS on executive functions: A meta-analysis testing the affective state-dependency hypothesis”. En. In: Journal of affective disorders 351, pp. 920-930. ISSN: 0165-0327,1573-2517. DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.02.009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2024.02.009.
Gambarota, F. and G. Altoè (2024). “Understanding meta-analysis through data simulation with applications to power analysis”. En. In: Advances in methods and practices in psychological science 7 (1). ISSN: 2515-2459,2515-2467. DOI: 10.1177/25152459231209330. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/25152459231209330.
Maffei, A., F. Gambarota, M. Liotti, R. Dell’Acqua, N. Tsuchiya, and P. Sessa (2024). “Conscious perception of fear in faces: Insights from high-density EEG and Perceptual Awareness Scale with threshold stimuli”. In: Cortex. ISSN: 0010-9452,1973-8102. DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2024.02.010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2024.02.010.
Del Popolo Cristaldi, F., F. Gambarota, and S. Oosterwijk (2023). “Does your past define you? The role of previous visual experience in subjective reactions to new affective pictures and sounds”. En. In: Emotion (Washington, D.C.) 23 (5), pp. 1317-1333. ISSN: 1528-3542,1931-1516. DOI: 10.1037/emo0001168. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/emo0001168.
Montuori, C., F. Gambarota, G. Altoé, and B. Arfé (2023). “The cognitive effects of computational thinking: A systematic review and meta-analytic study”. En. In: Computers & education 210 (104961), p. 104961. ISSN: 0360-1315,1873-782X. DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2023.104961. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2023.104961 (visited on Dec. 03, 2023).
Pezzetta, R., F. Gambarota, V. Tarantino, M. Devita, Z. Cattaneo, G. Arcara, D. Mapelli, and F. Masina (2023). “A meta-analysis of non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) effects on cerebellar-associated cognitive processes”. En. In: Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews 157 (105509), p. 105509. ISSN: 0149-7634,1873-7528. DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105509. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105509.
Quettier, T., A. Maffei, F. Gambarota, P. F. Ferrari, and P. Sessa (2023). “Testing EEG functional connectivity between sensorimotor and face processing visual regions in individuals with congenital facial palsy”. En. In: Frontiers in systems neuroscience 17, p. 1123221. ISSN: 1662-5137. DOI: 10.3389/fnsys.2023.1123221. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnsys.2023.1123221.
Gambarota, F., N. Tsuchiya, M. Pastore, N. Di Polito, and P. Sessa (2022). “Unconscious Visual Working Memory: A critical review and Bayesian meta-analysis”. En. In: Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews 136 (104618), p. 104618. ISSN: 0149-7634,1873-7528. DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104618. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104618.
Verroca, A., C. M. de Rienzo, F. Gambarota, and P. Sessa (2022). “Mapping the perception-space of facial expressions in the era of face masks”. En. In: Frontiers in psychology 13, p. 956832. ISSN: 1664-1078. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.956832. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.956832.
Quettier, T., F. Gambarota, N. Tsuchiya, and P. Sessa (2021). “Blocking facial mimicry during binocular rivalry modulates visual awareness of faces with a neutral expression”. En. In: Scientific reports 11 (1), p. 9972. ISSN: 2045-2322. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-89355-5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-89355-5.
Gambarota, F. and P. Sessa (2019). “Visual working memory for faces and facial expressions as a useful”tool” for understanding social and affective cognition”. En. In: Frontiers in psychology 10 (OCT), p. 2392. ISSN: 1664-1078. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02392. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02392.
Accepted (1)
Grassi, Altoè, Brattico, […] Gambarota, […] Zentner - Do musicians have better short-term memory than nonmusicians? A multi-lab study - Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science [Registered Replication Report - Provisional Acceptance]
Under Review (1)
Gambarota & Altoè - Ordinal regression models made easy. A tutorial on parameter interpretation, data simulation, and power analysis [Preprint]
Conferences
Invited Talks (1)
2024 Gambarota [presenter] & Altoè
Understanding meta-analysis through data simulation with applications to power analysis [Invited] - [Material]
Cognitive Science Arena (CSA) - Bressanone, Italy
Talks (7)
2024 Gambarota [presenter]
Cosa accade al di fuori della consapevolezza visiva? [Italian] [Talk] - [Slides]
Brain Awareness Week - Padova, Italy
2022 Gambarota [presenter], Luria and Sessa
Conscious and unconscious information processing in visual working memory [Talk] - [Slides]
Italian Psychological Association (AIP) - Padova, Italy
2022 del Popolo Cristaldi, Gambarota and Oosterwijk
The role of past visual experience in subjective reactions to new affective pictures and sounds [Talk]
Annual Conference of the Society for Affective Science (SAS) - Virtual
2022 del Popolo Cristaldi, Gambarota and Oosterwijk
The role of past experience in subjective ratings to affective predictions: cross-modality effects [Talk]
Cognitive Science Arena (CSA) - Bressanone, Italy
2021 Gambarota [presenter], Tsuchiya, Pastore, Di Polito and Sessa
Meta-analysis in Consciousness Research [Talk]
Conscious Brain Concepts Workshop - University of Oslo - Virtual
2021 Gambarota [presenter], Zandonella Callegher, Linkersdörfer, Ling and Kothe
trackdown - Collaborative writing through literate programming in R [Talk] - [Slides]
Towards Advanced Scientific Knowledge (TASK4) - Virtual
2021 del Popolo Cristaldi, Gambarota and Oosterwijk
The role of previous probabilistic learning on the subjective affective experience [Talk]
Italian Psychological Association (AIP) - Lecce, Italy
Posters (7)
2023 Gambarota [presenter], Vesely, Finos, Altoè
Joinmeta - An Inferential approach to multiverse meta-analysis [Poster] - [Poster]
Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) - Padova, Italy
2022 del Popolo Cristaldi, Gambarota and Oosterwijk
Cross-modality effects in affective prediction construction: the role of past visual experience in subjective reactions to new affective pictures and sounds [Poster]
Annual Conference of the European Society for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (ESCAN) - Virtual
2022 Pezzetta, Gambarota, Tarantino, Devita, Cattaneo, Arcara, Mapelli and Masina
Probing cerebellar involvement in cognition through neuromodulation: A meta-analysis on the effectiveness of non-invasive cerebellar stimulation [Poster]
Transcranical Brain Stimulation in Cognitive Neuroscience Workshop - Rovereto, Italy
2021 Gambarota [presenter], Zandonella Callegher, Linkersdörfer, Ling and Kothe
trackdown - An R package for collaborative writing and editing [Poster] - [Video], [Slides]
Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) - Virtual
2021 Gambarota [presenter], Zandonella Callegher, Linkersdörfer, Ling and Kothe
trackdown - A simple framework for collaboration in a literate programming workflow [Poster] - [Video], [Slides]
useR - Virtual
2020 Gambarota [presenter], Pastore, Luria, Ferrari and Sessa
Visual Working Memory Precision for Emotional Faces in Moebius Patients [Poster]
Cognitive Science Arena - Bressanone, Italy
2019 Quettier, Gambarota and Sessa
Look at others’ smile: Sensorimotor modulation of visual awareness [Poster]
Italian Society of Psychophysiology and Cognitive Neuroscience (SIPF) - Ferrara, Italy
Peer Reviews
See my Publons profile https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/G-9799-2015
Ad-hoc reviewer for:
- International Journal of Psychology
- PLoS ONE
- Consciousness and Cognition
Professional Memberships
Italian Reproducibility Network (ITRN) from: 2023 - ongoing
The Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) from: 2023 - ongoing
Associazione Italiana di Psicologia, Sezione Sperimentale (AIP) from: 2022 - ongoing
Organization
2022 Italian Association of Psychology (AIP)
University of Padova
I was part of the organizing committee of the XXX edition of the Italian Association of Psychology (AIP) conference and editor of the Book of Abstract https://www.padovauniversitypress.it/it/publications/9788869383168
2021 MRInference Winter School
University of Padova
I was part of the organizing committee of the “MRInference: from data to knowledge” winter school organized by the University of Padova
Third Mission (Terza Missione)
2023 - ongoing Sito web https://psicostat.dpss.psy.unipd.it/ del gruppo di ricerca multidisciplinare “Psicostat”.
Online
Il sito raccoglie e condivide in modo open le attività del gruppo a favore degli utenti interessati [Iris ID: PEN-3397]
2023 Sostenibilità umana: superare la società della performance e immaginare nuovi modelli - by TLON
Padova
Sensibilizzazione di tutto i personale del DPSS relativamente alle tematiche sulla società performante. Si è trattato di un workshop interattivo all’interno del retreat del dipartimento. La parte teorica è stata aperta alla cittadinanza attraverso la diretta fb, mentre la parte pratica è stata rivolta solo al personale dpss [Iris ID: PEN-2435]
Research Groups
2019 - ongoing Psicostat - psicostat.dpss.psy.unipd.it
We are an interdisciplinary research group working in areas related to quantitative psychology, psychometrics, psychological testing and statistics.
2019 - ongoing Colab colab.psy.unipd.it
The CoLab, established at the Department of Developmental Psychology of the University of Padova in the 2000, hosts a variety of research projects, which focus primarily on exploring the functional and neural mechanisms subserving attention and language abilities in human adults.
Research Skills
OS
- Linux, Windows, MacOS
Programming languages
- R (advanced)
- MATLAB (good)
- Python (good)
- Javascript (basic)
Writing
- LaTeX
- HTML, CSS
- Pandoc
- (R)Markdown
- Quarto
Experiments
- Psychopy (advanced)
- Eprime
- Presentation
- Psychtoolbox
EEG/ERP
- EEGlab
- ERPlab
- Brainstorm
- Brainvision Analyzer