Dr Germano Gallicchio
Sport and Exercise Sciences Lecturer (Teaching & Research)
Affiliations
Links
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Germano_Gallicchio
Research Gate - https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=i3h3GbMAAAAJ&hl=en
Google Scholar - https://github.com/GermanoGallicchio
GitHub - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/germanogallicchio/en-us
LinkedIn - https://publons.com/researcher/1677970/germano-gallicchio/
Publons
Contact info
Email: g.gallicchio (at) bangor.ac.uk
Office number: 303.1
Office address: University Normal Site, George Building, Holyhead Rd, Bangor LL57 2PZ
Student meetings:
- Tutorial: A 15-min meeting that can be booked through this page. If 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.
Overview
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 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 undertake the State Examination 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). I was then 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, Bangor University, 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).
Teaching. I organize and teach several modules for the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences within a wide area that, within my lectureship at Bangor, 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
Contact Info
Email: g.gallicchio (at) bangor.ac.uk
Office number: 303.1
Office address: University Normal Site, George Building, Holyhead Rd, Bangor LL57 2PZ
Student meetings:
- Tutorial: A 15-min meeting that can be booked through this page. If 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.
Research
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
Teaching and Supervision
In addition to teaching modules (see table below), I supervise undergraduate and postgraduate students (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)?
2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 |
JXH-1057 Applied Biomechanics and Anatomy | JXH-1057 Applied Biomechanics and Anatomy | JXH-1020 Biomechanics | JXH-1020 Biomechanics | |
JXH-1055 Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology | JXH-1055 Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology | JXH-1055 Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology | JXH-1027 Psychomotor Behaviour | |
JXH-3089 Psychophysiology of Sport and Exercise | JXH-2054 Psychophysiology of Sport and Exercise | |||
JXH-3042 Stress and Performance | JXH-3031 Stress and Performance | JXH-3031 Stress and Performance | JXH-3031 Stress and Performance | JXH-3031 Stress and Performance |
bold = Module Organizer
Other
- Society for Psychophysiological Research (SPR)
- Italian Strength & Conditioning Society (ITASCS)
Previous positions (other institutions)
- 2018 → 2020 Research Fellow, School of Sport, Exercise, and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, UK
- 2018 (1 month) Visiting Doctoral Researcher, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, USA
- 2015 → 2018 Doctoral Researcher and Teaching Assistant, School of Sport, Exercise, and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK
- 2014 → 2015 Research Assistant, Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Salzburg, Austria
- 2010 → 2011 Research Intern, School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK
- 2009 → 2010 Research Intern, Department of General Psychology, University of Padova, Italy
- 2008 → 2009 Research Intern, Department of General Psychology, University of Padova, Italy
- 2006 → 2007 Research Intern, Department of General Psychology, University of Padova, Italy
Ad hoc reviewer for:
- Psychophysiology
- Biological Psychology
- Physiology & Behavior
- Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
- Experimental Brain Research
- NeuroImage
- Neuroscience Letters
- Brain Topography
- Frontiers in Psychology
- European Journal of Sports Science
- Psychology of Sport & Exercise
- Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
- Sport, Exercise & Performance Psychology
Up-to-date list here
Research areas and keywords
Keywords
- BF Psychology - Psychophysiology, signal processing, Cognitive Neuroscience
Education / academic qualifications
- 2022 - Professional , Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
- PG Cert in Advanced Research Methods and Skills (2015 - 2018)
- PhD , Psychophysiology (2015 - 2018)
- MSc , Sport Sciences with Specialization in Sports Psychology (2011 - 2013)
- MSc , Sports Science: Diagnostic and Intervention (2011 - 2013)
- MSc , Experimental Psychology and Cognitive-Behavioural Neuroscience (2007 - 2009)
- BSc , Psychological, Cognitive, and Psychobiological Sciences (2004 - 2007)
Research outputs (37)
- Published
Comments on “The relationship between T7‑Fz alpha coherence and peak performance in self‑paced sports: a meta‑analytical review” (Raman, Filho, Exp Brain., 2024): a verbal (analytical) disagreement
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
- Published
Electrophysiological signal processing as a tool to study preparatory processes in sports
Research output: Contribution to conference › Other › peer-review
- Published
Ecological uses of external and internal foci of attention: A qualitative investigation into OPTIMAL Theory of Motor Learning.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
Prof. activities and awards (8)
Christopher Ring
Activity: Hosting a visitor › Hosting an academic visitor
University of Granada
Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
Electrophysiology as a tool for studying the preparation and control of skilled action
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Accolades (2)
Bangor University Innovation and Impact Award
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Doctoral Prize Fellowship
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively