PALLAVICINI FEDERICA
Tuesday 13.00-14.00
Biography
Federica Pallavicini (Ph.D.) is a psychologist with experience in the study of advanced technologies (with a focus on virtual reality and video games) for psychological well-being and in training. Her main areas of research are characterized by strong interdisciplinarity and are especially related to design processes for virtual reality experiences and "game-based" psychological training and support programs.
After graduating with a master's degree in Clinical Psychology - obtained in 2008 at the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan with a grade of 110 cum laude - from 2009 to 2014 she was a young researcher at the ATNP-Lab (Applied Technology for Neuro-Psychology Lab) of the Istituto Auxologico Italiano in Milan. In 2013 she obtained her Ph.D. in Education and Communication Sciences at the University of Milan-Bicocca, where she has been a Type B Fixed-Term Researcher (RTD-B) since 2021. .
He has taught and collaborated at major companies including Leonardo - Finmeccanica Airborne & Space Solution, Business School Sole 24 Ore, Istituto Europeo di Design (IED), TXT e-solution, and Barilla.
In 2018 he received the Young Talents Award of the University of Milano-Bicocca, made under the patronage of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei Edition for relevant contributions to the use of virtual reality for stress management. Since 2020 she is responsible for the project "MIND-VR" (www.mind-vr.com) selected within the second edition of the #BiUnicrowd call promoted by the University of Milano-Bicocca in collaboration with Produzione dal Basso.
She is the author of the book "Psychology of Virtual Reality" (Mondadori University, 2020) and of 55 scientific publications that appeared in prestigious international journals, including Journal of Medical Internet Research, Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking.
Publications
Pallavicini, F., Orena, E., Arnoldi, L., Achille, F., Stefanini, S., Cassa, M., et al. (2025). Effects and Acceptability of a 1-Week Home-Based Virtual Reality Training for Supporting the Management of Stress and Anxiety: Randomized Pilot Trial. JMIR SERIOUS GAMES, 13(06.03.2025) [10.2196/50326]. Detail
Pallavicini, F., Orena, E., Achille, F., Stefanini, S., Caragnano, C., Vuolato, C., et al. (2022). Virtual Reality to Support Healthcare Workers in Managing Stress and Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Online Survey. In G.F. Jessie Y. C. Chen (a cura di), HCI International 2022 – Late Breaking Papers: Interacting with eXtended Reality and Artificial Intelligence. 24th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2022, Virtual Event, June 26 – July 1, 2022, Proceedings (pp. 159-174). Cham : Springer Nature [10.1007/978-3-031-21707-4_12]. Detail
Pallavicini, F., Pepe, A., Clerici, M., Mantovani, F. (2022). Virtual Reality Applications in Medicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review. JMIR SERIOUS GAMES, 10(4) [10.2196/35000]. Detail
Pallavicini, F., Orena, E., Achille, F., Cassa, M., Vuolato, C., Stefanini, S., et al. (2022). Psychoeducation on Stress and Anxiety Using Virtual Reality: A Mixed-Methods Study. APPLIED SCIENCES, 12(18) [10.3390/app12189110]. Detail
Pallavicini, F., Pepe, A., Mantovani, F. (2022). The Effects of Playing Video Games on Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Loneliness, and Gaming Disorder During the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic: PRISMA Systematic Review. CYBERPSYCHOLOGY, BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL NETWORKING, 25(6), 334-354 [10.1089/cyber.2021.0252]. Detail
Research projects
Awards
Awards
- BiUniCrowd Bicocca Università del Crowdfunding, Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca,, 2020
- Premio Giovani Talenti, Università di Milano - Bicocca, con il patrocinio dell'Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, 2018