Faculté de Psychologie et des Sciences de l'Éducation Psychologie et Sciences de l'Éducation

Unité de Psychologie Clinique des Relations Interpersonnelles

Nilo Puglisi

Photo_Nilo_2020.jpg  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

   University of Geneva
   Department of Psychology
   Boulevard du Pont d'Arve 40
   CH- 1205 Genève

  Nilo.Puglisi(at)unige.ch

RESEARCH TOPICS

  • Couple and family relationships
  • Dyadic (infant-parent) and triadic (mother-infant-father) interactions
  • Psychophysiology
  • Emotional Development in Early infancy
  • Father involvement

BRIEF CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION

2018-2024    PhD Student in Psychology, University of Geneva, Switzerland

2020-2021    Training in narrative practices, Relance narrative, Lausanne, Switzerland

2013-2016     Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Clinical Psychology, University of Padua, Italy

2010-2013     Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Cognitive Psychology and Psychobiology, University of Padua, Italy

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Since 2024    Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UPCRI, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Since 2022    Workshop facilitator, ScopalE (Séparation et construction parentale autour de l’Enfant), Geneva, Switzerland

Since 2020    Trainer for professionals supporting families through grief and illness, As’trame Foundation Vaud, Lausanne, Switzerland

Since 2018    Psychologist, Fondation As’trame Vaud, Lausanne, Switzerland

2018-2024    PhD Student & Research and teaching assistant, UPCRI, University of Geneva, Switzerland

           2018    Research fellow, Unité de Recherche du centre d’Etude de la Famille – CHUV, Cery, Switzerland

           2018    Research fellow, Service de Psychiatrie de Liaison, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland

           2017    Intern psychologist, Unité de Recherche du centre d’Etude de la Famille – CHUV, Cery, Switzerland

           2017    Intern psychologist, Fondation As’trame Vaud, Lausanne, Switzerland

           2016    Intern psychologist, Pediatric Intensive Care, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy

           2015    Intern psychologist, Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care, Hôpital Necker-Enfants malades, Paris, France

           2013    Intern psychologist, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy

PhD THESIS

Puglisi, N. (2024). A study on how interactions with the father influence the infant’s physiological regulation of emotions within the family. Under the supervision of Prof. Nicolas Favez. University of Geneva. 10.13097/archive-ouverte/unige:178588

MEDIA CONTRIBUTIONS

http://avisdexperts.ch/experts/nilo_puglisi

https://www.astrame.ch/portail-professionnel-les/les-matinees

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  1. Rattaz, V., Tissot., H, Puglisi, N., Razurel, C., Epiney, M., & Favez, N. (2024). Family alliance and infants’ vagal tone: The mediating role of infants’ reactions to unadjusted parental behaviors. Social Development, article e12761. https://doi.org/10.1111/sode.12761
  2. Puglisi, N., Favez, N., Rattaz, V., Epiney, M., Razurel, C., & Tissot, H (2023). Interactive Synchrony and Infants' Vagal Tone as an Index of Emotion Regulation: Associations Within Each Mother-and Father-Infant Dyad and Across Dyads. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1299041. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1299041
  3. Puglisi, N., Tissot, H., Rattaz, V., Epiney, M., Razurel, C., & Favez, N. (2023). Father-infant synchrony and infant vagal tone as an index of emotion regulation: father-infant shared times in Switzerland as moderators. Early Child Development and Care, 193(15-16), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2023.2274287
  4. Rattaz, V., Tissot., H, Puglisi, N., Razurel, C., Epiney, M., & Favez, N. (2023). Parental sensitivity, family alliance, and infants’ vagal tone: Influences of early family interactions on physiological emotion regulation. Infant Mental Health Journal, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.22085 
  5. Favez, N., Rattaz, V., Puglisi, N., Razurel, C., Epiney, M., & Tissot, H. (2023). The Interplay between Maternal and Paternal Senses of Efficacy Moderates the Link between Perinatal Parental Stress and Family Alliance at 3 Months. Parenting: Science and Practice, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1080/15295192.2023.2254818
  6. Rattaz, V., Puglisi, N., Tissot, H., & Favez, N. (2022). Associations between parent–infant interactions, cortisol and vagal regulation in infants, and socioemotional outcomes: A systematic review. Infant Behavior and Development, 67, 101687. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infbeh.2022.101687
  7. Rattaz, V., Tissot, H., Puglisi, N., Epiney, M., Razurel, C., & Favez, N. (2022). The influence of the COVID-19 lockdown on infants' physiological regulation during mother-father-infant interactions in Switzerland. Infancy, 1– 15. https://doi.org/10.1111/infa.12501

SELECTED CONFERENCE CONTRIBUTIONS

  1. Puglisi, N., Tissot, H., Rattaz, V., Favez, N., Razurel, C., & Epiney, M. (2021, November). Infants’ vagal response to 3-months-old mother-infant-father interactions: The role of stressful interactional events. Talk presented at the 1st Perinatal Research SIG Symposium: "Collaborate for high quality perinatal care", Zurich, Switzerland
  2. Puglisi, N., Tissot, H., Rattaz, V., Favez, N., Razurel, C., & Epiney, M. (2021, October). 3-month-old infants’ physiological reactivity to infant-father interactions: the role of paternal engagement. Poster presented at the Journée de la recherche du département de pédiatrie, gynécologie et obstétrique, Geneva, Switzerland
  3. Puglisi, N., Rattaz, V., Tissot, H., Favez, N., Razurel, C., & Epiney, M. (2019, October).A process-oriented study of infant's emotion regulation during mother-father-infant interactions. Poster presented at the Journée de la recherche du département de pédiatrie, gynécologie et obstétrique, Geneva, Switzerland
  4. Puglisi, N. (2017, November). The Role of Psychologists in Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care: From Experience to Knowledge. Talk presented at the Journée Clepsydre, Paris, France
  5. Puglisi, N. (2017, June). The physical and psychological experience of a group of psychologists in Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care. Talk presented at the 2nd National PhD Conference in Social Sciences, Padua, Italy
  6. Puglisi, N. (2017, June). The Role of Psychologists in Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care: From Experience to Knowledge. Talk presented at the 2nd National PhD Conference in Social Sciences, Padua, Italy
  7. Zaggia, C., Sequi, G., Puglisi, N., & Pettanazzo, A. (2017, March). The experience of parents of children who died in pediatric intensive care: a qualitative survey based on a focus group. Talk presented at the Conference Per la Pediatria Futura, Padua, Italy