Phd in PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIAL NEUROSCIENCE

Research: Mindfulness meditation for cancer patients: effects on cognitive, affective and social functioning

EDUCATION
-From 4-11-2013 to 26-6-2017: Scuola Superiore “S.Anna” Pisa
PhD in Digital Emerging Technologies (curriculum: Perceptual Robotics) Final grade: 110L/110

-From 20-9-2010 to 11-4-2013, University of Udine
Degree in Professional Education Final grade: 110L/110

-From 1-9-1998 to 19-4-2005, University of Udine
Master’s degree in Electronic Engineering (curriculum Automation) Final grade: 104/110

-From 15-9-2003 to 12-2-2004, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Erasmus program, Faculty of Electrotechnic and Computer Engineering

-From 20-9-1992 to 22-7-1998, High school, Gemona del Friuli (UD)
Degree: scientific Final grade: 60/60


TRAINING

-From 17 to 21-11-2016, University of California San Diego, USA
22nd EEGLAB Workshop

-From 25 to 30-6-2012, Associazione Club Alcolisti in Trattamento, Udine
Course of instructor on the ecological-social approach to alcohol-related problems (Hudolin method)


ACADEMIC WORK EXPERIENCE

-From 1-5-2021 to present, University of Udine - Department of Languages and Literatures, Communication, Education and Society
Occupation: Research Fellow in Clinical Psychology (M-PSI08)

-From 1-3-2021 to 30-4-2021, University of Udine - Department of Languages and Literatures, Communication, Education and Society
Occupation: scientific collaborator

-From 1-2-2020 to 31-1-2021, University of Udine - Department of Languages and Literatures, Communication, Education and Society
Occupation: Research Fellow in Clinical Psychology (M-PSI08)

From 12-9-2018 to present, University of Udine - Master program in “Meditation and Neuroscience” AA 2018/19, 2019/2020, 2020/21, 2021/22
Occupation: academic Tutor


OTHER WORK EXPERIENCES

-From 7-10-2013 to 31-12-2019, Cooperativa Sociale “Comunità di Rinascita” ONLUS - Tolmezzo (UD)
Occupation: educator for adults with disabilities

-From 1-3-2013 to 20-9-2013, Cooperativa Sociale “Itaca” ONLUS
Occupation: educator for adults with psychiatric disabilities

-From 24-10-2005 to 11-7-2017, Fondazione “Casa dell’Immacolata di don Emilio de Roja” - Udine
Occupation: educator for under-age foreigners and adults with alcohol-dependence

-From 2013 to present, Occupation: Mindfulnes-Oriented Meditation instructor (in 8-week training courses for pre-school, primary and secondary school teachers; private company professionals; primary school children; university students; university employees; healthcare workers; psychiatric outpatients; prisoners)

-3-10-2020, Edizioni Centro Studi Erickson
Occupation: teacher for the course “Mindfulness for ADHD and neurodevelopmental disorders”

-From 1-2-2019 to 31-1-2020, University of Udine, FVG region, Public Healthcare System
Occupation: teacher for Mindfulness-Oriented Meditation (children protocol) instructors in the primary school

-From 27-6-2019 to present, Fondazione “Progetto Uomo”
Occupation: teacher for Mindfulness-Oriented Meditation instructors


ACADEMIC TEACHING

-AA 2020/21, 2021/22, University of Udine - Department of Medicine
Teacher of “Notions of clinical psychology applied to motor sciences” (24 hours, SSD: M-PSI/08) for the Bachelor’s Degree in Scienze Motorie

-From 2021 to present, University of Udine - Department of Medicine
Thesis supervisor

-From June 2020 to present, University of Udine - Department of Languages and Literatures, Communication, Education and Society
Thesis co-supervisor

-13-7-2018, 21-6-2019, 18-6-2020, 21-5-2021, 10-12-2021, University of Udine
Teacher of “Neuroelectric physiology of mindfulness meditation” for the Master in “Meditation and Neuroscience”


RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

From 2020 to present, Frontiers in Psychology, Frontiers in Psychiatry, Journal of Cognitive Enhancement, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal of Clinical Medicine, SAGE Open, Plos ONE, Mindfulness, Scientific Reports, Acta Neuropsychiatrica
Reviewer

-From 2020 to present, Journal Behavioral Sciences
Editor for the Special Issue “Mindfulness-Based Practice for Stress Management and Enhancing Well-Being”

-From 19-7-2016 to 18-2-2017, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Klagenfurt, Austria
PhD research period abroad

-From 25-5-2016 to 24-1-2016, University-hospital “S.Maria della Misericordia”, Udine
Voluntary attendance as electronic engineer by the Neurology unit


PUBLICATIONS
-Articles
Matiz, A., Scaggiante, B., Conversano, C., Gemignani, A., Pascoletti, G., Fabbro, F., Crescentini, C. (2024). The effect of mindfulness-based interventions on biomarkers in cancer patients and survivors: A systematic review. Stress and health, e3375. Advance online publication.
Matiz, A., Fabbro, F., Paschetto, A., Urgesi, C., Ciucci, E., Baroncelli, A., Crescentini, C. (2022) The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on affect, fear, and personality of primary school children measured during the second wave of infections in 2020. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, 803270.
Matiz, A., Crescentini, C., Bergamasco, M., Budai, R., Fabbro, F. (2021). Inter-brain co-activations during mindfulness meditation. Implications for devotional and clinical settings. Consciousness and cognition, 95, 103210.
Matiz, A., Fabbro, F., Paschetto, A., Cantone, D., Paolone, A.R., Crescentini, C.(2020). Positive impact of mindfulness meditation on mental health of female teachers during the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(18), 6450.
Matiz, A., Guzzon, D., Crescentini, C., Paschetto, A., Fabbro, F. (2020). The role of self body brushing vs mindfulness meditation on interoceptive awareness: a non-randomized pilot study on healthy participants with possible implications for body image disturbances. European Journal of Integrative Medicine, 101168.
Matiz, A., Crescentini, C., Boaro, E., Piani, F., Fabbro, F. (2020) Follow-up study on the reduction of burnout levels through mindfulness meditation in health care professionals. Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia 42(2):102-108.
Matiz, A., Crescentini, C., Fabbro, A., Budai, R., Bergamasco, M., Fabbro, F. (2019). Spontaneous eye movements during focused-attention mindfulness meditation. PlosONE, 14(1): e0210862.
Matiz, A., Fabbro, F., Crescentini, C. (2018). Single vs. group mindfulness meditation: effects on personality, religiousness/spirituality, and mindfulness skills. Mindfulness, 1-9.
Pascut, S., Feruglio, S., Crescentini, C., Matiz, A. (2022) Predictive factors of anxiety, depression, and health-related quality of life in community-dwelling and institutionalized elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(17), 10913.
Feruglio, S., Pascut S., Matiz, A., Paschetto, A., Crescentini, C. (2022). Effects of mind-body interventions on adolescents’ cooperativeness and emotional symptoms. Behavioral Sciences, 12(2):33.
D’Antoni, F., Matiz, A., Fabbro, F., Crescentini, C. (2022). Psychotherapeutic techniques for distressing memories: a comparative study between EMDR, Brainspotting, and Body Scan Meditation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(3), 1142.
Feruglio, S., Matiz, A., Pagnoni, G., Fabbro, F., Crescentini, C. (2021). The impact of mindfulness meditation on the wandering mind: a systematic review. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 131, 313-330.
Feruglio, S., Matiz, A., Cogo, P., Vidal, E., Paschetto, A., Fabbro, F., & Crescentini, C. (2021). Isolated and blocked adolescents: A study on the psychological effects of the COVID-19 outbreak. Minverva Psychiatry.
Cantone, D., Feruglio, S., Crescentini, C., Cinot, S., Matiz, A. (2021). A multilevel approach to explore the wandering mind and its connections with mindfulness and personality. Behavioral Sciences, 11(9), 125.
D’Antoni, F., Feruglio, S., Matiz, A., Cantone, D., Crescentini, C. (2021) Mindfulness meditation leads to increased dispositional mindfulness and interoceptive awareness linked to a reduced dissociative tendency. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation.
Crescentini, C., Feruglio, S., Matiz, A., Paschetto, A., Vidal, E., Cogo, P., Fabbro, F. (2020). Stuck outside and inside: an exploratory study on the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on Italian parents and children’s internalizing symptoms. Frontiers in psychology, 11.
Feruglio, S., Matiz, A., Grecucci, A., Pascut, S., Fabbro, F., Crescentini, C. (2020). Differential effects of mindfulness meditation conditions on repetitive negative thinking and subjective time perspective: a randomized active-controlled study. Psychology & Health, 1-24.
Feruglio, S., Matiz, A., Fabbro, A., Crescentini C. (2020). Uno studio esplorativo sulla relazione tra mind wandering e mindfulness e sugli effetti della meditazione sui pensieri spontanei. Giornale italiano di psicologia, 47(1), 265-289.
Crescentini, C., Matiz, A., Cimenti, M., Pascoli, E., Eleopra, R., Fabbro, F. (2018). The effect of mindfulness meditation on personality and psychological well-being in patients with multiple sclerosis. International Journal of MS Care.
Fabbro, A., Crescentini, C., Matiz, A., Clarici, A., Fabbro, F. (2017). Effects of mindfulness meditation on conscious and non-conscious components of the mind. Applied Sciences, 7(4), 349.
Crescentini, C., Matiz, A., Fabbro, F. (2015). Improving personality/character traits in individuals with alcohol dependence: the influence of mindfulness-oriented meditation. Journal of addictive diseases, 34(1), 75-87.
-Books
Matiz, A., Paschetto, A. (2022) Sid e le otto sfere di luce. Come insegnare la meditazione mindfulness ai bambini. Mimesis.
-Book chapters
Matiz, A., Cimenti, M. (2023) La meditazione mindfulness in età evolutiva e nei disturbi del neurosviluppo. In: Chiesa, A., Crescentini, C., Gli interventi basati sulla mindfulness, Giovanni Fioriti editore.
Fabbro, F., Crescentini, C., Matiz, A. (2023) La Meditazione Orientata alla Mindfulness (MOM). In: Chiesa, A., Crescentini, C., Gli interventi basati sulla mindfulness, Giovanni Fioriti editore.
Crescentini, C., Matiz, A., Fabbro, F. (Eds.). (2021). Annali di meditazione e neuroscienze: Volume 2 Anno 2020. Mimesis.
Fabbro, F., Crescentini, C., Matiz, A. (Eds.). (2020). Annali di meditazione e neuroscienze: Volume 1 Anno 2020. Mimesis.
Matiz, A., Paschetto, A., Crescentini, C., Fabbro, F. (2020) La meditazione mindfulness per i disturbi del neurosviluppo. In: Castelli, E., Marotta, L., Gazzellini, S., Tarter, G., Manuale di logopedia, Erickson.