Elisa Pellegrini
Place and date of birth: Rome, 24/06/1995
Gender: Female
Nationality: Italian
E-mail address: elisa.pellegrini@uniroma1.it
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
19/02/2024 Registered psychologist at Lazio Association of Psychologists Sapienza University of Rome (Italy)
09/2019 – 11/2021 Master’s degree in "Applied psychology to health, work and juridical-
forensic contexts” Sapienza University of Rome (Italy)
Thesis: "Dreams and oneiric alterations during the COVID-19 pandemic: a study on the changes in dreaming between the lockdown and the post-
lockdown" Supervisor: Prof. Luigi De Gennaro, Final mark: 110/110 with honors
a.y. 2020/2021 Honours programme Sapienza University of Rome (Italy)
09/2016 – 07/2019 Bachelor’s degree in "Psychology and Social Processes" Sapienza University of Rome (Italy)
Thesis: "Neurophysiological sleep alterations in patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: disorders, causes, and treatments", Supervisor: Prof. Luigi De Gennaro, Final mark: 107/110
09/2009 – 06/2014 High School Diploma
Scientific High School Lorenzo Rocci. Fara in Sabina (Italy), Final mark: 100/100
WORK EXPERIENCE
11/2022 – current PhD Student in “Psychology and Cognitive Science” Sapienza University of Rome (Italy)
Supervisor: Prof. Luigi De Gennaro
09/2022 – 09/2023 Postgraduate internship Italian National Institute of Health, Rome (Italy)
Center for Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health
Supervisor: Dr. Laura Camoni
03/2022 – 09/2022 Postgraduate internship
Laboratory of Sleep Psychophysiology, Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome (Italy)
Supervisor: Dr. Maurizio Gorgoni
01/2020 – 09/2020 Student-collaboration Scholarship
Sapienza University of Rome (Italy)
Supervisor: Prof. Enrico Di Pace
COURSES ATTENDED
19/10/2024 Meta-analysis using SPSS. Training course Analisi-Statistiche, Rome (Italy)
05/07/2024-06/07/2024 School of training for research in sleep medicine – SleepAQ, L’Aquila (Italy)
08/06/2024–09/06/2024 Course on systematic reviews and meta-analysis Neocortex, Rome (Italy)
04/09/2023–07/09/2023 Module 1 of the Online Course for ABA-VBI Technician Walden Institute, Rome (Italy)
22/05/2023–26/05/2023 Summer School in Introduction to Data Analysis with R, Sapienza University of Rome (Italy)
16/09/2022–21/10/2022 Introduction to statistical models applied to the analysis of biomedical data with R-Studio, Sapienza University of Rome (Italy)
15/07/2022–16/07/2022 Applied statistics and research methodology for medical and social science, practical sessions with SPSS. Advanced course
Neocortex, Rome (Italy)
01/07/2022–03/07/2022 Applied statistics and research methodology for medical and social science, practical sessions with SPSS. Primary course
Neocortex, Rome (Italy)
14/01/2022–18/02/2022 Introduction to biomedical data analysis with R-Studio, Sapienza University of Rome (Italy)
10/2019 – 01/2020 Lifestyles for well-being in adolescence. Training course Don Luigi Di Liegro International Foundation, Rome (Italy)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Conferences attended
27th Congress of the European Sleep Research Society - ESRS (24 – 27 September 2024, Seville, Spain).
XXXIV Congresso Nazionale Associazione Italiana di Medicina del Sonno - AIMS (29 November-1 December 2024, Tirrenia, Italy).
XXXIII Congresso Nazionale Associazione Italiana di Medicina del Sonno - AIMS (24-26 November 2023, Milan, Italy).
Professional Membership
• Associazione Italiana di Medicina del Sonno - AIMS (http://www.sonnomed.it).
• European Sleep Research Society - ESRS (https://esrs.eu/).
PUBLICATIONS
Pellegrini E, Scarpelli S, Alfonsi V, Gorgoni M, Pazzaglia M, De Gennaro L. Behind closed eyes: Understanding nightmares in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder - A systematic review. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2025 Jan 14;169:106012. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2025.106012.
Camoni L, Gigantesco A, Guzzini G, Pellegrini E, Mirabella F. Epidemiology of perinatal depression in Italy: systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Ist Super Sanita. 2023 Apr-Jun;59(2):139-148. doi: 10.4415/ANN_23_02_07.
Gorgoni M, Scarpelli S, Alfonsi V, Annarumma L, Pellegrini E, Fasiello E, Cordone S, D'Atri A, Salfi F, Amicucci G, Ferrara M, Pazzaglia M, De Gennaro L. The Oneiric Activity during and after the COVID-19 Total Lockdown in Italy: A Longitudinal Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Mar 24;19(7):3857.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph19073857.
CONFERENCE CONTRIBUTION
Annarumma L., Scarpelli S., Gorgoni M., Alfonsi V., Pellegrini E., Camaioni M., De Angelis D., Pazzaglia M., Iosa M., De Gennaro L. (2024). Il ruolo del sonno nel percorso neuroriabilitativo in pazienti con ictus subacuto: uno studio osservazionale longitudinale. In: XXXIV Congresso Nazionale AIMS, p.21, Tirrenia 29
November-1 December (oral presentation).
Pellegrini E., Alfonsi V., Scarpelli S., Gorgoni M., Menghini D., Giumello F., Annarumma L., Valeri G., Pazzaglia M., Vicari S., De Gennaro L. (2024). Caratteristiche di sonno nel disturbo dello spettro dell’autismo: uno studio che ha utilizzato misure di sonno oggettive e soggettive. In: XXXIV Congresso
Nazionale AIMS, p.35, Tirrenia 29 November-1 December (poster presentation).
Scarpelli S., Camaioni M., Annarumma L., Pellegrini E., Alfonsi V., De Bartolo M., Gorgoni M., De Gennaro L. (2024). Attività onirica nel sonniloquio: l’elettrofisiologia delle vocalizzazioni facilita il ricordo onirico?. In: XXXIV Congresso Nazionale AIMS, p.22, Tirrenia 29 November-1 December (oral presentation).
Scarpelli S., Galbiati A., Fasiello E., Camaioni M., Alfonsi V., Pellegrini E., Pietrogiacomi F., Annarumma L., Gorgoni M., D'Este G., Leitner C., Ferini Strambi L., De Gennaro L. (2024). I sogni nel Disturbo Comportamentale del Sonno REM: l’attività onirica è un possibile indicatore di neurodegenerazione?. In: XXXIV Congresso Nazionale AIMS, p.38, Tirrenia 29 November-1 December (poster presentation).
Alfonsi V., Scarpelli S., Gorgoni M., Annarumma L., Pellegrini E., Camaioni M., De Angelis D., Pazzaglia M., Iosa M., De Gennaro L. (2024). The role of sleep in neurorehabilitation processes in subacute stroke patients: A longitudinal observational study. In: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. - ISSN 0962-1105. -
33:S1(2024). [10.1111/jsr.14291] (poster presentation).
Camaioni M., Scarpelli S., Annarumma L., Pellegrini E., Alfonsi V., De Bartolo M., Calzolari R., Gorgoni M., De Gennaro L. (2024). Electrophysiology of vocalizations in Sleep Talking: Predictive marker or abnormal expression of a physiological mechanism?. In: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. - ISSN 0962-1105. - 33:S1(2024).[10.1111/jsr.14291] (poster presentation).
Pellegrini E., Alfonsi V., Scarpelli S., Gorgoni M., Menghini D., Giumello F., Annarumma L., Valeri G., Pazzaglia M., Vicari S., De Gennaro L. (2024). Sleep patterns in autism spectrum disorder: A study using objective and subjective measures of sleep. In: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. - ISSN 0962-1105. - 33:S1(2024). [10.1111/jsr.14291] (poster presentation).
Scarpelli S., Galbiati A., Fasiello E., Camaioni M., Alfonsi V., Pellegrini E., Pietrogiacomi F., Annarumma L., Gorgoni M., D'Este G., Leitner C., Ferini Strambi L., De Gennaro L. (2024). Dreaming in RBD: A window into neurodegenerative mechanisms?. In: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. - ISSN 0962-1105. -33:S1(2024). [10.1111/jsr.14291] (poster presentation).
Pellegrini E., Scarpelli S., Menghini D., Alfonsi V., Giumello F., Annarumma L., Gorgoni M., Valeri G., Pazzaglia M., Vicari S., De Gennaro L. (2023). Co-sleeping, prevalenza e fattori predittivi dei problemi di sonno nei bambini e adolescenti con disturbo dello spettro dell’autismo. In: XXXIII Congresso Nazionale
AIMS, p.18, Milano 24-26 November (oral presentation).
Camaioni M., Scarpelli S., Annarumma L., Pellegrini E., Alfonsi V., De Bartolo M., Gorgoni M, De Gennaro L. (2023). Elettrofisiologia delle vocalizzazioni nel Sonniloquio: marker predittivo o espressione anomala di un meccanismo fisiologico? In: XXXIII Congresso Nazionale AIMS, p.32, Milano 24-26 November (oral presentation).
PERSONAL AND WORK SKILLS
- Knowledge of research methods in psychophysiology
- Experimental data collection and analysis
- Polysomnography (BrainAMP, LiveAmp)
- Software for statistical analysis: MATLAB, RStudio, SPSS, Jamovi
- Software for signal analysis: LabVIEW, EEGLAB, WONAMBI (Python)
- Knowledge of the Office package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)
- Languages: Italian (mother tongue), Russian (C2), English (B2)