Daniela Palomba

Daniela Palomba, MD is a Full Professor of Clinical Psychology at the Department of General Psychology, University of Padova. She has held leadership roles including Deputy Head of the Department (2013-17), Dean of the Faculty of Psychology (2008-11), and Director of the Psychophysiology Service at the Laboratories for Applied and Clinical Psychological Research since 2000.

• Key Affiliations: NIMH-Center for the Study of Emotion and Attention (University of Florida), HARVESt Study (Hypertension and Ambulatory Recording Venetia), CIRMANMEC (Center for Research Models on Neuropsychic Disorders in Clinical Medicine), CNC (Center of Cognitive Neuroscience).
• Research Overview: Focuses on psychophysiological mechanisms of emotion and anxiety disorders, including autonomic (HRV) and central (EEG, ERPs) nervous system correlates of affective dispositions like freezing/fainting responses (vaso-vagal syncope, blood-phobia), white-coat hypertension, and depressive symptoms linked to cardiovascular disorders. Implements biofeedback/neurofeedback interventions for autonomic dysfunctions in PTSD, depression, and attention deficits.