Ramón y Cajal Fellow (Assistant Professor)
Mind, Brain, and Behavior Research Center-CIMCYC
Campus de Cartuja s/n
18071 Granada – Spain
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Applied Psychology, Eye movements, Human factors, Military Psychology, Neuroergonomics, Patient safety, Psychophysiology, Road safety
EDUCATION
2016 – 2017
Rita Levi Montalcini Fellow (Assistant Professor).
Department of General Psychology, University of Padua, Italy
Department of General Psychology, University of Padua, Italy
2014 – 2016
Marie Curie / Talentia Fellow.
Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center, University of Granada, Spain
Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center, University of Granada, Spain
2012 – 2014
Fulbright Postdoctoral Scholar at the Barrow Neurological Institute.
Laboratory of Visual Neuroscience, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Laboratory of Visual Neuroscience, Phoenix, AZ, USA
2007 – 2011
European PhD in Experimental Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience.
Faculty of Psychology, University of Granada, Spain.
Faculty of Psychology, University of Granada, Spain.
2004 – 2006
MSc in Experimental Psychology.
Faculty of Psychology, University of Padua, Italy
Faculty of Psychology, University of Padua, Italy
2001 – 2004
BSc in Applied Cognitive Psychology.
Faculty of Psychology, University of Padua, Italy
Faculty of Psychology, University of Padua, Italy
PUBLICATIONS
Tagliabue, M., Rossi, R., Gastaldi, M., De Cet, G., Freuli, F., Orsini, F., Di Stasi, L.L. & Vidotto, G. (2021). Visual Feedback Effectiveness in Reducing Over Speeding of Moped-Riders. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 572.
Rossi, R., Orsini, F., Tagliabue, M., Di Stasi, L.L., De Cet, G., & Gastaldi, M. (2021). Evaluating the impact of real-time coaching programs on drivers overtaking cyclists. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 78, 74-90.
Diaz-Piedra, C., Rieiro, H., & Di Stasi, L.L. (2021). Monitoring army drivers’ workload during off-road missions: An experimental controlled field study. Safety science, 134, 105092.
Molina, R., Redondo, B., Di Stasi, L.L., Anera, R. G., Vera, J., & Jiménez, R. (2021). The short-term effects of artificially-impaired binocular vision on driving performance. Ergonomics, 64(2), 212-224.
Di Stasi L.L. & Diaz-Piedra C. (2021). Re-examining the Pioneering Studies on Eye Movements in Aviation: Connecting the Past to the Present. The International Journal of Aerospace Psychology, 1-13.
Di Stasi, L.L., Diaz-Piedra, C., Morales, J. M., Kurapov, A., Tagliabue, M., Bjärtå, A.,Megias, A., Bernhardsson, J., Paschenko, S., Romero, S., Cándido A. & Catena, A. (2020). A cross-cultural comparison of visual search strategies and response times in road hazard perception testing. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 148, 105785
Rossi, R., Tagliabue, M., Gastaldi, M., De Cet, G., Freuli, F., Orsini, F., Di Stasi L.L. & Vidotto, G. (2020). Reducing Elevated Gravitational-Force Events through visual feedback: a simulator study. 23rd EURO Working Group on transportation Meeting, EWGT 2020, 16-18 September 2020, Paphos, Cyprus
Diaz-Piedra, C., Sebastián, M.V., & Di Stasi, L.L. (2020). EEG theta power activity reflects workload among army combat drivers: an experimental study. Brain sciences, 10(4), 199
Rieiro, H., Diaz-Piedra, C., Morales, J.M., Catena, A., Romero, S., Roca-Gonzalez, J., Fuentes, L.J. & Di Stasi, L.L. (2019). Validation of electroencephalographic recordings obtained with a consumer-grade, single dry electrode, low-cost device: A comparative study. Sensors, 19(12), 2808.
Diaz-Piedra, C., Gomez-Millan, E., & Di Stasi, L.L. (2019). Nasal skin temperature reveals changes in arousal levels due to time on task: an experimental thermal infrared imaging study. Applied Ergonomics, DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2019.06.001.
Díaz-Piedra, C., Rieiro,H., Cherino, A., Fuentes, L., Catena, A., & Di Stasi, L.L. (2019). The effects of flight complexity on gaze entropy: an experimental study with fighter pilots. Applied Ergonomics, 77, 92-99.
Morales, J.M., Diaz-Piedra, C., Rabelo-Ruiz, J.F., & Di Stasi, L.L. (2019). Detecting mental workload in surgical teams using a wearable single-channel electroencephalographic device. Journal of Surgical Education, 30(4).
Angulo, R., Alonso, G., Di Stasi, L.L., & Catena, A. (2019). Stimulus comparison: Effects of the pre-exposure schedule and instructions for perceptual learning and attention. Learning and Motivation, 65, 20-32.
Di Stasi L.L. & Diaz-Piedra, C. (2019). Eye movements research in aviation: Past, present, and future. In M. Vidulich and P. Tsang (Eds.), Improving aviation performance through applying engineering psychology. Advances in Aviation Psychology (Volume 3) (Chapter 7th). Taylor and Francis: London, UK.
Vera, J., Diaz-Piedra, C., Jiménez, R., Sanchez-Carrion, J.M., & Di Stasi, L.L. (2018). Intraocular pressure increases after complex simulated surgical procedures in residents: an experimental study. Surgical endoscopy, 33, 1-9. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-018-6297-7.
Morales, J.M., Diaz-Piedra, C., Rieiro, H., Roca-González, J., Romero, S., Catena, A., Fuentes, L., & Di Stasi, L.L. (2017). Monitoring driver fatigue using a single-channel electroencephalographic device: A validation study by gaze-based, driving performance, and subjective data. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 109, 62-69.
Diaz-Piedra, C., Sanchez-Carrion, J.M., Rieiro, H., & Di Stasi, L.L. (2017). Gaze-Based Technology as a Tool for Surgical Skills Assessment and Training in Urology. Urology, 107, 26-30. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2017.06.030.
Di Stasi, L.L., Díaz-Piedra, C., Ruiz-Rabelo, J.F., Rieiro, H., Carrion, J.M. S., & Catena, A. (2017). Quantifying the cognitive cost of laparo-endoscopic single-site surgeries: Gaze-based indices. Applied Ergonomics, 65, 168-174.
Macknik, S. L., Nozima, A., Di Stasi, L.L., Martinez-Conde, S., McCamy, M., Gayles, E., … & Jessee, M. (2016). Effects of flight duration, expertise, and arousal on eye movements in aviators. Perception, 45, 362-362.
Diaz-Piedra, C., Rieiro, H., Suárez, J., Rios-Tejada, F., Catena, A., & Di Stasi, L.L. (2016). Fatigue in the military: towards a fatigue detection test based on the saccadic velocity. Physiological measurement, 37, N62-N75.
Vera, J., Diaz-Piedra, C., Jiménez, R., Morales, J.M., Catena, A., Cardenas, D., & Di Stasi, L.L. (2016). Driving time modulates accommodative response and intraocular pressure. Physiology & behavior, 164, 47-53.
Di Stasi, L.L., Diaz-Piedra, C., Rieiro, H., Carrión, J.M.S., Berrido, M.M., Olivares, G., & Catena, A. (2016). Gaze entropy reflects surgical task load. Surgical endoscopy, 30, 5034-5043.
Di Stasi, L.L., McCamy, M. B., Martinez-Conde, S., Gayles, E., Hoare, C., Foster, M., … & Macknik, S.L. (2016). Effects of long and short simulated flights on the saccadic eye movement velocity of aviators. Physiology & behavior, 153, 91-96.
Ruiz-Rabelo, J.F., Navarro-Rodriguez, E., Di-Stasi, L.L., Diaz-Jimenez, N., Cabrera-Bermon, J., Diaz-Iglesias, C., … & Briceño-Delgado, J. (2015). Validation of the NASA-TLX Score in Ongoing Assessment of Mental Workload During a Laparoscopic Learning Curve in Bariatric Surgery. Obesity surgery, 25, 2451-2456.
Di Stasi, L.L., Diaz‐Piedra, C., Suárez, J., McCamy, M.B., Martinez‐Conde, S., Roca‐Dorda, J., & Catena, A. (2015). Task complexity modulates pilot electroencephalographic activity during real flights. Psychophysiology, 52, 951-956.
Díaz-Román, A., Megías, A., Díaz-Piedra, C., Catena, A., & Di Stasi, L.L. (2015). Seeing red on the road. Perception, 44, 87-92.
†Di Stasi, L.L., McCamy, M.B., Pannasch, S., Renner, R., Catena, A., Cañas, J. J., … & Martinez-Conde, S. (2015). Effects of driving time on microsaccadic dynamics. Experimental brain research, 233, 599-605.
Diaz-Piedra, C., Di Stasi, L.L., Baldwin, C. M., Buela-Casal, G., & Catena, A. (2015). Sleep disturbances of adult women suffering from fibromyalgia: a systematic review of observational studies. Sleep medicine reviews, 21, 86-99.
Del Rio-Bermudez, C., Diaz-Piedra, C., Catena, A., Buela-Casal, G., & Di Stasi, L.L. (2014). Chronotype-dependent circadian rhythmicity of driving safety. Chronobiology international, 31, 532-541.
Di Stasi, L.L., McCamy, M. B., Macknik, S.L., Mankin, J.A., Hooft, N., Catena, A., & Martinez-Conde, S. (2014). Saccadic eye movement metrics reflect surgical residents’ fatigue. Annals of surgery, 259, 824-829.
†Di Stasi, L.L., Cabestrero, R., McCamy, M.B., Ríos, F., Catena, A., Quirós, P., … & Martinez‐Conde, S. (2014). Intersaccadic drift velocity is sensitive to short‐term hypobaric hypoxia. European Journal of Neuroscience, 39, 1384-1390.
McCamy, M. B., Otero-Millan, J., Di Stasi, L.L., Macknik, S.L., & Martinez-Conde, S. (2014). Highly informative natural scene regions increase microsaccade production during visual scanning. Journal of neuroscience, 34, 2956-2966.
Siegenthaler, E., Costela, F.M., McCamy, M. B., Di Stasi, L.L., Otero‐Millan, J., Sonderegger, A., … & Martinez‐Conde, S. (2014). Task difficulty in mental arithmetic affects microsaccadic rates and magnitudes. European Journal of Neuroscience, 39, 287-294.
Megías, A., Di Stasi, L.L., Maldonado, A., Catena, A., & Cándido, A. (2014). Emotion-laden stimuli influence our reactions to traffic lights. Transportation research part F: traffic psychology and behaviour, 22, 96-103.
*Serrano, J., Di Stasi, L.L., Megías, A., & Catena, A. (2014). Affective-sound effects on driving behaviour. Transport, 29, 100-106.
†Di Stasi, L.L., Catena, A., Canas, J.J., Macknik, S.L., & Martinez-Conde, S. (2013). Saccadic velocity as an arousal index in naturalistic tasks. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 37, 968-975.
Di Stasi, L.L., McCamy, M.B., Catena, A., Macknik, S.L., Canas, J.J., & Martinez‐Conde, S. (2013). Microsaccade and drift dynamics reflect mental fatigue. European Journal of Neuroscience, 38, 2389-2398.
†Di Stasi, L.L., Marchitto, M., Antolí, A., & Cañas, J.J. (2013). Saccadic peak velocity as an alternative index of operator attention: A short review. Revue Européenne de Psychologie Appliquée/European Review of Applied Psychology, 63, 335-343.
†Di Stasi, L.L., Antolí, A., & Cañas, J.J. (2013). Evaluating mental workload while interacting with computer-generated artificial environments. Entertainment Computing, 4, 63-69.
Di Stasi, L.L., Diaz-Piedra, C., Catena, C., & Buela-Casal, G. (2012). Risk behaviour among patients with obstructive sleep apnea: An exploratory study using complex and dynamic simulated traffic situations. Revista de Patología Respiratoria, 15, 78-84.
Di Stasi, L.L., Megías, A., Cándido, A., Maldonado, A., & Catena, A. (2012). Congruent visual information improves traffic signage. Transportation research part F: traffic psychology and behaviour, 15, 438-444.
Di Stasi, L.L., Renner, R., Catena, A., Cañas, J.J., Velichkovsky, B. M., & Pannasch, S. (2012). Towards a driver fatigue test based on the saccadic main sequence: A partial validation by subjective report data. Transportation research part C: emerging technologies, 21, 122-133.
Marchitto, M., Di Stasi, L.L., & Cañas, J.J. (2012). Ocular movements under taskload manipulations: Influence of geometry on saccades in air traffic control simulated tasks. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries, 22, 407-419.
*Serrano, J., Di Stasi, L.L., MegíAs, A., & Catena, A. (2011). Effect of directional speech warnings on road hazard detection. Traffic injury prevention, 12, 630-635.
†Di Stasi, L.L., Antolí, A., & Cañas, J.J. (2011). Main sequence: an index for detecting mental workload variation in complex tasks. Applied ergonomics, 42, 807-813.
†Di Stasi, L.L., Antolí, A., Gea, M., & Cañas, J.J. (2011). A neuroergonomic approach to evaluating mental workload in hypermedia interactions. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 41, 298-304.
Megías, A., Maldonado, A., Catena, A., Di Stasi, L.L., Serrano, J., & Cándido, A. (2011). Modulation of attention and urgent decisions by affect-laden roadside advertisement in risky driving scenarios. Safety science, 49, 1388-1393.
†Di Stasi, L.L., Contreras, D., Cándido, A., Cañas, J.J., & Catena, A. (2011). Behavioral and eye-movement measures to track improvements in driving skills of vulnerable road users: First-time motorcycle riders. Transportation research part F: traffic psychology and behaviour, 14, 26-35.
†Di Stasi, L.L., Contreras, D., Cañas, J., Cándido, A., Maldonado, A., & Catena, A. (2010). The consequences of unexpected emotional sounds on driving behaviour. Saf. Sci, 48, 1463-1468.
†Di Stasi, L.L., Marchitto, M., Antolí, A., Baccino, T., & Cañas, J.J. (2010). Approximation of on-line mental workload index in ATC simulated multitasks. Journal of Air Transport Management, 16, 330-333.
†Di Stasi, L.L., Renner, R., Staehr, P., Helmert, J.R., Velichkovsky, B. M., Cañas, J.J., … & Pannasch, S. (2010). Saccadic peak velocity sensitivity to variations in mental workload. Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, 81, 413-417.
†Di Stasi, L.L., Álvarez-Valbuena, V., Cañas, J.J., Maldonado, A., Catena, A., Antolí, A., & Candido, A. (2009). Risk behaviour and mental workload: Multimodal assessment techniques applied to motorbike riding simulation. Transportation research part F: traffic psychology and behaviour, 12, 361-370.
Di Stasi, L.L., & Gamberini L. (2006). A study on volumetric amodal completion in non-immersive virtual environments. Italian Journal of Psychology, 3, 635-647.
*: corresponding author; †: co-first author
