Dr. phil.
Roberto
La Marca
Tel.:
+41 44 635 73 62
r.lamarca@psychologie.uzh.ch
Office: BIN4.E-09
Curriculum vitae
Personal Information
| Name | Roberto La Marca |
| Address |
University of Zurich Institute of Psychology Dept. of Psychology Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy Binzmuhlestr. 14/ Box 26 CH-8050 Zurich, Switzerland E-mail: r.lamarca@psychologie.uzh.ch Tel: +41-44-635 7362 |
Education
| Since 2011 | Student in the Postgraduate Advanced Master Program in Psychotherapy and Behavioral Medicine, University of Zurich |
| 2009 | PhD in Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Zurich / Center of Neuroscience (UZH, ETHZ) Title of PhD thesis: “Vagal functionality as indicator for biopsychological stress responsiveness and beneficial effects of auricular electrical stimulation on vagal activity” (Advisors: Ulrike Ehlert, PhD, Markus Heinrichs, PhD) |
| 2005-2009 | PhD student, Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (Chair: U. Ehlert, PhD) PhD student, International PhD program of the Center of Neuroscience Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland |
| 1999-2005 | Graduate student, Psychology, Psychopathology, and Labour Law, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (Chair: Dr. U. Ehlert) |
| 1998-1999 | Undergraduate student, Department of Mathematics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland |
| 1998 | School-leaving examinations, State College of Zug, Zug, Switzerland. |
Positions and Employment
| Since 2011 | Senior research associate, Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Zurich (Chair: Ulrike Ehlert, PhD) Honorary research fellow, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Psychobiology Group, University College London, London, UK (Chair: Andrew Steptoe, MA, DPhil, DSc) Scientific staff member, Institute of Electronics, Wearable Computing, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ; Chair: Gerhard Tröster, PhD) |
| 2010-2011 | Postdoctoral research associate, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Psychobiology Group, University College London, London, UK (Chair: Andrew Steptoe, MA, DPhil, DSc) Honorary research fellow, Institute of Electronics, Wearable Computing, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ; Chair: Gerhard Tröster, PhD) |
| 2009-2010 | Postdoctoral research associate, Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Zurich (Chair: Ulrike Ehlert, PhD)
Postdoctoral research associate, Institute of Electronics, Wearable Computing, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ; Chair: Gerhard Tröster, PhD) |
| 2009 | Postdoctoral research associate, Department of Psychology, Applied Psychology: Life-Management, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (Chair: A. M. Freund, PhD) Data management, Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (Project “Effects of stress on functional gastrointestinal disorders”, Project leader: Ulrike Ehlert, PhD, Kerstin Suarez-Hitz, PhD) |
| 2005-2008 | Teaching and research associate, Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (Chair: Ulrike Ehlert, PhD) |
| 2005-2009 | Laboratory assistant, Department of Physiology & Behavior, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland (Chair: W. Langhans, PhD) (biochemical analysis of alpha-amylase) |
| Since 2005 | Operating chief of the psychophysiological laboratory, Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Zurich (Chair: Ulrike Ehlert, PhD) |
| 2002-2005 | Laboratory assistant, Centre of Sleep Medicine, Sleep Laboratory Fluntern, Zurich, Switzerland (Chair: Asher Ben-Shmuel, MD) |
Research Interests
Current research interests are: (1) the effects of acute stress on biological, affective and cognitive parameters, (2) the relevance of the cardiovascular system for somatic and mental health, with a special focus on the vagus nerve, and (3) characteristics of markers of the autonomic nervous system (heart rate variability, salivary alpha-amylase etc.).
Honors & Funding Support
Research and Individual Grants
| 2010-2011 | Individual funding for prospective researchers, Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) |
| 2006 | Individual Project Funding, Forschungskommission und Nachwuchsförderungskommission der Universität Zürich: “The role of the Montreal Imaging Stress Task (MIST) and the activity of the Nervus vagus for stress research” (Primary investigator: Roberto La Marca, MS) |
Travel Grants
| Since 2006 | Several travel grants, from the Forschungskommission und Nachwuchsförderungskommission der Universität Zürich, Neuroscience Center Zurich, Dekanat der Philosophischen Fakultät der Universität Zürich, Schweizerische Akademie der Geisteswissenschaften, Bern, Switzerland |
Awards and Prizes
| 2010 | Swiss research prize for complementary medicine, 4th Association of Swiss Medical Societies for Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine (ASA) Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Congress 2010, Basel, Switzerland |
| 2010 | Annual award of the University of Zurich for the best doctoral thesis at the philosophic institute, Zurich, Switzerland |
| 2009 | 1st poster prize, Workshop Congress of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Zurich, Switzerland |
Past and Current Collaborators
| University of Zurich | Sandra Ackermann (Biopsychology), Heinz Böker (PUK Zürich), Alexandra M. Freund (Applied Psychology: Life-Management), Andreas Maercker (Psychopathology and Clinical Intervention), Marta Manser (Institute of Zoology), Yolanda Schlumpf (Neuropsychology), Urte Scholz (Social and Health Psychology), Marina Zulauf-Logoz (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) |
| ETH Zurich | Hubert Annen (Militärakademie), Wolfgang Langhans (Physiology and Behavior), Gerhard Tröster (Institute of Electronics), Pascal von Rickenbach (Computer Engineering and Networks Laboratory), Amrei Wittwer (Collegium Helveticum) |
| National | Klaus Bader (UPK Basel), Thomas Wyss (BASPO) |
| International | Chris Brewin (University College London, UK), Simone Grimm (Charité / FU Berlin, Deutschland), Matthias Kliegel (Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany), Hideki Ohira (Nagoya University, Japan), Jens C. Pruessner (McGill University, Montreal, Canada), Andrew Steptoe (University College London, UK), Lizhuang Yuan (Hebei Normal University, China) |
Teaching Experience
| Since 2006 | Eight lectureships in “methods of psychobiology”, “psychophysiology”, “methods of clinical psychology and psychotherapy”, “questionnaires and standardized clinical interviews” (28 to 83 students) |
| Since 2006 | Several journal clubs in psychophysiology |
| Since 2005 | (Co-)mentoring of several master theses, student research papers, and internships |
Clinical Experience
| 2004 | Internship, Clinic Meissenberg, Psychiatric-Psychotherapeutic Clinic for Women Zug, Switzerland (Supervisor: E. Hermann, PhD) |
| 2003-2004 | Internship, Neurological Clinic, Department for Neuropsychology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (Supervisor: P. Brugger, PhD, M. Regard, PhD) |
| 1999-2001 | Attendant, Home for the Aged Herti, Zug, Switzerland |
Commission Activity
| Since 2010 | Member of the ethics committee of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) |
Professional Services
| 03/2010 | ETH magazine ETH Life, “Electronic assistant protects against stress” |
| 2009 | Scientific contributor for www.forschung-erleben.ch |
| 04/2009 | Swiss parent magazine Fritz+Fränzi, “Overweight in childhood” |
| 04/2007 | Swiss Television SF2, Einstein, “Stress – der Körper im Ausnahmezustand” |
Ad hoc Reviewer for Scientific Journals or Journal Peer Reviewing
Biological Psychology, Heart and Vessels, Japanese Psychological Research, Journal of Psychophysiology, Journal of Psychosomatic Research, PLoS ONE, Psychological Medicine, Zeitschrift für Psychiatrie, Psychologie und Psychotherapie
Publications
Books
Ehlert, U. La Marca, R., Abbruzzese, E. A. & Kübler, U. (2013). Biopsychologie. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer.
La Marca, R. (2005). Alpha-Amylase im Speichel als Indikator für autonome Aktivierung unter Stress. Unveröff. Lizentiatsarbeit, Universität Zürich, Psychologisches Institut, Abt. Klinische Psychologie & Psychotherapie.
La Marca, R. (2009). Vagal functionality as indicator for biopsychological stress responsiveness and beneficial effects of auricular electrical stimulation on vagal activity. Göttingen: Cuvillier Verlag.
Book Chapters
Steptoe, A, & La Marca, R. (2013). The Biopsychosocial Perspective on Cardiovascular Disease. In: S. R. Waldstein, W. J. Kop & L. I. Katzel, Handbook of cardiovascular behavioural medicine. New York: Springer Verlag. Chapter submitted for publication.
Journal Papers (peer reviewed)
Arnrich, B., Setz, C., La Marca, R., Tröster, G., & Ehlert, U. (2010). Self Organizing Maps for Affective State Detection. Machine Learning for Assistive Technologies, 1-8.
Arnrich, B., Setz, C., La Marca, R., Tröster, G., & Ehlert, U. (2010). What does your chair know about your stress level? IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in BioMedicine, 14, 207-214.
Bösch, M., Trulec Sefidan, S., Annen, H., Ehlert, U., Wyss, T., & La Marca, R. (2013). Repeatability of the Trier Social Stress Test for Groups (TSST-G) in Swiss Army recruits. Manuscript in preparation.
Chou, C.-Y., La Marca, R., Steptoe, A., & Brewin, C. R. (2013). Startle reflex moderates associations between heart rate and trauma response. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Cinaz, B., Arnrich, B., La Marca, R., & Tröster, G. (2012). A case study on monitoring reaction times with a wearable user interface during daily life. Int J Comp Healthcare, 1, 283-303.
Cinaz, B., Arnrich, B., La Marca, R., & Tröster, G. (2013). Monitoring of mental workload levels during an everyday life office-work scenario. Pers Ubiquit Comput, 17, 229-239.
Cooke, D., O'Hara, M. C., Beinart, N., Heller, S., Speight, J., La Marca, R., Byrne, M., Dinneen, S., & Clark, M. (2013). Psychometric Validation of the Diabetes-Specific Quality of Life Scale (DSQOLS) in English for the UK and Ireland. Diabetes Care, 36, 1117-1125.
Ditzen, B., Nater, U. M., Schaer, M., La Marca, R., Bodenmann, G., Ehlert, U., & Heinrichs, M. (in press). Sex-specific effects of intranasal oxytocin on autonomic nervous system and emotional repsonses to couple conflict. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci.
Erni, K., Shaqiri-Emini, L., La Marca, R., Zimmermann, R., & Ehlert, U. (2012). Prenatal glucocorticoid exposure is associated with an altered psychobiological reactivity to acute psychosocial stress in 10-year old children. Front Psychiatry, 3, 1-10.
Ghaemmaghami, P., Dainese, S., La Marca, R., Zimmermann, R., & Ehlert, U. (2013). The association between the acute psychobiological stress response in second trimester pregnant women, amniotic fluid glucocorticoids, and neonatal birth outcome. Manuscript under revision.
Ghaemmaghami, P., Dainese, S., La Marca, R., Zimmermann, R., & Ehlert, U. (2013). The association between the acute autonomic stress response and amniotic fluid cortisol and cortisone during the second trimester of human pregnancy. Manuscript under revision.
Ghaemmaghami, P., La Marca, R., Dainese, S., Haller, M., Zimmermann, R., & Ehlert, U. (2013). The association between perceived emotional support, maternal mood, salivary cortisol, salivary cortisone, and the ratio between the two compounds in response to acute stress in second trimester pregnant women. Manuscript under revision.
Kuebler, U., Linnebank, P., Semmler, A., Stoffel-Wagner, B., La Marca, R., Ehlert, U., & Wirtz, P. H. (in press). Plasma homocysteine levels increase following stress in older but not younger men. Psychoneuroendocrinology.
La Marca, R., Bösch, M., Sefidan, S., Annen, H., Wyss, T., & Ehlert, U. (2013). A smaller increase in vagal activity during military service correlates with a stronger increase in depression in a sample of healthy recruits. Manuscript in preparation.
La Marca, R., Bösch, M., Sefidan, S., Annen, H., Wyss, T., Mäder, U., & Ehlert, U. (2013). A decrease in perceived social support during military service is associated with a concomitant increase in baseline and decrease in stress reactivity levels of salivary alpha-amylase. Manuscript in preparation.
La Marca, R.*, Kübler, U.*, Suarez-Hitz, K., Schwizer, W., Fried, M., & Ehlert, U. (2013). Reduced cortisol awakening response in women with increased vagal functionality: looser association in women with IBS compared to healthy controls. Manuscript in preparation.
La Marca, R., Nedeljkovic, M., Yuan, L., Maercker, A., & Ehlert, U. (2010). Effects of auricular electrical stimulation on vagal activity in healthy men: evidence from a three-armed randomized trial. Clinical Science, 118, 537-546.
La Marca, R., Waldvogel, P., Thörn, H., Tripod, M., Wirtz, P. H., Pruessner, J. C., & Ehlert, U. (2011). Association between Cold Face Test-induced vagal inhibition and cortisol response to acute stress. Psychophysiology, 48, 420-429.
Nater, U. M., La Marca, R., Erni, K., & Ehlert, U. (2011). Alpha-amylase activity in blood increases after pharmacological, but not psychological activation of the adrenergic system. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Nater, U. M., La Marca, R., Florin, L., Moses, A., Langhans, W., Koller, M. M., & Ehlert, U. (2006). Stress-induced changes in human salivary alpha-amylase activity: associations with adrenergic activity. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 31, 49-58.
Schlumpf, Y. R., Nijenhuis, E. R. S., Chalavi, S., Weder, E. V., Zimmermann, E., Luechinger, R., La Marca, R., Reinders, S., & Jäncke, L. (2013). Dissociative part-dependent biopsychosocial reactions to backward masked angry and neutral faces: An fMRI study of dissociative identity disorder. Manuscript under revision.
Scholz, U., La Marca, R., Nater, U. M., Aberle, I., Ehlert, U., Hornung, R., Martin, M., & Kliegel, M. (2009). Go no-go performance under psychosocial stress: Beneficial effects of implementation intentions. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 91 (1), 89-92.
Sefidan, S., Bösch, M., La Marca, R., Ehlert, U., Wyss, T., Mäder, U., Roos, L, & Annen, H. (2013). Influence of leadership style on motivation in healthy young men. Manuscript in preparation.
Setz, C., Arnrich, B., Schumm, J., Tröster, G., La Marca, R., & Ehlert, U. (2009). Discriminating Stress from Cognitive Load Using a Wearable EDA Device. IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in BioMedicine, 14, 410-417.
Steiner, S., Abbruzzese, E. A., La Marca, R., & Ehlert, U. (in press). Autonomic stress responses elicited by watching a live broadcasted soccer game: A pilot study. Gazz Med Ital.
Thörn, H.A. *, La Marca, R. *, Pruessner, J.C., & Ehlert, U. (2013). Vagal function is associated with emotion regulation during acute stress. Manuscript in preparation.
Thoma, M., La Marca, R., Brönnimann, R., Finkel, L., Ehlert, U., & Nater, U. M. (2013). The effect of music on acute neuroendocrine, autonomic, cognitive, and emotional stress responses. Manuscript under revision.
Völlmin, A., Winzeler, K., La Marca, R., Hug, E., Wilhelm, F., Gaab, J., Pruessner, J. C., & Bader, K. (2013). Decreased endocrine and cardiovascular responses to a laboratory stress task in young healthy women reporting a history of childhood adversity. Manuscript in preparation.
Wirtz, P. H., Ehlert, U., Kottwitz, M., La Marca, R., Grebner, S., & Semmer, N. (2013). Occupational role stress is associated with higher cortisol reactivity to stress. J Occup Health Psychol, 18, 121-131.
Wittwer, A., La Marca, R., Krummenacher, P., Ehlert, U., & Folkers, G. (2013). Salivary alpha-amylase is a correlate of subjective heat pain perception. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Congress Papers (peer reviewed)
Cinaz, B., La Marca, R., Arnrich, B. & Tröster, G. (2010). Towards continuous monitoring of mental workload. 5th International Workshop on Ubiquitous Health and Wellness (UbiHealth 2010).
Cinaz, B., La Marca, R., Arnrich, B. & Tröster, G. (2011). Monitoring of mental workload levels. Proceedings of IADIS eHealth Conference, 189-193.
Published Abstracts
Chou C.-Y., La Marca, R., Steptoe, A., & Brewin, C. (2012). Salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase during traumatic memory encoding – Relationship with intrusions and pre-existing characteristics. Eur J Psychotraumatology. (Suppl. 1), 66.
Ghaemmaghami, P., Dainese, S., La Marca, R., Fiabane, N., Gurzan, L., Rigozzi, M., Zimmermann, R. & Ehlert, U. (2010). Fatalistic control expectations affect cardiovascular stress response to standardized medical procedures in pregnancy: a pilot study. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 17 (suppl. 1), S178-S179.
Ghaemmaghami, P., Dainese, S., La Marca, R., Zimmermann, R., & Ehlert, U. (2012). Protective effects of social support on the reactivity of the salivary cortisol/cortisone ratio in second trimester pregnant women. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 19 (Suppl. 1): S1-S341, 338.
Ghaemmaghami, P., Dainese, S., La Marca, R., Zimmermann, R., &Ehlert, U. (2012). The association between the acute psychobiological stress reactivity in second-trimester pregnant women and amniotic fluid cortisol and cortisone. Eur J Psychotraumatology. (Suppl. 1), 6-7.
La Marca, R., Bösch, M., Trulec-Sefidan, S., Annen, H., Wyss, T., Mäder, U., Roos, L., & Ehlert, U. (2012). A decrease in perceived social support during military service is associated with a concomitant increase in baseline and decrease in stress reactivity levels of salivary alpha-amylase. Eur J Psychotraumatology. (Suppl. 1), 109.
La Marca, R. & Ehlert, U. (2011). Vagale Funktionalität: Ein Indikator biopsychologischer Gesundheit. Verhaltenstherapie, 21 (suppl. 1), 1-2.
La Marca, R., Ghaemmaghami, P., Tripod, M., Thörn, H., Waldvogel, P., Pruessner, J. C. & Ehlert, U. (2010). Social support buffers sympathetic reactivity to acute psychosocial stress. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 17 (suppl. 1), S87.
La Marca, R., Ghaemmaghami, P., Tripod, M., Waldvogel, P., Thörn, H., Pruessner, J. C. & Ehlert, U. (2010). Wirkt wahrgenommene soziale Unterstützung als Schutzfaktor vor den physiologischen Konsequenzen von akutem Stress? Zeitschrift für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, 39(suppl. 1), 22.
La Marca, R., Nater, U. M., Gaab, J. & Ehlert, U. (2006). Does cognitive-behavioral stress management training have a long-term effect on salivary alpha-amylase reactivity to acute stress? International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 13 (suppl.), 300.
La Marca, R., Nedeljkovic, M., Yuan, L., Maercker, A. & Ehlert, U. (2009). Auricular acupuncture and its effects on the activity of the Nervus vagus. International Journal of Psychology, 43 (3/4).
La Marca, R., Waldvogel, P., Thörn, H., Pruessner, J. C. & Ehlert, U. (2009). Die Funktionalität des Nervus vagus und der Zusammenhang mit der biopsychologischen Reaktion auf einen psychosozialen Stressor. Zeitschrift für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, 38 (Suppl. 1), 45-46.
La Marca, R. Waldvogel, P., Thörn, H., Tripod, M., Arnold, M., Langhans, W., Pruessner, J. C. & Ehlert, U. (2009). Social support reduces salivary alpha-amylase response to acute psychosocial stress. Psychophysiology, 46 (Suppl. 1), S15.
La Marca, R., Waldvogel, P., Thörn, H., Tripod, M., Pruessner, J. C. & Ehlert, U. (2010). Relation between vagal function and cortisol stress repsonse. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 17 (suppl. 1), S88.
Nater, U. M., La Marca, R., Florin, L., Koller, M. M. & Ehlert, U. (2003). The relationship between salivary alpha-amylase and plasma catecholamines. Journal of Psychophysiology, 17 (3), 170.
Nater, U. M., La Marca, R., Florin, L., Moses, A., Langhans, W. & Ehlert, U. (2004). Looking for new stress measures – alpha-amylase in saliva. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 56 (6), 656.
Nater, U. M., La Marca, R., Florin, L., Moses, A., Langhans, W. & Ehlert, U. (2004). Saliva and plasma alpha-amylase activity as indicators for psychological stress reactions? International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 11 (suppl.), 216-217.
Nater, U. M., La Marca, R., Florin, L., Moses, A., Langhans, W. & Ehlert, U. (2004). Alpha-Amylase im Speichel als biologischer Stressindikator. In S. Ahrens-Eipper, B. Albacht & B. Leplow (Hrsg.), 22. Symposium Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie (S. 67). Lengerich: Pabst.
Nater, U. M., La Marca, R., Moses, A., Langhans, W. & Ehlert, U. (2004). Stress-dependent alterations of alpha-amylase activity in plasma and saliva. Psychosomatic Medicine, 66 (1), 64.
Oral Presentations at Congresses
Annen, H., Boesch, M., Trulec Sefidan, S., La Marca, R., Ehlert, U., & Wyss, T. (2012).The transparent soldier – comprehensive assessment of human factors in military training. International Military Testing Association, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
Annen, H., Trulec Sefidan, S., Boesch, M., La Marca, R., Ehlert, U., & Wyss, T. (2012).Trust – easy go, but not so easy come. International Military Testing Association, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
Cinaz, B., La Marca, R., Arnrich, B. & Tröster, G. (2010). Towards continuous monitoring of mental workload. 5th International Workshop on Ubiquitous Health and Wellness (UbiHealth 2010).
Ghaemmaghami, P., Dainese, S., La Marca, R., Kündig, A., Radulovic, T., Zimmermann, R., & Ehlert, U. (2011). Die psychobiologische Stressantwort schwangerer Frauen und die Rolle des Kortisol/Kortison-Verhältnisses. 13. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Verhaltensmedizin und Verhaltensmodifikation, Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
Ghaemmaghami, P., Dainese, S., La Marca, R., Zimmermann, R., & Ehlert, U. (2012).Der Zusammenhang zwischen der akuten autonomen Stressreaktivität im zweiten Trimester der Schwangerschaft und Kortisol und Kortison im Fruchtwasser. 2. Dreiländertagung der deutschsprachigen Gesellschaften für Psychosomatische Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe, Basel, Switzerland.
Ghaemmaghami, P., Dainese, S., La Marca, R., Zimmermann, R., & Ehlert, U. (2012).Protective effects of social support on the reactivity of the salivary cortisol/cortisone ratio in second trimester pregnant women. 12th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Budapest, Hungary.
Ghaemmaghami, P., Dainese, S., La Marca, R., Zimmermann, R., & Ehlert, U. (2012).Stress reactivity during pregnancy and its psychobiological impact on mother and fetus. International Biennial Congress of the Marcé Society, Paris, France.
Ghaemmaghami, P., Dainese, S., La Marca, R., Zimmermann, R., & Ehlert, U. (2012). Der Zusammenhang zwischen der akuten autonomen Stressreaktivität im zweiten Trimester der Schwangerschaft und Kortisol und Kortison im Fruchtwasser. 2. Dreiländertagung der deutschsprachigen Gesellschaften für Psychosomatische Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe, Basel, Switzerland.
Ghaemmaghami, P., Dainese, S., La Marca, R., Zimmermann, R., & Ehlert, U. (2012).The association between the acute psychobiological stress reactivity in second-trimester pregnant women and amniotic fluid cortisol and cortisone. 42nd International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology Conference, New York, USA.
La Marca, R. & Ehlert, U. (2011). Vagale Funktionalität: Ein Indikator biopsychologischer Gesundheit. 13. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Verhaltensmedizin und Verhaltensmodifikation – DGVM, Luxemburg, Luxemburg.
La Marca, R., Ghaemmaghami, P., Tripod, M., Thörn, H., Waldvogel, P., Pruessner, J. C. & Ehlert, U. (2010). Social support buffers sympathetic reactivity to acute psychosocial stress. 11th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Washington DC, USA.
La Marca, R., Nater, U. M., Moses, A., Langhans, W. & Ehlert, U. (2005). Alpha-amylase and its associations with other stress markers. 9th Congress of the Swiss Society of Psychology, Geneva, Switzerland.
La Marca, R., Nedeljkovic, M., Yuan, L., Maercker, A. & Ehlert, U. (2008). Auricular acupuncture and its effects on the activity of the Nervus vagus. XXIX International Congress of Psychology, Berlin, Germany.
La Marca, R., Nedeljkovic, M., Yuan, L., Maercker, A. & Ehlert, U. (2008). Effects of auricular acupuncture on respiratory sinus arrhythmia. 10th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
La Marca, R. Waldvogel, P., Thörn, H., Tripod, M., Arnold, M., Langhans, W., Pruessner, J. C. & Ehlert, U. (2009). Social support reduces salivary alpha-amylase response to acute psychosocial stress. 49th Annual Meeting of the Society of Psychophysiological Research, Berlin, Germany.
La Marca, R., Waldvogel, P., Thörn, H., Tripod, M., Pruessner, J. C. & Ehlert, U. (2010). Relation between vagal function and cortisol stress repsonse. 11th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Washington DC, USA.
Nater, U. M., La Marca, R., Florin, L., Langhans, W., Rohleder, N., Gaab, J. & Ehlert, U. (2003). Alpha-Amylase im Speichel als biologischer Stressmarker. 8. Kongress der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (SGP), Bern, Switzerland.
Nater, U. M., La Marca, R., Florin, L., Moses, A., Langhans, W. & Ehlert, U. (2004). Saliva and plasma alpha-amylase activity as indicators for psychological stress reactions? 8th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Mainz, Germany.
Thörn, H., La Marca, R., Pruessner, J. C. & Ehlert, U. (2011). Vagal function is correlated with emotion regulation and emotion-centered coping during acute stress. 11. Kongress der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (SGP), Fribourg, Switzerland.
Poster Presentations at Congresses
Bösch, M., Sefidan, S., Ehlert, U., Annen, H., Roos, L., & La Marca, R. (2013). Effectiveness and repeatability of the Trier Social Stress Test for Groups (TSST-G). International Applied Military Psychology Symposium (IAMPS). Bern, Switzerland.
Bösch, M., Sefidan, S., Ehlert, U., Annen, H., Roos, L., & La Marca, R. (2013). Effektivität und Wiederholbarkeit des Trierer Sozialen Stress Tests im Gruppensetting (TSST-G). 8. Workshopkongress / 31. Symposium der DGPs Fachgruppe Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Trier, Germany.
Chou, C.-Y., La Marca, R., Steptoe, A., & Brewin, C. (2012). Salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase during traumatic memory encoding – Relationship with intrusions and pre-existing characteristics. 42nd International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology Conference, New York, NY, USA.
Chou, C.-Y., La Marca, R., Steptoe, A., & Brewin, C. (2012). The roles of prei-traumatic heart rate and acoustic startle reflex in predicting traumatic memory processing. The Faculty of Brain Sciences Postgraduate Poster Symposium, University College London, London, UK.
Beck, F. B., La Marca, R., Abbruzzese, E., Kliegel, M., von Rickenbach, P. & Ehlert, U. (2007). Beeinflusst emotionale subliminale Stimulation die kognitive Leistung? 5. LizentiandInnen- und DoktorandInnenkongress des Psychologischen Instituts, Zurich, Switzerland.
Ghaemmaghami, P., Dainese, S., La Marca, R., Fiabane, N., Gurzan, L., Rigozzi, M., Zimmermann, R. & Ehlert, U. (2010). Fatalistic control expectations affect cardiovascular stress response to standardized medical procedures in pregnancy: a pilot study. 11th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Washington DC, USA.
Ghaemmaghami, P., Dainese, S., La Marca, R., Kündig, A., Zimmermann, R. & Ehlert, U. (2011). Der Effekt von Ängstlichkeit auf die kardiovaskuläre Stressreaktivität während der Schwangerschaft. 7. Workshopkongress für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Berlin, Germany.
Ghaemmaghami, P., Dainese, S., La Marca, R., Zimmermann, R., & Ehlert, U. (2013). Psychologische Prädiktoren von Geburtsgewicht und Gestationsdauer im zweiten Trimester der Schwangerschaft. 8. Workshopkongress / 31. Symposium der DGPs Fachgruppe Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Trier, Germany.
Ghaemmaghami, P., Dainese, S., La Marca, R., Zimmermann, R., & Ehlert, U. (2012). Der Zusammenhang zwischen der psychobiologischen Stressreaktivität während der Schwangerschaft und Geburtsparameter. 30. Symposium der Fachgruppe Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Luxemburg, Luxemburg.
Ghaemmaghami, P., Dainese, S., La Marca, R., Zimmermann, R., & Ehlert, U. (2012). The Association Between Social Support and the Salivary Cortisol/Cortisone Ratio in Second Trimester Pregnant Women. International Conference on 'Frontiers in Stress and Cognition: From Molecules to Behavior', Ascona, Switzerland.
Hausherr, M., La Marca, R., Abbruzzese, E., Kliegel, M., von Rickenbach, P. & Ehlert, U. (2007). Der Einfluss subliminaler testspezifischer Stimuli auf die Leistung des Arbeitsgedächtnisses und des prospektiven Gedächtnisses. 5. LizentiandInnen- und DoktorandInnenkongress des Psychologischen Instituts, Zürich, Switzerland.
Hubmann, P., La Marca, R., Spörri, C., & Ehlert, U. (2013). Zusammenhang zwischen vagaler Aktivität und sozialer Kompetenz. LiMaDoKo 2013, Zurich, Switzerland.
Kesselring, M., Spörri, C., La Marca, R., & Ehlert, U. (2013). Der Einfluss von akutem psychosozialem Stress auf das Interaktionsverhalten von gleichgeschlechtlichen Dyaden. LiMaDoKo 2013, Zurich, Switzerland.
La Marca, R., Bösch, M., Sefidan, S., Annen, H., Wyss, T., & Ehlert, U. (2013). Höhere soziale Unsicherheit geht mit geringerer vagaler Aktivierbarkeit einher. 8. Workshopkongress / 31. Symposium der DGPs Fachgruppe Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Trier, Germany.
La Marca, R., Bösch, M., Sefidan, S., Annen, H., Wyss, T., Mäder, U., Roos, L., & Ehlert, U. (2012). A decrease in perceived social support during military service is associated with a concomitant increase in baseline and decrease in stress reactivity levels of salivary alpha-amylase. 42nd International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology Conference, New York, NY, USA.
La Marca, R., Bösch, M., Sefidan, S., Annen, H., Wyss, T., Mäder, U., Roos, L., & Ehlert, U. (2012). Loneliness is associated with decreased sympathetic stress reactivity in healthy young men. Frontiers in Stress and Cognition – From Molecules to Behavior, Ascona, Switzerland.
La Marca, R., Florin, L., Nater, U. M. & Ehlert, U. (2003). Alpha-Amylase im Speichel als Indikator für autonome Aktivierung unter Stress. 1. LizentiandInnen- und DoktorandInnenkongress des Psychologischen Instituts, Zürich, Switzerland.
La Marca, R., Florin, L., Nater, U. M. & Ehlert, U. (2004). Alpha-Amylase im Speichel als Indikator für autonome Aktivierung unter Stress. 1. Nationaler Psychologiekongress PSYKO, Kandersteg, Bern, Switzerland.
La Marca, R., Kübler, U., Suarez-Hitz, K. & Ehlert, U. (2011). Inverser Zusammenhang zwischen vagaler Funktion und Cortisol Aufwach-Reaktion bei gesunden Frauen, nicht aber bei Patientinnen mit einem Reizdarmsyndrom. 7. Workshopkongress für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Berlin, Germany.
La Marca, R., Nater, U. M., Gaab, J. & Ehlert, U. (2006). Does cognitive-behavioral stress management training have a long-term effect on salivary amylase reactivity to acute stress? 9th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand,
La Marca, R., Nguyen, T. T., Ehlert, U. & Zulauf-Logoz, M. (2007). Attachment quality and autonomic reactions to acute psychosocial stress. 10th Congress of the Swiss Society of Psychology – Differences, Diversity, and Change, Zürich, Switzerland.
La Marca, R., Nguyen, T. T., Ehlert, U. & Zulauf-Logoz, M. (2007). Relation between attachment quality and autonomic reactions to acute psychosocial stress in adolescents. 9th Symposium of the Center of Neuroscience Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.
La Marca, R., Thörn, H., Tripod, M., Arnrich, B., Setz, C., Tröster, G., Pruessner, J. & Ehlert, U. (2008). Psychophysiological effects of the Montreal Imaging Stress Task (MIST). 11th Symposium of the Center of Neuroscience Zurich, Zürich, Schweiz.
La Marca, R., Waldvogel, P., Thörn, H., Pruessner, J. C. & Ehlert, U. (2009). Die Funktionalität des Nervus vagus und der Zusammenhang mit der biopsychologischen Reaktion auf einen psychosozialen Stressor. 6. Workshopkongress für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie. 27 Symposium der Fachgruppe Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie, Zürich, Schweiz.
La Marca, R., Zulauf-Logoz, M., Nguyen, T. T. & Ehlert, U. (2007). The relation of cortisol responses to psychosocial stress situations in infancy and adolescence. 2007 Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, D.C., USA.
Nater, U. M., La Marca, R., Florin, L., Moses, W., Koller, M. M. & Ehlert, U. (2003). The relationship between salivary alpha-amylase and plasma catecholamines. 29. Arbeitstagung Psychophysiologische Methodik (APM), Wuerzburg, Deutschland.
Nater, U. M., La Marca, R., Florin, L., Moses, A., Langhans, W. & Ehlert, U. (2004). Alpha-Amylase im Speichel als Indikator für biologische Stressindikator. 2. LizentiandInnen- und DoktorandInnenkongress des Psychologischen Instituts, Zurich, Schweiz.
Nater, U. M., La Marca, R., Florin, L., Moses, A., Langhans, W., Koller, M. M. & Ehlert U. (2003). Stress-dependent changes in alpha-amylase levels in plasma and saliva. 4th Symposium of the Center of Neuroscience Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Nater, U. M., La Marca, R., Florin, L., Moses, A., Langhans, W. & Ehlert, U. (2004). Alpha-Amylase im Speichel als biologischer Stressindikator. 22. Symposium Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie der Fachgruppe Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie der DGPs, Halle, Germany.
Nater, U. M., La Marca, R., Florin, L., Moses, A., Langhans, W. & Ehlert, U. (2004). Looking for new stress measures - alpha-amylase in saliva. 25th European Congress for Psychosomatic Research in Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Nater, U. M., La Marca, R., Moses, A., Langhans, W. & Ehlert, U. (2004). Stress-dependent alterations of alpha-amylase activity in plasma and saliva. 62. Annual Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, Orlando, Florida, USA.
Nguyen, T. T., La Marca, R., Ehlert, U. & Zulauf Logoz, M. (2007). Attachment and stress reactivity – a longitudinal study. 5. LizentiandInnen- und DoktorandInnenkongress des Psychologischen Instituts, Zurich, Switzerland.
Steiner, S., La Marca, R., Abbruzzese, E., & Ehlert, U. (2007). Pilotstudie zur Exploration biopsychologischer Effekte eines live übertragenen Fussballspiels auf TV-Zuschauer. 5. LizentiandInnen- und DoktorandInnenkongress des Psychologischen Instituts, Zuerich, Switzerland.
Stoob, S., Drobnjak, S., La Marca, R., Abbaspour, S., Bitterly, E., Schmid, S., Wild, C., & Ehlert, U. (2013). Reduziert gezügeltes Essverhalten die vagale Aktivität. LiMaDoKo 2013, Zurich, Switzerland.
Thörn, H., La Marca, R., Tripod, M., Waldvogel, P., Pruessner, J. C. & Ehlert, U. (2008). Biopsychological Evaluation of the Montreal Imaging Stress Task (MIST). 6. LizentiandInnen- und DoktorandInnenkongress des Psychologischen Instituts, Zurich, Switzerland.
Tripod, M., La Marca, R., Thörn, H., Waldvogel, P., Pruessner, J. C. & Ehlert, U. (2008). Zusammenhang zwischen Extraversion und der Nervus vagus(re-)aktivität bei gesunden männlichen Versuchspersonen. 6. LizentiandInnen- und DoktorandInnenkongress des Psychologischen Instituts, Zurich, Switzerland.
Waldvogel, P., La Marca, R., Thörn, H., Tripod, M., Pruessner, J. C. & Ehlert, U. (2008). Zusammenhang zwischen vagaler Funktionalität und Cortisol-Stressreaktion. 6. LizentiandInnen- und DoktorandInnenkongress des Psychologischen Instituts, Zurich, Switzerland.