Evgeny Vaschillo
Evgeny G. Vaschillo, Ph.D.
Associate Research Professor

Office Room: CAS 108F
Tel: (732) 445-3643
Fax: (732) 445-3500
Lab: (732) 445-3577
Email: evaschil@rci.rutgers.edu
Mail: Center of Alcohol Studies, 607 Allison Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Education
  Ph.D. Scientific Research Institute for Experimental Medicine, Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR, Leningrad. Human and Animal Physiology 1985
  M.S. Leningrad University for Aviation Device Building (Saint Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation) Design of Medical Equipment for Space Research 1968
Representative Publications

Udo, T., Bates, M. E., Mun, E. Y., Vaschillo, E. G., Vaschillo, B., Lehrer, P., & Ray, S. (2009). Gender differences in acute alcohol effects on self-regulation of arousal in response to emotional and alcohol-related picture cues. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. 23(2):196-204

Vaschillo, E.G., & Vaschillo, B. Transfer Function of the Heart Rate Control System with Respiratory Input. The classical engineering approach. Paper accepted for the proceedings of BIOSIGNALS 2009 (International Conference on Bio-inspired Signals and Systems).

Lehrer, P., Vaschillo, E., Trost, Z., & France, Ch. Effects of Rhythmical Muscle Tension at 0.1 Hz on Cardiovascular Resonance and the Baroreflex. Paper submitted to Biological Psychology. 2008, May 6.

Vaschillo, E.G., Bates, M.E., Vaschillo, B., Lehrer, P., Udo, T., Mun, E.Y., & Ray, S. Heart Rate Variability Response to Alcohol, Placebo, and Emotional Picture Cue Challenges: Effects of 0.1 Hz Stimulation. Psychophysiology. 2008, Sep; 45(5): 847-858.

Mun, E.Y., von Eye, A., Bates, M.E., & Vaschillo, E. Finding groups using model-based cluster analysis: Heterogeneous emotional self-regulatory processes and heavy alcohol use risk. Developmental Psychology. 2008, Mar Vol 44(2) 481-495.

Karavidas, M., Lehrer, P.M., Vaschillo, E., Vaschillo, B., Marin, H., Buyske, S., Malinovsky, I., Radvanski, D., Hasset, A. Preliminary Results of an Open Label Study of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback for the Treatment of Major Depression. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. 2007, Mar; 32(1): 19-30.

Hassett, A.L., Radvanski, D.C., Vaschillo, E., Vaschillo, B., Sigal, L., Karavidas, M., Buyske, S., & Lehrer, P.M. A Pilot Study of the Efficacy of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback in Patients with Fibromylgia Syndrome. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. 2007, Mar; 32(1): 1-10.

Vaschillo, E.G., Vaschillo, B., Lehrer, P.M. Characteristics of Resonance in Heart Rate Variability Stimulated by Biofeedback. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. 2006, Jun; 31(2): 129-142.

Lehrer,P., Vaschillo, E., Lu, S.E., Eckberg, D., Vaschillo, B., Scardella, A., and Habib, R. Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback: Effects of Age on Heart Rate Variability, Baroreflex Gain, and Asthma. Chest. 2006, Feb; 129(2): 278-284.

Vaschillo, E., Vaschillo, B., & Lehrer, P. Heartbeat synchronizes with respiratory rhythm only under specific circumstances. Chest. 2004, Oct. 126(4):1385-6. Lehrer, P., Vaschillo, E., Vaschillo, B., Lu, S., Scardella, A., Siddique, M., and Habib, R. Biofeedback Treatment for Asthma. Chest. 2004. 126:352-361.

Lehrer, P.M., Vaschillo, E., Vaschillo, B., Lu, S-E., Eckberg, D., Edelberg, R., Shih, W. J., Lin, Y., Kuusela, T.A., Tahvanainen, K., & Hammer, R. Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Increases Baroreflex Gain and Peak Expiratory Flow. Psychosomatic Medicine. 2003. 65(5):796-805.

Vaschillo, E., Lehrer, P., Rishe, N., & Konstantinov, M. Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback as a Method for Assessing Baroreflex Function: A Preliminary Study of Resonance in the Cardiovascular System. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. 2002. 27:1-27.

 

 
Evgeny Vaschillo, Ph.D. is an Associate Research Professor in the Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory at the Center of Alcohol Studies. His diverse experience include biofeedback methods research analyzing the abilities of spaceship and submarine crews, theoretical research on psychophysiological support for new submarine simulators, clinical biofeedback applications for treating patients with heart rate irregularities, and psychophysiology methods to analyze the condition of sportsmen. He also worked on the Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia Biofeedback research at NASA Regional Applications Center, at Florida International University and at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
Certification
1996 Diploma of Lead Scientist (Associate Professor)
1985 Patent Specialist Certificate: Highest State Program for Improving Qualifications of Managers, Engineers and Scientists on Patents and Inventions. USSR State Committee for Patents and Inventions.
1983 System Software Engineer Certificate: Leningrad Institute for Improving Qualifications for Methods and Techniques of Management
Membership in Professional Associations
  • International Society for the Advancement of Respiratory Physiology (ISARP)
  • The Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB)
  • House of Scientists of Leningrad
  • Pavlov Physiological Society
  • Russian Patophysiological Society
Patents

Vaschillo, EG & Rishe, ND. Therapeutic Method for a Human Subject. United State Patent Number : 5,997,482. Date of Patent Dec. 7,1999.

Vaschillo, EG, Petrash, VV, Bubnova, IV, Alferov, VA & Simbirtsev, SA. A method for Vegetovascular Distonia Diagnosis. 1991 (Russia).

Vaschillo, EG, Lysenko, YA, Petrash, VV, Semenova, NA, Bekshaev, SS & Tashaev, ShS. Mass Exchange Device, 1990 (Russia).