Bronya Vaschillo
Bronya Vaschillo, M.D.
Research Associate

Office Room: CAS 108F
Tel: (732) 445-3643
Fax: (732) 445-3500
Lab: (732) 445-3577
Email: bvaschil@rci.rutgers.edu
Mail: Center of Alcohol Studies, 607 Allison Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Awards
Diploma for First Category Doctor in Medical Statistics
Diploma for Second Category Doctor in Occupational Diseases and Industrial Hygiene
Education
  M.D. Saint Petersburg Medical University, Russia Hygiene and Sanitation  
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).

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., 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.

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.

Professional Contributions

Development and implementation a Stress-management Program for Rutgers students-athletes based on Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback training. 2007-2008.

Implementation a new physiological approach for alcohol studies. Method is based on cardiovascular resonant response to rhythmical stimuli, and is sensitive to characterize emotional regulation. Approach described in paper accepted for publication in “Psychophysiology” journal. 2005 - 2007.

Bronya Vaschillo, M.D. is a Research Associate in the Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory at the Center of Alcohol Studies. She earned her Medical Degree in Saint Petersburg Medical University, Russia, and joined the Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory in 2004 to participate in the integrated cognitive psychology and neuroscience research aimed at understanding alcohol and other drug effects. She also worked for the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey as a Research Associate on developing biofeedback methods. She was in charge of data collection, analysis, and statistical processing for the Ministry of Health of Russia, and developing methodological guidelines for medical doctors.