Dr Serenella Tolomeo

Dr Serenella Tolomeo’s research focuses on determining psychological and neural mechanisms underlying mental health conditions. Her research goals integrate psychological medicine, cognitive neuroscience, neuroimaging and decision-making neuroscience measures. Her research career began with a BSc degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy) and subsequently obtained a MSc in Clinical Psychology, Neuropsychology and Developmental Psychology at the University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy). She obtained her PhD in Medicine from the University of Dundee (UK) in 2020. She spent two years as a postdoctoral fellow at NUS conducting cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging studies in mental health.

She started her position at the Social & Cognitive Computing Department at the Institute of High Performance Computing in 2021. She is currently leading research investigating stress, burnout and resilience in the workplace and the impact of problematic addictive behaviours, such as gaming and gambling.

Topic: Unlocking Lootboxes: Understanding the Impact of Gaming on Child Brain Development
Date: 22 November 2024, Friday
Time: 11.00 AM
Breakout Session: Track 4 – Screen Time and Gaming Disorder in Singapore