Giovanna C. Del Sordo

Updated October 2026

Publications

In Cognitive Psychology:

1. Del Sordo, G.C., Papesh, M.H., Alonso Carillo, M.*, & Hout, M.C. (2026). Beyond vigilance: A dual-process perspective on visual sustained attention. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13415-026-01458-6

2. Del Sordo, G.C., Tardivo, F., & Papesh, M.H. (2026). The Complex Card Matching Task (CCMT): A PsychoPy-based task for studying the exploration-exploitation trade-off. Journal of Open Research Software, 14(6). https://doi.org/10.5334/jors.549 PDF

3. Del Sordo, G.C., & Papesh, M.H. (2026). Exploration vs. Exploitation in a Novel Complex Card Matching Task: Evidence from Pupillometry. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience, 26. 850-871. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13415-025-01377-y

4. Kiss, B.L., Del Sordo, G.C., Hout, M.C., Kocsor, F., & Zsido, A.N. (2026). Exploring attentional avoidance: The role of predictive cues in threat processing. Psychological Research, 90, 136. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-026-02342-1 PDF

5. Papesh, M. H., Hout, M. C., Del Sordo, G. C., White, B. L., & Mathis, A. P. (2025). Eye-tracking as a lens into expertise development in visual search. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 9(3), v9ETRA12. https://doi.org/10.1145/33v9etra12 PDF

6. Del Sordo, G.C., & Simon, D.A. (2021). Pain-dependent learning in healthy volunteers. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 74(9), 1571-1578. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/17470218211001057 PDF

In Open Science/Reproducibility:

1. Del Sordo, G.C., Dewis, H., Darch, P.T., Hout, M.C., & Godwin, H.J. (2026). ‘It makes sense to me’: Examining data file column names in the visual cognitive literature. Behavior Research Methods, 58, 221. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-026-03104-y

2. Del Sordo, G.C., Dewis, H., Deverill, E., Mane, P., Hout, M.C., & Godwin, H.J. (2026). A comment on “Gaze Behavior Reveals Expectations of Potential Scene Changes”. I4Replication Discussion Paper Series. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/6SMQD PDF

   1. As part of: Brodeur, A., Baki, G.A., & Fazio, L. Mass Reproducibility in Psychological Science, I4R Discussion Paper Series, No. 326, Institute for Replication (I4R), s.l. In collaboration with Psychological Science. PDF

Science for Kids:

1. Del Sordo, G.C., & Hout, M.C. (2026). The pupils tell all: How our eyes reveal how well we can imagine. Frontiers for Young Minds, 14 (1700515). doi: 10.3389/frym.2026.1700515 PDF

2. Del Sordo, G.C., & Papesh, M.H. (2024). Ouch! What is pain and why do we need it? Frontiers for Young Minds, 12(1221084). doi: 10.3389/frym.2023.1221084 PDF

3. Del Sordo, G.C., Moyer, E., Goode, D.A., & Hout, M.H. (2020). This will only hurt for a minute: How our brains plan for pain. Frontiers for Young Minds, 8(539649). doi: 10.3389/frym.2020.539649 PDF

As Statistician/Methodologist:

1. Dambel, L., Del Sordo, G.C., Roussel, J., & Duché, P. Clustering and tracking muscular fitness and motor skills in children: a one-year longitudinal study. Under review at: Sport Sciences for Health. https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5558088

2. Souabni, M., Del Sordo, G.C., Saurel, M., Peyrel, P., Giacomoni, M., Souabni, M.J., Davenne, D., Gabriel, B.M., St-Onge, M-P., & Saidi, O. (2026). Effects of morning versus evening exercise on sleep: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 102358. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2026.102358

3. Saurel, M., Fornasieri, I., Del Sordo, G.C., Chatain, C., Fantini, L., Gruet, M., Saidi, O. (2026). Sleep in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Shows Marked Night-to-Night fluctuation under free-living conditions - Results from a Matched Case-Control Study. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 22(1), 77. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44470-026-00079-7

4. Galantine, P., Sudlow, A., Del Sordo, G.C., Hays, A., Bertin, D., Maso, F., Samozino, P., Peyrot, N., & Duché, P. (2026). Sport-specific sprint force-velocity-power profiles in youth athletes: Maturity matters. Sports Biomechanics, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/14763141.2026.2641609

5. Saurel, M., Del Sordo, G., Chatain, C., Larribaut, J., Gruet, M., Duché, P., & Saidi, O. (2026). Effets des modalités du déficit énergétique sur les sensations de faim et sur le sommeil chez le jeune adulte [Effects of energy deficit modalities on hunger sensations and sleep in young adults]. Médecine du Sommeil, 23(1), 38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msom.2025.12.039

6. Sudlow, A., Pommerell, F., Galantine, P., Del Sordo, G.C., Boyas, S., Rahmani, A., Robichon, J., Samozino, P., Duché, P., & Peyrot, N. (2025). Effects of dribbling constraints on sprint acceleration performance according to maturity status in handball players. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 10-1519. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000005339

7. Sudlow, A., Galantine, P., Del Sordo, G.C., Raymond, J-J., Dalleau, G., Peyrot, N., & Duché, P. (2025). Effects of maximal power and the force-velocity profile on sprint acceleration performance according to maturity status and sex. Journal of Sports Sciences, 43(14), 1319–1328. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2025.2497658

8. Dambel, L., Del Sordo, G.C., Saidi, O., & Duché, P. (2025). Exploring the effects of lifestyle disruptions on physical fitness in children and adolescents: A systematic scoping review. Sports Medicine, 11, 65. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-025-00883-0

9. Souabni, M., Del Sordo, G.C., Maso, M., Peyrel, P., Maviel, C., Vercruyssen, F., Duché, P., & Saidi, O. (2024). Energy balance, and dietary intake in young rugby players during a pre-Season micro-cycle: A cluster analysis. Nutrients, 16(17), 2863. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16172863

10. Madson, L., Hout, M.C., & Del Sordo, G.C. (2024). Students in team-based learning classes report greater belongingness. Teaching of Psychology, 1-11. 10.1177/00986283241243089

11. Balvert, S.C.E., Del Sordo, G.C., & Milders, M.V. (2024). The efficacy of dyadic interventions for community-dwelling people with dementia and their caregivers: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Aging Research Reviews, 94, 102258.

12. Sudlow, A., Galantine, P., Del Sordo, G., Raymond, J-J., Dalleau, G., Peyrot, N., & Duché, P. (2024). Influence of growth, maturation, and sex on maximal power, force, and velocity during over-ground sprinting. Journal of Strength and  Conditioning Research, 38(3), 491-500. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000004645

13. Saidi, O., Souabni, M., Del Sordo, G.C., Maviel, C., Peyrel, P., Maso, F., Vercruyssen, F., & Duché, P. (2024). Association between low energy availability (lea) and impaired sleep quality in young rugby players. Nutrients, 16, 609. https:// doi.org/10.3390/nu16050609

14. Lehmann, L. Giacomoni, M., Del Sordo, G., Raymond, J-J., Duché, P., & Margaritis, I. (2023). Energy and macronutrient intakes in young athletes : A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 45(1), 3-16. 10.1055/a-2108-5691

15. Saidi, O., Chatain, C., Del Sordo, G., Demaria, R., Lequin, L., Rochette, L., Larribaut, J., Gruet, M., & Duché, P. (2023). The effect of different modalities of an acute energy deficit on sleep and next morning appetitive and compensatory behavior in healthy  young adults: The EDIES protocol. Nutrients, 15(8), 1962. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15081962

16. Saidi, O., Peyrel, P., Del Sordo, G., Brendan, G., Maso, F., Doré, E., & Duché, P. (2023). Is it wiser to train in the afternoon or the early evening to sleep better? the role of chronotype in young adolescent athletes. Sleep, zsad099.  doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsad099

17. Saidi, O., Rochette, E., Del Sordo, G., Peyrel, P., Salles, J., Doré, E., Merlin, E., Walrand, S., & Duché, P. (2022). Isocaloric diets with different protein-carbohydrate ratios: The effect on sleep, melatonin secretion and subsequent nutritional response in healthy young men. Nutrients, 14, 5299. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14245299

18. Saidi, O., Del Sordo, G.C., Peyrel, P., Sudlow, A., Maso, F., Walrand, S., Duché, P. (2022). Night-to-night sleep variability in adolescent rugby players compared to non-athlete matched controls. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 18(2), 453-461. doi: 10.1177/17479541221084680

19. Lehmann, L., Saidi, O., Giacomoni, M., Del Sordo, G., Maso, F., Margaritis, I., & Duché, P. (2022). A delayed evening meal enhances sleep quality in young rugby players. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 1(aop), 1-8. doi: https://doi.org/10.1123/ijsnem.2022-0014

20. Saidi, O., Rochette, E., Del Sordo, G., Doré, É., Merlin, É., Walrand, S., & Duché, P. (2021). Eucaloric balanced diet improved objective sleep in adolescents with obesity. Nutrients, 13(10), 3550. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13103550

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