Emilie Joly-Burra

Maître Assistante et Responsable Clinique de l'Unité "Bien-Être et Longevité pour les Aîné·e·s" au sein du Pôle Cité | Research and Teaching Fellow (CIGEV) and Clinical Manager for the "Well-Being and Longevity for the Elders" Unit within Pôle Cité

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BRIEF CURRICULUM VITAE

Education

Professional Experience

Grants and Awards 

Teaching Experience

• Multilevel Models, Structural Equations & Longitudinal Data (NCCR LIVES doctoral programme) – Speaker and Workshop co-organizer

• Structural Equation modeling (course for Master students) – Senior Lecturer (2020-2021) 

• Multivariate Model Analysis (lab work for master students) – Teaching assistant (2017-2019)

• Statistics in Psychology I (lab work for bachelor students) – Teaching assistant  (2017-2019)

• Structural Equation modeling (lab work for master students) – Teaching assistant (2013-2019)

• Introduction to single case analysis (lab work for master students) – Teaching student auxiliary (2012-2013)

• Multivariate Model Analysis (lab work for master students) – Teaching student auxiliary (2012-2013)

• Statistics in Psychology II (lab work for bachelor students) – Teaching student auxiliary (2011-2012)

• Introduction to methodology and statistical analysis (lab work for bachelor students) – Teaching student auxiliary (2010-2011)

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

1. Joly-Burra, E., Haas, M., Laera, G., Ghisletta, P., Kliegel, M., Zuber, S. (2024) From attentional fluctuations to intentional fluctuations? Monitoring behavior and intraindividual variability in time-based prospective memory.  Journal of Experimental Psychology : Learning, Memory, and Cognition. https://doi.org/10.1037/xlm0001344

2. Schmidt, N., Menéndez-Granda, M., Münger, R., Reber, T. P., Bayen, U. J., Gümüsdagli, F. E., Hering, A., Joly-Burra, E., Kliegel, M., & Peter, J. (2023). Modulating prospective memory and attentional control with high-definition transcranial current stimulation : Study protocol of a randomized, double-blind, and sham-controlled trial in healthy older adults. PLOS ONE, 18(8), e0289532. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0289532

3. Künzi, M., Sieber, S., Joly-Burra, E., Cullati, S., Bauermeister, S., Stringhini, S., Draganski, B., Ballhausen, N., & Kliegel, M. (2023). Adversity specificity and life period exposure on cognitive aging. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 8702. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-35855-5

4. Da Silva Coelho, C., Zuber, S., Künzi, M., Joly-Burra, E., & Kliegel, M. (2023). The relationship between depressive symptoms, metamemory, and prospective memory in older adults. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 45(1), 69‑83. https://doi.org/10.1080/13803395.2023.2195618

5. Joly-Burra, E., Haas, M., Laera, G., Ghisletta, P., Kliegel, M., & Zuber, S. (2022). Frequency and strategicness of clock-checking explain detrimental age effects in time-based prospective memory. Psychology and Aging, 37(5), 637. https://doi.org/10.1037/pag0000693

6. Zuber, S., Joly-Burra, E., Mahy, C.E.V., Loaiza, V., & Kliegel, M. (2023). Are facet-specific task trainings efficient in improving children’s executive functions, and why (they might not be)? A multi-facet latent change score approach. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2022.105602

7. Laera, G., Joly-Burra, E., Zuber, S., Ballhausen, N., Künzi, M., Ihle, A., da Silva Coelho, C., Haas, M., Mikneviciute, G., Tinello, D., Kliegel, M., & Hering, A. (2021). Do executive functions explain older adults’ health-related quality of life beyond event-based prospective memory? Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 0(0), 1‑15. doi: 10.1080/13825585.2021.1989368

8. Künzi, M., Joly-Burra, E., Zuber, S., Haas, M., Tinello, D., Da Silva Coelho, C., ... & Ballhausen, N. (2021). The Relationship between Life Course Socioeconomic Conditions and Objective and Subjective Memory in Older Age. Brain sciences, 11(1), 61. doi: 10.3390/brainsci11010061

9. Joly-Burra, E., Gallerne, E., Van der Linden, M., & Ghisletta, P. (2020). Goals do not buy well-being, but they help: Qualitative Illustrations of Goals Prioritization and Stabilization When Facing Age-Related Challenges. Swiss Journal of Psychology 79,137-148. doi: 10.1024/1421-0185/a000243

10. Joly-Burra, E., Van der Linden, M., & Ghisletta, P. (2020). A Mixed-Method Study on Strategies in Everyday Personal Goals among Community-Dwelling Older Adults. Gerontology, 1–10. doi:10.1159/000508824

11. Joly-Burra, E., Van der Linden, M., & Ghisletta, P. (2018). Intraindividual Variability in Inhibition and Prospective Memory in Healthy Older Adults: Insights from Response Regularity and Rapidity. Journal of Intelligence, 6(1), 13. doi:10.3390/jintelligence6010013

12. Ghisletta, P., Joly-Burra, E., Aichele, S., Lindenberger, U., & Schmiedek, F. (2018). Age Differences in Day-To-Day Speed-Accuracy Tradeoffs: Results from the COGITO Study. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 53(6),842-852. doi:10.1080/00273171.2018.1463194

13. Borella, E., Cantarella, A., Joly, E., Ghisletta, P., Carbone, E., Coraluppi, D., ... & De Beni, R. (2017). Performance-based everyday functional competence measures across the adult lifespan: the role of cognitive abilities. International Psychogeriatrics, 29(12), 2059-2069. doi:10.1017/S1041610217000680

14. Bayard, S., Joly, E., Ghisletta, P., Rossignol, A., Herades, Y., Geny, C., ... & Rochat, L. (2016). A multidimensional approach to impulsivity in Parkinson's disease: measurement and structural invariance of the UPPS impulsive behaviour scale. Psychological Medicine, 46(14), 2931-2941. doi:10.1017/S0033291716001586

15. Lalot, F., Cantarella, M., Zerhouni, O., Joly, E., Quiamzade, A., Falomir-Pichastor, J. M., ... & Bègue, L. (2019). Assessing Private and Public Need for Uniqueness: Validation of French Versions of the Need for Uniqueness (NfU) and Self-Attributed Need for Uniqueness (SANU) Scales. Journal of personality assessment, 101(3), 294-304. doi: 10.1080/00223891.2017.1394867

BOOK CHAPTERS

1. Joly-Burra, E., Mason, F., Grob, E., & Ghisletta, P. (2021). Equivalence de mesure. In S. Udayr, J. Rossier (Ed.), Évaluation psychologique dans un contexte multilingue et multiculturel (pp. 107-133). Margada.

2. Joly-Burra, E., Cekic, S.,& Ghisletta, P. (2023). Joint longitudinal and survival models to study vulnerability processes. In D Spini, E. Widmer (Eds.), Withstanding Vulnerability throughout Adult Life. Dynamics of Stressors, Resources, and Reserves. Palgrave.

 Invited Talks

1. Joly-Burra, E. Prospective memory in older age: Overview of our current research. Presentation at Cognition and Attention Regulation lab from Prof. J. Rummel at the Department of Psychology from the University of Heidelberg (January 2024)
2.  Joly-Burra, E., Haas, M., Laera, G., Ghisletta, P., Kliegel, M., Zuber, S. From attentional lapses to intentional lapses? Investigating intraindividual variability in reaction times as a gateway to understanding allocation of attention and monitoring behavior in time-based prospective memory. Presentation at the Lifespan cognitive dynamics lab from Prof. R. Kievit at the Donders Institute in Nijmegen (October 2023)

CONFERENCE CONTRIBUTIONS (POSTERS AND TALKS)

1. Zuber, S., Joly-Burra, E., Wister, A., & Pauly, T. (2024 september). Prospective memory and everyday functioning across midlife and older age : Findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Presented at the 12^th Geneva Aging Series conference, Morges, Switzerland.

2. Joly-Burra, E., Juillerat Van der Linden, A.-C., Kliegel, M. (2023, september). The MEMMOS study - Does training memory and metacognitive strategies improve older adults' prospective memory and everyday goal achievement? Presented at the 11^th Geneva Aging Series conference, Jongny, Switzerland.

3.  Joly-Burra, E., Juillerat Van der Linden, A.-C., Pearman, A., Hertzog C., & Kliegel M. (2023, April) Training Memory Strategies and Metacognition to Improve Older Adults' Daily Life Prospective Memory: a pilot study. Presented at the 7th Aging & Cognition Conference, Leuven, Belgium. 

4. Joly-Burra, E., Juillerat Van der Linden A.-C., Sugnaux, M., Diamantoudi, M., Garcia Flores, F., Kliegel, M. (2022, December). Feasibility of a memory and metacognitive training to improve older adults’ prospective memory in daily life. Presented at 2022 CIGEV Research Day, Geneva, Switzerland. 

5. Joly-Burra, E., Haas, M., Ghisletta, P., Kliegel M., & Zuber, S. (2022, April). Continuous (re-)allocation of resources in time-based prospective memory across the adult lifespan: insights from time-monitoring and intraindividual variability. Presented at the 2022 Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA, USA.

6. Joly-Burra, E., Haas, M., Laera, G., Framorando, D., Kliegel M., Ghisletta, P., Zuber, S. (2021, May). Comprendre les effets d’âge en mémoire prospective grâce au monitoring et à la variabilité intra-individuelle, talk presented at the 15^ème Journée d’Etude du Vieillissement (JEV), Online (Lyon, France).

7. Joly-Burra, E., Zuber, S., Haas, M., Ghisletta, P., & Kliegel M. (2021, September). Disentangling age and time monitoring effects in time-based prospective memory across the adult lifespan. Presented at the 9^th Geneva Aging Series conference, St-Légier-la-Chiesaz, Switzerland.

8. Joly-Burra, E., Zuber, S., Haas, M., Ghisletta, P., & Kliegel M. (2021, April). In-depth examination of dynamic resources allocation in time-based prospective memory across the adult lifespan. Presented at the 6^th International Conference Aging and Cognition, Online.

9. Künzi, M., Sieber, S., Joly-Burra, E., Cullati, S., Stringhini, S., Draganski, B., Ballhausen, N. & Kliegel, M. (2021, April). Life course adversity and cognition in older age. Presented at the 6th International Conference Aging and cognition, Online.

10. Joly, E., Gallerne, E., Ghisletta, P., & Van der Linden, M. (2017, September). Intraindividual variability in inhibition and prospective memory in healthy older adults: When regularity is more informative than rapidity. Presented at the 6th Geneva Aging Series conference, St-Légier-la-Chiesaz, Switzerland. 

11. Joly, E., Albuquerque Lopes, J., Juillerat Van der Linden A.-C., Berner-Burkard, C., Lam, T., & Van der Linden, M. (2016, october) Un entraînement aux intentions d’implémentation au moyen d’un nouveau support multimedia. Presented at the 2nd Congrès National de Neuropsychologie Clinique, Nîmes, France. 

12. Joly, E., Gallerne, E., Ghisletta, P., & Van der Linden, M. (2016, august) A new scoring procedure for the Zoo-Map Test. Presented at the 5th Geneva Aging Series conference, St-Légier-la-Chiesaz, Switzerland.

13. Ghisletta, P. & Joly, E. (2016, Oct.). Temporal dependency in intraindividual variability in COGITO cognitive data. The COGITO study : Looking at 100 days ten years after. Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany.

14. Joly, E., Juillerat Van der Linden A.-C., Albuquerque Lopes, J., Berner-Burkard, C., Hurtic, E., Lebecq, G., LamT. PipardL., Ghisletta, P., & Van der Linden, M. (2015, September). Impact of a digital program to learn implementation intentions (II) on daily-life goal-directed-behaviours, prospective memory (PM) and well-being in older adults: a pilot study. Presented at the ISSBD workshop: Cognitive and socio-emotional development across the lifespan, Geneva, Switzerland.

15. C. Tsiourti, E. Joly, M. Ben-Moussa, C. Wings-Kolgen, & K. Wac. (2014, May). Virtual Assistive Companion for Older Adults: Field Study and Design Implications. 8th International Conference on Pervasive9 Computing Technologies for Healthcare (PervasiveHealth), Oldenburg, Germany.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS 

1. Joly-Burra, E., & Ghisletta, P. (2018). Les répercussions des Big Data sur les procédés de recherche en psychologie. Article pour le dossier Open data und big Data_ Neue Herausforderungen de l’Académie Suisse des Sciences humaines et sociales. PDF

REVIEWS FOR JOURNALS

• Acta Psychologica
• Applied Cognitive Psychology
• BMC Psychology
• Cognitive Development
• European Journal of Aging
• Gerontology
• Journal of Applied Gerontology
• Journal of Cognitive Enhancement
• Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition
• Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences
• Journal of Intelligence
• Journal of Women’s Health
• Scientific Reports
• The Gerontologist

REVIEWS FOR SCIENTIFIC EVENTS

• Expert reviewer for the 9^th edition (February 2020) of the LIVES’ Doctoriales days.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Public Lectures 

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