Ramon y Cajal Researcher (Tenure track research professor)
Citizenship, identity and mental health
Associate Professor
Virtual Reality applications of new technologies in clinical and health psychology
Maria Carmen Saldaña
Full Professor
Marta Ferrer
Associate Professor
Adela Fuste
Associate Professor
Jose Ruiz
Associate Professor
Domna Banakou
Postdoctoral Researcher
Alejandro Beacco
Postdoctoral Researcher
Jaime Gallego
Postdoctoral Researcher
Ramon Oliva
Postdoctoral Researcher
Mariarca Ascione
Early Stage Researcher
Frank Alexandre Meschberger
Early Stage Researcher
Maria Belen Aguirre
Early Stage Researcher
Helena Garcia
Early Stage Researcher
Alexandra Ghita
Early Stage Researcher
Tania Jonhson
Early Stage Researcher
Sergio Macho
Early Stage Researcher
Francisco Macia
Early Stage Researcher
Danilo Moggia
Early Stage Researcher
Joana Margarita Pla
Early Stage Researcher
Gizem Senel
Early Stage Researcher
Victor Suarez
Early Stage Researcher
Helena Vall
Early Stage Researcher
Ferran Vilalta
Early Stage Researcher
Carlos Cabreira
Technician
Irene Sanjuan
Project Manager
Alexis Andreu Gracia
Others
Joan Ribas
Others
Mavi Sanchez
Others
This programme focuses on how immersive virtual reality can be used to study issues in psychology and neuroscience. A specific interest is how the brain represents the body. In virtual reality it is possible to substitute a person’s body by a life-sized virtual one that moves correspondingly with the movements of the person. This gives rise to an illusion of ownership over the body. A particular interest is the consequences of body ownership for attitudes, beliefs and behaviours. Also, the applications of Virtual Reality for the assessment and treatment of psychopathological disorders and other health conditions.
Furthermore, this programme aims to study identity processes, cognitive conflicts, and their role in the change process using methods such as textual or content analysis and the Repertory Grid Technique (RGT), a technique with which we can identify conflicts in the cognitive structure of interviewees. These conflicts (or dilemmas) often become a hindrance for personal development or progress either in life or in psychotherapy.