Passionate about teaching, writting, meditating & movement…

Some of my identities are: Scientist, curious person, world traveler, foodie, & mum.

My research focuses on emotion regulation with special emphasis on contemplative practices such as mindfulness, compassion, self-transcendence and new technologies.

My both personal and professional background is very diverse and interdisciplinary. I have both Polish and French nationality, and was living in six different countries.

For the last years my research was mainly focused on innovative technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality, and serious games used for clinical and health interventions. Between 2016-2018 I spent at the University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands), as a Marie Sklodowska-Curie postdoctoral fellow, combine my different interests: clinical research, and meditation into one project- PEACEFUL MIND. I am currently Associate Professor at the University of Valencia, leading two research projects as Principal Investigator. First, IMAGINE project, focusing on innovative solutions to enhance compassion (funded by SEJIGENT Spanish Excellence Grant CISEJI/2022/46) where we work together with Dr. Catherine Andreu, Prof. Ausias Cebolla, Prof. Alba Contreras, Prof. Rosa Baños, Dr. Desirée Colombo, Prof. Oscar Lecuona, Prof. Sara Martinez, Aida Palacios, Giulia Parola among others. Second, SELAH project, focusing on understanding the mechanisms behing hypo-ego and self-referencial processess (funded by Spanish Ministry of Science and Education: Knowledge Generation grant (PID2024-162732OA-I00), where we work together with Dr. Catherine Andreu,  Dr. Desirée Colombo, Giulia Parola, and Prof. Joaquim Soler among others. Both projects are executed in LABPSITEC/POLIBIENESTAR, where I continue to combine research in clinical field with new technologies, transdiagnostic interventions, and contemplative practices.

I am trained mindfulness and compassion trainer, and serve as Academic Director for the Summer School Program on Mindfulness & Compassion Interventions in collaboration with the University of Amsterdam, as well as and the Psychopathology Summer School at the University of Valencia.  

My intention is twofold. Professionally,  I hope to contribute to the creation of  individualized and efficient “toolbox” of resources for people so they can go and experience the world that is waiting for them in a most enriching way. Personally, I hope to learn something new each day, stay out of the predefined tracks, connect with interesting people, and have some fun during the process.

This website is possible grace to the past and present fundings: MSCA fellowship from European Comission (656333), Beatriz Galindo grant from Spanish Ministry (BEAGAL18/0011/BGP18-00035), current SEJIGENT grant from generalitat Valenciana (CISEJI/2022/46), and Knowledge Generation grant from Spanish Ministry of Science and Education (PID2024-162732OA-I00).