Ignacio Javier Cruz Jauregui Lobera

Ignacio Javier Cruz Jauregui Lobera is a researcher at Pablo de Olavide University, Spain, affiliated with the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemical Engineering. His academic profile spans Nutrition, Clinical Psychology, and Eating Disorders, with a focus on cognitive distortions like thought-shape fusion.

• PhD in Nutrition and Food Science (UNED, 2012), thesis: La distorsión cognitiva fusión pensamiento-forma en los trastornos de la conducta alimentaria.
• PhD in Forensic Medicine (Universidad de Zaragoza, 1991), thesis: Estudio médico-legal de las lesiones en el ejército.

His research examines how emotions and cognitive biases influence eating behaviors, particularly in anorexia nervosa patients. He also analyzed media portrayals of school violence and eating disorder manifestations in primary care settings. Publications include studies on gustatory perception, disgust sensitivity, and body dissatisfaction in adolescents.