Carme Isern Mas

Carme Isern Mas serves as an Assistant Professor at the University of the Balearic Islands' School of Philosophy and Social Work, specializing in moral psychology and applied ethics. She teaches core courses including Citizenship and Human Rights, Human Values and Cognition, Political Ideas, and Applied Ethics across Philosophy, Social Work, and Master's programs in Human Cognition and Evolution.

Education:

• M.A. and Ph.D. in Human Evolution and Cognition (University of the Balearic Islands, FPU pre-doctoral fellowship)
• M.A. in Philosophy (Florida State University, teaching assistant)
• Postdoctoral research at University of Granada (Margarita Salas and Juan de la Cierva fellowships)
• Research stays at University of Antwerp, Yale University, Tilburg University, and University of Oxford

Her research examines blame, empathy, moral motivation, and self-deception within moral psychology, alongside mental health ethics applications. Recent publications reveal strong interdisciplinary trends bridging cognitive science, philosophy, and bioethics through experimental interventions, folk conceptual analysis, social movement case studies, and personhood theory. This work consistently addresses real-world ethical dilemmas through empirical and conceptual frameworks.

Scientific Awards:

• FPU pre-doctoral fellowship
• Margarita Salas postdoctoral fellowship
• Juan de la Cierva postdoctoral fellowship

Dr. Isern Mas supervises Final Degree Projects and Master's Theses while actively contributing to three university R&D groups: BEATLES (Behavioural Assessment and Treatment), EvoCog (Human Evolution and Cognition), and PRAXIS (Practical Philosophy). She extends her scholarly impact through public engagement via the Catalan-language philosophy segment 'Les dislèxiques també som persianes' on IB3 radio's L'Aviador show.