Claudia Scorolli

Claudia Scorolli is an Associate Professor at the University of Bologna's Department of Philosophy and Communication Studies, specializing in General Psychology. She leads the XR-GRACE research group focused on Extended Reality applications for creativity and sustainability. As coordinator of post-graduate professional internships in Cognitive Psychology and Experimental Neuropsychology, she bridges academic training with professional practice. Her interdisciplinary work spans cognitive science, embodied cognition, and human-AI interaction, with notable contributions to affordance theory, creative ontology development, and VR applications in social sensitivity.

Education includes a Ph.D. in Cognitive Science (2009), PsyD in Psychotherapy (2014), and advanced training in psychodrama. She has held senior roles in EU projects like MEETINGDEM (dementia care support programs) and ROSSI (robotic communication). Her research explores how materials, language, and technology shape perception and creativity, with a focus on sustainability and cultural factors. She maintains active collaborations in AI ethics, XR aesthetics, and embodied language processing.

Awarded Full Professor qualification (2021-2030), she advises on Erasmus+ mobility and teaches research methods in cognitive science. Her work appears in venues like Frontiers in Psychology and IEEE VR, with recent emphases on VR-induced empathy, AI creativity attribution, and sustainable material perception.