Cristina Cioffi

Dr. Cristina Cioffi is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Queen Mary University of London, affiliated with the School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences. Her research focuses on the psychology of consciousness, particularly the sense of agency, clinical populations, and synesthesia. She explores how individuals perceive control over their actions, with applications in neuropsychological conditions like hemiplegia and spatial neglect.

Her work integrates experimental psychology, neuroscience, and clinical practice. Notable areas include investigations into mirror-touch synesthesia’s impact on agency perception, cultural adaptations of cognitive behavioral therapy, and age-related changes in illusory control experiences. Methodologically, she employs techniques like the rubber hand illusion and music-based interventions for spatial neglect rehabilitation.

Dr. Cioffi contributes to interdisciplinary research across psychology, neuroscience, and clinical practice. Her publications span consciousness studies, clinical psychology, and experimental cognitive science. She holds a position at Queen Mary’s Department of Psychology without any noted part-time roles.