Dora Kampis

Dora Kampis serves as a Tenure Track Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology within the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Copenhagen. Her research focuses on the cognitive mechanisms underlying human social nature, spanning from infancy through adulthood.

Her primary research interests include Social Cognition, Early Childhood Cognition, Social and Cognitive Development, and Developmental Cognitive Neuroimaging. Using behavioral methods (eye-tracking, looking time studies, interactive paradigms) and neuroimaging (primarily EEG), she investigates how social cognitive abilities emerge and develop, examining their interactions with perception and memory systems. Her work bridges ontogenetic and phylogenetic perspectives to understand the foundations of adult human cognition.

Analysis of her recent publications (2021-2024) reveals a strong focus on infant social cognition, particularly perspective-taking abilities, self-other distinction, memory development, and semantic processing in preverbal children. Her research employs rigorous experimental designs with infants aged 14-36 months, often involving collaborative international studies. Key trends include investigating altercentric biases, cognitive flexibility in changing contexts, and the emergence of theory of mind precursors.

Dr. Kampis maintains active research collaborations across multiple countries, as evidenced by her international co-authorship patterns. Her work has gained significant attention in the scientific community, with several publications covered by news outlets and discussed on academic social media platforms.