Francesca Citron

Francesca Citron is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at Lancaster University. As a psycholinguist and cognitive neuroscientist, she investigates the interplay between emotion, language processing, and aesthetic perception. Her research spans behavioral experiments, neural measures (ERPs/fMRI), and physiological responses (pupil dilation, skin conductance).

• Research Focus: Emotion-language links, figurative language comprehension (metaphors/idioms), second language emotional processing, and aesthetic perception in literature/art.
• Teaching: Undergraduate courses in Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Psychology (Psychology students), and Psycho-Neurolinguistics (Linguistics students).
• Lab Affiliation: Leads EmoComLab, exploring topics like emotion recognition, attentional capture by affective stimuli, and persuasive communication.

The 2025 publication on emotional dynamics in online doctoral education reflects her interest in academic engagement through longitudinal analysis. Her work combines interdisciplinary approaches from psychology, linguistics, and neuroscience.