Ioana Cristea

Ioana Cristea serves as an Associate Professor at Babes-Bolyai University, Romania, and previously held the position of Fulbright Visiting Scholar at METRICS. Her academic career includes appointments at the Universities of Pisa and Padova in Italy.

Trained as a clinical psychologist, her research critically examines:

• Efficacy of psychological and pharmacological treatments for mental disorders
• Financial and non-financial conflicts of interest in clinical research
• Transparency, methodological rigor, and waste reduction in psychological science

She employs quantitative and mixed-methods approaches to advance evidence-based practices and research integrity across mental health disciplines.