Irene Cogliati Dezza

Irene Cogliati Dezza is a Professor at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and a consultant at BeBrain. Her research explores how people make decisions that impact well-being and mental health, focusing on maladaptive behaviors like habitual consumption of negative content on social media. She is affiliated with the Center for Social and Cultural Psychology (CS4S) at ULB.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology, Sapienza University of Rome (2010)
• Master’s Degree in Neurobiology, Sapienza University of Rome (2012)
• University Certificate in Data Science, Université catholique de Louvain (2018)
• PhD in Psychology, ULB (2018)

Research Experience:

• Doctoral research in Axel Cleeremans’ lab at ULB, collaborating with William Alexander (Florida Atlantic University) and Angela Yu (University of California, San Diego).
• Postdoctoral research in Tali Sharot’s lab at University College London and MIT.
• Postdoctoral research in Tom Verguts’ lab at Ghent University.

Research Focus: Irene investigates computational models of cognition, behavioral interventions, motivations, and psychopathology, aiming to translate laboratory insights into societal applications for mental health.