Dr. Joanna Wincenciak

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Joanna Wincenciak is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at the University of Glasgow. She trained as an experimental psychologist and obtained her PhD focusing on the brain mechanisms that underlie the perception and understanding of emotional and social signals, particularly in faces and body cues. Her research techniques include psychophysics and virtual reality methods. Before joining the School of Education in 2017, she was a post-doctoral fellow on projects funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and the European Research Council, investigating the neurobiological basis of human behaviour and social perceptions at the Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology at the University of Glasgow. Her work includes examining age-related changes in emotion perception and the impact of neurodegenerative conditions like Parkinson's Disease on emotion and cognition. Joanna has established an active research program centering on the intersection of emotion, cognition, and technology, investigating how these factors affect learning and development. Current projects include studies on socio-emotional development and the use of art interventions to enhance children's emotional well-being. Joanna is committed to impactful research with real-world applications, developing interventions to increase social-emotional competence among children, and engaging closely with local communities and organizations to promote well-being through education.

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