Short biography

Sofia Seinfeld received her M.Sc. (2015) and Ph.D. (2017) Degrees in Clinical and Health Psychology from the Universitat de Barcelona. Currently, she is an Associate Professor in the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, as part of the Department of Educational Sciences and Psychology. She has more than twelve years of experience as a researcher working in institutions such as Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), the University of Bayreuth, and Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC). Her research interests include using embodiment in virtual reality to improve psychological treatment and educational practices, as well as to leverage psychological and neuroscientific principles to improve interaction with technology. More specifically, she has studied the use of embodiment in virtual reality to tackle problems such as domestic violence, racism, and phobias, as well as to improve the training of interpersonal skills.