Our Research Labs

BS2C Lab is dedicated to understanding and driving social and behavioral change in diverse contexts such as environmental, educational, forensic, and cultural settings. This research lab combines established research methodologies with cutting-edge digital technologies, including virtual reality, to analyze the dynamics of individual characteristics, interpersonal relationships, and social systems. The research at BS2C Lab is oriented towards understanding the dynamics of social cognition, interpersonal relationships, and group. Our studies delve into the etiology of these social dynamics, examining the factors that promote or hinder effective interpersonal relationships and adaptation in these settings. We adopt a multi-dimensional approach, exploring how various social and behavioral aspects are influenced by environmental factors such as cultural, organizational, and community contexts. This includes considering the entire spectrum of social behavior, from healthy to at-risk and maladaptive patterns.

MC Lab investigates into the complexities of mental health, examining the developmental risks and pathways of psychopathology across the lifespan. Its research ambitiously spans a range of interconnected topics, from neurobiological mechanisms and clinical interventions to psychotherapy and service delivery, adopting a dimensional and developmental perspective to explore the full spectrum of psychopathology, supported by cutting edge digital technologies. MC lab studies focus on the etiology of psychopathology, risk/protective factors, symptomatology course, and prognosis of psychological adjustment across the lifespan. We adopt a transdiagnostic approach by exploring how dimensions of psychopathology are underlined by common environmental factors and neurobiological mechanisms. The full continuum of severity in the expression of psychopathology is considered by covering healthy, at-risk, subclinical, and clinical populations. As such, our group orchestrates efforts towards exploring transactional relationships between biobehavioural,personality, and interpersonal factors implicated in developmental pathways and risk/protection actors influencing human adaptation with the ultimate goal of informing intervention practices, namely those with a preventive emphasis.

WIN Lab stands at the crossroads of multimedia and human processes, focusing on the intersection of basic and applied psychology with interaction design and artificial intelligence. It explores how multimedia environments, ranging from digital to physical realms, influence and can be harnessed for human cognition, emotion, and behavior. This research lab's work is geared towards creating and scientifically validating meaningful multimedia applications with therapeutic, social, and cultural applications. The developmental framework of WIN Lab focuses on the lifelong impact of multimedia on human cognition, emotion, and behavior. It integrates psychological development with interaction design and artificial intelligence to understand how different stages of life interact with and are influenced by various multimedia formats. This approach is key to exploring the effects of multimedia on learning, emotional regulation, social skills development, and cognition functioning promotion. By examining these interactions, it aims to create multimedia applications that support healthy psychological growth and well-being throughout an individual's life, providing insights into the evolving relationship between humans and multimedia environments.