Social Cognitive Neuroscience

Katerina is a PhD candidate in Social Cognitive Neuroscience at Aston University in Birmingham.

Her research explores how the brain perceives and navigates the dynamics of real-world social interactions. Using second-person neuroscience and advanced brain imaging techniques, she focuses on the neural mechanisms underlying visuospatial perspective-taking, mentalizing, and social cognition.

Bridging insights from cognitive neuroscience and psychology, Katerina's work seeks to understand how domain-general cognitive processes support and integrate complex social behaviors.

Before beginning her PhD, Katerina worked at the Centre for the Politics of Feelings (Royal Holloway University of London) as a Research Assistant and Lab Manager, where she explored questions at the intersection of political psychology and affective science.

When not in the lab, Katerina can usually be found chasing personal bests at the gym, tennis balls on the court, passport stamps around the world - or, most enthusiastically, dogs of all shapes and sizes.