Photo from the streets of Santiago, Chile
© 2024, Dana Samson
Springlab Team from 2025
Thesis subject: Social Cognition and Loneliness in Young Adults
Hi ! I am a beginner researcher currently working in the field of social cognition, I have always been curious about many topics in neuropsychology and cognitive science. The simplest things of the human mind always left me awestruck, this is why working in a more complex system with many links is so thrilling. Finding meaning in what I do is also something important to me, putting the discovered knowledge forward to understand and help as many people as I can is what I strive to do.
Thesis subject: Wisdom and Moral Judgements
"Be curious, not judgmental” is the quiet thread that guides my approach to research and life. Through my clinical experience with individuals facing moral-cognitive difficulties, and through teaching forensic psychology, I became interested in why people can face the same moral situation yet arrive at very different conclusions. For me, what is most fascinating is the pause before judgment: the space where wisdom might begin, where we wonder before deciding, listen before labelling, and try to understand before judging. My PhD research explores how wisdom shapes moral judgment, how we reason about right and wrong, and what it truly means to be “wise” in the face of moral complexity. Looking ahead, I hope to examine whether wisdom shapes moral reasoning in similar or different ways across different cultures.
Thesis subject: Social impact of Socio-Cognitive dysfunctions in neurodegeneration
I am a first-year PhD candidate at UCLouvain, conducting innovative research on socio-cognitive dysfunctions in neurodegenerative diseases. My work integrates clinical neuropsychology, cognitive neuroscience, and computational modeling, combining rigorous data analysis with practical applications to support patients’ daily functioning.
I collaborate with international clinical sites, including KU Leuven and Saint-Luc University Hospital, contributing to cross-disease projects and multi-site data collection.
Passionate about translational neuroscience, I focus on turning complex cognitive and social data into actionable insights, designing innovative measures and interventions to enhance autonomy, social engagement, and quality of life for people with neurological conditions.
During my 8-year tenure as Pro-Rector for international affairs at UCLouvain, the activities of the Springlab slowed down. However, as of September 2024, I am back and ready for new scientific adventures!
Many photos of this website were taken while I travelled as Pro-Rector across the globe.
Springlab Team 2010 - 2016
Former Lab Members
PhD level:
Sabine Meurrens (research position: 2015-2018)
Diana Dongo Miletich (research position: 2013 - 2017)
Laëtitia Leloup (completed PhD in 2018)
Alexy-Assaf Beck (completed PhD in 2018)
Aurélie Biervoye (completed PhD in 2017)
Henryk Bukowski (completed PhD in 2014)
Eleanor Limback (completed PhD in 2012)
Sarah Bodley Scott (completed PhD in 2011)
Sarah Houthuys (completed PhD in 2010)
Adam Qureshi (completed PhD in 2009)
Post-doc level:
Henry Bukowski (2018-2021)
Gaëlle Meert (2012-2017)
Giulia Liberati (2013)
Caroline Michel (2009-2013)
Jessica Wang (2012-2013)
Andrew Surtees (2011-2012)
Richard Ramsey (2011-2012)
Tracy Warbrick (2007)
Thanks to all the many undergraduate and postgraduate students who worked in the Springlab for their research projects or research internships!