A bit about me

I'm a philosopher of mind, working on the intersection between disciplines such as psychology, technology and mental health. I am most recognized for my work in the field of Embodied Cognition and Enactivism, applied to pretend play, fantasy play and imagination, virtual reality, sport, and therapy.

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My research interests include:

• Pretend Play, Imagination and Creativity

• Embodied, Enactive and Situated Cognition 

• Agency and Embodiment in Virtual Reality

• Affordances and Ecological Theory of Perception

•  Philosophy of Sport and Movement Practices

• Mental Health & Therapeutic Interventions

I enjoy meshing the embodied, enactive and situated approaches to cognition with phenomenologically-oriented approaches and apply them to modern issues in cognitive sciences, ecological psychology and pragmatism. I explore representational activities such as imagining or planning, through embodied and enactive cognition, while taking examples that are of my personal interest, e.g., imaginary friend play, metaphor use, or rock climbing (see Publications).

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I have a PhD in Philosophy (2015), MA in Philosophy of Psychology (2010), MSc in Occupational Health Psychology (2010) and BA in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2008).

I also have teaching experience from four different universities across three countries. I have taught classes on various topics and enjoy creating my own courses (see Teaching).

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I am from Poland, I have been raised in Japan, educated in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, representing University of Antwerp, Belgium and Ruhr University Bochum, Germany. I enjoy collaborative work and travel (see Conferences​). My experience with interdisciplinary environment follows from the extensive training I received as a Marie-Curie researcher in the project 'TESIS: Towards the Embodied Science of Intersubjectivity' (2011-2014).​