Phenomenology, Neuroscience and Clinical Practice

Francesca Brencio, PhD, is an Associate Researcher in Philosophy at the Research Group "HUM018: Filosofía Aplicada: Sujeto, Sufrimiento, Sociedad" at the University of Seville (Spain). She leads the Pheno-Lab, A Theoretical Laboratory on Philosophy and Mental Health. She studied Philosophy at University of Perugia (Italy) and Theology at the Theological Institute in Assisi associated to Pontificia Universitas Lateranensis (Vatican City). She was a post-doctoral researcher at the Western Sydney University (Australia) and the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (Germany). She was Visiting Professor in the USA for the Winter Semester 2017 at the Hillsdale College (Michigan), Wisconsin University, and The SUNY in Buffalo. Executive Committee Member of The Royal College of Psychiatrists Special Interest Group in Philosophy, since 2018 she collaborates with The Collaborating Centre for Values-based Practice at St. Catherine's College at the University of Oxford (UK). Her fields of investigation are phenomenology, hermeneutics, phenomenological psychopathology, philosophy of psychiatry, qualitative research and Heidegger Studies. He has published over 100 scientific papers in prestigious international journals, both in philosophy and psychiatry. Recently she co-edited the Special Issue of Frontiers in Psychology entitled "Phenomenological Psychopathology: Who, What and How? An analysis of key figures, advancements, and challenges" (2024). She also works as APPA Certified Philosophical Counselor.