Teaching and research staff of the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy:
Professor “Aaron T. Beck” Daniel DAVID, Ph.D.
FOUNDING DIRECTOR
Clinical cognitive sciences applied in psychopathology (child, adolescent, adult, the elderly), evidence-based psychological assessment and psychotherapy, multilevel outcomes and mechanisms of change in clinical research, technology-based clinical psychology, and psychotherapy (e.g., virtual reality therapy, robotherapy). Also Adjunct Professor at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, SUA.
Professor Oana DAVID, Ph.D.
DIRECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF PSYCHOLOGY
Digital Mental Health, Clinical Psychology/Applied Psychotherapy (e.g., Cognitive Behavioural Coaching), and Parenting
The Department is organized according to international standards, so that some people are employed on a temporary basis and/or complementary to the specialties of the Department. This encourages a planned staff fluctuation that leads to an increase in the Department’s performance, through the flexibility and expertise with which it approaches new developments in the field. Former and current employees of the Department include:
- Dr. Mite Mijalkov – Current Postdoctoral Researcher
- Modeling complex patterns of brain connectivity in individuals with neurodegenerative disorders

- Dr. Ioana Cristea
- Clinical/ Applied Cognitive Sciences in Pathology, Clinical Cognitive Neurosciences, Evolutionary Psychology.
- Dr. Amfiana Botez
- Dr. Cristina Mogoașe
- Clinical Cognitive Sciences, Applied Psychotherapy in Genetics/ Genetic Counseling, Clinical Practice
- Dr. Bianca Macavei
- 2008-2014
- Clinical Practice
- Dr. Ramona Moldovan
- 2008-2014
- Genetic Counseling
- Dr. Sebastian Pintea
- 2008-2014
- Advanced Research Methods
- Dr. Mădălina Sucală
- Clinical Cognitive Sciences/Applied in Adult Psychopatology, Genetic Counseling
- Dr. Bogdan Voinescu
- Clinical and Experimental Psychiatry/Sleep Disorders and ADHD, Genetic Counseling
- Dr. Alina Rusu
- 2007-2013
- Human-animal interaction/Animal Assisted Therapy
- Dr. Mircea Birț
- 2008-2011
- Clinical Psychiatry
- Dr. Octavian Popescu
- 2009-2011; from 2011, he remained a member of Doctoral School Council of the Department
- Genetics, Molecular Biology
- full member of Romanian Academy
- Dr. Catalina Kopetz
- 2008-2013; from 2013, she remained consultant researcher of the Institute
- Cognitive Sciences, affiliated with Maryland University
- CS III Dr. Cristina Pojoga
- Dr. Horea Oltean
Membri colaboratori cercetători (foști și actuali):
- Dr. Cezar Giosan
- Dr. Raluca Ignat
- Dr. Bram Vanderborght
- Dr. Cristina Costescu
- Dr. Ioana Podină