Phd in PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIAL NEUROSCIENCE

email: elisabetta.sirgiovanni@uniroma1.it
phone: +390649914487
building: CU004
room: Piano rialzato

Elisabetta Sirgiovanni is an Associate Professor of the History of Medicine and Bioethics at Sapienza University of Rome, Department of Molecular Medicine, Section of the History of Medicine and Bioethics. She teaches in degree programs for Medicine and Surgery, Bioinformatics, and Global Humanities. She holds a PhD in Cognitive Sciences from the University of Siena, with a background in philosophy and the history of science. She is a Fulbright Alumna and, as a Fulbright scholar, has worked at the Center for Bioethics at New York University. Previously, she conducted research at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York with a Short-term Mobility Grant from Italy’s National Research Council (CNR).
For five years, she worked at the National Research Council, supporting the scientific secretariat of the CNR Committee for Ethics and Research Integrity.
Currently, she serves as Member-at-Large on the Board of Directors of the International Society for the History of the Neurosciences (ISHN), is a board member of the Italian Society for Neuroethics (SINE), and a founding member and board member of the Italian Society for the Humanities in Medicine (SISUMed).
Her research focuses on the history and philosophy of neuroscience, including neuroethics. She has published on various topics such as psychiatric taxonomy, moral emotions, neuroenhancement, and the history of electroconvulsive therapy. She collaborated with the Sunday supplement of Il Sole 24 ore, La Stampa and other magazines on topics related to the neurosciences. She translated philosophical essays from English to Italian. She has given more than 80 talks in national and international conferences/events. She has organized international congresses (most recently: 26th ISHN Meeting, Rome June 14-18, 2022) and is involved in outreach activities and events for the Museum of the History of Medicine at Sapienza University. Her book on neuroethics, co-authored with Gilberto Corbellini ("Tutta colpa del cervello: un'introduzione alla neuroetica", Mondadori 2013), won the 2014 National Prize for Scientific Dissemination and the "Mario Tiengo" Cultural Award.