Associate Professor Kristoffer Månsson is a clinical psychologist and researcher investigating psychiatric patients' brains using magnetic resonance imaging. After completing postdoctoral studies at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, Germany, and at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, US, he currently serves as a principal investigator, at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, and at Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Balazsi Robert Sandor is an associate professor at Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca. He has over 20 years of experience in teaching research methods and data analysis/modeling at different competency levels (introductory, intermediate, and advanced), and at the same time, as a data analyst, he offered professional consultancy or as a member of different teams, conducted research in many areas of expertise (psychology, medical sciences- human and veterinary, sport sciences, etc). One of his main interests is the use of (covariance-based) SEM modeling for analyzing data collected within cross-sectional and longitudinal research designs. His recent interest includes intensive longitudinal data analysis using the DSEM paradigm.

Costina-Ruxandra Poetar, Ph.D is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Babeş-Bolyai University from Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Her main research interests are related to digital mental health interventions for children, adolescents and parents, evidence-based assessment, and transdiagnostic interventions.

Amir is a dedicated medical imaging professional, having earned a degree from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. With over a decade of experience as a research engineer, Amir has contributed to diverse fields, including Alzheimer's disease, gender identity, and stress-related disorders. Amir's expertise spans data collection, advanced statistical analysis of functional MRI data, and structural MRI data analysis using tools like FSL, FreeSurfer and AFNI. Amir is a seasoned professional in the realm of neuroimaging methods.

Ondrej completed his BSc in Psychology & Marketing at Aberystwyth University, during which he worked as an RA at Caltech in John O'Doherty's lab, before moving to Oxford University first as an RA in Sonia Bishop's lab and later as a PhD student with Dr. Katja Wiech and Prof. Rafal Bogacz. During his PhD Ondrej investigated computational and neural mechanisms of aversive learning in relation to anxiety. He later joined the lab of Nico Schuck at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development where he continued his work on a brad range of topics in computational psychiatry and cognitive neuroscience. At the lab, Ondrej investigates test-retest reliability of neural signals, as well as perception of ambiguity in clinical groups.

Dr. Iulia Coșa is a researcher in the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Cluj-Napoca. She obtained her PhD in 2024. Her main research interests focus on adolescent mental health issues, with a particular emphasis on Internet Gaming Disorders.

In addition to her research activities, she conducts seminars for the Psychodiagnostics seminars at Babeș-Bolyai University. She is also a licensed clinical psychologist and psychotherapist, accredited by the Romanian College of Psychologists and the Romanian Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies. She is a postdoctoral researcher in this project.

Miruna Crișan is a PhD student in the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy at Babeș-Bolyai University, within the Doctoral School of "Evidence-based Psychological Assessment and Interventions." She is also an accredited clinical psychologist and psychotherapist, with experience in psychological assessment, psychotherapy, and counseling for various mental health conditions. Her research focuses on exploring ways to reduce anxiety in group-based settings for children and adolescents. In addition to her research, she is a university teaching assistant, conducting seminars for the Psychological Assessment course at Babeș-Bolyai University. She is a PhD Research Assistant in this project.

Denisa Maria Moldovan is a Ph.D. student at the Evidence-Based Psychological Assessment and Interventions Doctoral School in Cluj-Napoca, and a graduate of the Master’s program in ‘Clinical Psychology, Psychological Counseling, and Psychotherapy’. Her research interests focus on parental implications in adolescent psychopathology, and identifying key factors and interventions that can improve mental health outcomes for individuals and families.