Dr Almudena Trucharte

School of Psychology

Marie Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow

Almudena Trucharte
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A.Trucharte@sheffield.ac.uk
Interdisciplinary Centre of the Social Sciences (ICOSS)

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Dr Almudena Trucharte
School of Psychology
Interdisciplinary Centre of the Social Sciences (ICOSS)
219 Portobello
Sheffield
S1 4DP
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PhD in Psychology from the Complutense University of Madrid and recipient of the Extraordinary Doctorate Award (UCM, 2022). Currently, I am a Marie SkÅ‚odowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at the ±¬ÁÏTV (2025). As a member of the research group Psychopathology and Positive Mental Health: Mechanisms and Interventions (Research Group 940693, GR201/04), my work has focused on clinical and experimental psychology, aiming to unravel the cognitive and emotional processes underlying psychological disorders to inform the development of effective interventions.
My research has also explored fundamental cognitive processes using electrophysiological techniques such as magnetoencephalography (MEG). Additionally, I have been part of a major international longitudinal project examining the psychological impact of the COVID-19 crisis (C19PRC; https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/psychology/consortiumcovid19/people).
These research lines have resulted in contributions to several competitive projects, 32 peer-reviewed scientific publications, and 47 presentations at national and international conferences. Despite being an early-career researcher, my work has achieved notable impact, with 393 citations in Scopus and 347 in Web of Science (h-index = 8). I am also co-author of the book FelizMente: Multicomponent Psychological Intervention to Improve Well-Being in People with Mental Health Problems.
I have completed two funded research stays (predoctoral 2021–2022 and postdoctoral 2022–2023) at the ±¬ÁÏTV (UK).
 

Qualifications

I hold a PhD in Clinical Psychology from the Complutense University of Madrid, where I received the Extraordinary Doctorate Award (2023–2024) for my thesis on the cognitive and emotional mechanisms underlying persecutory delusions. 

I also completed my Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and my Master’s Degree in General Health Psychology and my Master’s Degree in Neuropsychology Assessment at Universidad Camilo José Cela (Madrid). 

Alongside my academic training, I have specialised in cognitive neuroscience and third-generation psychological therapies, gaining experience in experimental task design, clinical assessment, and psychophysiological methods. 

Research interests

My research integrates cognitive neuroscience and clinical psychology to better understand emotional regulation and psychopathology. 

Publications

Journal articles

  • Trucharte A, Peinado V, Valiente C, Contreras A, Espinosa R, Shevlin M & Vazquez C (2025) . Psychosis.
  • Trucharte A, Valiente C, Vazquez C, Martinez AP, Contreras A, Peinado V, Espinosa R & Bentall RP (2025) . Motivation and Emotion.
  • Valiente C, Peinado V, Calvo A, Trucharte A, Contreras A, Espinosa R & Gottlieb JD (2025) . Journal of Psychiatric Research, 191, 729-737.
  • Espinosa R, Trucharte A, Contreras A, Peinado V & Valiente C (2025) . Healthcare, 13(16).
  • Peinado V, Shevlin M, Valiente C, Espinosa R & Trucharte A (2024) . Psychiatry Research, 342, 116276-116276.
  • Peinado V, Valiente C, Contreras A, Trucharte A & Vázquez C (2024) . Personality and Individual Differences, 230, 112782-112782.
  • Trucharte A, Carmen V, Pacios J, Bruña R, Espinosa R, Peinado V, Pascual T, Martinez AP, Maestu F & Bentall RP (2024) . Frontiers in Psychiatry, 15.
  • Contreras A, Butter S, Granziol U, Panzeri A, Peinado V, Trucharte A, Zavlis O, Valiente C, Vázquez C, Murphy J , Bertamini M et al (2024) . Journal of Traumatic Stress, 37(1), 126-140.
  • Valiente C, Espinosa R, Contreras A, Trucharte A, Peinado V, Lozano B, Nieto J & Cerezo E (2023) . Journal of Happiness Studies, 24(8), 2765-2781.
  • Espinosa R, Valiente C, Contreras A, Trucharte A, Paredes B & Peinado V (2023) . Current Psychology, 42(17), 14452-14462.
  • Trucharte A, Calderón L, Cerezo E, Contreras A, Peinado V & Valiente C (2023) . Current Psychology, 42(9), 7466-7474.
  • Contreras A, Valiente C, Vázquez C, Trucharte A, Peinado V, Varese F & Bentall RP (2022) . Schizophrenia Research, 246, 65-73.
  • Shevlin M, Butter S, McBride O, Murphy J, Gibson-Miller J, Hartman TK, Levita L, Mason L, Martinez AP, McKay R , Stocks TVA et al (2022) . BMC Psychiatry, 22(1).
  • Valiente C, Espinosa R, Contreras A, Trucharte A, Caballero R & Peinado V (2022) . The Journal of Positive Psychology, 17(4), 518-531.
  • Shevlin M, Butter S, McBride O, Murphy J, Gibson Miller J, Hartman TK, Levita L, Mason L, Martinez AP, McKay R , Stocks TVA et al (2021) .
  • Valiente C, Contreras A, Peinado V, Trucharte A, Martínez AP & Vázquez C (2021) . The Spanish Journal of Psychology, 24.
  • Valiente C, Vázquez C, Contreras A, Peinado V & Trucharte A (2021) . European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 12(1).
  • Vazquez C, Valiente C, García FE, Contreras A, Peinado V, Trucharte A & Bentall RP (2021) . Journal of Happiness Studies, 22(7), 2915-2935.
  • Valiente C, Contreras A, Trucharte A, Peinado V & Espinosa R (2021) . Psychosis, 13(2), 130-142.
  • Ballesteros Y, Fiebach HA, Trucharte A, Contreras A & VALIENTE C () . Revista de Psicoterapia, 36(132), 13-21.
  • Pacheco-Romero AM, Vázquez C, Peinado V, Contreras A, Trucharte A & Valiente C () . Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, 14(1), 119-129.
  • Peinado V, Shevlin M, Trucharte A, Contreras A & Valiente C () . Death Studies, 1-10.
  • Moreta-Herrera R, Zumba-Tello D, de Frutos-Lucas J, Llerena-Freire S, Salinas-Palma A & Trucharte-Martínez A () . Health Psychology Report.
  • Valiente C, Espinosa R, Contreras A, Trucharte A, Caballero R, Peinado V, Calderón L & Perdigón A () . Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 45(2), 103-113.

Preprints

  • Trucharte A, Peinado V, Valiente C, Contreras A, Espinosa R, Shevlin M & Vazquez C (2025) , Center for Open Science.
  • Trucharte A, Valiente C, Vazquez C, Martinez AP, Contreras A, Peinado V, Espinosa R & Bentall R (2025) , Center for Open Science.
  • Contreras A, Butter S, Graziol U, Panzeri A, Peinado V, Trucharte A, Zavlis O, Valiente C, Vázquez C, Murphy J , Bertamini M et al (2022) , Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
Grants

Current project:
 

  • Investigating Models of Ideological and Delusional Belief Systems (IN-MIND) — Marie SkÅ‚odowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (2024–2026), ±¬ÁÏTV, UK. Supervisor: Prof. Richard P. Bentall.


Previous participation in funded projects:

  • Efficacy of online positive interventions (PP) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) in young adults with depression (PID2023-147996OB-I00). Ministry of Science and Innovation, Spain (2024–2028).
  • An integrated third-generation intervention for people with psychosis and post-traumatic stress symptoms (IITG-PPT) (PID2020-115003RB-100). Ministry of Science and Innovation, Spain (2021–2025).
  • Responses of the citizens of Spain to the Covid-19 crisis of 2020: Psychological, mental health, and social consequences (COV20/00737-CM). Community of Madrid (2020–2021).
  • Assessment and treatment of self-serving bias in paranoia: WELLFOCUS-PPT and new technologies (PSI2016-74987-P). Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Spain (2016–2020).
  • Emotional reasoning in persecutory delirium: processing interventions and neural basis (PSI2014-61744-EXP). Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Spain (2015–2017).
  • Development of a mobile application to improve implicit self-esteem: implication for levels of paranoia (Self-App). Camilo José Cela University (2015–2017).
  • The psychological and neuropsychological profile of people with fibromyalgia. Camilo José Cela University (2013–2015).
Teaching activities

I have taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Clinical Psychology, Psychopathology, and Experimental Psychology at Camilo José Cela University and the Complutense University of Madrid. My teaching experience includes lectures, seminars, and supervision of final research projects.

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