ZOGMAISTER CRISTINA

Role
Associate professor  
Academic disciplines
Psychometrics (PSIC-01/C)
Scientific-Disciplinary Group:
GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY, NEUROPSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE, PSYCHOMETRICS (11/PSIC-01)
Office phone
Room:
  • U06, Floor: 4, Room: 4081
Reception hours

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Biography

I graduated in Psychology in 1998 (University of Padova, Italy). Next I spent two semesters of research at Karl-Ruprecht University in Heidelberg, Germany, and at Purdue University, Indiana, USA, and I worked as consultant in personnel selection and marketing research. From 2001 to 2005 I completed a Ph.D. in Cognitive Sciences at the University of Padova. From 2005 to 2008 I was Research Fellow [Assegnista di Ricerca] in Psychology at the Department of Psychology of Development and Socialization, University of Padova, and subsequently from 2008 to 2015 I was Assistant Professor [Ricercatore] at the Department of Psychology of the University of Milan Bicocca. Since 2015 I am Associate Professor in Psychometrics at the University of Milan Bicocca (Habilitation as Full Professor received in 2020). 

Research

Research Interests: My research spans psychological measurement and social cognition. A central focus is the psychology of food behavior, with particular attention to sustainable food choices and the psychological determinants of dietary change — including the role of implicit attitudes, evaluative learning, and social influence in shaping consumers' acceptance of novel and sustainable foods. From a psychometric standpoint, I am interested in the development and validation of both direct and indirect measures of attitudes and behavior, as well as in the application of data science methods to psychological research. I am also strongly committed to Open Science and the reproducibility of scientific research.

Publications

  • Zogmaister, C., Fedeli, F., Albertoni, D., Alparone, F., Aquino, A., Talo, C., et al. (2026). Assessing spontaneous responses to insect-based foods using BIAT and manikin task. FOOD QUALITY AND PREFERENCE, 142(August 2026) [10.1016/j.foodqual.2026.105914]. Detail

  • Aczel, B., Szaszi, B., Clelland, H., Kovacs, M., Holzmeister, F., Van Ravenzwaaij, D., et al. (2026). Investigating the analytical robustness of the social and behavioural sciences. NATURE, 652(8108), 135-142 [10.1038/s41586-025-09844-9]. Detail

  • Tyner, A., Abatayo, A., Daley, M., Field, S., Fox, N., Haber, N., et al. (2026). Investigating the replicability of the social and behavioural sciences. NATURE, 652(8108), 143-150 [10.1038/s41586-025-10078-y]. Detail

  • Miske, O., Abatayo, A., Daley, M., Dirzo, M., Fox, N., Haber, N., et al. (2026). Investigating the reproducibility of the social and behavioural sciences. NATURE, 652(8108), 126-134 [10.1038/s41586-026-10203-5]. Detail

  • Zogmaister, C., Vezzoli, M., Facchin, A., Conte, F., Rizzi, E., Giaquinto, F., et al. (2024). Assessing the Transparency of Methods in Scientific Reporting. COLLABRA. PSYCHOLOGY, 10(1) [10.1525/collabra.121243]. Detail

Research projects

POPCORN – Promoting reprOducible research Practises through Community Oriented Reproducibility Networks
Year: 2025
Call: FAQC 2025 - prima finestra
Grantors: Università degli Studi di MILANO-BICOCCA
PRIN 2022 PNRR- Missione 4, Componente 2, Investimento 1.1 -Avviso 1409/22 - A BUG In the Food is Yummy (BUGIFY): Strategic approaches for Changing Eating Behaviours
Year: 2022
Call: Bando PRIN 2022
Grantors: M.I.U.R. - MINISTERO DELL'ISTRUZIONE, DELL'UNIVERSITA' E DELLA RICERCA