Speakers - 2026

Biography

Dr. Irina Catrinel Crăciun is a postdoc researcher at the department of Digital Global Public at Health Hasso-Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering (HPI). Among other projects she coordinates the digital storytelling lab for health and wellbeing promotion. Dr. Crăciun holds a PhD in health psychology, is an accredited positive psychology counsellor and teaches psychology and qualitative research methods at HPI and Freie Universität Berlin. Her publications address various topics related to health and development at different life stages. Her research interests include digital health communication, women’s’ health and fostering development across the lifespan.