As a clinical neuropsychologist, Jevita appreciates working with diverse clinical populations, continuously learning from patients. This not only enriches her understanding of various illnesses but also improves her clinical and research practices.
Jevita obtained her Master’s degree in Clinical Neuropsychology from the University of Caen Basse-Normandie (France) in 2005, following her graduation from the University of Strasbourg (France). Subsequently, she joined the Psychiatry Department of the University Hospitals of Strasbourg as a neuropsychologist, where she engaged in both clinical practice and research on schizophrenia within the INSERM unit. Her research focused on autobiographical memory impairment and self disorders in patients with schizophrenia, culminating in a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Strasbourg in 2014.
In 2016, she joined the Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience of Prof. Olaf Blanke as a scientific collaborator, where she began working on symptomatic and robot-induced hallucinations in clinical populations, including Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, and 22q11 syndrome.
Currently, at LNCO, she coordinates multicenter research projects exploring the relationship between hallucinations, cognitive impairment, and associated clinical symptoms in neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and Dementia with Lewy bodies. These conditions are significant as hallucinations and cognitive impairments are major contributors to rapid cognitive decline and dementia. Additionally, she is responsible for developing, selecting neuropsychological and neuropsychiatric assessments tailored to these clinical populations.