Ceyda Kiyak

Ceyda Kiyak is an Associate Tutor and final-year PhD candidate in the School of Psychology at the University of East Anglia (UEA), with external collaborations at King's College London (Collaborator since March 2024) and Bournemouth University (Co-supervisor for UG/PG theses since October 2022).

Her academic credentials include:

• MRes in Computer Sciences, Bournemouth University (2022)
• MSc in Experimental Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca (2021)
• BSc (Hons) in Psychology, Izmir University of Economics (2010) with final year at Maynooth University

Kiyak's research integrates Psychology and Computer Sciences to develop VR/AI mental health solutions, focusing on cognitive biases in loneliness, addiction mechanisms, and digital interventions for depression, social anxiety, and PTSD. Her work emphasizes ecological validity through virtual social interactions and serious gaming applications.

Analysis of her recent publications reveals strong thematic continuity in digital mental health innovation, particularly in addiction treatment (alcohol use disorders, digital addiction) and VR-based behavioral assessment. Her methodology spans meta-analyses, randomized trials, and mobile application development, demonstrating technical versatility across clinical and technological domains.

She serves as peer reviewer for Addictive Behaviors and Addictive Behaviors Reports (2023-2024), secured Turkish Ministry of Health research funding (2017), and collaborates with Radboud University's Virtual Reality Lab. As a Full Member of the British Psychological Society, she draws on prior clinical experience as a CBT Psychologist (2010-2020) at the Turkish Ministry of Health.