BPS Cyberpsychology

"... To achieve this, it is important for us to look at these issues through a cyberpsychology lens to gain a deeper understanding of the topic. This is just one of the many exciting areas that #cyberpsychology has to offer!”

#PsychologyStudent #Cyberpsychology

💬 “As AI develops at a rapid pace, we need to place humans at the centre of this process. I am interested in exploring public perceptions of human-centred AI and what factors are important when deciding whether to engage with this technology, especially from a health and wellbeing perspective..."

Fraser is currently studying his Undergraduate degree in Applied Psychology at Glasgow Caledonian University. He is interested in many areas of Cyberpsychology, some including technology and health, human and #AI interactions, #VR, and how #videogames can be used as a tool to enhance #wellbeing 🌟

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👋 Meet the Committee!

Today we're introducing Fraser Carey (he/him), who is our Undergraduate Student Representative on the Careers and Outreach Team within the BPS Cyberpsychology Section Committee and on the Cyber Bulletin Team 🎓📚

@frasercarey.bsky.social

#Cyberpsychology #BPSStudents

💬 "In the same way that we invest in understanding changing technologies and AI, we must also invest in people. Despite popular belief, people are not the weakest link when it comes to cyber security at work!"

Nadine is also currently working on a research project looking into several moderators of the relationship between personality and poor cyber security behaviours in the workplace.

By integrating psychology, gamification, and real-world threat scenarios, she empowers employees to recognise risks, adopt secure habits, and become active participants in their organisation’s cyber defense 🔐🌐

#Cyberpsychology #cybersecurity #gamification #digitalresponsibility

Nadine is a Global Cyber Security Behaviour Lead for a large food and beverage company. Her work focuses on the design and delivery of engaging, human-centric training programs that foster a culture of digital responsibility!

#digitalresponsibility #Cyberpsychology #cybersecurity

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👋 Meet the Committee!

Today we're introducing Nadine Rose-Smith (she/her), who is one of our industry representatives and is our new conference lead on the BPS Cyberpsychology Section Committee!

#Cyberpsychology

You can catch me this evening talking at the BPS Education in the Age of AI event. I’ll be talking about the impact of AI on education and how we can balance innovation and academic integrity ⬇️

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Technology shapes our lives, so understanding the human side of Cybersecurity has never been more important. #CyberSecurityAwarenessMonth highlights the real-world applications and impact of #Cyberpsychology - helping us build safer digital spaces, not just through passwords, but through people 🔐

💬 “The digital world can help or harm. Its greatest risk is shutting out people who are already excluded. It is important that Cyberpsychology finds out how being left out of technology affects how people think, feel, and act."

Darrens' work also focuses on digital risk, gatekeeping and control and building digital resilience and skills. He is passionate about challenging the exclusion of groups within society from the digital world. He spends much of his spare time playing action RPG games 🎮

#Cyberpsychology #digitalrisk

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...and also working on the IncludeAge project (includeage.co.uk) working with older adults with intellectual disabilities including people who identify as LGBT+ gathering their experiences of inclusion and exclusion in offline places and online spaces 🌈📱🌐

#LGBTQ+ #inclusion #onlinewellbeing

He is currently running the Our Digital Health project (ourdigitalhealth.com) focusing on the digital wellbeing and inclusion of adults with intellectual disabilities

#onlinewellbeing #wellbeing #Cyberpsychology

Darren is a professor of applied social and community psychology with a focus on the wellbeing and inclusion both online and offline of people intellectual disabilities...

#Accessibility #inclusion #inclusiononline #onlinewellbeing

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👋 Meet the Committee!

Today we're introducing Professor Darren Chadwick who serves as a member of the BPS Cyberpsychology Section Committee. He supports the section committee around the conference and cyber bulletin.

#Cyberpsychology

💬 “Video games have such a profound potential to do good, and I think we as cyberpsychologists play a key role in exploring that, and holding game companies accountable to do good”

Bethany is a PhD researcher at Edge Hill University, exploring the intersection between digital gaming and gender, considering how gamer identity is constructed, expressed and salient across gaming contexts 🎮 She is also an assistant lecturer at Arden University.

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👋 Meet the Committee!

Today we're introducing Bethany Thomas (she/her) who is one of our student representatives (PG), part of our Social/communications and Cyber Bulletin team on the BPS Cyberpsychology Section Committee 🎓

@brthomas.bsky.social

#Cyberpsychology #videogames #gamers #identity

💬 “Video games have such a profound potential to do good, and I think we as cyberpsychologists play a key role in exploring that, and holding game companies accountable to do good”

Bethany is a PhD researcher at Edge Hill University, exploring the intersection between digital gaming and gender, considering how gamer identity is constructed, expressed and salient across gaming contexts 🎮 She is also an assistant lecturer at Arden University.

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It's #WorldMentalHealthDay so we're taking a moment to reflect - mental health affects us all, and taking care of it is something we can support together 💙🌍

💬 Find support: Samaritans - 116 123 | Mind - www.mind.org.uk

🔗 Resources from the Mental Health Foundation: www.mentalhealth.org.uk

💬 “We do not just use technology - we experience it, interact with it, and shape it. Cyberpsychology gives us the tools to understand technology as a lived, relational experience, which I think is really important in an increasingly digital world.”

Raul is currently finalising his PhD at the University of Surrey, where he explores how VR can be used to reduce mental illness stigma among healthcare students. Alongside his PhD, Raul has contributed to teaching on the MSc Psychology of Game Design and Digital Innovation programme.

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👋 Meet the Committee!

Today we're introducing Raul Székely (he/him), @raulszekely.bsky.social who is one of the postgraduate student reps for careers outreach and industry, and a member of our Cyber Bulletin team, within the BPS Cyberpsychology Section 🎓

#Cyberpsychology #VR #appliedpsychology

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💬 “For me Cyberpsychology embraces such a variety of different fields and expertise that it is fascinating to explore it! It is another lens through which we can look at and understand human behaviour.”

Sofia is a Lecturer at the University of Buckingham and her research focuses on exploring the different positive effects of technology- e.g., in social human-robot interactions, with AI, in gaming, etc. 🤖 🎮

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👋 Meet the Committee!

Today we're introducing Dr. Sofia Petisca, who is part of the Conference Organisation Team on the BPS Cyberpsychology Section Committee. She helps organising the conference each year!

#Cyberpsychology #socialrobots #AI #gaming #HRI #humanrobotinteraction #appliedpsychology