Psychology and Communication Technology (PaCT) Lab. Cyberpsychology & HCI Research Group, Northumbria University. Directed by @TheCyberPsyche

Newcastle upon Tyne
Joined May 2011
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 ⬇️ bps.org.uk/event/education-a…
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Thrilled to share that I passed my PhD viva with no corrections! Huge thanks to my examiners @SarahShetrick @lauraktaylorPHD @brenrooney, my supervisor @amandafitzy, and @JigsawYMH for their support. My youth mental health research is deeply personal, and I hope it fuels change.
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📢 Today at @LondonEDConf 📢 @ClaireMorganM will be presenting our 'ConnectED on the Journey' tookit. A co-designed online resource to support anyone receiving, or providing, remote support for eating disorders. 11am, Mountbatten room. #LEDC2025 #LEDC25 rhedc.uk/toolkit
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Join an awesome crew of Student Volunteers and help make #CHI2025 an unforgettable experience! 🤩 Join our SV team, make new friends, network with experts, and see the “behind the scenes” of the largest HCI conference! 🙌 Enrolment Info 👉 buff.ly/48w8wig #SV #CHI2025
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Heading back from a truly wonderful evening with @PaCTLab friends at this artED event. Such a privilege to hear @hshaddock & @DaveChawner sharing their honest & humorous insights around eating distress. Phenomenal - thank you both (& to everyone involved in organising) ✨
Looking forward to tonight's artED event, Helen Shaddock in conversation with comedian Dave Chawner, at The NewBridge Project, 6-7:30pm. Book your FREE tickets here: loom.ly/I4eyk8M
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Great talk by @DrNeilKirk at today’s @NorthumbriaPsy seminar (thanks to Glenn Williams for arranging). Neil was talking about cognitive biases in voice perception, including in categorising AI vs human voices 👏🏼 (@PaCTLab & @BPSCyberPsych groups may be interested in Neil’s work)
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📢Northumbria Psychology Department Staff & Students (@NorthumbriaPsy). The Psychology and Communication Technology Lab, @PaCTLab, hold fortnightly talks & you can find a list of all talks until Summer 2025 on our website. Please feel free to come along! pactlab.co.uk/upcoming-pact-…
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It has been an honour & pleasure to Chair the BPS Cyberpsychology Section (@BPSCyberPsych) for the last 3yrs. This is a wonderful opportunity to lead an exciting section within an increasingly influential discipline. Working with a great committee too. Feel free to DM questions!
Interested in leading our section? There’s still time to apply to be chair of @BPSCyberPsych Deadline for applications: 12 noon 31 October 2024 bps.org.uk/news/volunteer-ro…
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Join us for the launch of ConnectED on The Journey: our new remote support toolkit co-designed by and for people accessing or providing online support for eating disorders/distress recovery. Monday 4th November 6-7pm (online). Book here: eventbrite.ie/e/connected-on…
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Sunderland University 'to make 1 in 10 academics redundant' “Saying things are being decimated is pretty much an accurate depiction for where we are.” - ⁦@jonbryan⁩ from ⁦@ucu⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crl8…
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PaCT Lab retweeted
RIICE Project@RIICE_Project26 Sep 2024
Yesterday @helen_cartner & @Claire_McGrogan presented RIICE project to the @NorthumbriaPsy Health & Behaviour Change Research Group. Thank you to everyone who attended for the interesting discussions 😊 #Health #RemoteCare #ChewingResearch
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Congratulations to everyone who will be joining us @NorthumbriaUni for one of our @BPSOfficial courses. Welcome to the @BPSStudent family We look forward to meeting you all next week. For those moving away from home, safe travels and enjoy your first weekend in Newcastle
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📢 Fancy being the next Chair of the BPS Cyberpsychology section? 📢 After 3yrs, the time has come for me to pass the baton! This is a wonderful opportunity with an equally wonderful committee & member network. Apply using the link below. Deadline 31st October ⬇️
Replying to @BPSCyberPsych
We are looking for a ✨Chair✨ of the BPS Cyberpsychology Section. If you would like to apply, please go to bps.org.uk/news/volunteer-ro… Please note: the deadline on the link is incorrect, the actual deadline for applications is 31st October 2024.
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Having a great day presenting our poster with @Claire_McGrogan at the BSODR annual meeting. Really interesting discussions with Barry Gibson from @ShefDentistry @sheffielduni and @chrispenlington from @UniofNewcastle @PaCTLab
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Claire & Helen representing @RIICE_Project with a wonderful interactive poster at the British Society for Oral and Dental Research annual meeting @BSODR_UK #BSODR2024✨
Fantastic day at the BSODR annual meeting with @helen_cartner presenting some of our work from @RIICE_Project and the Altered Eating scale development. Lots of great discussions and positive feedback on our interactive poster
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Slightly more than one month to go for submissions to our article collection on digital eating behaviour #digitalhealth research to be published in Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine. #OpenAccess, low APCs and @EHPSociety member discount!
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"It felt like you were in the only house in the world"🏠 📹A powerful new animation created by Foundation-funded @RHEDC_Project (@TheCyberPsyche) addresses the challenges of remote healthcare for people with #EatingDisorders. ⬇️ medicalresearchfoundation.or… @PaCTLab @NorthumbriaUni
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Kicking off the second day of #DENexus & hearing about @EPSRC funding priorities around the digital economy, AI and technology. Great to see mention of our @NorthumbriaUni @NU_CISdept CDT for Citizen Centred AI: northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/a…
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