Leya George

Brief biography

I graduated with an MSci degree in Psychology and Language Sciences from UCL... and decided to stay for another 4 years! My research experience spans diverse areas: my 3rd-year dissertation evaluated a gamified digital intervention designed to remediate numerical difficulties for adults with aphasia. My 4th year dissertation involved undertaking a clinical placement at St. George's Hospital to explore the feasibiltiy of a CBT intervention to treat people with functional neurological disorder (FND). I am also involved with another research project as part of the Junior Researcher Programme - an initative designed to bring together Psychology students with early careers researchers to develop a project around a certain theme (Communication for us). Our JRP project explores adolescent attitudes towards predictive testing in psychiatry, for which we are developing a video game integrated into a focus group methodology. These experiences have informed my academic interests in mental health, intervention research, principles of gamification/the psychology of gaming, and digital wellbeing generally.