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VRT, Avatar Therapy, Alcohol Misuse, Relapse Prevention
United Kingdom

Biography

Lecturer with research experience of designing and evaluating Virtual Reality Therapy (VRT) for Substance Use Disorders. Aspires to continue research into VRT for treating psychological conditions, with specific interests in the therapeutic potential of avatar use (embodiment, social interaction, change of perspective). She is qualified in Primary Education (BA) and in Computer Science and Information Technology (MSc).

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Employment (3)

The University of Manchester: Manchester, GB

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University of Manchester - PURE

Aucoda: Manchester, Greater Manchester, GB

2017-01-01 to 2017-07-15 | Software Developer
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Rigina Skeva

Setals Accounting Office: Athens, GR

2013-04-01 to 2013-12-01 | Assistant Accountant
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Education and qualifications (4)

The University of Manchester: Manchester, GB

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University of Manchester - PURE

University of Manchester: Manchester, Greater Manchester, GB

2017-10-01 to present | PhD (Advanced Interfaces, Computer Science)
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University of Nottingham: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, GB

2015-09-15 to 2016-09-01 | MSc (Information Technology, Computer Science)
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National and Kapodistrian University of Athens: Athens, GR

2011-09-01 to 2015-06-30 | BA (Primary Education)
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Works (10)

Alcohol Treatment Preferences and the Acceptability of Virtual Reality Therapy for Treating Alcohol Misuse in Adult Drinkers

Alcohol
2024-03-09 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Rigina Skeva; Caroline Jay; Steve Pettifer; Lynsey Gregg
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University of Manchester - PURE
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How are websites used during development and what are the implications for the coding process?

Journal of Systems and Software
2023-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Omar Alghamdi; Sarah Clinch; Rigina Skeva; Caroline Jay
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Tracking the structure and sentiment of vaccination discussions on Mumsnet

Social Network Analysis and Mining
2023-11-18 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Miguel Silva; Rigina Skeva; Thomas House; Caroline Jay
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University of Manchester - PURE

A FAIR-Decide framework for pharmaceutical R&D: FAIR data cost–benefit assessment

Drug discovery today
2023-04-01 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Ebtisam Alharbi; Rigina Skeva; Nick Juty; Caroline Jay; Carole Goble
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University of Manchester - PURE

How are Websites Used During Development and What are the Implications for the Coding Process?

SSRN Electronic Journal
2022 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1556-5068
Contributors: Rigina Skeva
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Public perceptions and interactions with UK COVID-19 Test, Trace and Isolate policies, and implications for pandemic infectious disease modelling [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]

2022-09-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2046-1402
Funded by GRANT_NUMBER: MR/S020462/1
Funded by GRANT_NUMBER: MR/V028618/1
Funded by GRANT_NUMBER: MR/V038613/1
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NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC)-West; NIHR Health Protection Research Unit (HPRU) for Behavioural Science and Evaluation; NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (BRC)

Contributors: Guy C. Marshall; Rigina Skeva; Caroline Jay; Miguel E. P. Silva; Martyn Fyles; Thomas House; Emma L. Davis; Li Pi; Graham F. Medley; Billy J. Quilty et al.
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Public perceptions and interactions with UK COVID-19 Test, Trace and Isolate policies, and implications for pandemic infectious disease modelling

2022-02-01 | Preprint
Contributors: Guy C. Marshall; Rigina Skeva; Caroline Jay; Miguel E. P. Silva; Martyn Fyles; Thomas House; Emma L. Davis; Li Pi; Graham F. Medley; Billy J. Quilty et al.
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Exploring the current practices, costs and benefits of fair implementation in pharmaceutical research and development: A qualitative interview study

Data Intelligence
2021 | Journal article
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Part of ISSN: 2641435X 20967004
Contributors: Alharbi, E.; Skeva, R.; Juty, N.; Jay, C.; Goble, C.
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Assessment of virtual environments for alcohol Relapse Prevention in a less immersive and cost-effective setup: A qualitative study

Computers in Human Behavior Reports
2021-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Rigina Skeva; Lynsey Gregg; Caroline Jay; Steve Pettifer
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Views of Practitioners and Researchers on the Use of Virtual Reality in Treatments for Substance Use Disorders

Frontiers in Psychology
2021-05-21 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1664-1078
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