Partner call: GREAT
The GREAT project aims to enhance mental health care across the Northwest Europe (NWE) region by facilitating the transfer of ...
3-5/10/2025 European Society for Research on Internet Interventions (ESRII)
From 3 to 5 October, the Psychology and Technology research line will be well represented at the ESRII conference in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Below you will find a preview of the presentations given by our researchers. Later, the actual presentations will also be made available on this page.
- Immersive technologies, beyond the hype. What do they (still) have to offer? - keynote by Tom Van Daele
- How to measure self-reported stress on a smartphone: A scoping review of assessment methodology - oral presentation by Toon Colman
- Mental health in the digital age: the needs and expectations of young adults - poster presentation by Toon Colman
- EFPA survey results on digital tool integration in mental healthcare: A future role for the digital navigator. - oral presentation by Eva Van Assche
- Stress tracking in real life: combining wearable monitoring and daily self-report - oral presentation by Nele De Witte
- Integrating digital mental health services into a comprehensive model of mental healthcare delivery - poster presentation by Nele De Witte
- Internet- and mobile-based psychological interventions: An updated EFPA narrative review on current state of the art and implications for clinical practice - oral presentation by Tom Van Daele
- Transnational Adaptation of Two Mobile Mental Health apps: a Design Thinking Approach - oral presentation by Sylvie Bernaerts
- Feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of smartphone-based virtual reality relaxation for a psychiatric population: an explorative pilot study - poster presentation by Sylvie Bernaerts
- Relaxation using virtual nature: a comparative study on the effects intervention components on psychological and physiological outcomes - oral presentation by Fien Buelens
- Development of a Flemish quality assessment framework for digital care, assistance and support - oral presentation by Fien Buelens
Research line coordinator - Researcher
Tom Van Daele
Tom Van Daele (PhD) is research coordinator Psychology and technology in the People and Well-being research group. As a clinical psychologist, he conducts research on the added value of technology within mental health care.
Researcher
Nele De Witte
Nele De Witte (PhD) is a researcher in the People and Well-being research group, research line Psychology and technology. Her areas of expertise include wearables and XR. She is also the scientific coordinator of LiCalab.
Researcher
Eva Van Assche
Eva Van Assche (PhD) is a lecturer-researcher in the People and Well-being research group, research line Psychology and technology. She focuses on how digital technologies (e.g., applications, websites) can contribute to mental health care.
Researcher
Sylvie Bernaerts
Sylvie Bernaerts (PhD) is a researcher in the People and Well-being research group, research line Psychology and technology. Her areas of expertise are immersive technology and artificial intelligence in (mental) health care.
Valorisation staff - researcher
Fien Buelens
Fien Buelens (MSc) is a researcher and business developer in the People and Well-being research group, research line Psychology and technology. From her expertise, she facilitates the connection between research and practice.
Researcher
Toon Colman
Toon Colman (MSc) is a researcher in the People and Well-being group, research line Psychology and technology. As an experimental psychologist, he wants to leverage his methodological expertise for the benefit of (mental) health.
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Researcher
Sylvie Bernaerts
Sylvie Bernaerts (PhD) is a researcher in the People and Well-being research group, research line Psychology and technology. Her areas of expertise are immersive technology and artificial intelligence in (mental) health care.
Valorisation staff - researcher
Fien Buelens
Fien Buelens (MSc) is a researcher and business developer in the People and Well-being research group, research line Psychology and technology. From her expertise, she facilitates the connection between research and practice.
Researcher
Toon Colman
Toon Colman (MSc) is a researcher in the People and Well-being group, research line Psychology and technology. As an experimental psychologist, he wants to leverage his methodological expertise for the benefit of (mental) health.
Researcher
Nele De Witte
Nele De Witte (PhD) is a researcher in the People and Well-being research group, research line Psychology and technology. Her areas of expertise include wearables and XR. She is also the scientific coordinator of LiCalab.
Researcher
Eva Van Assche
Eva Van Assche (PhD) is a lecturer-researcher in the People and Well-being research group, research line Psychology and technology. She focuses on how digital technologies (e.g., applications, websites) can contribute to mental health care.
Research line coordinator - Researcher
Tom Van Daele
Tom Van Daele (PhD) is research coordinator Psychology and technology in the People and Well-being research group. As a clinical psychologist, he conducts research on the added value of technology within mental health care.