I'm pleased to announce that I have (remotely) joined Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis (BGSP) as Adjunct Professor! This term, I will be teaching two exciting courses on the MA in Clinical Mental Health Counselling: Psychological Asssessment and Appraisal and Human Science Research. Here's a little bit about each course below: Psychological Assessment and Appraisal… Continue reading Joining the faculty of Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis
Author: Greta Kaluzeviciute
New book contributions on Stranger Things
So stoked to be a part of Dr. Travis Langley's (Henderson University, US) "Stranger Things Psychology: Life Upside Down" book! Some of you may recall that I have a fun and nerdy psychology side-project - writing about popular media from various psychological perspectives. It started with an international collaboration - myself, Dr. William Sharp (Northeastern… Continue reading New book contributions on Stranger Things
Reflections 2: the journey from PhD studentship to lectureship (there and back again)
Author photo - Dr. Greta Kaluževičiūtė For those of you who found me via Twitter – hello, or as we say in Lithuania, labas! I'm Dr. Greta Kaluževičiūtė, and I'm a psychotherapy and mental health researcher working in the United Kingdom and Lithuania. I love cats (especially my own, Momo and Zuko) and coffee, have… Continue reading Reflections 2: the journey from PhD studentship to lectureship (there and back again)
New publication on Netflix’s Stranger Things
Two exciting things happening today: Stranger Things season 4 part II is out on Netflix, and our paper on the psychology of Stranger Things has been published in Journal of Popular Culture! I've had the chance to collaborate with two awesome academics, Dr Kevin Lu (from my alma matter, Uni of Essex - Kevin was… Continue reading New publication on Netflix’s Stranger Things
I’ve completed my post-doc! Key findings from the school culture and mental health project
University of Cambridge In March 2021, I had the absolute pleasure of joining University of Cambridge, Department of Psychiatry, as a Postdoctoral Research Associate. I worked with the excellent ChARM team (Child and Adolescent Resilience and Mental Health), and, in particular, Prof Tamsin Ford and Dr Anne-Marie Burn, who supported me in my postdoctoral research journey.… Continue reading I’ve completed my post-doc! Key findings from the school culture and mental health project
Presentation at the Carl Jung Institute (Switzerland)
Presentation at the Carl Jung Institute, Zurich, February 2022 My first time visiting Switzerland, first time at the Carl Jung Institute, and first time delivering a workshop as long as three hours to clinicians face-to-face, after a long time of pandemic Zoom workshops! Many thanks to Dr. Elizabeth Brodersen for inviting me, and to the CG Jung… Continue reading Presentation at the Carl Jung Institute (Switzerland)
New book chapter
"Ikigai: Towards a psychological understanding of a life worth living" (Yasu Kotera and Dean Fido, Eds.) My first book contribution is out! 📖🌱 I collaborated with cross-cultural psychology researchers from University of Derby on a book titled "Ikigai: Towards a psychological understanding of a life worth living" (Yasu Kotera and Dean Fido, Eds.). Ikigai (生き甲斐)… Continue reading New book chapter
New post – Assistant Professor of Psychology at Vilnius University
Vilnius University I am very pleased to announce that I will be joining Psychology Institute (Faculty of Philosophy) at Vilnius University as an Assistant Professor for the upcoming year. Below you will find information about the courses that I am currently teaching. If you find yourself in Vilnius in the upcoming months, please do not… Continue reading New post – Assistant Professor of Psychology at Vilnius University
Study participation
We are currently conducting a research study about how CBT and psychodynamic therapists perceive and approach integration of different therapeutic modalities in private practice. If you are a qualified and BABCP accredited CBT or qualitied and BCP accredited psychodynamic therapist, we would like to invite you to complete our survey: https://forms.office.com/r/Pr0z8m9ULY The participation in this… Continue reading Study participation
Reflections: what does it feel to “do a PhD”?
Passing my virtual viva in May, 2021 I thought it would be useful to, both for myself and any potential readers, to reflect on what it feels to do a PhD. For brief background, I am a fresh PhD graduate, having defended my work in May 2021 at University of Essex, Department of Psychosocial and… Continue reading Reflections: what does it feel to “do a PhD”?