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Guest editing for research topic published in Frontiers in Virtual Reality

  • Monday, 19 December 2022

The Immersive VR lab, in collaboration with Dr. Nishtha Lamba, head and founder of the Social Psychology Research Lab at Middlesex University Dubai, recently had a research topic for guest editing accepted in the journal, Fronters in Virtual Reality. This research topic is in collaboration with Dr. Domna Banakou from NYU Abu Dhabi and Dr. Sofia Seinfeld from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain. 

The title of this topic is “Understanding and Improving the ‘Self’ Using Immersive Virtual Reality”

Guest Editors: Dr. Sameer Kishore, Dr. Nishtha Lamba, Dr. Domna Banakou, Dr. Sofia Seinfeld

This topic aims to develop research related to generating new knowledge and developing interventions where virtual reality can be used to somehow improve the ‘self’. These can include treatment of phobias and mental health disorders, studies related to positive psychology, improving wellbeing, or learning new skills. 

More information and submission guidelines can be found here: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/50472/understanding-and-improving-the-self-using-immersive-virtual-reality