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Riga, LV

Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

PhD Project: The impact of urban policies for social inequalities in mental healthThe objective of the project is to gain in-depth understanding of factors that affect mental health of city residents. I am particularly interested in studying how socio-economic problems affect mental health and how population mental health could be improved by adressing.

As a part of the JRC Programme, I am supervising a team of psychology students and recent graduates on a qualitative research project "Improving mental health through urban policy: How do European cities address the social determinants of mental health?"

Cambridge, United Kingdom

As a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) I was working with individuals experiencing mental health difficulties (low mood, anxiety, panic attacks) by applying principles of Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.Additionally, in response to the staff shortages due to the Covid-19 pandemic I was redeployed as a Healthcare Assistant at the.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Assisted with the Behaviour Change by Design research projects to assess the effectiveness of interventions tackling excessive food, alcohol and tobacco consumption.

Collaborated with an international group of psychology students and recent graduates to work on a research project investigating the impact of passive social media use on wellbeing, supervised by Amy Orben (Oxford University).

Riga, Latvia

My main responsibilities included: - Managing marketing activities for psychological board games and training programmes. - Organising personal development trainings, seminars, board-game-based training sessions. - Writing grant applications for European Regional Development Fund funding via Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA)..

Maastricht Area, Netherlands

My main responsibilities included organising promotional events, presenting at info sessions and Master's Open days, supporting outreach activities and recruitment of potential candidates for the PREMIUM Programme which is an extracurricular honours programme for highly motivated master's students at Maastricht University that aims to bridge the gap.

Maastricht Area, Netherlands

By applying choice architecture methods based on findings in social psychology and behavioral economics, I was testing how default healthy meals could be implemented in the university canteen to nudge healthier food choices.

Maastricht Area, Netherlands

PREMIUM is Maastricht University’s Honours programme for high-performing, motivated master’s students.During this project I was working for Marres, Centre for Contemporary Culture. Together with my interdisciplinary team we developed a digital platform that encourages people to discover the city of Maastricht through their senses. This project is a part of.

Riga, Latvia

During this internship I worked closely with clinical psychologists to administer psychological assessments using personality and cognitive skills tests for service users with various mental health difficulties. I was also leading psycho-educational group sessions for patients with depression, anxiety and alcohol addiction using CBT techniques.

Riga, Latvia

My main duties were:- Psychological assessments for students with learning and mental health difficulties. I conducted family history interviews and administered personality and cognitive skills tests.- Planning and organising class team building events to promote cooperation, empathy and tolerance.- Career counselling for the senior year students. This.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Public Health

Pg Certificate In Evidence Based Low Intensity Cbt, Mental And Social Health Services And Allied Professions

Master’S Degree, Health And Social Psychology, 8.19

Master's program included 4 courses (Self-regulation, Bad Habits, Manipulation, Planning Behaviour Change Programmes), a research.

Bachelor’S Degree, Psychology, 9.12

A 4-year general psychology program that included 2 internships – in clinical psychology and in educational psychology. Awarded with UL.