About

My research project

University roles and responsibilities

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA)
  • Academic Tutor

    My qualifications

    2017 - 2020
    BSc Psychology (First Class Honours)
    Brunel University London
    2020 - 2021
    MSc Organisational Psychiatry and Psychology (Distinction)
    King's College London
    2022 - Ongoing
    PhD Applied Psychology
    University of Surrey

    Research

    Research interests

    Teaching

    Publications

    Highlights

    Publications

    • Szekely, R., Mason, O., Frohlich, D., & Barley, E. (2023). The use of virtual reality to reduce mental health stigma among healthcare and non-healthcare students: a systematic review. Behaviour & Information Technology, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2023.2232049
    • Wranik, W. D., Szekely, R. R., Mayer, S., Hiligsmann, M., & Cheung, K. L. (2021). The most important facilitators and barriers to the use of Health Technology Assessment in Canada: a best–worst scaling approach. Journal of Medical Economics, 24(1), 846-856. https://doi.org/10.1080/13696998.2021.1946326
    • Szekely, R. (2020). Humans are social beings, but to what extent? PsychTalk, 1(96), 10-12. https://doi.org/10.53841/bpstalk.2020.1.96.10

     

    Posters & Oral presentations

    • Szekely, R., Mason, O., Frohlich, D., & Barley, E. (2023, June 13–14). The use of virtual reality (VR) to reduce mental health stigma among healthcare and non-healthcare students: a systematic review [Poster presentation]. British Psychological Society, Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference 2023 ‘Current challenges and innovative solutions in Health Psychology’, Sheffield, UK.
    • Szekely, R. (2023, April 20). Virtual reality (VR) to tackle mental health stigma in healthcare students: Research progress and next steps [Poster presentation]. School of Psychology Research Student Conference 2023, University of Surrey, UK.
    • Szekely, R. (2022, May 3). Mental health and well-being among Intensive Care Unit (ICU) staff: An occupational psychology perspective [Oral presentation]. Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre Monthly Learning Hour, London, UK