Dissertation work currently focuses on virtual identity and Metaverses
Currently mentoring 3 research assistants and 1 practicum student
Relevant Technologies: Meta Quest Pro, Ready Player Me, Artex Studio, Maya, Wrap R3DS, Unity, and Vizard

Developed one of the first research programmes and studies on interest in fictional—specifically AI—partners, and how it relates to aspects such as gender, and equality beliefs
- Thesis used mediation and moderation analyses to develop a statistical understanding of AI relationship interest
Thesis: " Individual differences relating to sexual and platonic relationships with robots”

Completed concurrent degrees in Psychology and Sociology, with a focus on society and technology, intimate relationships, culture, and group dynamics
Relevant Coursework: Advanced Statistics, Social Psychology, Research Methods, and Cultural Psychology, Group Dynamics, Intimate Relationships
Thesis Title: “Dress for success: How cosplay affects romantic affect.

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