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Hire Dr. Angelica O.

Belgium

Psychologist researcher, PhD. 15+ years experience in interactive media, child & youth, mental health & bioethics

Profile Summary

15+ years of experience investigating the behavior of video game players and the psychological and perceptual impact of immersive media via quantitative and qualitative methods. My research projects are characterized by innovation and impact beyond academia. Over the last years, I have been investigating sensory perceptions and involuntary phenomena via my area of expertise Game Transfer Phenomena (GTP). I have been awarded prices and research grants, including the prestigious European scientific Marie Curie postdoctoral grant. I am a prolific author of academic and popular science articles and poetry and an expert public speaker. My conferences include presentations at academic and developer conferences, cultural events about video games and events for young people. I have experience in all phases (design, analysis, reports) of research projects for academia, NGOs, schools, and industry. I have appeared on TV, radio, and podcasts since 1999 talking about the psychosocial implications of the Internet and video games. My studies had been featured in media worldwide. Multilingual (English, Spanish, Swedish).

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Psychology
• ★ Media Studies
• ★ Research Methodology
• ☆ Applied Psychology
• ☆ Spanish Studies
• ☆ Social Network Theory & Analysis
• ☆ Internet
• ☆ Spanish
• ☆ Counseling & Mental Health Support
• ☆ Research

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing, Newswriting

Research Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Data & AI Statistical Analysis

Work Experience

Marie Curie COFUND postdoc Research Fellow

University of Liège

November 2016 - November 2019

Postdoc Researcher. Project leader: eSportsNS. Center for the Science of Learning & Technology and Psychosocial Science (SLATE), Faculty of Psychology.

University of Bergen

September 2016 - October 2016

Postgraduate Outreach Ambassador. Education & languages department, Nottingham Trent University, UK.

Nottingham Trent University

May 2012 - April 2015

Public Health Planning Officer. Unit Gambling Addiction

Public Health Agency of Sweden (Folkhälsomyndigheten)

November 2005 - June 2007

Education

PhD in Psychology

International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology department, Nottingham Trent University, UK

September 2011 - April 2015

MSc. Child and Youth Studies

Department of Child and Youth Studies, Stockholm University, Sweden.

September 2009 - August 2010

MSc. Mental Health and Bioethics

Psychology department, University of Leon, Spain.

October 2006 - September 2009

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

BOOK

Ortiz de Gortari, A.B., Ortiz de Gortari, A.B., Griffiths, M.D.(2017). Beyond the Boundaries of the Game: The Interplay Between In-Game Phenomena, Structural Characteristics of Video Games, and Game Transfer Phenomena . Boundaries of Self and Reality Online: Implications of Digitally Constructed Realities. p. 97-121.

De Gortari, A.B.O., Griffiths, M.D.(2015). Auditory experiences in game transfer phenomena: An empirical self-report study . Gamification: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications. 3-4. p. 1329-1345.

Griffiths, M.D., Kuss, D.J., Ortiz de Gortari, A.B.(2013). Videogames as therapy: A review of the medical and psychological literature . Handbook of Research on ICTs and Management Systems for Improving Efficiency in Healthcare and Social Care. p. 43-68.

(2012). An introduction to game transfer phenomena in video game playing . Video Game Play and Consciousness. p. 217-244.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Dindar, M., Ortiz de Gortari, A.B., Dindar, M., Ortiz de Gortari, A.B.(2017). Turkish validation of the Game Transfer Phenomena Scale (GTPS): Measuring altered perceptions, automatic mental processes and actions and behaviours associated with playing video games . Telematics and Informatics.

Ortiz de Gortari, A.B.(2017). Empirical study on Game Transfer Phenomena in the location-based augmented reality game . Telematics and Informatics.

Ortiz De Gortari, A.B.(2016). The game transfer phenomena framework: Investigating altered perceptions, automatic mental processes and behaviors induced by virtual immersion . Annual Review of CyberTherapy and Telemedicine. 14. p. 9-15.

(2016). Prevalence and Characteristics of Game Transfer Phenomena: A Descriptive Survey Study . International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. 32. (6). p. 470-480.

Ortiz De Gortari, A.B., Ortiz De Gortari, A.B., Pontes, H.M., Griffiths, M.D.(2015). The Game Transfer Phenomena Scale: An Instrument for Investigating the Nonvolitional Effects of Video Game Playing . Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. 18. (10). p. 588-594.

Ortiz De Gortari, A.B., Ortiz De Gortari, A.B., Griffiths, M.D.(2015). Game Transfer Phenomena and its associated factors: An exploratory empirical online survey study . Computers in Human Behavior. 51. (PA). p. 195-202.

Ortiz de Gortari, A.B., Griffiths, M.D.(2014). Automatic Mental Processes, Automatic Actions and Behaviours in Game Transfer Phenomena: An Empirical Self-Report Study Using Online Forum Data . International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. 12. (4). p. 432-452.

De Gortari, A.B.O., Griffiths, M.D.(2014). Auditory Experiences in Game Transfer Phenomena: An Empirical Self-Report Study . International Journal of Cyber Behavior, Psychology and Learning. 4. (1). p. 59-75.

Ortiz de Gortari, A.B., Griffiths, M.D.(2014). Altered Visual Perception in Game Transfer Phenomena: An Empirical Self-Report Study . International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. 30. (2). p. 95-105.

De Gortari, A.B.O., Aronsson, K., Griffiths, M.D.(2011). Game transfer phenomena in video game playing: A qualitative interview study . International Journal of Cyber Behavior, Psychology and Learning. 1. (3). p. 15-33.