Current Projects
I am a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU), working on the evaluation and design of loneliness interventions. Alongside this role, I am an external collaborator at King’s College London in UK on an NIHR-funded multi-site project developing VR-enhanced cue-exposure treatments for cocaine use disorders.
I am always open to interdisciplinary and international collaborations. Please feel free to get in touch if our research interests align.
The Loneliness Project
(Research Project)
VR Enhanced Cue Exposure Trement in Addiction
(Research Project)
Technological Advancements in Addiction
(Book Chapter)
AI Enhanced App for Depression Management
(Research Project)
Published Articles
Journal Articles
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Fashima, B., Kiyak, C., & Cetinkaya, D. (in press) Digital Health Applications for Enhancing Symptom Tracking in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).
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Brobbin, E., Lowry, N., Cella, M., Copello, A., Coulton, S., Di Pietro, J., Drummond, C., Glautier, S., Kiyak, C., Phillips, T., Stahl, D., Starr, S., Valmaggia, L., Williams, C., & Deluca, P. (2025). Cocaine Cues Used in Experimental Research: A Systematic Review. Brain Sciences, 15(6), 626.
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Kiyak, C., Edwards, G., & Bengtsson, S. (2024). Expressions of interest: Cognitive biases in facial emotion processing in loneliness. Expressions of interest: Exploring cognitive biases in facial emotion processing in loneliness. Psypag Quarterly, (126).
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Kiyak, C., Ijezie, O. A., Ackah, J. A., Armstrong, M., Cowen, J., Cetinkaya, D., ... & Akudjedu, T. N. (2024). Topographical distribution of neuroanatomical abnormalities following COVID-19 invasion: A systematic literature review. Clinical Neuroradiology, 34(1), 13-31.
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Kiyak C., Deluca P. Norton S. Simonetti M. E. & Preti E. (2023). The impact of cue-elicited multisensory imagery on alcohol craving: A randomized controlled trial. European Addiction Research, 29(5), 353-362.
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Kiyak, C., Cetinkaya, D., McAlaney, J., Hodge, S., & Ali, R. (2023). Interrupting dissociation of players through real-time digital tasks during online gambling. International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 1-12.
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Kiyak, C., Simonetti, M. E., Norton, S., & Deluca, P. (2023). The efficacy of cue exposure therapy on alcohol use disorders: A quantitative meta-analysis and systematic review. Addictive behaviors, 139, 107578.
Conference papers
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Elimian, P., Kiyak, C., & Cetinkaya, D. (2024). Adoption of Digital Health Technologies in Supported Living Services. In 2024 10th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health.
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Lyons, D., Kiyak, C., Cetinkaya, D., Hodge, S., & McAlaney, J. (2022). Design and development of a mobile application to combat digital addiction and dissociative states during phone usage. In 2022 IEEE International Conference on e-Business Engineering (ICEBE) (pp. 204-209). IEEE.
Book chapters
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Elimian, P., Kiyak, C., & Cetinkaya, D. (in press). Enhancing Care Through Technology. In Handbook on Smart Health (J.C. Augusto, Editor). Studies in Health Technology and Informatics Book Series, 2025. Sage/IOS Press.