PhD Student
Contact Details
Email: shasch01@student.bbk.ac.uk
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-hascher-b19268180/
Supervisors:
Halley Pontes (Birkbeck, University of London)
Ori Ossmy (Birkbeck, University of London)
Research interests:
I am primarily focused on researching mental health and wellbeing, employing innovative technologies like neurofeedback and virtual reality (VR). In my PhD. project, I am concentrating on food addiction, specifically with a focus on sugary items. The objective is to explore how sugar addiction can be measured and to identify associated comorbidities. Additionally, I aim to develop interventions using EEG neurofeedback and VR to effectively reduce sugar cravings.
Education:
PhD Psychology | Psychological Sciences Department | Birkbeck, University of London (2023 – present)
MSc Conversion Psychology | Psychological Sciences Department | Birkbeck, University of London (2022 – 2023)
MSc Clinical, Social and Cognitive Neuroscience| Department of Psychology | City, University of London (2021 – 2022)
BA Marketing with Luxury Brand Management| Business School | South Bank University (2018 – 2021)
Publications:
Hascher, S., Ossmy, O., Pontes, H. (2025). The Application of Serious Games in Virtual Reality as Intervention for Sugar Addiction. In: Plass, J.L., Ochoa, X. (eds) Serious Games. JCSG 2024. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 15259. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-74138-8_28
Hascher, S., Shuster, A., Mukamel, R., & Ossmy, O. (2023). The power of multivariate approach in identifying EEG correlates of interlimb coupling. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 17.