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Dr Fiorentina Sterkaj

Director of the Department of Psychological Sciences, School of Psychology, University of East London
I am a senior academic with over 17 years’ experience across 3 higher education institutions. I hold a Doctorate and a BSc Honours in Psychology and a Postgraduate Certificate of Teaching in Higher Education. I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society. I have extensive training and experience in managing and leading change and have won several awards for student experience and leadership.

Areas of interest:

Pedagogical research with a focus on making a difference to student learning and improving student experience in HE
Problem-based learning and student engagement
Improving mood and student wellbeing and reducing study-related stress
Mental Health and Well-being, Mindfulness, Memory and Forgetting with a particular focus on Retrieval Induced Forgetting and Mood.
Cognitive neuropsychology and psychopharmacology of memory in clinical populations: executive functioning, cognitive deficits associated with depression and schizophrenia.

Why do young people have such poor mental health? A psychologist explains

Mar 07, 2024 07:40 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

A recent report from think tank the Resolution Foundation has found that 34% of young people aged 18-24 in the UK have symptoms of a common mental disorder the highest rate of any age group. Mental health problems...

Economy

Gold Prices Rebound as U.S.-China Tensions and Russia-Ukraine Conflict Fuel Safe Haven Demand

Gold prices surged in Asian trading Thursday, bouncing back from earlier losses as uncertainty over the U.S.-China trade war and renewed Russia-Ukraine tensions boosted demand for safe haven assets. Spot gold rose 1.3% to...

Thailand’s Exports Surge to 3-Year High Despite U.S. Tariff Risks

Thailands exports jumped 17.8% year-on-year in March, marking the ninth consecutive monthly increase and the highest level in three years, according to the Commerce Ministry. The figure outperformed analysts expectations...

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Malaysia Weighs Growth Forecast Cut as U.S. Tariff Deadline Looms

Malaysia is likely to lower its 2025 GDP growth forecast of 4.5% to 5.5% due to rising trade tensions and looming U.S. tariffs, according to Bank Negara Malaysia Governor Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour. Speaking at an IMF event in...

Asian Stocks Edge Higher as Japan Gains, Korea Lags on Weak GDP

Asian stocks saw modest gains on Thursday, with Japan leading the region on renewed hopes of U.S. trade dialogue. Investors remained cautious, reassessing optimism over a potential de-escalation in the U.S.-China trade war...

Politics

Ramaphosa Urges Unconditional Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks During Zelenskiy Visit

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa called for peace talks between Ukraine and Russia to begin without any preconditions, including the controversial idea of Ukraine ceding territory to Moscow. His remarks came during...

Trump Urges Putin to Halt Missile Strikes on Kyiv, Calls Timing "Very Bad"

U.S. President Donald Trump issued a rare rebuke of Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, urging him to stop missile and drone strikes on Kyiv. Vladimir, STOP! Trump wrote in a social media post following Russias...

Modi Vows Retaliation After Deadly Kashmir Attack, India Cuts Ties with Pakistan

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has vowed to hunt down the perpetrators of a deadly militant attack in Kashmir that killed 26 tourists, calling it the worst civilian assault in nearly two decades. Speaking at a rally...

Japan’s Economy Minister Heads to U.S. for Crucial Tariff Negotiations

Japans Economy Minister Ryosei Akazawa is set to travel to Washington from April 30 to May 2 for a second round of high-stakes negotiations with U.S. officials regarding tariffs on Japanese exports, according to media...

Trump Signs Executive Order Tightening College Accreditation and Targeting Foreign Funding

President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order on Wednesday aimed at tightening college accreditation standards, a move that could affect access to billions in federal student aid. The order is part of a broader...

Science

Kennedy Sets September Deadline to Uncover Autism Causes Amid Controversy

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a bold plan to identify the cause of autism by September 2025. Speaking at a cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump, Kennedy declared a global...

AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi Gets US Approval for Bladder Cancer Treatment

AstraZenecas drug Imfinzi (NASDAQ: AZN) has received U.S. approval to treat adult patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer, a significant advancement in cancer therapy. The approval allows Imfinzi to be used in...

Sanofi’s New Hemophilia Drug Qfitlia Gains FDA Approval with Breakthrough Bimonthly Dosing

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Qfitlia, a groundbreaking hemophilia treatment by French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi (NASDAQ: SNY). Designed for patients aged 12 and older with hemophilia A or B,...

FDA Vaccine Chief Peter Marks Resigns Amid Controversy Over Transparency

Peter Marks, the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations (FDA) top vaccine official, has resigned after reportedly being forced out by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), according to The Wall Street Journal....

Museums have tons of data, and AI could make it more accessible − but standardizing and organizing it across fields won’t be easy

Ice cores in freezers, dinosaurs on display, fish in jars, birds in boxes, human remains and ancient artifacts from long gone civilizations that few people ever see museum collections are filled with all this and more....

Technology

South Korea Flags DeepSeek for Unauthorized Data Transfers to China and U.S.

South Koreas Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) has accused Chinese AI startup DeepSeek of transferring personal user data and prompt content without consent during its app launch in January 2025. The PIPC...

Adobe Expands Firefly with AI from OpenAI and Google, Launches Mobile App

Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) is expanding its Firefly generative AI service by integrating image-generation models from OpenAI and Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL), while also making the app available on mobile devices. This move...

Nintendo Switch 2 Sees Surging Demand with 2.2 Million Lottery Applications in Japan

Nintendo has revealed that over 2.2 million people have entered a lottery for the new Switch 2 console in Japan, signaling overwhelming demand ahead of its June 5 launch. The company admitted it cannot fulfill all orders...

TSMC to Launch Advanced 1.4nm Chips by 2028 to Power AI Growth

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the worlds leading contract chipmaker and a key supplier to Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), announced plans to begin mass production of its next-generation 1.4 nanometer (nm) chip...

SK Hynix Q1 Profit Soars on AI Chip Boom and Tariff Stockpiling

SK Hynix (KRX:000660) more than doubled its quarterly operating profit as demand for AI chips surged and clients stockpiled inventory ahead of potential U.S. tariffs. The worlds second-largest memory chipmaker posted an...