Gözde Özakıncı
@gozde786.bsky.social
Professor of health psychology. Work on physical activity, cancer survivorship, social prescribing and environmental behaviours. Enjoy sewing, photography. Expect photos of cats and chickens. #womenofacertainage
Love the dog featured! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Our dogs' diversity can be traced back to the Stone Age
A new study suggests their physical transformation began much earlier than we previously thought.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Love the dog featured! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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“I think office environments aren’t really conducive to physical activity”: a qualitative interview study with participants of a workplace physical activity programme. Our latest article!
“I think office environments aren’t really conducive to physical activity”: a qualitative interview study with participants of a workplace physical activity programme. Our latest article!
“I think office environments aren’t really conducive to physical activity”: a qualitative interview study with participants of a workplace physical activity programme - BMC Public Health
Background There is a wealth of evidence surrounding the positive impacts of exercise on health and wellbeing, however, sedentary behaviour is still prevalent, particularly in the workplace. This has ...
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November 9, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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“I think office environments aren’t really conducive to physical activity”: a qualitative interview study with participants of a workplace physical activity programme. Our latest article!
“I think office environments aren’t really conducive to physical activity”: a qualitative interview study with participants of a workplace physical activity programme. Our latest article!
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Thank you for the nice words, @gozde786.bsky.social !
Visit our blog: practicalhealthpsycholog.com
#practicalhealthpsychology #healthpsychology #psychology
Visit our blog: practicalhealthpsycholog.com
#practicalhealthpsychology #healthpsychology #psychology
October 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Thank you for the nice words, @gozde786.bsky.social !
Visit our blog: practicalhealthpsycholog.com
#practicalhealthpsychology #healthpsychology #psychology
Visit our blog: practicalhealthpsycholog.com
#practicalhealthpsychology #healthpsychology #psychology
Grid cell distortion is associated with increased distance estimation error in polarized environments: Current Biology www.cell.com/current-biol...
Grid cell distortion is associated with increased distance estimation error in polarized environments
Duncan et al. demonstrate that distance estimation is impaired in polarized environments
like trapezoids relative to regular rectangular environments. Grid cells recorded
in the trapezoid environment ...
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September 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Grid cell distortion is associated with increased distance estimation error in polarized environments: Current Biology www.cell.com/current-biol...
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New paper out. We asked 29 people with developmental #prosopagnosia (face blindness) what it was like living with the condition and also analysed their objective scores on lab tests of face recognition dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
May 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
New paper out. We asked 29 people with developmental #prosopagnosia (face blindness) what it was like living with the condition and also analysed their objective scores on lab tests of face recognition dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
Our latest article is on #socialprescribing and calls for better evidence and better systems for collaboration journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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July 8, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Our latest article is on #socialprescribing and calls for better evidence and better systems for collaboration journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Challenging and thought-provoking new paper from @gozde786.bsky.social and colleagues.
How do we define and evaluate social prescribing, and what data do we need to generate high quality evidence?
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How do we define and evaluate social prescribing, and what data do we need to generate high quality evidence?
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We need better evidence for social prescribing: call for action for better systems for collaboration and building evidence
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July 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Challenging and thought-provoking new paper from @gozde786.bsky.social and colleagues.
How do we define and evaluate social prescribing, and what data do we need to generate high quality evidence?
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
How do we define and evaluate social prescribing, and what data do we need to generate high quality evidence?
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
So July.. we need to have a conversation
July 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
So July.. we need to have a conversation
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June 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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I think I love Pisa
May 16, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I think I love Pisa
youtu.be/i2bfYw1B_Ww?... I have discovered Downton Abbey. Watching it for Maggie Smith. Expect a lot of ‘another modern brainwave?’ from me.
Downton Abbey - Maggie Smith and the Swivel Chair
YouTube video by Emily Roberts
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April 26, 2025 at 9:16 PM
youtu.be/i2bfYw1B_Ww?... I have discovered Downton Abbey. Watching it for Maggie Smith. Expect a lot of ‘another modern brainwave?’ from me.
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Funded PhD opportunity for qualitative work on health inequalities and factors affecting health outcomes at University of Aberdeen, in partnership with Aberdeen City Council
Please share!
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Please share!
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Understanding and addressing factors affecting health outcomes: a study of lived experiences at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Understanding and addressing factors affecting health outcomes: a study of lived experiences at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com
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April 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Funded PhD opportunity for qualitative work on health inequalities and factors affecting health outcomes at University of Aberdeen, in partnership with Aberdeen City Council
Please share!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Please share!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Every morning I check the news first before I can even properly open my eyes. Hoping that sanity prevailed. But no chance.
March 21, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Every morning I check the news first before I can even properly open my eyes. Hoping that sanity prevailed. But no chance.
Madness is going on around the world and in Turkey. Trying to see the beauty around me and breath. #StirlingUni
March 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Madness is going on around the world and in Turkey. Trying to see the beauty around me and breath. #StirlingUni
On this #InternationalWomensDay check out the team members coming from all over the world: Australia! Belgium! Canada! England! Germany! Greece Ireland! Scotland! Türkiye! I’m so proud of being a part and have the privilege of leading it! lnkd.in/detrYUm7 #healthpsychology
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March 8, 2025 at 10:06 AM
On this #InternationalWomensDay check out the team members coming from all over the world: Australia! Belgium! Canada! England! Germany! Greece Ireland! Scotland! Türkiye! I’m so proud of being a part and have the privilege of leading it! lnkd.in/detrYUm7 #healthpsychology
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Thanks @ukaso.bsky.social for sharing our new findings from the GLoW trial! This will likely be of interest to many ASO members. Happy to provide further information and answer any questions in the comments or via direct message. 💬🗨️💡🙂
The results of the Glucose Lowering through Weight Management (GLoW) trial have recently been published in @diabetologiajnl.bsky.social.
The trial aimed to assess whether a new model of care would help reduce blood sugar and bodyweight compared to standard care.
Read here: tinyurl.com/2jt64ruc
The trial aimed to assess whether a new model of care would help reduce blood sugar and bodyweight compared to standard care.
Read here: tinyurl.com/2jt64ruc
February 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Thanks @ukaso.bsky.social for sharing our new findings from the GLoW trial! This will likely be of interest to many ASO members. Happy to provide further information and answer any questions in the comments or via direct message. 💬🗨️💡🙂
Caught the blue sky before it goes away!
February 27, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Caught the blue sky before it goes away!
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⏬ We're hiring! Check out this fantastic opportunity to join our Systems Science in Public Health Research Group. Future-focused qualitative, quantitative and systems research will be a particular priority. Grade 8 (28 hrs p/wk fixed term to Nov 27) Closes 18th March www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMA604/r...
Research Fellow at University of Glasgow
Explore professional service vacancies, like the Research Fellow role, on jobs.ac.uk. Apply today and learn more about the position.
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February 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
⏬ We're hiring! Check out this fantastic opportunity to join our Systems Science in Public Health Research Group. Future-focused qualitative, quantitative and systems research will be a particular priority. Grade 8 (28 hrs p/wk fixed term to Nov 27) Closes 18th March www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMA604/r...
This was yesterday when we had blue sky! Managed to get out and say hello to this lovely being!
February 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
This was yesterday when we had blue sky! Managed to get out and say hello to this lovely being!