Tohid Zarei

Tohid Zarei

PhD Student

University of South Australia

My passion for helping young minds reach their full potential, while cherishing their unique individuality, led me to pursue a Masters in Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology. As a PhD student at CAIN lab, I am now dedicated to finding innovative and effective ways to use Virtual Reality (VR) to create immersive and engaging therapeutic environments for adolescents. By contributing to the growing body of evidence supporting the use of VR in therapy, we also hope to deliver much-needed mental health services to remote and regional areas.

Current Project: Autistic Young Adults’ Needs, Preferences, and Attitudes Towards Peer Support and Virtual Reality

Primary Supervisor: Tobias Loetscher

Other Supervisors: Caroline Ellison, Ancret Szpak, Amanda Hutchinson, Gun Lee

Interests
  • Neurodivergent mental health accessibility
  • Virtual reality
  • Inclusive research methodology