Jeanette Hadaschik
Jeanette Hadaschik (MSc) is a behavioural scientist and external PhD candidate in psychology at Maastricht University, where her research focuses on socio-economic health disparities and the role of Early Life Stress and socio-environmental factors in decision-making, risk-taking, and health behaviour. She uses VR to investigate the impact of threatening and dangerous environments on behaviour, exploring dynamics that contribute to health inequalities. Jeanette also runs her own behavioural science consultancy, Evidentia Behavioral Insights, advising organisations on evidence-based approaches to real-life problems, such as XR-based training and learning.
Maastricht University
Session
This session presents a VR-based experiential learning workshop designed to teach psychology students about systemic and community-level barriers to mental health. Evaluation and exam results suggest that immersive learning enhances understanding and retention of health inequalities and may reduce disparities in student performance.