Shaira Berg

(she/her/hers)

University Position

PhD student

Interests

My research interests are in Clinical Behavioural Neuroscience. Currently, I am working with Virtual Reality and Pavlovian-Instrumental Transfer to investigate the effects of threat on goal-directed and habitual learning in individuals with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and OCD trait tendencies. This includes bespoke horror scenarios created for collaboration by BAFTA award-winning horror video games company Ninja Theory and biofeedback methods such as heart rate monitoring and salivary analysis for Alpha-Amylase to measure for stress.

Key Publications

Investigating the Influences of Evoked Threat on Learning in People with Contamination Fears in Virtual Reality

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/JHVPU
Journal: Open Science Framework
Year: 2024
Authors: Shaira Berg, Amy L. Milton, Trevor William Robbins, Sharon Morein-Zamir

Investigating the Role of Sensory Modality and Trait Differences in Pavlovian-Instrumental Transfer Effects

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/EYT6R
Journal: Open Science Framework
Year: 2024
Authors: Shaira Berg, Sharon Morein-Zamir, Trevor William Robbins, Felippe Espinelli Amorim, Emily Breese, Adam Shea, Amy L. Milton

Exploring the Role of Threatening Contexts in Pavlovian-Instrumental Transfer Effects in Virtual Reality

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/2PTQM
Journal: Open Science Framework
Year: 2023
Authors: Shaira Berg, Sharon Morein-Zamir, Trevor William Robbins, Felippe Espinelli Amorim, Emily Breese, Amy L Milton

Systematic Literature Review Protocol: Human Pavlovian-Instrumental Transfer

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/2YWFQ
Journal: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Authors: Shaira Berg, Trevor William Robbins, Sharon Morein-Zamir, Felippe Espinelli Amorim, Amy L. Milton

The Effect of Auditory Distraction on the Auditory Word Repetition Performance of Children with ADHD

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13189/ujp.2021.090101
Journal: Universal Journal of Psychology
Year: 2021
Authors: Mohammed Shafiullah, Shaira Berg, Paul van Schaik, Lorraine McDonald, John D. Allbutt

Publications

Facial action coding systems for diagnostic and therapeutic applications in mental health

DOI: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/articulo?codigo=8324614
Journal: Advances in Clinical Psychology
Year: 2021
Authors: Mohammed Shafiullah, Shaira Berg

Applying dynamic negative feedback to improve therapeutic alliance in cognitive behavioural therapy

DOI: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/articulo?codigo=8324615
Journal: Advances in Clinical Psychology
Year: 2021
Authors: Shaira Berg, Mohammed Shafiullah