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Liviu Fodor – Community

Blog / Website:

Liviu FODOR – Teaching

Subjects taught:

  • Rational and Irrational Beliefs in Clinical Cognitive Sciences
  • Advanced Research Methods I
  • Clinical Cognitive Sciences
  • Advanced Research Methods II
  • General research methods and the methodology of the elaboration of scientific works. Ethics and academic integrity

Schedule for hearings:

Thursday: 15:00 – 17:00

Contact address: No. 30 Fântânele Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

E-mail: liviu.fodor@ubbcluj.ro

Liviu FODOR – Research

Research Interests:

  • Meta-analytic research approaches (Classical, IPD, Network)
  • Network approaches to mental disorders
  • Investigating the effectiveness/efficacy of technology-enhanced interventions, and the underlying mechanisms of change

Projects & Grants:

Project team member:

  • Grant PN-III-P1-1.1-TE-2021-1521 – “Terapie focalizată pe scheme pentru simptome de anxietate socială și depresie – destructurarea modurilor de critic și protector detașat”
  • Grant PN-III-P4-ID-PCE-2020-2170 – ”Evaluarea Gamificată a Abilităților de Reglare Emoționala și Prevenția Personalizată Bazată pe Joc Online a Tulburărilor Emoționale la Copii”
  • Grant PN-III-P1-1.1-TE-2019-2140 – “AICARE: Un agent terapeutic virtual bazat pe inteligență artificială pentru adresarea anxietății și depresiei la tinerii adulți supraviețuitori de cancer”
  • Grant PN-III-P1-1.1-TE-2016-1054 – ”Predictori și moderatori ai răspunsului la terapia cognitiv-comportamentală pentru tulburările de anxietate: un pas spre tratamentul personalizat”
  • Grant PN-II-RU-TE-2014-4-1316 – ”Moderatori ai răspunsului la psihoterapia cognitiv comportamentală pentru depresie: ce funcționează mai bine pentru cine”
  • Grant PN-II-RU-TE-2014-4-2481 – ”SIGMA: A Self-help, Integrated, and Gamified Mobile Phone Application for Weight Management in Young Adults)”

Liviu FODOR – Publications

Google Scholar Profile

Articles:

    • Lin, T., Cohen, Z. D., Stefan, S., Șoflău, R., Fodor, L. A., Georgescu, R., Bruijniks, S. J. E., Lemmens, L., Bagby, M., Quilty, L., Ekeblad, A., Holmqvist, R., Evans, J., O’Mahen, H. A., Johnson, J. E., Zlotnick, C., Hilpert, P., Carter, J., McBride, C., Constantino, M., … Driessen, E. (2025). Efficacy and moderators of cognitive behavioural therapy versus interpersonal psychotherapy for adult depression: study protocol of a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis. BMJ open, 15(12), e111686. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-111686
    • Naudet, F., Pellen, C., Fodor, L. A., Gastaldon, C., Barbui, C., Turner, E. H., Le Pabic, E., & Cristea, I. A. (2025). Efficacy and safety of esketamine for “treatment resistant depression”: registered report for a systematic review with an individual patient data meta-analysis of randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials. BMC medicine, 23(1), 677. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04435-x
    • Stefan, S., Stroian, P., Silviu, M., Fodor, L., & Nechita, D. (2025). Self-criticism, experiential avoidance, social anxiety and depression in an experience sampling paradigm. Current Psychology: A Journal for Diverse Perspectives on Diverse Psychological Issues. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-025-08264-2
    • Stefan, S., Stroian, P., Fodor, L. A., Silviu, M., Nechita, D., Mătiță, D., Mustățea, M., Ioana, A., Tamas, A., & Roediger, E. (2025). Contextual schema therapy for social anxiety and depression symptoms-A two sessions, online, group randomized trial. Psychotherapy research : journal of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, 1–16. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2025.2523480..
    • Crasnean, E., Nechifor, R. E., Fodor, L., Almășan, O., Sollmann, N., Ban, A., Roman, R., Mitre, I., Bran, S., Onișor, F., Dinu, C., Băciuț, M., & Hedeșiu, M. (2025). Pediatric Versus Adult Nasopharyngeal Cancer in Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Cancers, 17(13), 2237. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17132237.
    • Podina, I. R., Bucur, A.-M., Fodor, L., & Boian, R. (2025). Screening for common mental health disorders: A psychometric evaluation of a chatbot system. Behaviour & Information Technology, 44(10), 2160–2169. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2023.2275164
    • Antone, N. Z., Pintican, R., Manole, S., Fodor, L.-A., Lucaciu, C., Roman, A., Trifa, A., Catana, A., Lisencu, C., Buiga, R., Vlad, C., & Achimas Cadariu, P. (2025). Predicting Pathogenic Variants of Breast Cancer Using Ultrasound-Derived Machine Learning Models. Cancers, 17(6), 1019. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17061019
    • Zhao, R., Amanvermez, Y., Pei, J., Castro-Ramirez, F., Rapsey, C., Garcia, C., Ebert, D. D., Haro, J. M., Fodor, L. A., David, O. A., Rankin, O., Chua, S. N., Martínez, V., Bruffaerts, R., Kessler, R. C., & Cuijpers, P. (2025). Research Review: Help-seeking intentions, behaviors, and barriers in college students – a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines, 66(10), 1593–1605. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14145
    • Iuga, I.A., Fodor, L.A. & David, O.A. Cognitive emotion regulation strategies and academic burnout dimensions in children and adolescents: a network analysis approach. Curr Psychol 44, 5480–5493 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-025-07537-0
    • David, O. A., Tomoiagă, C., & Fodor, L. A. (2024). The MoodWheel app: validation and factor structure of a new tool for the assessment of mood based on the experience sampling method. The Journal of general psychology, 1–17. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221309.2024.2378284
    • Pei, J., Amanvermez, Y., Vigo, D., Puyat, J., Kessler, R. C., Mortier, P., Bruffaerts, R., Rankin, O., Chua, S. N., Martínez, V., Rapsey, C., Fodor, L. A., David, O. A., Garcia, C., & Cuijpers, P. (2024). Sociodemographic Correlates of Mental Health Treatment Seeking Among College Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Psychiatric Services. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230414
    • David, O. A., Tomoiagă, C., & Fodor, L. A. (2024). Gamified Assessment of the Emotion-Regulation Abilities in Youths: Validation of the REThink Online Game-Based Assessment System. Games for Health Journal. https://doi.org/10.1089/g4h.2023.0011
    • David, O. A., & Fodor, L. A. (2023). Preventing mental illness in children that experienced maltreatment the efficacy of REThink online therapeutic game. Npj Digital Medicine, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-023-00849-0
    • David, O. A., Fodor, L. A., Dascăl, M. D., & Miron, I. S. (2023). The efficacy of online parenting interventions in addressing emotional problems in children and adolescents: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 69(5), 1100–1112. https://doi.org/10.1177/00207640231156034
    • Podina, I. R., Bucur, A.-M., Todea, D., Fodor, L., Luca, A., Dinu, L. P., & Boian, R. F. (2023). Mental health at different stages of cancer survival: A natural language processing study of Reddit posts. Frontiers in Psychology, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1150227
    • Póka, T., Fodor, L. A., Barta, A., & Mér\Ho, L. (2023). A Systematic review and meta-analysis on the effectiveness of self-compassion interventions for changing university students’ positive and negative affect. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-04834-4
    • Stefan, S., Stroian, P., Fodor, L., Matu, S., Nechita, D., Boldea, I., Fechete, I., Mătiță, D., & Mustățea, M. (2023). An online contextual schema therapy workshop for social anxiety symptoms – A randomized control trial. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2023.06.005
    • Podina, I., Bucur, A.-M., Todea, D., Fodor, L. A., Luca, A. I., Dinu, L., & Boian, R. (2022). Mental health at different stages of cancer survival: A natural language processing study of Reddit posts. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/mskn3
    • Fodor, L. A., Todea, D., & Podina, I. R. (2022). Core Fear of Cancer recurrence symptoms in Cancer Survivors: A network approach. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03500-5
    • Barta, A., Fodor, L. A., Tamas, B., & Szamoskozi, I. (2022). The development of students critical thinking abilities and dispositions through the concept mapping learning method – A meta-analysis. Educational Research Review, 37, 100481. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2022.100481
    • David, O. A., & Fodor, L. A. (2022). Are gains in emotional symptoms and emotion-regulation competencies after the REThink therapeutic game maintained in the long run? A 6-month follow-up. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 32(10), 1853–1862. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-022-02002-w
    • Tamas, B., Fodor, L. A., Galfi, B., Barta, A., & Szamoskozi, I. (2022). Visual art, as domain specific knowledge in visual stimuli comprehension: a meta-analytical review of art and non-art experts’ eye fixation duration. 9th sws international scientific conference on social sciences – ISCSS Proceedings 2022. https://doi.org/10.35603/sws.iscss.2022/s06.064
    • Ștefan, S., Fodor, L. A., Curt, I., Ionescu, A., Pantea, N., Jiboc, N., & Tegzesiu, A. M. (2021). Health anxiety, perceived risk and perceived control in following recommended preventive measures during early COVID-19 response in Romania. BJPsych Open, 7(5). https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2021.990
    • Petr, J., Hogeboom, L., Nikulin, P., Wiegers, E., Schroyen, G., Kallehauge, J., Chmelík, M., Clement, P., Nechifor, R. E., Fodor, L.-A., Hamer, P. C. D. W., Barkhof, F., Pernet, C., Lequin, M., Deprez, S., Jančálek, R., Mutsaerts, H. J. M. M., Pizzini, F. B., Emblem, K. E., & Keil, V. C. (2021). A systematic review on the use of quantitative imaging to detect cancer therapy adverse effects in normal-appearing brain tissue. Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10334-021-00985-2
    • Voinescu, A., Petrini, K., Stanton Fraser, D., Lazarovicz, R.-A., Papavă, I., Fodor, L. A., & David, D. (2021). The effectiveness of a virtual reality attention task to predict depression and anxiety in comparison with current clinical measures. Virtual Reality, 27(1), 119–140. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10055-021-00520-7
    • Fodor, L. A., Georgescu, R., Cuijpers, P., Szamoskozi, Ş., David, D., Furukawa, T. A., & Cristea, I. A. (2020). Efficacy of cognitive bias modification interventions in anxiety and depressive disorders: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. The Lancet Psychiatry, 7(6), 506–514. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2215-0366(20)30130-9
    • Voinescu, A., Fodor, L. A., Fraser, D. S., & David, D. (2020). Exploring attention in vr: Effects of visual and auditory modalities. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 1217 AISC, 677–683.
    • Georgescu, R., Fodor, L. A., Dobrean, A., & Cristea, I. A. (2019). Psychological interventions using virtual reality for pain associated with medical procedures: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine, 50(11), 1795–1807. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291719001855
    • Podina, I. R., Vîslă, A., Fodor, L. A., & Flückiger, C. (2019). Is there a sleeper effect of exposure-based vs. cognitive-only intervention for anxiety disorders? A longitudinal multilevel meta-analysis. Clinical psychology review, 73, 101774. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2019.101774
    • Voinescu, A., Fodor, L.-A., Fraser, D. S., Mejias, M., & David, D. (2019). Exploring the usability of nesplora aquarium, a virtual reality system for neuropsychological assessment of attention and executive functioning. 26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2019 – Proceedings, 1207–1208.
    • Fodor, L. A., Coteț, C. D., Cuijpers, P., Szamoskozi, Ș., David, D., & Cristea, I. A. (2018). The effectiveness of virtual reality based interventions for symptoms of anxiety and depression: A meta-analysis. Scientific reports, 8(1), 10323. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-28113-6
    • Podina, I. R., Faur, A. L., Fodor, L. A., & Boian, R. (2018). Usability and user experience testing of the cognitive-behavioral Sigma smartphone app for weight management. Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies, 18(1), 45–56. https://doi.org/10.24193/jebp.2018.1.4
    • Podina, I. R., & Fodor, L. A. (2018). Critical review and meta-analysis of multicomponent behavioral e-health interventions for weight loss. Health Psychology, 37(6), 501–515. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000623
    • Podina, I. R., Fodor, L. A., Cosmoiu, A., & Boian, R. (2017). An evidence-based gamified mHealth intervention for overweight young adults with maladaptive eating habits: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 18(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-017-2340-6
    • Fodor, L. A., Cosmoiu,  and A., Podina, I. R., and, & and. (2017). Cognitive bias modification interventions for attention to and approach of appetitive food stimuli: A meta-analysis. Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies, 17(2), 85–104. https://doi.org/10.24193/jebp.2017.2.5

    Liviu FODOR – Main Page

    Assistant Professor Liviu FODOR

    Liviu-Andrei Fodor is a lecturer in the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy and a member of the International Institute for Mental Health, both at Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca. He holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology, a master’s degree in “Clinical Psychology, Psychological Counselling and Psychotherapy”, and a PhD in Psychology from the “Psychodiagnosis and Scientifically Validated Psychological Interventions” Doctoral School, at Babeș-Bolyai University. His research interests include meta-research procedures, network approaches to mental disorders, and advanced research methods for evaluating the efficacy/effectiveness of technologically augmented psychological interventions (e.g. virtual reality, online/offline PC and mobile platforms) in the treatment of mental disorders.

    Teaching

    Subjects taught:

    • Rational and Irrational Beliefs in Clinical Cognitive Sciences
    • Advanced Research Methods I
    • Clinical Cognitive Sciences
    • Advanced Research Methods II
    • General research methods and the methodology of the elaboration of scientific works. Ethics and academic integrity

    Schedule for hearings:

    Thursday: 15:00 – 17:00

    Contact address: No. 30 Fântânele Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

    E-mail: liviu.fodor@ubbcluj.ro

    Research Interests:

    • Meta-analytic research approaches (Classical, IPD, Network)
    • Network approaches to mental disorders
    • Investigating the effectiveness/efficacy of technology-enhanced interventions, and the underlying mechanisms of change

    Projects & Grants:

    Project team member:

    • Grant PN-III-P1-1.1-TE-2021-1521 – “Terapie focalizată pe scheme pentru simptome de anxietate socială și depresie – destructurarea modurilor de critic și protector detașat”
    • Grant PN-III-P4-ID-PCE-2020-2170 – ”Evaluarea Gamificată a Abilităților de Reglare Emoționala și Prevenția Personalizată Bazată pe Joc Online a Tulburărilor Emoționale la Copii”
    • Grant PN-III-P1-1.1-TE-2019-2140 – “AICARE: Un agent terapeutic virtual bazat pe inteligență artificială pentru adresarea anxietății și depresiei la tinerii adulți supraviețuitori de cancer”
    • Grant PN-III-P1-1.1-TE-2016-1054 – ”Predictori și moderatori ai răspunsului la terapia cognitiv-comportamentală pentru tulburările de anxietate: un pas spre tratamentul personalizat”
    • Grant PN-II-RU-TE-2014-4-1316 – ”Moderatori ai răspunsului la psihoterapia cognitiv comportamentală pentru depresie: ce funcționează mai bine pentru cine”
    • Grant PN-II-RU-TE-2014-4-2481 – ”SIGMA: A Self-help, Integrated, and Gamified Mobile Phone Application for Weight Management in Young Adults)”
    Google Scholar Profile

    Articles:

      • Lin, T., Cohen, Z. D., Stefan, S., Șoflău, R., Fodor, L. A., Georgescu, R., Bruijniks, S. J. E., Lemmens, L., Bagby, M., Quilty, L., Ekeblad, A., Holmqvist, R., Evans, J., O’Mahen, H. A., Johnson, J. E., Zlotnick, C., Hilpert, P., Carter, J., McBride, C., Constantino, M., … Driessen, E. (2025). Efficacy and moderators of cognitive behavioural therapy versus interpersonal psychotherapy for adult depression: study protocol of a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis. BMJ open, 15(12), e111686. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-111686
      • Naudet, F., Pellen, C., Fodor, L. A., Gastaldon, C., Barbui, C., Turner, E. H., Le Pabic, E., & Cristea, I. A. (2025). Efficacy and safety of esketamine for “treatment resistant depression”: registered report for a systematic review with an individual patient data meta-analysis of randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials. BMC medicine, 23(1), 677. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04435-x
      • Stefan, S., Stroian, P., Silviu, M., Fodor, L., & Nechita, D. (2025). Self-criticism, experiential avoidance, social anxiety and depression in an experience sampling paradigm. Current Psychology: A Journal for Diverse Perspectives on Diverse Psychological Issues. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-025-08264-2
      • Stefan, S., Stroian, P., Fodor, L. A., Silviu, M., Nechita, D., Mătiță, D., Mustățea, M., Ioana, A., Tamas, A., & Roediger, E. (2025). Contextual schema therapy for social anxiety and depression symptoms-A two sessions, online, group randomized trial. Psychotherapy research : journal of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, 1–16. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2025.2523480..
      • Crasnean, E., Nechifor, R. E., Fodor, L., Almășan, O., Sollmann, N., Ban, A., Roman, R., Mitre, I., Bran, S., Onișor, F., Dinu, C., Băciuț, M., & Hedeșiu, M. (2025). Pediatric Versus Adult Nasopharyngeal Cancer in Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Cancers, 17(13), 2237. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17132237.
      • Podina, I. R., Bucur, A.-M., Fodor, L., & Boian, R. (2025). Screening for common mental health disorders: A psychometric evaluation of a chatbot system. Behaviour & Information Technology, 44(10), 2160–2169. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2023.2275164
      • Antone, N. Z., Pintican, R., Manole, S., Fodor, L.-A., Lucaciu, C., Roman, A., Trifa, A., Catana, A., Lisencu, C., Buiga, R., Vlad, C., & Achimas Cadariu, P. (2025). Predicting Pathogenic Variants of Breast Cancer Using Ultrasound-Derived Machine Learning Models. Cancers, 17(6), 1019. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17061019
      • Zhao, R., Amanvermez, Y., Pei, J., Castro-Ramirez, F., Rapsey, C., Garcia, C., Ebert, D. D., Haro, J. M., Fodor, L. A., David, O. A., Rankin, O., Chua, S. N., Martínez, V., Bruffaerts, R., Kessler, R. C., & Cuijpers, P. (2025). Research Review: Help-seeking intentions, behaviors, and barriers in college students – a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines, 66(10), 1593–1605. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14145
      • Iuga, I.A., Fodor, L.A. & David, O.A. Cognitive emotion regulation strategies and academic burnout dimensions in children and adolescents: a network analysis approach. Curr Psychol 44, 5480–5493 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-025-07537-0
      • David, O. A., Tomoiagă, C., & Fodor, L. A. (2024). The MoodWheel app: validation and factor structure of a new tool for the assessment of mood based on the experience sampling method. The Journal of general psychology, 1–17. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221309.2024.2378284
      • Pei, J., Amanvermez, Y., Vigo, D., Puyat, J., Kessler, R. C., Mortier, P., Bruffaerts, R., Rankin, O., Chua, S. N., Martínez, V., Rapsey, C., Fodor, L. A., David, O. A., Garcia, C., & Cuijpers, P. (2024). Sociodemographic Correlates of Mental Health Treatment Seeking Among College Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Psychiatric Services. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230414
      • David, O. A., Tomoiagă, C., & Fodor, L. A. (2024). Gamified Assessment of the Emotion-Regulation Abilities in Youths: Validation of the REThink Online Game-Based Assessment System. Games for Health Journal. https://doi.org/10.1089/g4h.2023.0011
      • David, O. A., & Fodor, L. A. (2023). Preventing mental illness in children that experienced maltreatment the efficacy of REThink online therapeutic game. Npj Digital Medicine, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-023-00849-0
      • David, O. A., Fodor, L. A., Dascăl, M. D., & Miron, I. S. (2023). The efficacy of online parenting interventions in addressing emotional problems in children and adolescents: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 69(5), 1100–1112. https://doi.org/10.1177/00207640231156034
      • Podina, I. R., Bucur, A.-M., Todea, D., Fodor, L., Luca, A., Dinu, L. P., & Boian, R. F. (2023). Mental health at different stages of cancer survival: A natural language processing study of Reddit posts. Frontiers in Psychology, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1150227
      • Póka, T., Fodor, L. A., Barta, A., & Mér\Ho, L. (2023). A Systematic review and meta-analysis on the effectiveness of self-compassion interventions for changing university students’ positive and negative affect. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-04834-4
      • Stefan, S., Stroian, P., Fodor, L., Matu, S., Nechita, D., Boldea, I., Fechete, I., Mătiță, D., & Mustățea, M. (2023). An online contextual schema therapy workshop for social anxiety symptoms – A randomized control trial. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2023.06.005
      • Podina, I., Bucur, A.-M., Todea, D., Fodor, L. A., Luca, A. I., Dinu, L., & Boian, R. (2022). Mental health at different stages of cancer survival: A natural language processing study of Reddit posts. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/mskn3
      • Fodor, L. A., Todea, D., & Podina, I. R. (2022). Core Fear of Cancer recurrence symptoms in Cancer Survivors: A network approach. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03500-5
      • Barta, A., Fodor, L. A., Tamas, B., & Szamoskozi, I. (2022). The development of students critical thinking abilities and dispositions through the concept mapping learning method – A meta-analysis. Educational Research Review, 37, 100481. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2022.100481
      • David, O. A., & Fodor, L. A. (2022). Are gains in emotional symptoms and emotion-regulation competencies after the REThink therapeutic game maintained in the long run? A 6-month follow-up. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 32(10), 1853–1862. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-022-02002-w
      • Tamas, B., Fodor, L. A., Galfi, B., Barta, A., & Szamoskozi, I. (2022). Visual art, as domain specific knowledge in visual stimuli comprehension: a meta-analytical review of art and non-art experts’ eye fixation duration. 9th sws international scientific conference on social sciences – ISCSS Proceedings 2022. https://doi.org/10.35603/sws.iscss.2022/s06.064
      • Ștefan, S., Fodor, L. A., Curt, I., Ionescu, A., Pantea, N., Jiboc, N., & Tegzesiu, A. M. (2021). Health anxiety, perceived risk and perceived control in following recommended preventive measures during early COVID-19 response in Romania. BJPsych Open, 7(5). https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2021.990
      • Petr, J., Hogeboom, L., Nikulin, P., Wiegers, E., Schroyen, G., Kallehauge, J., Chmelík, M., Clement, P., Nechifor, R. E., Fodor, L.-A., Hamer, P. C. D. W., Barkhof, F., Pernet, C., Lequin, M., Deprez, S., Jančálek, R., Mutsaerts, H. J. M. M., Pizzini, F. B., Emblem, K. E., & Keil, V. C. (2021). A systematic review on the use of quantitative imaging to detect cancer therapy adverse effects in normal-appearing brain tissue. Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10334-021-00985-2
      • Voinescu, A., Petrini, K., Stanton Fraser, D., Lazarovicz, R.-A., Papavă, I., Fodor, L. A., & David, D. (2021). The effectiveness of a virtual reality attention task to predict depression and anxiety in comparison with current clinical measures. Virtual Reality, 27(1), 119–140. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10055-021-00520-7
      • Fodor, L. A., Georgescu, R., Cuijpers, P., Szamoskozi, Ş., David, D., Furukawa, T. A., & Cristea, I. A. (2020). Efficacy of cognitive bias modification interventions in anxiety and depressive disorders: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. The Lancet Psychiatry, 7(6), 506–514. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2215-0366(20)30130-9
      • Voinescu, A., Fodor, L. A., Fraser, D. S., & David, D. (2020). Exploring attention in vr: Effects of visual and auditory modalities. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 1217 AISC, 677–683.
      • Georgescu, R., Fodor, L. A., Dobrean, A., & Cristea, I. A. (2019). Psychological interventions using virtual reality for pain associated with medical procedures: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine, 50(11), 1795–1807. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291719001855
      • Podina, I. R., Vîslă, A., Fodor, L. A., & Flückiger, C. (2019). Is there a sleeper effect of exposure-based vs. cognitive-only intervention for anxiety disorders? A longitudinal multilevel meta-analysis. Clinical psychology review, 73, 101774. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2019.101774
      • Voinescu, A., Fodor, L.-A., Fraser, D. S., Mejias, M., & David, D. (2019). Exploring the usability of nesplora aquarium, a virtual reality system for neuropsychological assessment of attention and executive functioning. 26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2019 – Proceedings, 1207–1208.
      • Fodor, L. A., Coteț, C. D., Cuijpers, P., Szamoskozi, Ș., David, D., & Cristea, I. A. (2018). The effectiveness of virtual reality based interventions for symptoms of anxiety and depression: A meta-analysis. Scientific reports, 8(1), 10323. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-28113-6
      • Podina, I. R., Faur, A. L., Fodor, L. A., & Boian, R. (2018). Usability and user experience testing of the cognitive-behavioral Sigma smartphone app for weight management. Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies, 18(1), 45–56. https://doi.org/10.24193/jebp.2018.1.4
      • Podina, I. R., & Fodor, L. A. (2018). Critical review and meta-analysis of multicomponent behavioral e-health interventions for weight loss. Health Psychology, 37(6), 501–515. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000623
      • Podina, I. R., Fodor, L. A., Cosmoiu, A., & Boian, R. (2017). An evidence-based gamified mHealth intervention for overweight young adults with maladaptive eating habits: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 18(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-017-2340-6
      • Fodor, L. A., Cosmoiu,  and A., Podina, I. R., and, & and. (2017). Cognitive bias modification interventions for attention to and approach of appetitive food stimuli: A meta-analysis. Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies, 17(2), 85–104. https://doi.org/10.24193/jebp.2017.2.5

      Blog / Website:

      Oana David – Research

      Research Interests:

      • Personalized technology-based interventions for stress management and emotion regulation

      Projects & Grants:

      Current grants directed

      • Strengthening emotional resilience to stress in youths based on a trauma informed approach, PN-IV-P1-PCE-2023-1854 (2025-2027)

      • Scented Pathways: Unveiling the Relationship of Microbiomes with Olfactory Abilities and Psychological Well-Being, PNRR-III-C9-2023-I8-760245 (2024-2026)

      • June 2022-June2024 – Director, Grant Grant PED Experimental Demonstrative Projects, Title REThink ACADEMY: Helping universities to effectively care for the mental health of college students in the digital age, UEFISCDI (548.000 RON)

      • January 2021 – december 2023 – Director, Grant PCE, REThink Emotions:Game Based Online Assessment of Emotion-Regulation Abilities And Personalised Prevention Of Emotional Disorders In Children and Adolescents, UEFISCDI (1.197.556 RON, PN-III-P4-ID-PCE-2020-2170)

      • August 2020 – August 2022 – Director, Grant PED, REThinkWELL: An integrative evidence-based platform for the prevention of emotional disorders in children and adolescents, UEFISCDI (550.000 RON; PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2019-3837)

      • 2020-2023, Coordinator of the National Consortium in Romania (BBU and other three universities) affiliated to the WHO World Mental Health International College Student (WMH-ICS) Initiative and coordinated by Harvard Medical School. Full title: WellbeingAcademy-CaringUniversities – National Consortium Student Mental Health Needs Assessment Survey.

      • 2021-present, National coordinator, WellbeingAcademy-CaringUniversities –  Student Mental Health Support Interventions at PsyTech-Babes-Bolyai Psychology Clinic BBU.

      Other grants

      • February 2021 – present Consultant, Digital media use and socio-emotional development of toddlers: vulnerability and protection, director Dr. Marie Danet, Associate professor at University of L’Ille.

      • June 2014-July 2017 –  Project Director, Joint Applied Research Projects PN-II-PT-PCCA-2013-4, project title: REThink: Evidence-based therapeutic online game for child and adolescent mental health, National Council for Scientific Research (300.000EUR).

      • June 2014-2017, Researcher, Grant Dcombat: A Computerized Preventative and Therapeutic Intervention for Depression, Programme “Research within Priority Sectors”- implemented under the European Economic Area (EEA) Financial Mechanism 2009-2014, Grant coordinated by Babes-Bolyai University, Partners: CheckWare AS; Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

      • March 2013 – September 2014, Expert mental health and coaching, Grant EduCare FP7, European Commision.

      • March-September 2012, Researcher, iSofie-Internet based Treatment for Social Anxiety Disorder in Romania, Coordinator: Babes-Bolyai University, Partner Linkoping University, Linkoping, Sweeden.

      Roxana Oltean – Publications

      Google Scholar Profile

      ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Cardos_Roxana
      ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-9447-8034

      Indexed ISI Web of Science:

      • Dumitru EP, Cardoș RAI, Milea I, Gambarota F, Altoè G, David DO, Cristea IA. A meta-analysis of the association of death anxiety with psychological distress and psychopathology. Nat Hum Behav. 2025 Mar 3. doi: 10.1038/s41562-025-02115-7. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40033136.
      • Dumitru, E. P., Cardoș, R. A. I., & David, D. O. (2025). The Romanian adaptation of the death anxiety beliefs and behaviors scale. Death Studies. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2025.2516580
      • Oprinca-Muja, L.-A., Mohor, C.-I., Oprinca, G.-C., Cardoș, R., Domnariu, C.-D., Cristian, A.-N., Băcilă, C., Fleacă, S.-R., Cristian, A., & Morar, S. (2025). Burnout syndrome in forensic medicine and its association with vicarious trauma, posttraumatic stress syndrome and occupational stress. International Journal of Legal Medicine, 139, 1223-1237. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-024-03398-7
      • Oprinca-Muja, L.-A., Cristian, A.-N., Topîrcean, E., Cristian, A., Popa, M. F., Cardoș, R., Oprinca, G.-C., Atasie, D., Mihalache, C., Bucuță, M. D., & Morar, S. (2025). Exploring burnout at the morgue during the COVID-19 pandemic: A three-phase analysis of forensic and pathology personnel. Healthcare, 13(5), 504. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13050504
      • Cardoș, R. A., Dumitru, E. P., & David, O. A. (2024). ØCD: protocol for the development and evaluation of a cognitive-behavioral prevention program for obsessive-compulsive disorder. BMC psychiatry, 24(1), 348.
      • Dumitru, E. P., Roxana, C. A., Oltean, H. R., Bîlc, M. I., & David, D. O. (2024). Death Anxiety in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Testing REBT Models of Psychopathology and Psychological Health of Death Anxiety. Psychological Reports, 00332941241242396.
      • Cardoș, R. A., Crețu, I. I., & Dumitru, E. P. (2024). Breaking the chain: The role of irrational thinking in our fear of war and death. Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, 1-10.
      • Cardoș, R. A., David, O. A., & David, D. O. (2017). Virtual reality exposure therapy in flight anxiety. Computers in Human Behavior, 72(C), 371-380. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2017.03.007
      • David, O. A., Costescu, C., Cardos, R., & Mogoaşe, C. (2020). How effective are serious games for promoting mental health and health behavioral change in children and adolescents? A systematic review and meta-analysis. In Child & Youth Care Forum (pp. 1-22). Springer US
      • David, O. A., Predatu, R., & Cardoș, R. A. (2021). Effectiveness of the REThink therapeutic online video game in promoting mental health in children and adolescents. Internet Interventions, 25, 100391.
      • David, O. A., Cardoș, R. A.,& Matu, S. (2018). Is REThink therapeutic game effective in preventing emotional disorders in children and adolescents? Outcomes of a randomized clinical trial.European child & adolescent psychiatry, 1-12
      • David, O. A., Cardoș, R. A.,& Matu, S. (2018). Changes in irrational beliefs are responsible for the efficacy of theREThink therapeutic game in preventing emotional disorders in children and adolescents: mechanisms of change analysis of a randomized clinical trial. European child & adolescent psychiatry, 1-12
      • Sucala, M., Cuijpers, P., Muench, F., Cardoș, R., Soflau, R., Dobrean, A., & David, D. (2017). Anxiety: There is an app for that. A systematic review of anxiety apps. Depression and Anxiety, 1-8. doi: 10.1002/da.22654
      • Cardoș, R. A, Șoflău R., Gherman A., Sucală M., & Chiorean A. (2017). A mobile intervention for core needle biopsy related pain and anxiety: A usability study. Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies, 17(1). doi: 10.24193/jebp.2017.1.2
      • Cardos, R. A., & Mone, I. S. (2016). Religiousness, Spirituality and Work Values: A Step Forward for Work-Life Balance?. Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies, 16(1), 67-77
      • David O.A., Predatu R., & Cardos R.A. (2018). A pilot study of the REThink online video game applied for coaching emotional understanding in children and adolescents in the therapeutic video game environment: The Feeling Better resources game. Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies • David, D., Bizo, A., Cimpean, A. I., Oltean, H., Cardos, R.A., Soflau, R., & Negut, A. (2017). The effect of research method type on stereotypes’ content: a brief research report. The Journal of Social Psychology, 1-14.

      Chapters published in prestigious foreign publishing (ISBN) indexed WorldCat:

      • David, D. O., Silviu, M. A., & Cardos, R. A. (2020). Applications of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Technologies with Children and Adolescents. In Rational-Emotive and Cognitive- Behavioral Approaches to Child and Adolescent Mental Health: Theory, Practice, Research, Applications. (pp. 513-530). Springer, Cham.
      • David, D., Cardoș, R., Cândea, D., Oltean, H., & Ştefan, S. (2019). REBT and depressive disorders. REBT with diverse client problems and populations, 23-44.
      • David O.A., Oltean H., & Cardos R.A. (2019). REBT and parent interventions. In M.E. Bernard & W. Dryden (Eds.), REBT: Advances, in theory, research, prevention, promotion. New-York: Springer Press.
      • David O.A., Cardos R.A., & Oltean H. (2018). Parent and family coaching. In M.E. Bernard & W. Dryden (Eds.), REBT: Advances, in theory, research, prevention, promotion. New-York: Springer Press

      Roxana Oltean – Short Description

      Assistant Professor Roxana OLTEAN, Ph.D.

      Genetic Counseling and Psychosomatics/ Evolutionary Psychology/ Clinical Practice (III & IV)/ Evolutionary Psychology (Cognitive Science)