Dr Orsolya Lukacs

Biography

I am Lecturer of Psychoanalytic Studies and Director of Employability in the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at Essex. I joined the Department in these roles in 2022 after having gained considerable experience in teaching in several countries, across all ages. Previously, I worked as a Senior Research Officer on a project that investigated the role talking therapies have played in mental health being identified as an urgent societal challenge, subsequently leading to considerable state investment in psychotherapies in Britain over the past two decades and resulting in the emergence of new ideals of selfhood, entitled ‘The practice, politics and provision of the talking therapies in England since the 1960s’, led by Professor Sasha Roseneil. I am primarily interested in the links between analytical psychology and physics, the historical and scientific contexts of Jungian theories, the theories of perception of time, the role of creativity and intuition in scientific discoveries, the role of talking therapies in societal change, and the relationship between mind and body. I am also intrigued by research into artificial intelligence and theories of mind, virtual realities and the Self. I welcome proposals for PhDs on topics related to my research interests: • Analytical psychology and physics • Historical and scientific contexts of Jungian theories • Perception of time • Creativity and intuition • Role of talking therapies in societal change • Artificial intelligence and theories of mind • Virtual realities and the Self • Relaxation techniques and symbol therapies

Qualifications

• PhD in Psychoanalytic Studies University of Essex, (2018)

Appointments

University of Essex

• Lecturer of Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Essex (1/9/2022 - present)

• Director of Employability, Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Essex (1/1/2023 - present)

• Fixed-term Teacher, Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Essex (28/3/2022 - 15/6/2023)

• Fixed-Term Teacher, Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Essex (1/4/2019 - 30/6/2019)

• Senior Research Officer, Sociology, University of Essex (1/1/2018 - 31/10/2018)

• Research Assistant, Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Essex (1/3/2017 - 31/8/2017)

• Assistant Lecturer, Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Essex (1/10/2013 - 31/7/2017)