Lavenda Geshica, S.Psi., M.A.

Lavenda Geshica, S.Psi., M.A., is an academic in the field of Psychology. Currently, Lavenda Geshica, S.Psi., M.A., is pursuing a PhD in Mental Health at the University of Glasgow. During her doctoral studies, she is actively involved as a member of the Suicidal Behaviour Research Laboratory (SBRL) at the University of Glasgow. Additionally, she actively participates in training related to suicide prevention, such as Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) and SafeTALK.

Lavenda Geshica, S. Psi., M.A., obtained her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Indonesia. Her thesis was awarded the best thesis at the Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Indonesia’s 2017 Judicium. She then continued her education in the master’s programme at the Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, with a major in Applied Psychometrics and a minor in Clinical Psychology. At that time, she received an award for graduating with the highest grade point average (GPA) in the master’s Programme in Psychology.

Lavenda Geshica, S.Psi., M.A.’s expertise encompasses various fields within Psychology, such as applied psychometrics and clinical psychology. Her research interests include the Development of Clinical Measurement Tools, Suicide and Life-Threatening Behaviour, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), Psychopathology, Existential Psychology, Personality Psychology, Lived Experience Involvement in Clinical Research, Quantitative Research, and Qualitative Research.

Lavenda Geshica, S.Psi., M.A., teaches several important courses related to her field, including Theory and Application of Psychological Measurement, Non-Projective Personality Assessment, Statistics, Quantitative Research Methods, Mental Disorders, and General Psychology.

Journal Articles from the Last Five Years

• Geshica, L., Djajadisastra, F. W., & Sugiarti. (2023). The Indonesian Version of the Depressive Symptom Index-Suicidality Subscale: Adaptation and Psychometric Evaluation. Jurnal Psikologi, 50(2), 125-140. https://doi.org/10.22146/jpsi.83712
• Arlianto, & Geshica, L. (2022). Perceived risk of using online transportation during the COVID-19 pandemic: A MIMIC-model approach. Jurnal Psikologi Sosial, 20(2), 106-115. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.7454/jps.2022.14
• Geshica, L., & Azwar, S. (2022). Konstruksi Alat Ukur Pantang Menyerah Prajurit TNI Angkatan Udara (IMPI-P32) – Construction of the Pantang Menyerah Scale for Indonesian Air Fore Military Personnel (IMPI-P32) . Jurnal Psikologi Udayana, 9(1), 105-117. https://doi.org/10.24843/JPU/2022.v09.i02.p01

Book Chapter

• Geshica, L. (2019). Ideologi Maskulinitas Tradisional pada Fenomena Bunuh Diri – Traditional Masculinity Ideology in the Suicide Phenomenon in Gunung Kidul – in Subandi, M.A. (Ed). Psikologi dan Budaya – Kajian Berbagai Bidang, UGM Press. ISBN: 978-623-236-005-1.
• Kusumayani, A.A., Nugroho, D.C., Putra, F.H., & Geshica, L. (2018). Oyako Shinju in Yuniarti, K.W., Hanafi, S., & Laheba, T.H (Eds). Psikopatologi Lintas Budaya, UGM Press. ISBN: 978-602-386-849-0.
• Jitendrio, W.A., Geshica, L., & Irbah, S. (2018). Fenomena Depresi di Gunung Kidul (Fenomena Pulung Gantung) – Depression Phenomenon in Gunung Kidul (Pulung Gantung Phenomenon – in Yuniarti, K.W., Hanafi, S., & Laheba, T.H (Eds). Psikopatologi Lintas Budaya, UGM Press. ISBN: 978-602-386-849-0.

• 8th Suicide & Self-harm Early & Mid-Career Researchers’ Forum, Glasgow, United Kingdom. (Participant).
• The 16th Asian Conference on Education (ACE2024), Tokyo, Japan/Hybrid Event. (Oral Presentation).
• The 2nd International Conference of Intervention and Applied Psychology (ICIAP), Depok, Indonesia (Oral Presentation).
• Singapore conference on applied psychology (SCAP), Singapore. (Oral Presentation).
• The 2nd International Conference of Psychology in Health, Education, Social & Organizational Setting (ICP-HESOS), Hangzhou, China. (Oral Presentation).
• The 7th Conference of Indonesian Students Association in South Korea (CISAK), Daejeon, South Korea. (Oral Presentation).

• SafeTALK Training, Public Health Scotland (2024).
• Applied Suicide Intervention Skill Training (ASIST), Public Health Scotland (2024).
• Big Data Analysis, Sekolah Pascasarjana, Universitas Gadjah Mada (2019).
• Structural Equation Modelling, Fakultas Agrikultur, Universitas Gadjah Mada (2018).

• The International Association for Suicide Prevention (Anggota).
• Asosiasi Psikometrika Indonesia HIMPSI (Anggota).
• Ikatan Psikologi Klinis HIMPSI (Anggota).

• Jurnal Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwekerto.
• Jurnal Psikologi Universitas Diponegoro (Volume 22, 2023).

• Awardee Beasiswa Lembaga Pengelola Dana Pendidikan(LPDP) untuk Program Doktoral (PK-219).
• Lulusan dengan Indeks Prestasi Kumulatif (IPK) tertinggi untuk program Magister Psikologi.
• Skripsi terbaik pada Yudisium Fakultas Psikologi, Universitas Indonesia, Januari 2017.

• Alat Ukur Pantang Menyerah Prajurit TNI Angkatan Udara (IMPI-P32) (Dalam Proses).