Mrs Julia Tibot

Biography

Julia Tibot is a Lecturer in the School of Health Sciences at the University of Gibraltar, teaching on the BSc (Hons) in Psychology & Counselling. She brings a distinctive combination of doctoral research, clinical training and senior professional experience spanning behavioural change, addiction and applied neuroscience. Julia is currently completing a PhD by research in Psychology and holds an MSc in Applied Neuroscience from King’s College London. She is also an individual member of the BACP with a CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and a certificate in APT-accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Essentials. She practises as a humanistic integrative counsellor, working across anxiety, bereavement, trauma, addiction, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD.)

Her doctoral research at the University of Gibraltar’s Centre of Excellence for Responsible Gaming (CARG) examines co-occurring problematic digital behaviours and metacognitive vulnerabilities in adolescents. She designed and delivered the Gibraltar School Survey 2024, a study of 2500 adolescents, and has presented at the International Conference for Behavioural Addictions 2024, 2025 and 2026 as well as public lectures at the University of Gibraltar.

Julia’s research interests focus on adolescent vulnerabilities to risk behaviours from a neurocognitive perspective. She has also been involved in CERG research projects related to gambling employee welfare and addiction as well as adolescent vaping.

Description of Role

As a Lecturer in Psychology and Counselling within the School of Health Sciences, Julia teaches across the BSc (Hons) in Psychology & Counselling, delivering teaching and assessment through a mixture of lectures, tutorials and blended approaches. Drawing on her doctoral research and clinical training, she brings current, research-informed practice directly into the curriculum, helping students engage in critical discourse and apply academic theory to real-world psychological and counselling practice.

Beyond the classroom, Julia provides pastoral support and contributes to curriculum development and quality assurance within the School of Health Sciences, and acts as a module leader, overseeing programme planning and administration.

Julia maintains an active research and scholarly profile, aligning her ongoing work on adolescent digital behaviours and co-occurring problematic behaviours with the University’s research direction, and translating advances in the field into her teaching. She also represents the University through public engagement, having delivered lectures to extend the University’s reputation and impact within the wider Gibraltar community.

Selected Publications

• Horváth, Z., Tibot, J., Király, O., Yu, S. M., Paksi, B., Eisinger, A., … & Czakó, A. (2026). The role of parental control apps and parental knowledge in adolescents’ sleep-related screen use: A nationwide study. Computers in Human Behavior Reports, 101193.
• Tibot, J., Horvath, Z., Czakó, A., Demetrovics, Z.
  Prevalence and Co-occurrence of Adolescent Problematic Screen-based Behaviours: National School Survey [Paper Presentation]. International Conference on Behavioural Addictions 2026, Aug 25–27, 2026, Istanbul, Turkiye.
• Tibot, J. University of Gibraltar Public Research Lecture (2025, March 25). Adolescent Risk-Taking behaviours and Mental Health in Gibraltar [Paper Presentation], Gibraltar, Gibraltar.
• Tibot, J., Czakó, A., Yu, Shu M., Demetrovics, Z.
  An exploration of metacognition within adolescent health and risk-taking behaviour. [Paper Presentation], International Conference on Behavioural Addictions 2025, July 7–9, 2025, Nantes, France.
• Tibot, J., Czakó, A., Demetrovics, Z.
  Perceptions of Employee Mental Health & Gambling Problems within the Online Gambling Industry
  An international survey. [Paper Presentation], International Conference on Behavioural Addictions 2024, July 8–10, 2024, Gibraltar, Gibraltar.