Dr Elena Gomis Vicent

Elena is currently working at UEL as a lecturer. In particular, she is the module leader of research methods in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Previously, she completed a PhD investigating cognitive and physiological effects of non-invasive brain stimulation in the prefrontal cortex during gambling. As part of her PhD project, she conducted a clinical trial at the UK National Problem Gambling Clinic NHS Trust, and completed an internship at Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Harvard Medical School, in USA. She holds a BSc and MSc in Biological Sciences and MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience from the University of Valencia. Her main research interests involve exploring alternative and cost-effective interventions to improve treatment approaches for addiction.