Lorena Jiménez Sánchez
Lecturer
- Psychology
- School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences
Contact details
- Email: lorena.jimenezs@ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
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Room UG45, Psychology Building
- City
- 7 George Square Edinburgh
- Post code
- EH8 9JZ
Availability
I am happy to meet by appointment. To schedule a convenient date and time, please email me at lorena.jimenezs@ed.ac.uk.
Background
I completed my BSc in Health Biology and MSc in Neuroscience in Madrid, Spain. In 2019, I moved to the UK and earned a PhD in Translational Neuroscience from the University of Edinburgh in 2023, under the supervision of Sue Fletcher-Watson, James P. Boardman and Ann Clemens. I joined the Psychology division of the School of Philosophy, Psychology & Language Sciences at the University of Edinburgh as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with Dr. Hilary Richardson in October 2023, and as a lecturer in August 2024.
Qualifications
PhD in Translational Neuroscience (2019-2023), University of Edinburgh
MSc in Neuroscience (2016-2018), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain)
BSc in Health Biology (2012-2016), Universidad de Alcalá de Henares (Spain)
Open to PhD supervision enquiries?
No
Research summary
My interest in social neuroscience peaked during the COVID pandemic, which highlighted how positive connections between people can increase resilience. Since then, my research has focused on socioemotional development in the first year of life. My thesis integrated behavioural, cognitive and neuroimaging methods to investigate the development of attachment relationships in preterm infants. I then worked as a postdoctoral research fellow with Dr. Hilary Richardson (School of Philosophy, Psychology & Language Sciences), investigating social factors that predict the maturation of face-selective brain regions during childhood.