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Andrea Lebena

Principal Research Engineer

I am a Principal Research Engineer in the HMV Department (Social Medicine and Public Health), as well as in the BKV Department (Center for Social and Affective Neuroscience)

Presentation

I'm a health psychologist who earned her PhD in neuroscience from the University of the Basque Country.

My research has primarily focused on anxiety, depression, and neurodevelopmental disorders. Currently, her work investigates the effects of stress and social inequality on both physical and mental health.

I have contributed to several funded projects, co-authored around 20 articles, participated in numerous conferences, and completed both pre- and post-doctoral research stays. I've has also supervised undergraduate students at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Publications

2024

Andrea Lebeña, Åshild Faresjö, Michael P. Jones, Felicia Bengtsson, Tomas Faresjö, Johnny Ludvigsson (2024) Early environmental predictors for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their co-occurrence: The prospective ABIS-Study Scientific Reports, Vol. 14, Article 14759 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Debojyoti Das, Joana Thimjo, Andrea Lebena, Annie Guo, Charlotta Enerbäck, Johnny Ludvigsson (2024) Breastfeeding decreases the risk of developing psoriasis through to early adulthood British Journal of Dermatology, Vol. 191, p. 65-74 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

2023

Izaro Babarro, Jesus Ibarluzea, Elvar Theodorsson, Eduardo Fano, Andrea Lebeña, Monica Guxens, Jordi Sunyer, Ainara Andiarena (2023) Hair cortisol as a biomarker of chronic stress in preadolescents: influence of school context and bullying Child Neuropsychology, Vol. 29, p. 742-759 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Andrea Lebena, Åshild Olsen Faresjö, Tomas Faresjö, Johnny Ludvigsson (2023) Clinical implications of ADHD, ASD, and their co-occurrence in early adulthood-the prospective ABIS-study BMC Psychiatry, Vol. 23, Article 851 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Astrid Braenden, Andrea Lebena, Åshild Olsen Faresjö, Elvar Theodorsson, Marit Coldevin, Jan Stubberud, Pal Zeiner, Annika Melinder (2023) Excessive hair cortisol concentration as an indicator of psychological disorders in children Psychoneuroendocrinology, Vol. 157, Article 106363 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

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