Andrea Lebena

Andrea Lebena is a Research Fellow and Principal Research Engineer at Linköping University's Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences (HMV), affiliated with the Division of Society and Health (SH). She holds a PhD in Neuroscience from the University of the Basque Country. Her research focuses on anxiety, depression, neurodevelopmental disorders, and the impact of stress/social inequality on physical/mental health. She contributes to funded projects, has co-authored ~20 articles, and supervised undergraduate students in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Key research areas include neurodevelopmental disorders like ADHD and ASD, environmental predictors of mental health, biomarkers of stress (e.g., hair cortisol), and public health implications of childhood conditions. Her work combines epidemiological approaches with clinical insights, often using longitudinal cohort studies.

Publications highlight her focus on early environmental factors, pediatric mental health, and translational research. She actively participates in conferences and has conducted post-doctoral research stays. No scientific awards are explicitly listed, though her contributions to high-impact journals suggest significant recognition in her field.

Andrea collaborates within the Johansson Capusan Lab (Unit of Public Health) and is based at Campus US, Room 14:409. Her work integrates interdisciplinary approaches to address societal health challenges, particularly in vulnerable populations.