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Elena Constantinou is a Lecturer in Research Methods at the School of Humanities, Social and Education Sciences at European University Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus. Her academic career spans institutions including the University of Cyprus and King’s College London, with a focus on psychophysiological research and emotion processing.
- PhD in Psychology (2014) - University of Leuven, Health Psychology Group
- M.A. in Developmental/Cognitive Psychology (2009) - University of Cyprus
- B.A. in Psychology (2006) - University of Cyprus
Her research investigates interoception, alexithymia, fear conditioning, and emotion regulation, particularly in relation to medically unexplained symptoms and stress-related syndromes. She has pioneered remote experimentation frameworks via the FLARe app and contributed to computational models linking physiological reactivity to anxiety severity.
Recent work emphasizes distress tolerance, genetic/environmental influences on fear learning, and biomarker development for chronic conditions like fibromyalgia. Publications span journals including Psychosomatic Medicine, Psychophysiology, and Journal of Psychosomatic Research.
