Lorena Arnal

Lorena Arnal is a Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of Limerick. Her research focuses on visual narratives comprehension, eye-tracking methodologies, and innovative teaching approaches like Game-Based Learning (GBL), Gamification, and transmedia narratives. She holds a PhD in Cognitive Psychology from the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM) with a Cum Laude distinction, and has held postdoctoral positions at institutions including Nottingham Trent University (UK) and Leiden University (Netherlands).

Education:

• BSc Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid (First Class Honours, 2013)
• MSc Methodology for Health & Behavioral Sciences, UAM/UNED/UCM (2015)
• PhD in Psychology, UAM (2019)

Research Interests:

• Eye-tracking analysis in reading and visual narratives
• Age differences in cognitive processes
• Development of serious educational games
• Innovative teaching methodologies

Awards:

• Winner of Rafael Burgaleta Psychology Award (2015)
• FPI-UAM PhD Grant (2014)
• Margarita Salas Postdoc Grant (Next Generation EU funding)

Advising & Grants:

• Supervised 11 MSc theses and 5 apprenticeships
• Recipient of multiple grants including Estancias Breves (2018) and Beca de Colaboración