Breadcrumb
Researchers - Title

Research - Our Team

PeopleCategories
People
Nerea Moreno

Nerea Moreno

Predoctoral Fellow

Nerea Moreno is a researcher with expertise in mental health, epidemiology and biology. She holds a degree in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Barcelona, during which she completed her thesis at the School of Mental Health and Neuroscience of Maastricht University in the Netherlands. She later obtained a Master's degree in Initiation to Research in Mental Health, coordinated by the University of Cantabria.

Nerea has three years of research experience in mental health, epidemiology and genetics at the University of Barcelona. During this time, she contributed to multidisciplinary studies on critical public health issues. In addition to her research work, she has applied her analytical and creative skills to schematic design projects in the scientific and healthcare sectors.

Currently, Nerea is a PhD candidate at ISGlobal, working on the YEAH! Project under the supervision of Dr Payam Dadvand and Dr Carmen Peuters. Her work combines advanced epidemiological methods with environmental health research, with the aim of generating impactful evidence to improve population health.

Lines of research

  • Mental health epidemiology
  • Environmental health
  • Public health
  • Child & adolescent health
  • Data science in health research

Main publications

  • Marques-Feixa L, Moya-Higueras J, Romero S, Santamarina-Pérez P, Rapado- Castro M, Zorrilla I, Martín M, Anglada E, Lobato MJ, Ramírez M, Moreno N, Mayoral M, Marín-Vila M, Arias B, Fañanás L, EPI-Young Stress Group. Risk of suicidal behavior in children and adolescents exposed to maltreatment: the mediating role of borderline personality traits and recent stressful life events. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2021, 10(22):5293. doi: 10.3390/jcm10225293
  • Moreno-Gamazo N, Pries LK, Marques-Feixa L, Papiol S, Menne-Lothmann C, Decoster J, van Winkel R, Collip D, Delespaul P, De Hert M, Derom C, Thiery E, Jacobs N, Wichers M, van Os J, P.F. Rutten B, Fañanás L, Gülöksüz S. Further evidence for the association between childhood trauma and suicidal ideation in young individuals: a twin based study. Journal of affective disorders. 2024, S0165-0327(24)01829-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.10.125
Asset Publisher