Profile
Iuliana gained her undergraduate degree in Psychology (2010) at Loughborough University, followed by a PhD in Behavioural Medicine (Loughborough University, 2014). Iuliana’s PhD work focused on the role of behavioural interventions for people with sleeping disorders (insomnia), and included a randomized controlled trial of physical activity and sleep quality of people with insomnia.
Following the completion of her PhD, Iuliana took up a Research Associate position with the Biomedical Research Unit (BRU) and, in 2016, she was appointed as a Lecturer in Psychology in the School, followed by Senior Lecturer in 2022. Iuliana contributes to teaching on the Psychology programme, leading the Clinical Psychology module and contributing on other undergraduate and postgraduate modules. Iuliana’s research activities are focused in the area of sleep behaviour and health, with a particular interest in insomnia disorder.