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Dr Samantha Brooks

School of Psychology

Faculty of Health

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Dr. Samantha Brooks is a Chartered member of the British Psychological Society, and is currently a Reader in Cognitive Neuroscience at the School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Liverpool John Moores University, UK. Previously, Dr. Brooks worked as a lecturer for six years in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Cape Town, South Africa. Dr Brooks' research specialises in the neural mechanisms of impulse and appetite control in various psychiatric conditions (e.g. addiction, eating disorders). Previously, she completed her postdoctoral fellowship at Uppsala University, Sweden, where she continues to collaborate on projects examining the brain processes underlying eating disorders. She gained her Ph.D. at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, where she learned clinical neuroimaging techniques, such as structural and functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Dr Brooks has published over 100 papers, including 6 book chapters to date in high impact journals/books, and continues to present at international conferences. Her work on impulse control in eating disorders and addiction has so far attracted over 1 million Euros in international funding, and collaborations with experts in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy, South Africa and United States. Dr Brooks is currently commissioned by Elsevier to write a book on the neurology of impulsive disorders due in 2025. And her research continues to influence policy worldwide: https://policyprofiles.sagepub.com/profile/8894/samantha-brooks

Languages

Swedish

Degrees

2010, King's College London, United Kingdom, PhD
2004, King's College, London, United Kingdom, MSc Neuroscience
2001, Greenwich University, United Kingdom, PGCE (PCET)
1999, Greenwich University, United Kingdom, BSc (Hons) Psychology

Academic appointments

Reader in Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, 2020 - present
Lecturer in Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, 2018 - 2020
Lecturer in Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, 2012 - 2018
Postdoctoral Fellow, Neuroscience, Uppsala University, 2010 - 2012
Research Assistant, Diabetes Research, King's College, London, 2008 - 2010
Research Assistant, Psychological Medicine, King's College, London, 2007 - 2008

Postgraduate training

Postdoctoral Fellowship - neuroimaging in addiction (methamphetamine use disorder), South Africa, University of Cape Town, 2012 - 2014
Postdoctoral Fellowship - neuroimaging in adolescent eating disorders, Sweden, Uppsala University, 2010 - 2012

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