Maria Sanchez-Elena, Research Practitioner
Maria Sanchez-Elena is a Research Practitioner at Devon Partnership NHS Trust. She holds a degree and PhD in Psychology from the University of Almeria, Spain, with research focused on life satisfaction, personality styles and coping with long-term physical health conditions. Since joining the Trust in 2020, Maria has worked in the Mother and Baby Unit, First Response Service and now in Research and Development. She was an interventionist for the ASSURED study, exploring conversations around self-harm and suicide, and currently coordinates the moreRESPECT study, focusing on the sexual health of people with severe mental illness.