Lynne Dawkins Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of East London, Stratford
Olivia Corcoran Reader in Bioanalytic Chemistry, University of East London
Biography
Lynne Dawkins completed her PhD in 2001 and postdoctoral studies in 2006, both at Goldsmiths College, London, UK. She then took up a senior lecturer at the University of East London where she currently co-ordinates the Drugs and Addictive Behaviours Research Team. She specializes in nicotine addiction and smoking cessation; current research is focusing on i) effects of the electronic cigarette and ii) response inhibition deficits in smokers along with implications for abstinence.
Olivia Corcoran completed her PhD in 1998 and postdoctoral studies in 2000 at Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine, London, UK. She is currently Reader in Bioanalytical Chemistry at the University of East London where she founded the Medicines Research Group in 2005. Specializing in bioanalytical applications her current nicotine-related research focuses on i) clinical adjuvants in lung cancer treatment and ii) recreational drugs of abuse.
