Elaine Fox

As of 2019 Fox serves as the Mental Health Networks Impact and Engagement Coordinator for United Kingdom Research and Innovation.

[9][10] Fox identified that the people who inherit two copies of the long variant of the 5-HTTLPR gene avoid negative imagery.

[3] Her work was confirmed by Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, who identified that having two copies of the long variant of the 5-HTTLPR gene correlates with happiness in teenagers.

[12] In October 2019, Fox was appointed the United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) Mental Health Networks Impact and Engagement Coordinator.

[13] The group will progress themes such as inequalities in accessing care, social isolation, student mental health and the value of local communities.

[13] Her research has received significant media coverage, including on ABC News and BBC Horizon, as well as in The New York Times and The Economist.