Elena Rousou is Assistant Professor in the Nursing Department – School of Health Sciences - Cyprus University of Technology. She holds a diploma in General Nursing (Nursing School Cyprus - 1990), specialization in Community Nursing (Nursing School Cyprus - 2007), Degree in Nursing (Anglia Polytechnic University in the United Kingdom -1995) and MSc in Management of Healthcare Sector (Open University of Cyprus - 2009). Since 2015 she holds a PhD in Community - Family Nursing / Public Health at the Cyprus University of Technology. She worked as a Nursing Officer in public hospitals in Larnaca and Limassol (1995 - 2002). Between 2002-2009 she worked as a clinical trainer and teacher at the Nursing School of Cyprus. Since 2009 she works as Special Nursing Scientific Staff at the Department of Nursing - School of Health Sciences. He specializes in community and family nursing and health promotion.

Dr Rousou’s research interests focus in the field of Community - Family Nursing and Health Promotion and specifically in Vulnerable Population Groups. Her research work focuses on assessing the health status of single mothers, especially the detection of psychosomatic problems and depression and the role of social support. At the same time, her research extends to vulnerable population groups and transcultural nursing, as she is involved as a research assistant in the Erasmus + programs (IENE 4, IENE 5, IENE 6).v In addition, she participated as a research assistant in the Erasmus + JOBIS program dealing with a training program for burnout in healthcare professionals. Additionally, she is an MC member two COST actions (COST Action IS1206 - Femicide Across Europe and COST Action CA15208 - RANCARE).