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Academic Information

Bachelor in Psychology from the University of Salamanca (2012).
Master's Degree in Psychology of Social Intervention from the University of Granada (2013).
Diploma of Specialization in Analysis of Jihadist Terrorism, Insurgencies and Radical Movements from the Pablo de Olavide University (2019).
Expert Title in Intelligence Analysis from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (2019).  
PhD in Social Psychology from the University of Granada (2019).

Research activity

I am part of the research group "Social Psychology of Intra- and Intergroup Relations and Social Identity" at UNED and I am a collaborating member of the research group Conflict and Human Security (HUM-1084) at the University of Cordoba. I have participated in two national R+D+I projects funded by the Ministry of Science within the working team (Ref. PSI2014-59659-R, PID2020-116646RB-I00), in several European projects funded by the European Commission and, currently I have a postdoctoral research grant in the project "A Multi-Theory Multi-Method Approach for Preventing and Reducing Radicalization leading to Violence" (Ref. 101018172), which has obtained a European Research Council Advanced Grant.

Professional experience

Postdoctoral researcher in the "MULTIPREV" project at UNED (2023-actuality).
Lecturer in the Department of Psychology and International Relations at the Marbella International University Centre (2021-2022).
Project manager at the Euro-Arab Foundation for Higher Studies (2019-2021).

Teaching

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Research

RESEARCH GROUPS

  • Social Psychology of Intra- and Intergroup Relations and Social Identity Research group focused on strategies to improve intergroup relations and the processes involved in such improvement. + info
  • Conflict and Human Security Research group focused on the study of conflict, intelligence and human security.

RESEARCH PROJECTS

  • A Multi-Theory Multi-Method Approach for Preventing and Reducing Radicalization leading to Violence. European Research Council (Ref. 101018172) Project aimed at the prevention and reduction of violent radicalization.
  • The Internationalization of the Prevention of the Phenomenon of Jihadist Violent Radicalization: Experience and Impact on the European Union and its Member States (Ref. PID2020-116646RB-I00) Project aimed at contributing to cooperation in the prevention of jihadist violent radicalization within the framework of the European Union.

Publications