Our Team


Research Team IASED

Rosario del Rey Alamillo

Rosario Del Rey is a Full Professor at the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology in the Universidad de Sevilla. Currently, she is co-president of the International Observatory of Violence in Schools. In her extensive career, she has oriented her research work to the analysis and improvement of school coexistence problems, particularly bullying and cyberbullying, as well as sexting. She has been the author of a large number of books, magazine articles and scientific/informative publications. Throughout her career, she has also intervened in different events of recognized international prestige. In addition, she participates actively in different regional, state and international research projects related to these topics. 

E-mail: [email protected]

ORCID Profile: 0000-0002-1907-5489    ResearcherID Profile: L-8689-2013

Researchgate Profile: www.researchgate.net/profile/Rosario_Del_Rey



Virginia Sánchez

Virginia Sánchez-Jiménez is a Full Professor at the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology in the Universidad de Sevilla and one of the coordinators of Master in Educational Psychology of this university. She has oriented her research task to the analysis of bullying, sexual violence between equals and violence in teenage couples. In this line, she has been the author of many books, magazine articles and scientific/informative publications. Throughout her career, she has also intervened in different events of recognized international prestige. Currently, she participates actively in different regional, state and international research projects related to these topics.  



Joaquín Antonio Mora

Joaquín A. Mora-Merchán is a Full Professor at the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology in the Universidad de Sevilla. He has oriented his research task to the analysis and improvement of school violence problems, particularly bullying and cyberbullying, from the individual concern until the implication of the different educational institutions. In this line, he has been the author of many books, magazine articles and scientific/informative publications. Moreover, throughout his career, he has also intervened in different events of recognized international prestige. Currently, he participates actively as a consultant in different regional, state and international research projects related to these topics.

 E-mail: [email protected]

ORCID Profile: 0000-0002-8558-6965    ResearcherID Profile: B-5215-2011

Researchgate Profile: www.researchgate.net/profile/Joaquin_Mora-Merchan



Francisco Javier Ortega

Javier Ortega-Rivera is a Collaborating Professor for the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology in the Universidad de Sevilla. He has oriented her research task to the analysis of the sociocognitive processes of boys and girls directly involved in problems of violence between equals and sexual violence in the first sentimental relationships. He has participated in different national and international projects, resulting in the elaboration of many scientific and informative publications.



Paz Elipe Muñoz 


Paz Elipe is a Full Professor at Department of Psychology in the Universidad de Jaén. Her research career has been focused on the emotional impact of the bullying and cyberbullying phenomena and, recently, on the study of bullying and cyberbullying towards sexual and gender minorities (LGBTQ+). Currently, she participates actively in various international, national and regional research projects related to the aforementioned topics. Her work has been published in international and national magazines of recognized prestige, as well as in book chapters.

E-mail: [email protected]

ORCID Profile: 0000-0001-5210-3747

Researchgate Profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Paz_Elipe



José Antonio Casas


José Antonio Casas is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Cordoba. His career has been focused, above all, on the study of the risks associated with the use of technology and social networks, especially cyberbullying and sexting. He is the author of several psychoeducational programmes for the prevention of bullying and cyberbullying that are currently being developed in educational administrations. His work has been published in national and international journals, and he has presented his contributions at prestigious congresses and conferences. He also participates in research projects on these problems and has acted as a consultant on these issues in national and international institutions. 

 

E-mail: [email protected] 

ORCID profile: 0000-0002-0272-1835 ResearcherID profile: I-8032-2017 

Scopus ID: 55536879000

Researchgate profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jose-A-Casas



Lydia Nacimiento Rodríguez

Lydia Nacimiento is a teacher of Therapeutic Pedagogy and Doctor in Psychology. Her research focus is the study of bullying and cyberbullying, specifically the analysis of coping strategies developed by those involved in this phenomena. In addition, she participates in different research projects that include the design and implementation of prevention programs focused on the improvement of the school life.



Noelia Muñoz Fernández

Noelia Muñoz-Fernández is a Ramón y Cajal researcher in the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology at the University of Seville. Her line of research has focused on the prevention of phenomena such as dating violence, cyberdating, and sexual violence among adolescents. Recently, she is focusing her research on the role of teachers in the prevention and intervention against bullying, cyberbullying, and stigma-based bullying. She has participated in several national and regional research projects on these topics, as well as in contracts with companies and organisations.



Mónica Ojeda Pérez


Mónica Ojeda Pérez

Mónica Ojeda is a lecturer at the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology in the Universidad de Sevilla. Her research task focuses on the analysis of the sexting phenomenon as an emerging risk in the social life of adolescents and the study of the factors associated to this phenomenon. In addition, she has participated in national, regional and local research projects of bullying, cyberbullying, truancy and associated factors.



Mª Luisa Rodríguez de Arriba


M. Luisa Rodríguez de Arriba is a psychologist and a PhD in Psychology from the University of Seville. She is currently working as a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology at the University of Seville within a project for the prevention of adolescent sexual harassment using virtual reality. Her research interest focuses on the understanding and prevention of two forms of interpersonal violence in adolescence: violence in romantic relationships and sexual harassment, considering face-to-face aggressions and aggressions through technologies. She has participated in other regional, national and international research projects on intervention in these issues and other related forms of violence such as bullying, cyberbullying, stigma-based bullying and gender-based violence in leisure environments.



Esperanza Espino


Esperanza Espino, PhD in Psychology, Universidad de Sevilla and is currently Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Universidad Loyola Andalucía. Her line of research focuses on understanding the specific conditions under which trajectories of bullying and/or cyberbullying victimisation, or their consequences, are more severe, such as in the face of poly-involvement, their stability or situations of vulnerability.





Estrella Durán Guerrero

Estrella Durán Guerrero is a teacher specialised in psychoeducational intervention and special educational needs. Currently, she is a pre-doctoral fellow of the University Teacher Training Programme (FPU) of the Ministry of Universities of the Government of Spain, where she is working on her thesis entitled <<The phenomenon of Non-consensual sharing in adolescence and youth: Prevalence, reasons and associated factors>>. She belongs to the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology at the University of Seville. Her line of research focuses on the study of new technologies and the forwarding of non-consensual multimedia content to third parties in young people as a specific form of online sexual violence.

 



Olga Jiménez Díaz

Olga Jiménez Díaz iholds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Seville and is a qualified teacher in Early Childhood and Primary Education. She is a postdoctoral researcher funded by the University Teacher Training Programme (FPU) of the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. She is a member of the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology at the University of Seville. Her research focuses on understanding and preventing cyberhate in adolescence, examining its relationship with other forms of cyberviolence and the psychosocial factors involved in its emergence and maintenance.

 

E-mail: [email protected]

Perfil en ORCID:  0000-0003-1896-2737

Perfil en Researchgate:  https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Olga-Jimenez-Diaz



Ana Alcántara Lázaro

Ana Alcántara Lázaro is a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist specialising in Rational Emotive Therapy. Currently, she is a student of the PhD programme in Psychology at the University of Seville and a pre-doctoral fellow under the Research Staff Training Programme (FPI) of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities of the Government of Spain. She belongs to the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology and her line of research focuses on understanding the online behaviour of cyberbullying bystanders, their characteristics and response profiles, in adolescents and young people.

 

E-mail: [email protected]

 



Daniela Villa Henao

Daniela Villa Henao is a teacher in Secondary Education from the Universidad del Valle (Colombia). She is currently a technician on the project "Safe and non-violent use of social networks in adolescents: analysis of associated factors and their impact on psycho-educational action" and a PhD student in Psychology at the University of Seville (Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology). Her line of research focuses on understanding the phenomenon of Sexting in adolescents and young people, from a gender perspective.

 

E-mail: [email protected]



Laura Rodríguez Pérez

Laura Rodríguez Pérez is a health psychologist specialized in child and adolescent psychological intervention. Currently, she is a PhD  candidatein Psychology at the University of Seville thanks to the university's predoctoral contract for Research Personnel in Training (PIF). She belongs to the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology and her line of research focuses on teachers' response to bullying, cyberbullying and stigma-based bullying.

 

Email: [email protected]

 

 



Luisa Herrera Solarte

Luisa Herrera Solarte is a psychologist with a double master’s degree in educational psychology from the University of Seville (Spain) and the University of Florence (Italy). She is currently a PhD student in Psychology at the University of Seville, and a technician at the Crisscross Project, for the prevention of sexual violence in nightlife contexts and leisure activities. Her line of research focuses on sexual violence amongst adolescents and youngsters, with a gender-based perspective

 

Email: [email protected] 



Blanca Rubio Palomino

Blanca Rubio Palomino is a Preschool Education teacher and is currently a PhD student in the Psychology Doctoral Program at the University of Seville. She holds a predoctoral research contract within the Training Program for Research Staff (FPI) funded by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities of the Government of Spain. She is a member of the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology at the University of Seville. Her research focuses on problematic Internet and social media use among adolescents.

 

Email: [email protected] 



María Isabel Moreno Albalat

María Isabel Moreno Albalat is a Primary Education teacher, a specialist in Therapeutic Pedagogy, and is currently a Ph.D. student in the Psychology program at the University of Seville, as well as a predoctoral researcher (FPI program) funded by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities of the Government of Spain. Her research line focuses on peer sexual harassment and the role of bystanders in this phenomenon.

 

E-mail: [email protected]

Perfil en ORCID: 0009-0001-7826-6314 

Perfil en Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Maria-Moreno-Albalat  



Carla Gutiérrez Lozano

Carla Gutiérrez Lozano is a Primary Education Teacher and a Pedagogue. Currently, a student of the Psychology Doctoral program, with a predoctoral contract for Research Staff in Training (PIF) from the VII Own Research and Transfer Plan of the University of Seville. She belongs to the Department of Evolutionary and Educational Psychology, and her line of research is directed towards deepening the study of Stigma-Based School Bullying; specifically, that which involves students with NEAE, focusing on the context.

 

E-mail: [email protected]

Perfil en ORCID:  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5965-6168



Collaborations

Maxime Kops has a Master of Education in English and Social Sciences from University of Münster (Germany). She is a PhD student at University of Münster, where her research focuses on young people’s engagement with disinformation and the factors that influence how they perceive, process, and respond to it. In her research and teaching, she also addresses various online risks, including hate speech, cyberbullying, and cybergrooming. In addition, she provides practical training workshops for actors in the education sector, for example on how to address and deal with hate speech in schools.

 

E-mail: [email protected]

Perfil en ORCID: 0009-0009-3612-9459

Perfil en Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Maxime-Kops

 

 


Marco di Furia is a PhD student in Neuroscience and Education at the University of Foggia (Italy), where he is an active member of the Learning Science hub (LSh) research group. He is currently working as an ICT trainer in the TFA Sostegno specialisation course at the University of Foggia and has a grant for fieldwork and data collection activities within the Pro.be UNIFG Wellbeing project. Previously, he worked as a didactic tutor at the educational centre "La Goccia", which provides educational support to students with special educational needs. His interest in the evolution of contemporary media led him to collaborate as an author with the Web Radio and WebTV of the University of Foggia. His line of research focuses on teaching methodologies, media education and digital environments for education.

E-mail: [email protected] 

Perfil en ORCID: 0000-0003-4772-4383 

 

Perfil en Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Marco-Di-Furia 

 


Leticia Ruiz-Vega is a General Health Psychologist Col. AN07289 and an expert in contextual and third generation therapies. She was a technician in the Virtual-PRO project and is working on her thesis entitled <<Peer sexual violence in adolescence: Normalisation, socioemotional competence and psychoeducational intervention>> in the Doctoral Programme in Psychology at the University of Seville (Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology). Her research interest focuses on the prevention of sexual violence among peers using virtual reality scenarios. In addition, she collaborates in other research projects on interpersonal violence in adolescence such as intimate partner violence, bullying and cyberbullying.

E-mail: lruiz2@us.es

Perfil en ORCID: 0000-0003-3417-2057

Perfil en Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Leticia_Ruiz-Vega


Daniel Fregoso Borrego is a graduate in Psychology from the University of Sonora. He has research training as a Master in Regional Development from the Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo A. C. (CIAD A. C.) and is currently a Doctoral student in Regional Development at CIAD A. C. He has participated as an associate researcher in TECNOESTATA. His lines of research and research projects have been: school violence, cyberbullying, school coexistence, self-harm and psychometrics. His main study deals with the explanation of the phenomenon of school violence from an environmental perspective involving family, community and school variables.

 

E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected]

Perfil en ORCID: 0000-0003-4362-1256 

Perfil en ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Daniel-Fregoso-2


Carmen Emilce Barrera Mesa is a System Engineer, specialist in computer science for teaching and Master in ICT Applied to Educational Sciences from the Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia -UPTC. She is a teacher of Technology and Computer Science in Secondary and Middle School in the Secretariat of Duitama, Boyacá, Colombia. She is also a student of the Doctoral Programme in Educational Sciences - RUDECOLOMBIA -UPTC and is developing her doctoral thesis "Cyber-violence: Analysis of sexting in adolescence". Currently, she is doing an academic stay at the University of Seville under the supervision of Professor Rosario Del Rey. 

E-mail: [email protected]

 


Cirenia Quintana-Orts is a postdoctoral fellow of the Juan de la Cierva-Training programme in the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology at the University of Seville. Her research career focuses mainly on the study of emotional competences and their relationship with indicators of well-being and psychological adjustment in contexts of bullying and cyberbullying. Her research work and her participation in regional and regional projects has led to the development of various scientific and dissemination publications.

 


Sabina Zidanšek is a Psychologist with a Master Degree from the University of Ljubljana, (Slovenia) and Master Study Exchange at University of Lisbon, Portugal. She has collaborated with IASED as an Assistant of the project Preventing bullying and violence among minors in Slovenia supported by the European Commission's Structural Reform Support Service (SRSS). Her previous work experience includes working in the area of youth and human resources, focused on research and project management.  

 


Paula Domínguez Alarcón is a Psychologist with a Master in Family Intervention and Mediation. She has worked in various projects of the Department of Evolutionary and Educational Psychology and, currently, she has collaborated with IASED in the Project for the Prevention of Interpersonal Violence in Adolescence: a New Generation of Evidence-Based Interventions (PSI2017-86723-R), funded by the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (Spain).

 


Neus Sanjuan Blanquer is an Early Childhood Teacher specialized in English with a Master Degree in Educational Psychology: Advances in Psychoeducational Intervention and Special Educational Needs. She has collaborated with IASED as a  research staff and technical support for R & D & I, within the framework of the National Youth Guarantee System and the Operational Program for Youth Employment.