• She holds a degree in Psychology and a PhD from the University of Valencia (Spain) and is an expert in the social psychology of physical activity and sports.
• She is a professor in the Department of Social Psychology at the University of Valencia (Spain) and a member of the Advanced Research Group in Psychology of Physical Activity, Sport, and Exercise (GIAPAFED) at the University of Valencia.
• She has published more than 150 scientific articles and numerous books and book chapters, notably the book co-authored with Dr. Octavio Álvarez, entitled "Social Psychology of Physical Activity, Sport, and Exercise" (McGraw Hill Publishing).
• Her main research interest focuses on the study of the psychosocial determinants of healthy lifestyles, the promotion of well-being, and the psychosocial processes related to the practice of physical and sports activities in academic and sports contexts.

María Teresa Cortés Tomás joined the University of Valencia in 1992 with a research fellowship in the Department of Basic Psychology, where she has developed her entire academic and research career. She obtained her PhD from the University of Valencia in 1996 and has served as an Associate Professor since 2001.

In the field of research, she leads the group APPrAd: Psychosocial Aspects of the Addictive Process (GIUV 2021-504). The group has more than fifteen years of research experience devoted to studying the addictive phenomenon, with the aim of deepening its understanding, improving its assessment and detection, and developing effective prevention and intervention strategies. Its work began with the psychosocial analysis of botellón (collective drinking gatherings), which led to a specific research line focused on Binge Drinking. Since then, the group has contributed to the conceptual clarification of this pattern, the development of assessment instruments, and the study of its psychosocial determinants—such as personality, motives for consumption, coping behaviors, social context, family background, and polydrug use—incorporating a gender perspective. It has also designed tools to assess the psychosocial consequences of consumption and guide intervention according to severity.

The group has likewise developed and evaluated preventive programs addressing alcohol, vaping/tobacco, and cannabis use among young people, in collaboration with various public and private institutions. In recent years, it has incorporated a new research line on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), in response to the increase in alcohol consumption among women.

Throughout her career, she has served as principal investigator in numerous national (including those funded by the National Plan on Drugs) and regional projects, as well as in agreements and contracts with various public and private organizations. These projects have fostered knowledge transfer, through the development of applied products and resources, and the publication of findings in high-impact scientific journals. She is also the Executive Editor of the journal Adicciones, indexed in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR), and Vice President of the Spanish Scientific Society for the Study of Alcohol and Alcoholism (Socidrogalcohol).

In the field of university management, she served as Vice Dean for Internships at the Faculty of Psychology from 2007 to 2021.

Ana María D’Ocon Giménez holds a Bachelor’s degree (1989) and a PhD (1994) in Psychology from the University of Valencia. She is currently an Associate Professor and Vice-Dean of Studies at the Faculty of Psychology and Speech Therapy. She teaches both in the Psychology and Speech Therapy undergraduate programs, as well as in the Master’s Degree in Psychological Intervention in Social Contexts at the University of Valencia. Her research interests over the years have focused on socialization processes within the family context, early caregiver–child interaction, parental sensitivity, attachment styles, the development of children’s self-regulation, and early communication.

Doctora en Psicología y premio extraordinario de Licenciatura por la Universitat de València. Actualmente es Profesora Titular del Departamento de Psicología Social en dicha universidad y miembro del IDOCAL (Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Psicología de los Recursos Humanos, del Desarrollo Organizacional y de la Calidad de Vida Laboral). Ha sido profesora visitante en las Universidades de Exeter, St. Andrews y Dundee. Es revisora ad hoc de diversas revistas científicas y autora de numerosos artículos científicos sobre los efectos positivos, psicológicos y sociales, de la pertenencia e identificación con los grupos sociales y sobre temas relacionados con los procesos de grupo y las relaciones intergrupales. Tiene reconocidos cuatro sexenios de investigación por parte de la ANECA.

En los últimos años su investigación se ha centrado en el análisis de las implicaciones de la identificación grupal sobre el bienestar psicológico y social, y en la implementación de programas de intervención psicosocial con el fin de evaluar los efectos de la identificación con endogrupos relevantes sobre el bienestar, la salud y el desarrollo positivo. Ha publicado en revistas internacionales con un alto factor de impacto, tales como: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, British Journal of Social Psychology, European Journal of Social Psychology, Social Psychology, Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Frontiers in Psychology, British Journal of Developmental Psychology y Applied Psychology: Health and Well Being. Asimismo, ha publicado capítulos de libros, tanto en libros nacionales como internacionales, relacionados con la Psicología Social y la Psicología de los Grupos, en editoriales de reconocido prestigio, como Psychology Press y McCraw-Hill.

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University Professor with a solid track record of more than 30 years in teaching, research, transfer, and academic innovation. I have directed and co-directed pioneering doctoral and postgraduate programs in personal development, education, and talent management, promoting internationalization, interdisciplinarity, and adaptation to multicultural contexts. My research focuses on moral psychology, prosociality, digital health, technological addictions, and psychometric assessment, with more than 80 publications in JCR journals, most of them in Q1 and Q2, and almost 1200 citations and H22. I have conducted research in competitive national and international projects. I have developed applied studies with high social impact on values education, mental health, emotional intelligence, and well-being, aligned with SDGs 3, 4, 5, and 16. My transfer work includes contracts with administrations, advising social entities, and scientific dissemination in the media, generating intervention tools and reference teaching resources. I have spent time at national and international centers of excellence, consolidating sustainable collaboration networks with Peru, Mexico, and Italy. Recognized for scientific leadership, teaching innovation, and international outreach, my profile integrates research excellence, social commitment, and academic management skills.

Degree in Psychology from the University of Valencia (2006, Extraordinary Award). Master in Human Resources and Organization Management by ESIC Business Marketing School. Valencia (2008). PhD in Social and Organizational Psychology from the University of Valencia (Outstanding Cum Laude) (May 2012). and PhD in Psychology from the University Jaume I of Castellón (Outstanding Cum Laude. International Mention. Extraordinary Award) (24 January 2018). Sexenio vivo by the CNEAI 2014-2020. I have participated in 30 I+d+i projects (being PI of 6) and 24 research contracts. I have more than 100 published articles of which more than 100 are JCR, 14 book chapters and a manual. I have supervised 17

Udoctoral theses and I am currently supervising 6 theses. I have been granted scholarships from the University of Valencia, the Superior Council of Scientific Research (CSIC), the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science, the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID). Professor at the European University of Valencia. At the Catholic University of Valencia, the ESIC Business Marketing School, the Valencian International University (VIU), and the CEU-Cardenal Herrera University. Currently, I am a university full professor in the Department of Social Psychology at the University of Valencia and tutor in three doctoral programs in psychology at the University of Valencia. I have done 20 research stays in national and international universities and worked with researchers from Belgium, Holland, Lithuania, Finland, England, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Ecuador, United States and Canada. I have been invited speaker in different international congresses and national and international universities. I belong to the editorial board of 6 journals.

Research areas: Social Psychology, Economic and Consumer Psychology, Sports Management, Emotions and Well-being, Psychosocial Risks.

Paz Viguer Seguí holds a PhD in Psychology and has been an Associate Professor (Profesora Titular) in the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology at the University of Valencia since 2000, where she has carried out her teaching and research activities since 1994. Her work has focused on the study and promotion of optimal development across the life span, evolving towards the analysis of positive youth development processes, socio-emotional competencies, socio-educational intervention and, more recently, media and information literacy for critical thinking.

Since 2001, she has directed the Research Group on Developmental Optimization (GIOE) and, since 2019, the Research Group on Optimal Development (GIDOP), created through the integration of GIOE and the Attachment Relationships Research Group. Her research focuses on identifying factors and processes associated with positive development and well-being, as well as on the design, implementation and evaluation of programmes aimed at children, adolescents, young people, families and communities. Her most recent research interests include media and information literacy and its role in fostering critical thinking among adolescents and young people. She currently works in interdisciplinary teams involving specialists in psychology, education, sociology, methodology and socio-educational intervention.

Throughout her career, she has led and participated in numerous competitive research projects at regional, national and international levels, as well as research and knowledge transfer contracts and agreements with public administrations and social organisations. This activity has resulted in a sustained scientific output including articles in national and international journals, book chapters and monographs, recognised through three six-year research assessment periods (“sexenios”) and one knowledge transfer assessment period. She has also undertaken research stays and collaborations with national and international universities and research centres and regularly participates in scientific evaluation processes as a reviewer and evaluator for agencies such as ANEP, CNEAI and AGAUR, in addition to serving as a reviewer for specialised scientific journals.

Knowledge transfer and social impact are central dimensions of her academic work. From the outset of her research career, she has developed a model of collaboration between universities, public administrations and community organisations focused on identifying social needs, designing evidence-based interventions and evaluating their outcomes. This work has led to the development of violence prevention and coexistence promotion models, participatory methodologies for working with families, socio-educational support programmes for adolescents and young people, and community-strengthening strategies implemented in diverse municipalities and institutional settings through the creation of stable networks of collaboration among universities, public administrations and social organisations.

Her commitment to youth issues has been constant throughout both her professional practice and her research and knowledge transfer activities. In 2022, she was appointed Director of the University of Valencia Youth Chair (UV-IVAJ), created through a collaboration agreement between the University of Valencia and the Valencian Youth Institute (IVAJ). In this role, she promotes applied research, specialised training, technical advisory work and science communication, strengthening links between academic knowledge, youth professionals and public policies. The Chair has established a broad network of collaboration with municipal youth services, intermunicipal associations, social organisations and public administrations throughout the Valencian Community, currently involving more than 70 municipal services and around 50 social organisations, while also participating in European initiatives and projects.

Committed to training new generations of researchers and professionals, she has supervised more than 25 Master's dissertations and doctoral theses and has contributed to the development of early-career researchers through research grants, contracts and projects. She has also carried out extensive supervision of external academic placements and worked closely with institutions and organisations in professional settings.

In the field of teaching, she has extensive experience across undergraduate, master's and doctoral programmes. Since 2009, she has coordinated the course Developmental and Educational Optimization within the Psychology Degree. She has also been involved for more than three decades in coordinating the Practicum of the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology. In addition, she chaired the Teaching and Academic Affairs Committee for almost a decade, playing an active role in the planning, monitoring and continuous improvement of teaching programmes and degree courses. Her teaching activities are complemented by participation in educational innovation projects aimed at improving learning processes, academic and social adjustment, and the overall university experience of students.