Our Team

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: delrey@us.es

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

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

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.  

E-mail: virsan@us.es

ORCID Profile: 0000-0001-7394-9311

Researchgate Profile: www.researchgate.net/profile/Virginia_Sanchez5

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: merchan@us.es

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

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

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.

E-mail: javortega@us.es

ORCID Profile: 0000-0001-7670-4926

Researchgate Profile: www.researchgate.net/profile/Javier_Ortega-Rivera

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: mpelipe@ujaen.es

ORCID Profile: 0000-0001-5210-3747

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

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: jacasas@uco.es 

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 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.

E-mail: lydianacimientor@us.es

ORCID Profile: 0000-0001-8469-1627

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

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.

E-mail: nmunoz2@us.es

ORCID Profile: 0000-0002-1435-8404

Researchgate Profile: www.researchgate.net/profile/Noelia_Munoz-Fernandez

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.

E-mail: monicaojeda@us.es

ORCID Profile: 0000-0001-6056-8595

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

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.

E-mail: mrodriguez76@us.es

ORCID Profile: 0000-0002-1693-257X

 Researchgate Profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Maria_Luisa_Rodriguez-Dearriba

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.

E-mail: eespino@us.es

ORCID Profile: 0000-0002-7547-0547

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

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 is an Early Childhood and Primary Education teacher and currently a PhD student in Psychology. She is a pre-doctoral fellow under the University Teacher Training Programme (FPU) of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities of the Spanish Government. She belongs to the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology at the Universidad de Sevilla. Her line of research focuses on understanding the phenomenon of cyberhate in adolescents and young people.

E-mail: olgajdiaz@gmail.com

Perfil en ORCID:  0000-0003-1896-2737

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

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: aalcantara2@us.es

Daniela Villa Henao is a teacher in Secondary Education from the Universidad del Valle (Colombia). She is currently a technician on the project "Responses of young people and adolescents to cyber-violence: associated variables and explanatory models" 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: mvilla3@us.es

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: lrodriguez4@us.es

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: lherrera1@us.es 

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: marco.difuria@unifg.it 

Perfil en ORCID: 0000-0003-4772-4383 

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

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: daniel.fregoso@estudiantes.ciad.mx / daniel_fregoso14@hotmail.com

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: cbarrera1@us.es

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.