PhD in Clinical, Forensic, and Health Psychology from the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain. She holds a Master's degree in Psychological Intervention Programs in Educational Contexts from the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain. She specializes in "Projective Techniques in Forensic Medicine," University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is Principal Investigator of Fondecyt Initiation No. 11221092, "Mental health in children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile: predictors of psychological distress and well-being," and Co-Investigator of Fondecyt Regular No. 1220231, "Evaluation of psychological interventions for victims of violent assault and robbery." She was a Forensic Expert for the Public Criminal Defense Office and supervisor of the psycholegal area at the psychological care center (CAPSE, UCEN) and editor of the journal "Liminales" at the School of Psychology and Occupational Therapy at the Central University of Chile (2020-2022). Member of the Ibero-American Association of Psychological Diagnosis and Evaluation (AIDEP-AIDAP). Experience in teaching, research, and university management. Supervisor of undergraduate and graduate theses. Collaboration in curriculum design, accreditation, and postgraduate programs. She has published research articles in scientific journals and presented her work at national and international conferences. She is currently the coordinator of the "Mental Health, Well-being, and Society" research group at the Research and Doctoral Institute of the Vice-Rector's Office for Research, Innovation, and Postgraduate Studies at the Central University of Chile and directs the "Health and Well-being" research group for the Psychology program (since 2020).

Mental Health; Trauma; Psychological Coping and Posttraumatic Adaptation in People Exposed to Adverse Events