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I am an Assistant Professor at the University of Jaén, working in the area of Developmental and Educational Psychology within the Department of Psychology. Besides, I am a researcher in cognitive neuroscience and a collaborator of the Memory and Language Research Group at the Mind, Brain, and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC) of the University of Granada.
I obtained my PhD in Psychology from the University of Granada in 2017 (FPI grant BES-2013-066842), which included a four-month research stay at the University of California, Irvine (USA) in 2015. My postdoctoral research was carried out at Leiden University in the Netherlands (2018–2019) and at the University of Lisbon in Portugal (2019–2022).
My research focuses on the mechanisms involved in memory control, and how these processes can be modified across different stages of development, from adolescence to older adulthood. I use a multidisciplinary approach that combines behavioral analysis of memory tasks with neurophysiological techniques, including brain activity recording and non-invasive brain stimulation.
I am part of the Leadership Team of Women in Cognitive Science – Europe (WiCS+E), and I am strongly committed to bridging scientific research and society. I regularly participate in science outreach and dissemination activities at both local and international levels.