RICARDO SANMARTÍN

UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE. SPAIN

Ricardo Sanmartín López holds a PhD in Educational Research from the University of Alicante with international distinction, which was the result of a collaborative relationship with the Plymouth Institute of Education. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Developmental Psychology and Didactics at the University of Alicante. His primary line of research is affect in childhood and adolescence and its relationship with psychoeducational variables. 

He has contributed to the development of articles, books, book chapters, and conference presentations in which the main findings of his research work have been presented. He is also a member of various research and teaching innovation projects. Additionally, he has been part of the scientific and organizing committee for several national and international conferences. In terms of teaching, he has participated in courses related to the involvement of Psychology in the development of individuals in the Bachelor’s degrees in Primary and Early Childhood Education, Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, and in the Master’s degree in Secondary Education, all at the University of Alicante. 

Recently, he has contributed to the publication of two book chapters in a monograph on affect published by Springer, titled “The Affective Profiles Model: 20 Years of Research and Beyond.” He has also engaged in teaching and research collaborations with researchers from the United States, Chile, and Ecuador, among others. Lastly, he is involved in an Erasmus+ research project titled “Observatory SOS-Attendance,” which aims to study and investigate school attendance issues with universities from Belgium, Turkey, and Italy.