Teaching science. Training for practice.
My teaching activity began in the early 1990s and has developed across higher education and the training of professionals and teams. I teach and design training in health psychology, behaviour change, research methods, communication and leadership, bringing scientific evidence, decision-making and professional practice closer together.
Along this path I have worked in bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes and in postgraduate courses, as well as in hospitals, professional organisations, companies and other advanced training settings.
Areas of expertise
Research methods
From study design to evidence synthesis.
Research design and epidemiology; quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods; instrument development and validation; classical and modern psychometrics; focus groups, interviews and consensus methods; systematic and scoping reviews; meta-analysis and evidence synthesis.
Health psychology & behaviour change
Understanding how people change — and how to create the conditions for sustainable change.
Behaviour change models; habit formation and maintenance; motivation and self-regulation; treatment adherence and chronic-disease self-management; eating behaviour; obesity; physical activity; design of health-promoting interventions.
Motivational interviewing
From resistance and ambivalence to collaborative change.
Principles and techniques of motivational interviewing; readiness for change; working with ambivalence; autonomy and self-efficacy; applications to obesity, lifestyles, smoking cessation, treatment adherence and chronic disease.
Health communication
Communicating when information is complex, sensitive or difficult.
Clinical and strategic communication; risk communication; breaking bad news; communication in conflict and hostile situations; negotiation; promotion of healthy behaviours; communication in change processes.
Leadership, teams & organisational change
Leading people and processes in complex settings.
Situational and transformational leadership; leadership for wellbeing and performance; managing resistance to change; negotiation and conflict management; team decision-making; consensus methods; patient safety and organisational culture.
Evaluation, evidence & effectiveness
Knowing not only whether an intervention works, but how to demonstrate it.
Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness evaluation; evidence-based practice; internal and external validity; indicators and outcomes; evaluation designs; analysis and communication of results.
Higher-education teaching career
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Professional and advanced training
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Chronological archive
Teaching and training records, filterable by activity type, topic and period.
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