Ph.D. in Psychology (1990), Assistant Professor in Developmental and Educational Department, Teacher Training and Educational Faculty, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM). His main research interests are related to teacher training education, language and reading acquisition, social representations of social justice, and play psychology. In these areas he has directed more than 20 doctoral theses, participating in 15 research projects and more than 50 articles. Dean of Faculty of Education UAM (1994-2005); he is a quality assessment consultant in higher education agencies and secretary of Fundación Educación y Desarrollo and a member of research groups on Children's Needs and Rights and Education for Social Justice in UAM.