M. José de Dios has been leading a line of research focused on Humanization for more than 20 years. Her research consideres on caring for people from a holistic perspective, taking into account the physical, psychological, social, and relational aspects of the person, without drawing boundaries between one area and another, and conssidering the person as a whole. Several of her researches are related to the contributions that can be made, from a social, psychological and emotional point of view, to the management of the disease so that the person achieves a better adjustment to it. She has a degree in Nursing, a degree in Business Administration and Management and a PhD from the Complutense University of Madrid in the Doctoral Program in Social Psychology. She has worked as a nurse for 18 years in Psychiatry, Palliative Care and Juvenile Center of the Community of Madrid. University Professor for over 22 years where among others has taught and coordinated subjects related to the field of Management in the University degrees of Diploma in Nursing, Bachelor of Business Administration and Management, Degree in Nursing and Master of Emergency and Emergency. She is currently a Professor/Researcher at the University of Valladolid.