Miriam Benítez obtained a Master’s degree in Human Resource Management and a PhD (cum laude) in Work and Organizational Psychology, both at the University of Seville (Spain). Since 2019, she has been working as a associate professor in the Department of Social Psychology, at the University of Seville. Before her current employment, she also worked as associate professor at the University of Málaga (2015-2019) and Huelva University (2011-2015) (Spain). Moreover, she has worked as a researcher (pre- and postdoctoral) at the University of Seville (2004-2011). Her academic and research career has focused on the area of social organizational psychology. Specifically, she is motivated to understand and describe the mechanisms driving conflict resolution and mediation processes in the workplace. Thus, her research interests include social influence processes in organizations, with particular reference to social skills, emotional intelligence, and mediation process as factors favoring a positive management of organizational conflict. She is the author of over 15 articles published in scholarly journals, including the European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, International Journal of Conflict Management, and International Journal of Psychology. Finally, she is a reviewing editor of the International Journal of Social Psychology and a member of the drafting committee of the journal of Psychological Writings.