PhD in Psychology and Official Master's Degree in Health and Quality of Life, from the University of Huelva (UHU). He is currently Associate Professor at the UHU and president of the Advisory Council for Childhood and Adolescence of the Junta de Andalucía (Spain). He is secretary of the Department of Social, Developmental and Educational Psychology at the UHU. His research interests are in the promotion of psychological well-being and healthy lifestyles in adolescence and youth. In addition, he is interested in the study of gender differences in risk and protective factors during development, especially in developmental transitions. He is currently directing the project "Positive Youth Development in Andalusian University Students: Longitudinal Analysis of Gender Differences in Well-being Trajectories, Health-Related Lifestyles and Social and Environmental Contribution", of the 2021 call for Projects of Excellence of the Junta de Andalucía.