María Reneses Botija

María Reneses Botija is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute for Research in Technology (IIT) within Comillas Pontifical University. She holds degrees in Psychology (Complutense University) and Anthropology (Autonomous University), with master's specializations in Psychoanalysis and Secondary Education. Her research focuses on youth online violence, community intervention, and health anthropology.

• Current project: European H2020 RAYUELA on minors and internet risks
• Research stays: Columbia University and University of California, Berkeley

Research Interests combine digital risk analysis, cultural psychology, and biomedical subjectivity. Her work examines cyberbullying overlaps with cyberhate, fake news propagation, and pharmacological impacts on mental health during crises. Recent publications emphasize gender dynamics, cross-cultural comparisons (Spain-Estonia), and causal AI applications in social research.

Academic Contributions include clinical psychology practice, teaching roles at UOC and Universidad Pontificia Comillas, and conference presentations across Europe. She integrates qualitative interviews, legal analysis, and gamification tools in her cybercrime prevention studies.