Alicia Sales Galan

Alicia Sales Galan is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Psychology and Speech Therapy at the Universitat de València, Spain. She is affiliated with the Department of Developmental and specializes in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Her research is conducted within the BestAging group, focusing on psychosocial interventions in aging and care across the life cycle.

Her research interests lie at the intersection of developmental processes and aging, with a particular focus on differentiating pathological cognitive decline from normal aging. She contributes to academic training and research supervision in psychology, particularly in areas related to elderly care and cognitive health. Her work emphasizes evidence-based psychosocial approaches to support healthy aging.

The BestAging research group, in which she is actively involved, promotes interdisciplinary research on aging, aiming to improve quality of life and care practices throughout the life span. This includes developing and evaluating interventions for older adults and their caregivers.

She earned her doctorate from the Universitat de València with a thesis titled "Fronteras entre el DCL y personas mayores sanas" (Boundaries between Cognitive Decline and Healthy Older Adults) in 2016, under the supervision of Dr. Juan Carlos Meléndez Moral.

While no specific publications or awards are listed in the provided text, her academic profile indicates active engagement in research, thesis supervision, and specialized teaching in developmental and gerontological psychology.