Leticia León Mateos

Leticia León Mateos is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Health of Camilo José Cela University since 2008, teaching Psychology and Nursing programs. She serves as an Associate Researcher at the Health Research Institute of the San Carlos Clinical Hospital (IdISSC) and acts as an expert evaluator for the Carlos III Research Institute and State Research Agency.

Her educational qualifications include:

• PhD in Psychology, Camilo José Cela University (2008)
• Doctoral Courses, Complutense University of Madrid (2006, Outstanding)
• Diploma of Advanced Studies (DEA), Complutense University of Madrid (2007)
• Licenciatura in Psychology, Complutense University of Madrid (1997-2002)
• General Health Psychologist accreditation, Official College of Psychologists of Madrid

Her research focuses on Health Psychology intersections with Rheumatology, examining chronic pain mechanisms, quality-of-life impacts, and epidemiological patterns in rheumatic diseases. She investigates psychosocial adaptations to autoimmune conditions and develops assessment tools for emotional comorbidities, with particular emphasis on patient-centered outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia.

Her 15 most recent publications (2020-2023) reveal strong thematic continuity in rheumatology-psychology interfaces, with 60% addressing COVID-19 impacts on rheumatic patients and 40% exploring psychosocial dimensions of chronic disease. These works predominantly appear in Q1-Q2 journals across Rheumatology, Psychology, and Epidemiology, demonstrating methodological diversity from multicenter registries to psychometric validations.

Her scientific recognition includes:

• Premio a la Excelencia en Investigación (2020/2021) from SEK Institution of Camilo José Cela University

She has supervised bachelor's theses at Complutense University of Madrid and taught specialized master's courses including Immune-Mediated Rheumatic Diseases (Rey Juan Carlos University) and Pediatric Rheumatology (CEU Cardenal Herrera University). Her research portfolio comprises 18 competitive projects (including three European grants), two ISCIII National Research Networks, and four principal investigator roles (one Ministry of Science and Innovation grant), with over 60 JCR-indexed publications (80% Q1-Q2).

She actively contributes to the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Research Subcommittee and maintains international collaborations including a 2009 fellowship at NYU's Hospital for Joint Diseases.