MARIA JOSE CANTERO LOPEZ

Maria Jose Cantero Lopez is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Psychology and Speech Therapy at the Universitat de València, where she is affiliated with the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology. She is a member of the GIDOP (Optimal Development Research Group), focusing on optimal developmental trajectories in children.

Her research centers on developmental and educational psychology, particularly examining mother-child interaction patterns and attachment behaviors. Her work contributes to the prevention of coercive child behaviors through longitudinal analysis, providing insights into early socio-emotional development and family dynamics.

She completed her doctoral studies at the Universitat de València with a thesis titled Patrones interaccionales madre-hijo y conducta de apego en la prevención del desarrollo de conductas coercitivas infantiles. Un estudio longitudinal (1996), supervised by Dr. María Angeles Cerezo.

While no specific scientific awards or publications are listed in the provided text, her affiliation with an active research group indicates ongoing scholarly engagement. She advises students through thesis supervision, though no named students are listed. Her work is supported by institutional research structures such as GIDOP, which likely involves collaborative projects and training activities.