MARIA JOSEFA CASTRO BALSA

MARIA JOSEFA CASTRO BALSA is a Professor in the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology at the University of Santiago de Compostela's Faculty of Psychology. Her work focuses on evolutionary aspects and psychoeducational intervention, as evidenced by her affiliation with the research group AEIPSE.

She earned her doctorate from the University of Santiago de Compostela in 1991, completing a thesis titled The development of language in blind children: longitudinal study of twin girls, under the direction of Dr. Miguel Pérez Pereira.

Her research interests span:

• Developmental Psychology
• Educational Psychology
• Evolutionary Psychology
• Psychoeducational Intervention
• Child Development
• Special Education