Magda Rivero García

Magda Rivero García is a full professor at the University of Barcelona's Department of Cognition, Development and Educational Psychology. She holds a PhD in Psychopedagogical Counseling and Guidance (2001) and teaches in undergraduate and master's programs including the Bachelor's in Psychology and the Interuniversity Master's in Educational Psychology. She directs the Master's in Professional Intervention in Early Care and the Postgraduate Diploma in Early Care. Her research focuses on child development, parenting practices, and early intervention, with a Consolidated Group for Teaching Innovation in Developmental Psychology (GIDPSIDE) coordinating teaching improvement projects.

Education: Bachelor's in Psychology (1985), PhD (2001), specialized trainings in language disorders (1986), university policy (1987), and teaching methods (2007). Key research areas include normative child development, neurodiverse populations, and video-feedback interventions for positive parenting. She co-leads projects like the Ministry-funded 'Efectiveness of Video-Feedback for Promoting Positive Parenting' (2021-2025).

Teaching innovations include projects on continuous assessment, self-assessment tools, and academic writing skill development. Her recent publications explore parenting behavior's impact on language development, cross-cultural motherhood experiences, and pandemic-era early intervention adaptations. No explicit awards listed, but her extensive project leadership highlights impact.