Mercedes Botija Yague

Mercedes Botija Yague is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work and Social Services at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Universitat de València, Spain. She is affiliated with the Institute of Educational Creativity and Innovation (ICIE) and actively contributes to multiple research groups including GIN Neurodret, InterCanvi, and GESinn, focusing on social intervention and innovation.

Her research interests lie at the intersection of social work, juvenile justice, and social transformation. She specializes in the resocialization of adolescents in conflict with the law, drawing from interdisciplinary perspectives in social services, intervention strategies, and educational creativity. Her work emphasizes action-oriented research and systemic change.

Her doctoral research explored Spanish internment centers for adolescents, analyzing the principle of resocialization from a social work perspective. While no recent publications are listed, her involvement in active research groups indicates ongoing scholarly contributions in social work and justice reform.

• PhD in Social Work, Universitat de València, 2014

Mercedes Botija Yague has supervised doctoral theses, including her own PhD under the guidance of Dr. José Vicente Pérez Cosín and Dr. Francesc Xavier Uceda Maza. There is no public mention of external grants, though her affiliation with ICIE suggests potential involvement in institutional research initiatives.

She is a key member of the GIN Neurodret, InterCanvi, and GESinn research groups, which focus on neuro-rights, social change through intervention, and innovative social studies, respectively. These teams foster interdisciplinary collaboration aimed at transforming social services and promoting equity.