Ruth Dolado Guivernau

Ruth Dolado Guivernau is a Lecturer at the Department of Social Psychology and Quantitative Psychology (Faculty of Psychology, University of Barcelona). She specializes in Quantitative Psychology and Primate Ethology, focusing on social organization, spatial behavior simulation, and collective motion in animal groups. Her research integrates methodologies from primatology and behavioral ecology.

Academic Training:

• Bachelor's in Biology (University of Barcelona, 1997)
• Master's in Environmental Management and Audits (University of Cádiz, 1999)
• Official Master's in Primatology (University of Barcelona, 2008)
• PhD in Primatology (University of Barcelona, 2011)
• Master's in Bioinformatics and Biostatistics (Open University of Catalonia and University of Barcelona, 2021)

Research Projects: She leads and contributes to projects on adaptive behavior, primate ethology, and collective motion in fish and primates. Key projects include analysis of spatial proximity in Macaca tonkeana and interaction rules in zebrafish schools.

Teaching: Recent courses include Psychometrics, Ethology and Evolution of Behavior, and Modeling Primate Behavior. She has pioneered teaching innovation projects like the Reverse Classroom methodology.

Labs/Teams: Active in the Quantitative Psychology Research Group and collaborates with the Adaptive Behavior and Interaction Group.