María Esther García Buades is a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB), specializing in Social Psychology. She teaches Work Psychology, team performance strategies, and thesis supervision in both undergraduate and master’s programs in Psychology, Human Resources, and Education. Education: Doctorate in Social Psychology of Organizations, University of Valencia (2001) MSc in International Hotel Management, University of Surrey, United Kingdom (1997) Licenciada in Psychology, University of Valencia, with Extraordinary Award (1994) Her research centers on sustainable workplace well-being, psychosocial work conditions in the service sector (especially tourism and hospitality), and the psychosocial impacts of tourism on host communities. She investigates how work design, emotional labor, engagement, and innovation climate affect employee health, satisfaction, and performance. She also explores resident perceptions of tourism development and the concept of decent versus precarious work in tourism destinations. The trends in her recent publications (2020–2024) reflect a strong focus on employee well-being in high-stress service environments, particularly in the hospitality industry. Her work integrates organizational psychology with public health and sustainable tourism, addressing real-world challenges such as job stress among hotel housekeepers, telework during the pandemic, and overtourism in Mediterranean destinations. She frequently employs validated psychometric tools and mixed-method approaches in her research. Scientific Awards and Recognition: Premio Extraordinario de Licenciatura, University of Valencia (1994) Turespaña Scholarship (1995) Three ANECA Research Six-Year Periods, most recently 2016–2021 She actively supervises doctoral students in the Doctorate in Psychology and the Doctorate in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies. Her research is supported through participation in institutional research groups rather than explicit grant mentions. She is a member of I-RhETOS (Psychosocial Research in Human Resources, Education, Work, and Organizations) and LABVET (Research and Innovation Laboratory in Professional Training), contributing to both theoretical and applied research in organizational psychology and professional education.
