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Andrea de Miguel, Ph.D. (cand.)


Department of Psychology


Education

  • Doctor in Medicine (M.D.), Universidad de la Laguna and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
  • Ph.D. candidate at Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
  • Legal Medicine Specialist for Spanish State. "Funcionaria de carrera del Cuerpo Nacional de Titulados Superiores al Servicio de la Administración de Justicia, Médico Forense".

Practice Areas

  • Drugs' effect on human behavior.
  • Abnormal behavior.
  • Mental health status of patients.
  • Psychological elements of Criminal Insanity.
  • Psychological capacity to testify at a trial.

Research Interests

  • Human behavior.
  • Cognitive, volitional, and intellectual capacity of the human being.
  • Psychological damage in victims of gender-based violence.

Publications and Media Placements

  • 2013 and 2017: Researcher at Annual Health Sciences Undergraduate Congress: "Retrospective and multidisciplinary study on the academic discrepancy in scientific articles in English and Spanish".
  • Founder of Instagram account: @medicinaforense_ (in cooperation with National Association of Forensic Doctors).
  • Interview on Canal Sur radio, with Javier Ronda, June 2023.

Honors and Awards

Funcionaria de carrera del Cuerpo Nacional de Titulados Superiores al servicio de la Administración de Justicia. (BOE)

Professional Organizations and Associations

  • Sociedad Española de Patología Forense (SEPAF). Speaker at the XXXI Congress of the Sociedad Española de Patología Forense, 2023.
  • Asociación Nacional de Médicos Forenses (ANMF). Speaker at the National Association of Forensic Doctors Congress: "Update on psychological, medical and sociological criteria for the evaluation of the psychological and body damage", 2022.