Department: PSICOLOGÍA BÁSICA I

Center: FACULTAD DE PSICOLOGÍA

Doctor by the UNED. Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia with the thesis Effects of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol administration on the functionality of schedule-induced behaviour and time estimation 2023. Supervised by Dr. Ricardo Pellón, Dr. Miguel Miguéns Vázquez.

Qualifications BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY FROM UNED (2015) MASTER'S DEGREE IN RESEARCH IN PSYCHOLOGY FROM UNED (2016) PhD IN PSYCHOLOGY FROM UNED (2023) Teaching experience Psychology of Learning Undergraduate Practicum in Experimental Analysis of Behavior Undergraduate Research Projects in the area of Experimental Analysis of Behavior History of Psychology Physiological Psychology Psychopharmacology Perception and Attention Undergraduate Research Projects in the area of Addictions CV Summary Esmeralda Fuentes graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from UNED in 2015. In 2016, she completed a Master’s Degree in Research in Psychology at UNED, specializing in Behavioral Psychopharmacology, Psychobiology of Addictions, and Experimental Psychology, receiving the Academic Excellence Award. She pursued her doctoral studies with an FPU contract, focusing on the effects of cannabinoids on compulsive behavior and time estimation in animal models. She earned her PhD in Psychology with international distinction in 2023. During the 2018–2019 academic year, she conducted a research stay at UNAM, enhancing her expertise in statistical analyses of time estimation and implementing animal models of pathological gambling. She has collaborated on projects studying the effects of physical exercise on alcohol consumption and the effects of alcohol on learning, spatial memory, and synaptic plasticity. Her publications can be accessed via the following research profiles: https://scholar.google.es/citations?user=5ePsSCgAAAAJ&hl=es https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5193-4602 In the teaching field, Esmeralda has co-supervised undergraduate practicums and undergraduate research projects in the area of Experimental Analysis of Behavior and taught Psychology of Learning at UNED from 2017 to 2021. Since 2023, she teaches Physiological Psychology, History, Science and Profession, Perception and Attention, and Psychopharmacology at the Centro Universitario Cardenal Cisneros. She also supervises undergraduate research projects in the area of Addictions. Additionally, since 2022, she serves as a tutor for Psychology of Learning and History of Psychology at the Parla and Móstoles Associated Centers of UNED Madrid Sur.