Mercedes Lorena
Pedrajas López

Professor at the University Nebrija (Madrid - Spain) in the mention of Education of the Degree in Psychology, Quality Coordinator of the Faculty of Life and Nature Sciences and Coordinator of the Master in Psychopedagogy. Diploma in Primary Education and Degree in Psychopedagogy from the University of Almeria, Expert in Cooperative Learning from the University of Alcalá (Madrid-Spain) and Specialist in Inclusive Education. Founder and director of the company Bombilla Educativa, which provides consulting and training to educational centers at an international level. Member of the IMECA Research Group, awarded an FPI grant by the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness to work in the R & D "Cooperative learning for the inclusion of students with high abilities in the Community of Madrid", conducting other relevant research as "Participation in schools in the Community of Madrid" subsidized by the Government of the Community or "KiNEEt: Application for learning and rehabilitation in special education". I have also enjoyed research stays in prestigious centers such as the University of Odense in Denmark or the Pedagogical University Tyrol in Innsbruck. Expert of the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training in Linguistic Competence and creator of the third and sixth grade assessment tests at national level for this competence; having benefited from a National Training Scholarship at the National Institute for Educational Assessment related to programs such as PISA or the national assessments of Competences, TIMSS and PIRLS, she ended up being part of the Quality Assessment Commission in PISA 2015 for the OECD. Currently, my research interests are focused on neuroscience, educational inclusion, active methodologies, teaching styles and coexistence.