Professors and Researchers

David Casamichana

David Casamichana

Faculty of Health Sciences

PhD in Sport and Exercise Science Master's Degree in Teacher Training specialized in Physical Education. Professional in the area of Fitness and Health. Expert in aspects related to physical exercise and sports training.

David Gil Sánz

David Gil Sánz

Faculty of Health Sciences

Clinical Psychologist, working in the Hospital Padre Menni. My work at the University focuses on attracting the students’ interest towards research, with the aim to see the relationship between research and the daily practice and to be able to develop a critical vision.

David Herrero

David Herrero

Faculty of Health Sciences

PhD in Psychology, Deusto University. Specialization in Traffic and Road Safety, Psychophysiology and Behavior Social Sciences. Teaching at the Psychology faculty at Deusto University from 2011 to 2015. Teaching at the University of the Basque Country from 2015 to 2017. He gives lectures in corporations and schools about road accident prevention during the commute to work or while at work. Author of more than 30 scientific papers and more than 30 speeches at international congresses.  

Esther Setién Suero

Esther Setién Suero

Faculty of Health Sciences

Ph.D. in Medicine and Health Sciences Cum Laude from the University of Cantabria (2018). Neuropsychology specialist focused on the study of cognitive functions in severe mental pathology. To date, 54 of her scientific papers have been published in indexed journals that have been cited 636 times and with an h-index of 16 (Google Scholar). 

Fernando Maniega Legarda

Fernando Maniega Legarda

Faculty of Health Sciences

Master in High Performance in Team Sports (Mastercede), Degree in Physical Education. Physical trainer and physical trainer in individual and collective professional sports. collective sports. Specialist in strength work applied to sports performance.

Fernando Portal María

Fernando Portal María

Faculty of Health Sciences

Degree in Medicine and Surgery. Teacher in vocational training cycles in the specialties of dietetics, clinical analysis and auxiliary nursing care. Tutor of training in work centers in companies in the health and food field. Coordinator of European ERASMUS projects.