- Diplomate in Human Sciences, University of Granada, Spain.
- Licensed in Geography and History, University of Granada, Spain.
- Doctor in Philosophy, Humanities, University of Almería, Spain.
- Professor (Associate) Universitair Hoofddocent in Social Anthropology
- Researcher, Institute of Peace and Conflicts of the University of Granada.
- Director, Journal of Peace and Conflicts of the University of Granada.
- Secretary, Doctoral Commission of Social Sciences of the University of Granada.
- Coordinator, Doctoral Program in ¨Peace, Conflicts and Democracy¨, 2003 to 2008.
- Guest Professor invited to: Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca, México; Universidad de Pamplona, Colombia; Universidad de La Salle, Bogotá; Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, Colombia; Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Loja, Ecuador.
- Currently carries out field research in: Pamplona-Cúcuta, Colombia, and at Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Loja, Ecuador.
In addition to multiple articles and chapters in books, we highlight the following books published:
- Las gentes del área metropolitana de Granada. Relaciones, percepciones y conflictos, 2004 (The People of the Metropolitan Area of Granada: Relations, Perceptions and Conflicts)
- Las migraciones de retorno en Andalucía, 2005 (Returning Migrations in Andalucía)
- Hablemos de paz, 2007 (Let´s Talk about Peace)
- Cultura de paz, 2008 (A Culture of Peace)
- Saber pacífico: la paz neutra, 2009 (Pacific Knowledge: A Neutral Peace)
- Antropología urbana, exclusión social y conflictos educativos, 2010 (Urban Anthropology, Social Exclusion and Educational Conflicts)
- Racionalidad pacífica. Una introducción a los Estudios para la paz, 2011 (A Pacific Rationale: An Introduction to Peace Studies)
- Colombia. Un mosaico de conflictos y violencias para transformar, 2013
- Antropología ecológica, 2016 (Colombia: A Mosaic of Conflicts and Violence to be Transformed)
- The immigration of Romanian Roma to Western Europe: Causes, effects, and future engagement strategies (MigRom12), FP7-SSH-2012.5.1-2. Dealing with diversity and cohesion: the case of the Roma in the European Union, (2014-2017).
- Procesos de reinserción socioeducativa y acompañamiento a reclusas en semilibertad, del Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación del Programa Estatal de Investigación, desarrollo e innovación orientada a los Retos de la sociedad, Proyectos I+D+I, [EDU2016-79322-R], (2016-2019). (Processes of Socioeducational Reinsertion of Women Prisoners in a Condition of Semi-Freedom).