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NGO that conducts psychological research. Her work includes a number
of publications.
Shkurtë Bajgora earned an MA in School Psychology and Counselling at
the University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina” in 2021. Currently, she is
vice-director of the Psycho-Social and Medical Research Centre. In this
position, she led 35 young researchers and conducted several basic descrip-
tive studies in support of the development of new policies in Kosovo. These
studies have served as a basis for evidence-based programmes and inter-
ventions. Over the last 5 years, she has contributed to national and interna-
tional conferences with papers and presentations.
Vlera Isufi holds a BA in Brain Sciences with a focus on Neuroscience,
Cognition and AI. She has worked in multiple laboratories and conducted
various types of research with renowned Brain Sciences scholars at UTD
and the Centre for Brain Health of Dallas. She is currently collaborating
with the Brain Balance Centre for Achievement of Denton and the Empatia
clinic in Prishtina.
Diego Gomez-Baya is an associate professor at the Department of Social,
Developmental and Educational Psychology at the University of Huelva,
Spain. His research interests include the promotion of psychological well-be-
ing and healthy lifestyles in adolescents and youth, and the study of gender
differences in risk and protective factors from a developmental and educa-
tional perspective. He is leading the project Positive Youth Development
in Spanish Undergraduates: Analysis of Developmental Assets Related to
Health, Psychological Well-Being and Social Contribution, and holds the
Presidency of the Council for Childhood and Adolescence in Andalusia,
Spain.
Carmen Martín-Gómez is postdoctoral research fellow at the Andalusian
Health Technology Assessment Unit in Spain, holding a PhD in Data Science
from the University Loyola Andalucía, a master’s degree in Intervention in
Violence against Women from the University of Deusto as well as a master’s
degree in Psychological Intervention Programmes in Educational Contexts
from the Complutense University of Madrid and a degree in Psychology
with certification in Health Psychology from the University of Sevilla. Her

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