Emma Motrico, Ph.D. (www.emmamotrico.com), is a ‘Ramón & Cajal research fellow’ at the at
the Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBIS) and Principal Investigator of the Research Group
Perinatal IBIS- Lab. Her research focusses on the prevention of mental disorders, especially
perinatal depression and anxiety, and the implementation of preventive interventions in health
settings.
She is the principal investigator of the project ‘e-Perinatal’ funded by the ERC StartGrant 2021. The ERC Starting Grant is awarded by the European Research Council (ERC),
the most prestigious funder of excellent research in Europe. Prof. Motrico is also the principal
investigator of four funded projects (one international and four national) and a collaborating
researcher in a total of 14 funded research projects, of which two are European projects, nine
are national (Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, and Health Institute Carlos III)
and three are regional projects (Regional Ministry of Health, Junta de Andalucía).
Expert of the European Commission, Marie Skodowska-Curie Actions – Postdoctoral
Fellowships- and Horizon Europe, and member of the ANECA International Equivalence
Commission, she is editor of international scientific journals (e.g. BMC Women Health,
Frontiers in Psychology). She is a usual reviewer of several international journals (e.g.
Women´s Health, Psychological Medicine). She has done six international stays: George
Washington University (Fulbright Grant), Virje Universitat, Amsterdam, University of
Minnesota, University of Texas in Austin, Penn State University, and Caledonian University.
She has supervised four PhD theses (five ongoing) and 21 MSc/BSc theses (four MSc and six
BSc theses ongoing).
Finally, her research has been recognized with several awards and international
leadership positions. She was ranked 1st in the 2022 Ramón y Cajal call for the "Psychology"
research area. In 2018, she received an award in recognition of her research career, and she
also received the first IBIMA award for the best scientific publication. Currently, she is the cochair
of the "Prevention of Perinatal Mental Disorders" Special Interest Group in the
International Marcé Society for Perinatal Mental Health and the leader of the Task Force
"Perinatal Mental Health and COVID-19 pandemic" in the international network Riseup-PPD
Cost-Action. In 2021, she was chosen from more than 10.000 candidates as one of the 50
women for the London School of Economics-Santander W50 Leadership programme.
Emma Motrico, Ph.D. (www.emmamotrico.com), is a ‘Ramón & Cajal research fellow’ at the at
the Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBIS) and Principal Investigator of the Research Group
Perinatal IBIS- Lab. Her research focusses on the prevention of mental disorders, especially
perinatal depression and anxiety, and the implementation of preventive interventions in health
settings.
She is the principal investigator of the project ‘e-Perinatal’ funded by the ERC StartGrant 2021. The ERC Starting Grant is awarded by the European Research Council (ERC),
the most prestigious funder of excellent research in Europe. Prof. Motrico is also the principal
investigator of four funded projects (one international and four national) and a collaborating
researcher in a total of 14 funded research projects, of which two are European projects, nine
are national (Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, and Health Institute Carlos III)
and three are regional projects (Regional Ministry of Health, Junta de Andalucía).
Expert of the European Commission, Marie Skodowska-Curie Actions – Postdoctoral
Fellowships- and Horizon Europe, and member of the ANECA International Equivalence
Commission, she is editor of international scientific journals (e.g. BMC Women Health,
Frontiers in Psychology). She is a usual reviewer of several international journals (e.g.
Women´s Health, Psychological Medicine). She has done six international stays: George
Washington University (Fulbright Grant), Virje Universitat, Amsterdam, University of
Minnesota, University of Texas in Austin, Penn State University, and Caledonian University.
She has supervised four PhD theses (five ongoing) and 21 MSc/BSc theses (four MSc and six
BSc theses ongoing).
Finally, her research has been recognized with several awards and international
leadership positions. She was ranked 1st in the 2022 Ramón y Cajal call for the "Psychology"
research area. In 2018, she received an award in recognition of her research career, and she
also received the first IBIMA award for the best scientific publication. Currently, she is the cochair
of the "Prevention of Perinatal Mental Disorders" Special Interest Group in the
International Marcé Society for Perinatal Mental Health and the leader of the Task Force
"Perinatal Mental Health and COVID-19 pandemic" in the international network Riseup-PPD
Cost-Action. In 2021, she was chosen from more than 10.000 candidates as one of the 50
women for the London School of Economics-Santander W50 Leadership programme.
