Professor José Antonio Piqueras Rodríguez, member of the PROEMO Network, director of the PSYKE research group and of the Applied Psychology Research Centre (CPA) of the Miguel Hernández University (UMH), has been appointed new president-elect of the SEAEP (Spanish Society for the Advancement of Psychological Assessment). The appointment took place during the General Assembly held as part of the IV Conference on Psychological Assessment Update and the VI Spring School recently organised in San Sebastian.
For the next two years (2025-2027), Professor Piqueras will serve as president-elect, a figure equivalent to the vice-presidency of the association. From 2027, he will assume the presidency of this leading scientific body, which brings together teachers and researchers in psychological assessment from all over Spain.
This appointment is an important recognition of the commitment, trajectory and international projection of the work of his team in the field of psychological assessment, as well as the consolidation of the UMH and the PROEMO Network as institutions of reference in this field.
In addition, Piqueras is an active member of the Network for the PROmotion of Adolescent EMOtional Health and Well-being (PROEMO – RED2022-134247-T), an initiative that promotes collaborative work and applied research to improve the mental health of young people.
During the congress, working meetings were also held in which José Antonio Piqueras presented the ‘Report and Roadmap 2025 on health and emotional well-being in adolescents and young people’, developed within the framework of the PROEMO network and coordinated by the University of Jaén (2024). The document (Registration No.: 2412040284155) gathers the main needs and recommendations for the promotion of mental health and emotional well-being in adolescence.