University Professor in the field of Preventive Medicine and Public Health at the University of Alicante (since 2018). She holds a PhD and a Bachelor's degree in Sociology (2004 and 1998, respectively). She obtained a Master’s in Public Health from Miguel Hernández University (2005). She served as Vice Dean of Research, Postgraduate Studies, and Internationalization at the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Alicante (2016–2021). She was also the Head of the Secretariat for Equality at the University of Alicante (2021–2024). Currently, she is the Vice-Rector for Equality, Inclusion, and Social Responsibility at the University of Alicante (since December 2024).

She has been Treasurer, Vice President, and President of the Spanish Society of Epidemiology (2012–2018). She has been a member of the CIBER in Epidemiology and Public Health since its inception in 2006. She has been the Principal Investigator for over thirty projects funded through public calls under the National R&D&I Plan and European projects. Most of her research activity focuses on studying social inequalities in health based on gender, migratory or ethnic status, and age. Notably, she has dedicated significant efforts to the issue of gender-based violence from a public health perspective, consolidated through her participation and leadership in various national and European projects. She has authored over 200 high-quality scientific publications, recognized with three research periods and one transfer period awarded by the National Commission for the Evaluation of Research Activity.

In October 2019, she was awarded an honorary doctor Doctor Honoris Causa) by the Faculty of Medicine at Umeå University (Sweden).