Rosa Maria Rodriguez Jimenez has PhD in Physics (1997 at UCM), Bachelor’s Degree in Education (Special Needs) and a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology. Furthermore, she completed a Master in Dance Movement Therapy (with more of 600 hours of clinical practice) at Universitat Autonoma Barcelona. She studied Classical and Contemporary Dance & was a professional dancer.
She teaches Introduction to Dance Movement Therapy in two MA (Clinical Psychology and Eating Disorders) and in a Degree of Dance Science at the Univesidad Europea Madrid. She also teaches “Dance and Creative Movement for Disable People”, “Creative Movement Therapies” and “Life-Span Development Psychology”. Her special field of interest in DMT is regarding early infancy and development (intersubjectivity, attachment) and eating disorders & has experience with people with autism and other disabilities and old people (Alzheimer and Parkinson).
In the last few years, she has worked on some projects regarding the introduction of the concept of embodiment in higher education (both teachers and students from different degrees), as a way to improve communication and relationships, and make effective learning.
She is a guest lecturer at Postgraduate specialist studies Creative Therapies, Dance Movement Therapy at the Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek, teaching Research methodology in Dance Movement Therapy.