Andrea is currently a PhD student at the University of La Laguna, where she is a member of a research team focused on the problem of animal abuse. Andrea’s academic interests lie mainly in social psychology, with particular emphasis on legal psychology and environmental psychology. Specifically, she is exploring the psychosocial variables that influence the general population’s perceptions of animal abuse and their tendencies to react to it. Additionally, she is examining whether these reactions vary across different categories of animals

Key Publications:
Martín, A. M., Vera, A., Marrero, R. J., y Hernández, B. (2023). Bystanders’ reactions to animal abuse in relation to psychopathy, empathy with people and empathy with nature. Frontiers in psychology, 14, 1124162. http://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1124162
Vera, A., Ruiz, C., y Martin, A. M. (2023). Reactions against farm animal abuse: The role of animal attitude and speciesism. Acción Psicológica, 20(2), 29-42. https://doi.org/10.5944/ap.20.2
Vera, A., Hernández, B. y Martín, A.M. (2024). Diferencias en la percepción social del maltrato de animales protegidos y domésticos. En Seijo, D., Pineda, D y Fariña, F. (Eds.), Nuevas aportaciones basadas en evidencia científica a la práctica de la Psicología Jurídica y Forense (págs. 246-263). Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche. ISBN: 978-84-18177-60-6
Vera, A., Hernández, B., Hess, S. y Martín, A.M. (in review). Pets, protected and farm animals: The three perceptual spaces of animal abuse. Frontiers in Psychology.