Mirian Checa-Romero is Ph.D. from the University of Alcalá in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Currently, she is an Associate Professor in the area of Developmental and Educational Psychology (Department of Educational Sciences) at the University of Alcalá. She coordinates the Research Group on Educational Innovation and Technology for Human Development (INTED) and is a member of the Isabel Muñoz Caravaca Gender Chair at the University of Alcalá. Her main research lines are: i) the impact that different digital technologies, especially commercial video games, have on the cognitive, social, and emotional competencies of children and adolescents; ii) the ecological and systemic perspective in the development of individuals, considering the socialization of various educational contexts; iii) gender studies with adolescents.