Elena Vila Cortavitarte holds a PhD from the University of La Laguna, Spain, a Master's degree in healthcare research at the University of Cantabria, Spain, and is a midwife working for the Canarian Health Service. She is a novel researcher interested in the field of “Maternal-Child Health and Adolescent Health”. She has experience in youth consultation and affective–sexual education in educational centers.

José Miguel Díaz-Gómez holds a PhD from the University of La Laguna, Spain, where he is currently an Associate Professor. He has taught in the Psychology degree program and in various postgraduate programs. He has served as Director of the Department of Cognitive Psychology and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Psychology. His research has focused mainly on two areas. The first is text comprehension (the semantic representation of its physical and emotional content). The second is the motivational components of behavior, specifically (a) the application of Self-Determination Theory (Deci and Ryan) to educational contexts and (b) the exploration of the approach/avoidance nature of interpersonal motivation and its neurophysiological correlates.

N. Marta Díaz-Gómez, Pediatrician with accreditation in Adolescent Medicine, holds a PhD from the University of La Laguna, (ULL) Spain, where she is currently an Honorary Professor. She has taught in the Nursing degree program and in various postgraduate programs. She has served as Director of the Department of Nursing, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Coordinator of the International Mobility Program, Member of the Academic Committee of the Master's Degree in Research, Management, and Quality of Health Care, Academic Director of the Doctorate Program in Medical Sciences of the ULL, and Guarantor Professor of the Research Line "Maternal and Child Health and Adolescent Health" in the Doctorate Program in Health Sciences of the ULL. She is a member of the board of directors of several scientific societies (the Canarian Society of Pediatrics, the Spanish Association of Pediatric Nursing, the Spanish Society for Research in Pediatric Nutrition and Feeding, and the Spanish Breastfeeding Association). Her research has focused mainly on nutrition, child growth and health, breastfeeding, and adolescent health.