Biography — José Manuel Villena Romera

José Manuel Villena Romera is faculty in the Master in Criminal Profiling at Evidentia University of Behavioral and Forensic Sciences. He combines an academic career across multiple Spanish universities with more than three decades of operational experience in the public security sector.

His academic training combines a Bachelor of Science in Criminology, a Master of Science in Criminal Analysis and Investigation, and a Master of Science in Nonverbal Behavior, all completed at Universidad a Distancia de Madrid (UDIMA), where he is also Professor. He is currently a doctoral candidate in Criminology. He holds Professor positions in Criminology at Universidad Internacional de Valencia (VIU) and at Universidad Europea Miguel de Cervantes (UEMC), and is Director and Professor of Private Security with authorization from the Spanish Ministry of the Interior. He coordinates the "Leadership and Security" course at the Fundación Rafael del Pino, one of Spain's leading private foundations for executive education in public policy.

His research and teaching focus on elder abuse, private security, cybercriminality, and terrorism in the air transportation sector. He is a recurring speaker at INCIBE (Spanish National Cybersecurity Institute) events and at UDIMA–Behavior & Law Foundation Criminal Profiling conferences.

Areas of expertise

José Manuel Villena Romera's work centers on criminology, criminal profiling, private security, aviation terrorism, cybercrime, elder abuse.

Education and affiliations

José Manuel Villena Romera holds Bachelor of Science in Criminology from Universidad a Distancia de Madrid (UDIMA), Spain; MSc in Nonverbal Behavior from Universidad a Distancia de Madrid (UDIMA), Spain; MSc in Criminal Analysis and Investigation from Universidad a Distancia de Madrid (UDIMA), Spain.