David Ballester i Ferrando, holds a University Diploma in Nursing from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, ??a specialist in mental health nursing, a degree in Psychology from the University of Girona and a PhD from the UdG. She has worked as a nurse at the Psychiatric Hospital of Salt, where she also held the positions of Nursing Supervisor and Director of Nursing.
He is a full professor at the Department of Nursing and has held the positions of Director of the Department from 2000 to 2004, Director of the University School of Nursing from 2004 to May 2011 and Dean of the Faculty of Nursing from May 2011 to May 2012. From 2015 to 2021 he was Director of the Department of Nursing.
He has published a total of 60 articles in journals, 106 book chapters and is the coordinator of 4 books until 2021. He has also made more than 149 participations in Congresses and Conferences between communications and presentations.
The research that has motivated the research activity has been in the field of health promotion, aging and care for dementia, gender-based violence in young people and teaching innovation.
She has also carried out cooperation activities with the Ruli community in Rwanda, in the training of teachers in the School of Nursing.