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About me

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My mission is to facilitate optimal performance and foster the well-being of every people related to sports, working shoulder to shoulder with them and making proper use of scientific resources.

Training

  • PhD candidate in Psychology. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Argentina.

  • Master in Sport and Exercise Psychology. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Barcelona, España.

  • Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Minor in Health. Culver-Stockton College, Missouri, E.E.U.U.

  • Bachelor of Science in Psychology (Equivalent). Universidad de Palermo. Buenos Aires, Argentina.

  • Diploma in Assessment and Psychological Intervention in the Field of Sport. Universidad Abierta Interamericana. Buenos Aires, Argentina.

  • UEFA B Coach (Classes). Barcelona, España.

  • R and RStudio: Statistics Program for Reseach in Psychology. Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Professional experience

  • Private consultant: athletes (elite, youth, amateur) and non-athletes (musicians, chefs, etc)

  • Training and workshops (face-to-face and online)

    • Club Ciudad de Buenos Aires, CABA, Argentina

    • Club Social y de Deporte La Barranca, La Pampa, Argentina

  • RCD Espanyol (Internship). Barcelona, ​​Spain.

  • Polonia FC, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

  • Culver-Stockton College, Missouri, USA

Academic experience

  • Collaborator. Advanced Research Group in Psychology of Physical Activity, Exercise and Sport (GIAPAFED). Director: Dr. Octavio Álvarez Solves. University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.

  • Guest Professor. Master's Degree in Sport and Health Psychology.Catholic University of Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay.

  • Guest Professor. Degree in High Performance Sports. National University of Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

  • Professor. Postgraduate degree in Sports Psychology. UAI, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

  • Research advisor. “Alcohol consumption in young population: protective factors through sports and music”. Director: Dr. Vanina Schmidt. CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

  • Project MemberCONICET. “Commitment in high-performance adolescent athletes: Its relationship with motivational and context variables”. Postdoctoral fellow: Dr. María Julia Raimundi. Director: Dr. Vanina Schmidt. Co-director: Dr. Antonio Hernández Mendo. CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

  • Project MemberUBACyT. “Positive subjective experiences in musicians and athletes. Its relationship with personality and contextual variables”. UBA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

  • Practical Work Assistant, Tutor. Professional Practice: Health Promotion in Adolescents.UBA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

  • Conference Coordinator. Contributions of Psychology for the optimization of teaching and sports training.UAI, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Honors

  • Summa Cum Laude

  • Daktronics (Student-Athlete Recognition)

  • Alpha Chi National Honor Society

Publications and conferences

  • Pérez Gaido, M. (2025). Psychological assessment and technology: how do we use technology to our advantage in the field of sport? Raimundi, MJ (Ed.), Sports psychology: Toolbox for assessment and intervention. Paidós.

  • Perez-Gaido, M., Raimundi, M.J., Russo, D., Miscusi, A., Castillo, I. & Álvarez, O. (2024). Causality and commitment orientations in adolescent sport. XVIII Congress of the Psychology of Physical Activity and Sport. University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

  • Perez-Gaido, M. (2024). Causality orientations and interpersonal contexts in adolescent sport. I International Conference on Psychological Well-being in Sport. Catholic University of Uruguay. Faculty of Psychology, Catholic University of Uruguay, Uruguay.

  • Perez-Gaido, M., Corti, J.F. & Schmidt, V. (2023). Causality orientations and positive experiences in adolescent athletes. XV International Congress of Research and Professional Practice in Psychology. Faculty of Psychology, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

  • Perez-Gaido, M., Miscusi, A., Andrade, C., Raimundi, MJ, Castillo, I. (2023). Causality Orientations in Sport Scale: analysis of its psychometric properties. XIX National Meeting and VIII International Meeting of the AACC. Buenos Aires, Argentina.

  • Molina, M. F., Celsi, I., Pérez-Gaido, M., & Schmidt, V. (2023). Searching for and identifying purpose in life in adolescence: development and validation of a scale for its assessment. CES Psicología, 16(3), 56–70. https://doi.org/10.21615/cesp.6846

  • Raimundi, MJ, Corti, JF, Pérez-Gaido, M., Alvarez, O., & Castillo, I. (2023). Which Assessment of Coach-Created Motivational Climate Better Predicts Young Athletes' Engagement over a Season? Athletes' Perceptions and Match Observations Do. Sustainability, 15(6), 5179. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15065179

  • Schmidt, V., Molina, F., Raimundi, J., Celsi, I., González Liotard, A., Pérez Gaido, M., & García Arabehety, M. (2022). What does it mean to enjoy sports? Presentation of an instrument for evaluation. Diversitas, 18(1). https://doi.org/10.15332/22563067.6009

  • Raimundi, M.J., Pérez-Gaido, M., Celsi, I. & Castillo, I (2022). Evaluation of interpersonal styles and motivational climates created by coaches in Argentine adolescent sport. Ibero-American Journal of Diagnosis and Evaluation.

  • Pérez-Gaido, M., Ferrer-Lalanza, J., Parrado, E., & Capdevila, L. (2021). Can HRV Biofeedback improve short-term effort recovery? Implications for intermittent load sports. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10484-020-09495-8

  • Schmidt, V.; Celsi, I.; Molina, MF; Raimundi, MJ; García-Arabehety, M.; Pérez-Gaido, M.; Iglesias, D.; Gonzalez, MA (2019). Commitment to sport and its relationship with alcohol consumption in adolescents and young adults. Cuadernos de Psicología del Deporte, 19(3), 24-36.

  • Raimundi, MJ, García-Arabehety, M., Iglesias, D., Pérez-Gaido, M., Morillo, M., & Schmidt, V. The influence of motivational climate on engagement of Argentinean athletes from Youth Olympic Games. 14th World Congress of Sport Psychology. Seville, Spain.

  • Raimundi, MJ; Iglesias, D.; Pérez Gaido, M.; García Arabehety, M.; & Schmidt, V. Commitment and personality in Argentine 11-a-side football and futsal players. II International Congress on Football and Psychology. University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

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