Dra. Barreiro is Professor of Genetics Psychology and Epistemology at the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Buenos Aires. She is Adjunct Researcher at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council. Besides, she is Academic Coordinator of the Master in Cognitive Psychology and Learning at the Latin American University of Social Sciences (Argentina) and the Autonomous University of Madrid. She undertook her doctoral studies in Educational Sciences, and has a Master in Educational Psychology.

Dra. Barreiro is interested in developmental and social psychology. She studies moral and social development in the life span complementing both theoretical approaches. Besides, she studies collective memory, making focus in moral judgment and intergroup conflicts.