Her research interests focus on the development of psychological interventions in childhood and disability. Specifically in the functional analysis of perspective-taking skills in neurotypical development and its implications in the field of developmental disorders. Perspective taking has been defined as the cognitive ability to assume the perspective of another individual, to infer thoughts, emotions and motivations. It is understood that perspective-taking skills are critical for effective social interactions and that, therefore, the deficits in social interaction skills present in some people, such as those diagnosed with autism or intellectual disability, could be explained by deficits in these skills. Montoya-Rodríguez researches the design of effective teaching protocols that allow establishing these skills in populations with difficulties, in order to create behavioral patterns that facilitate psychological flexibility, autonomy and quality of life.

She completed his PhD in Functional Analysis in Clinical and Health Contexts from the University of Almería (UAL) in 2017. Previously, between 2011 and 2015, she was a predoctoral assistant in the Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatments of the UAL through the University Teacher Training (FPU) scholarship from the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports of Spain. From 2017 to 2018 she collaborated at the Universidad Internacional Isabel I (Burgos, Spain). From 2016 to the present she is a professor at the Universidad Católica de Uruguay (UCU). She belongs to the National System of Researchers (SNI) of Uruguay and is accredited as a Doctor Assistant Professor by the National Agency for the Evaluation of Quality of Accreditation - ANECA - of Spain.