Professors and Researchers

Marta Peláez

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

PhD in Linguistics from the University of Vigo. Master in Linguistics and its Applications (University of Vigo). Master in Teacher Training (University of Vigo). Vigo). Degree in Translation and Interpreting (University of Vigo). Her research interests are pragmatics and communication, oral language acquisition and language learning strategies.

Martín Barcala

Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

Doctoral student in Physical Activity, Physical Education, and Sport at the Pontifical University of Salamanca (Spain). Degree in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences. Diploma in Teaching, specializing in Physical Education. Master's Degree in Linguistics Applied to the Teaching of Spanish. Pedagogical Aptitude Course. National soccer coach level 1 qualification. Water lifeguard qualification. Trained and experienced in teaching in virtual learning environments.

Martín Fernández

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

PhD in English Philology from the University of Valladolid. Master's Degree in Specialized Translation from the Institute of Bilingual Terminology and Specialized Translation of the University of Valladolid. Master's Degree in Secondary Education Teaching. Her research focuses on English-Spanish contrastive rhetoric.

Michelle Moreira

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

Degree in Communication and Arts, with qualification in Journalism (Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Brazil) and Official Master in Anthropology (Autonomous University of Barcelona). With experience in audiovisual media studies, especially on photography related to areas such as Anthropology of the Body, Social Representation or Educommunication.

Mónica Gracia Villar

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

Degree in Communication Sciences (Universidad Autónoma de Bellaterra), Master in Strategic Management (Universidad de León) and Master in Human Resources and Knowledge Management (Universidad Europea del Atlántico) and PhD in Project Engineering: Environment, Safety, Quality and Communication (Polytechnic University of Catalonia). She has more than 20 years of experience in the press, radio and television, in addition to a consolidated trajectory in the field of corporate communication.

Mª Lourdes de la Torre

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

Master's Degree in Conference Interpretation from Universidad Pontificia de Comillas. Master's Degree in Translation and New Technologies: Translation of Software and Multimedia Products. Degree in Translation and Interpreting from the University of Salamanca. Freelance translator, interpreter and localizer for more than six years (EN/FR/DE>ES).