Professors and Researchers

Isabel Sánchez López

Isabel Sánchez López

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

Degree in Spanish Philology from the University of Granada. PhD in Spanish language from the University of Jaén. ASELE Award 2012 for the best doctoral thesis. She has dedicated her professional career to teaching, research and training of trainers in Linguistics applied to the teaching of Spanish as a foreign language.

Jana Pardo Gutiérrez

Jana Pardo Gutiérrez

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

Graduate in Hispanic Studies, Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language with Extraordinary End of Degree Award (UC), Master's Degree in Spanish as a Foreign Language (UC), Master's Degree in Audiovisual Translation (ISTRAD) and Master's Degree in Secondary Education Teacher Training. Audiovisual translator whose works reach the main streaming platforms.

Javier Costas Veiga

Javier Costas Veiga

Faculty of Health Sciences

Bachelor’s Degree in Sport and Exercise Science Professor and Head of the Physical Activity and Sport Service. Coordinator of Health,Training and Education Programs . Research in Performance and Mobility of Rescue and First Aid.

Javier Gómez Ituretagoyena

Javier Gómez Ituretagoyena

Faculty of Health Sciences

He has a degree in Veterinary Medicine, specializing in Animal Production and Economics from the University of León. He was a professor of Aquaculture at the Nautical-Fishing School of Santander, and a veterinarian at the Cantabria Livestock Department. He has also worked in Livestock Sanitation campaigns with the company Servetcansa, was an agricultural advisor at the Nestlé factory in La Penilla, was head of the Nestlé dairy district, and as of 2001, is head of dairy procurement at Nestlé Spain.

Javier Maruri Valle-Yturriaga

Javier Maruri Valle-Yturriaga

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

Law Degree from the University of Cantabria. International MBA from ESDEN. He has held management positions in different sectors and departments, especially in management and people management. Expert in the start-up of national projects, participating in their strategic design and implementation. General Manager of Televisión Popular de Santander.

Jesús Espinosa Gutiérrez

Jesús Espinosa Gutiérrez

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

D. Cum Laude with honors in Contemporary History from the University of Cantabria. He has been Research Visitor at the London School of Economics and Political Sciences. He has received the History and Geography Research Award from the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the University of Cantabria, the XVI Concepción Gimeno de Flaquer Award from the University of Zaragoza and the runner-up prize of the XXIV Carmen de Burgos Feminist Dissemination Award from the University of Malaga. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Aula Interdisciplinar Isabel Torres de Estudios de las Mujeres y del Género of the University of Cantabria.