Tenured professor at the University of Valencia, Physical Education and Sports Department. Head of UIRFIDE (Sport Performance & Physical Fitness Research Group; GIUV 2013-140).

Academic CV: Head of department at Secondary level from 2010. PhD in Physical and Sports Education from the University of Valencia (2008). DEA and Postgraduate in Human Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, University of Murcia (2003). Master in Sport High Performance, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid & Center for Higher Studies COE (2000). Degree in Physical and Sports Education, University of Valencia (1990). Secondary Teacher and vocational training from 1990 to 2010.

Sports CV: Elite Athlete in the Judo modality. 10 years member of the national judo team. Physical conditioning trainer of elite and Olympic athletes, Judo and Badminton modalities (1992 to 2018).

Currently, she combines her teaching tasks on sports training, fitness and physical conditioning, with research and writing tasks focused on Complex Systems in sports training, and specific training programs for older adults. In addition, she coordinates the Postgraduate Studies "Master of permanent training in Physical Conditioning, Improvement of health and Performance in the elderly", update of the previous editions on "Optimization of Training in the Elderly" (ADEIT / University of Valencia). Numerous publications, Theses, TFMs and TFGs have emerged from its Service Learning program around the Older Adults physical exercise training (socio-community strategies; hospital and primary care), togiether with a an adapted training methodology (EFAM-UV©, UVEG intellectual property), and a non-profit association of technicians specialized in the training of Older Adults EcM (Training with the elderly), Spin Off of this same University.

Member of the Sports Researcher Network of the CSD "Inmotusalus"; and the Scientific Commission of SEMEDE (Spanish Society of Sports Medicine).

My research career is characterised by using quantitative and qualitative methodologies in Physical Activity and Sport Tertiary Education, as well as in the study of leisure time physical activity in different vulnerable groups such as adolescents, people with disabilities and trans persons.

[Biography, english version]