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).

BRIEF CURRICULAR

-Distinguished-Chaired Full professor.

-Extraordinary Doctorate Award from the University of Valencia.

-Award as a Scientific Reference in the area of "Aquatic Physical Conditioning" awarded by the Ibero-American Association of Aquatic, Special and Hydrotherapy Education.

-National Award for Sports Merit in the area of "Study and Research in the contents of Aerobics and Fitness".

-Award for Outstanding Professional Career 2022 awarded by the Illustrious Professional College of Graduates in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences of the Valencian Community (Spain).

-Positive qualification of 24 years of research by the Spanish Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation.

-Qualification of excellence of the teaching activity by the University of Valencia, with teaching seniority since 2001.

-According to Web Of Science, third place in Spanish scientific production regarding the topic of "resistance training" and number two in "strength training in older adults". Number one positions worldwide regarding scientific production on the topics of "strength training with elastics" and "strength training with elastic bands in older adults". Ranked number four worldwide regarding scientific production on "strength training in the aquatic medium" and on "aquatic training for health".

-Director of the Research Unit in Sports and Health. University of Valencia.

-Director of the Research Group on Prevention and Health in Physical Exercise and Sports. University of Valencia.

-Scientific reviewer in more than twenty of the most prestigious journals indexed in scientific databases.

-More than 80 published articles, of which more than 50% are published in journals of the first and second quartiles of the Journal Citation Reports.

-It should also be highlighted the direction of more than a dozen doctoral theses, the more than 200 participations in congresses and scientific meetings and the 5 awards for communications and / or posters presented to congresses, the national award of merit to applied research and the award for the best article published in a specialized journal of the area.

-Scientific and technical advisor for various international companies in the Physical-Sports and Health field.

-Regular teacher both nationally and internationally in seminars, masters and doctoral programs related to Healthy Physical Conditioning.

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.

Bachelor in Physical Education, grade and doctorate in Psychology, grade in Medicine and màster degree in integrative medicine.  Author of several articles in indexed scientific journals (4 years of research granted by ANECA), communications and invited conferences in scientific congresses and seminars. He has written chapters in educational and research books. Editor of 2 compilation books of communications presented in scientific congresses. Director of 18 morè t'han 25 doctoral theses and other research projects in doctorate and master's degree in research. He has participated in 8 research projects subsidized by public entities, of which in three he has been the principal investigator. He has participated in the Organizing and Scientific Committee of 2 congresses, being in one of them also the president of the congress. He is also member of the Spanish Association of Sports Sciences. He has collaborated as a reviewer of several scientific journals such as: European Journal of Sport Science, Journal of Sport Psychology, International Journal of Sports Science (Ricyde), European Journal of Human Movement and Revista Mexicana de Psicología. He has received different recognitions such as the prize for the best communication in social sciences in the V Congress of Sports Sciences organized by the Spanish Association of Sports Sciences (León, 2008) and the prize for the best porter in the IX World Congress of Analysis of Sports Sports Performance (Worcester, 2012). He teaches at the University of Valencia the subject "Training of Technique and Tactics" in the Degree in Sports Science, and the subject "Research Designs" in the Master's Degree in Research. He is professor of the Behavior and Learning Area of ​​the common block of the coaches courses of the Ministry of Education, Research, Culture and Sports of the Generalitat Valenciana. He has been invited as a speaker in training courses for various sports federations.

[Biography, english version]

[Biography, english version]

Bachelor of Physical Activity and Sports Science and PhD in Physiology from the Universitat de València. Currently, professor assistant in the Department of Physical Education and Sports. His main research lines include investigation in the application of infrared thermography in sports science and biomedicine, the biomechanical analysis of sports such as running and cycling, and the assessment of sports equipment, mainly compression stockings and insoles.