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Ana Isabel González Herrera

Tenured Lecturer in Didactics and School Organization at the University of La Laguna. She holds a PhD in Philosophy and Educational Sciences, with training in Early Childhood Education, Psychomotor Skills, Pedagogy, and Educational Guidance, and is an expert in university teaching and digital competencies. She is the founder and director of an educational institution and a speaker at numerous courses on institutional improvement from a collaborative and inclusive perspective. She has numerous scientific publications and participates in teaching innovation and research projects, including those focused on intergenerational intervention with children, adolescents, and older adults. She is a researcher with the DISAE (Diversity, Health, and Education) research group.

Deputy Directorate

David Pérez Jorge

Professor of Didactics and School Organization at the University of La Laguna. He has a solid research career supported by numerous publications in high-impact journals, both nationally and internationally, as well as by his work as senior editor in prestigious journals. He is the director of the DISAE research group (Diversity, Health and Education).

Secretariat

Isabel Alonso Rodríguez

Assistant Professor with a PhD in the area of Didactics and School Organization in the Department of Didactics and Educational Research. Her professional career has developed in the fields of school guidance, socio-educational intervention, and teaching. She is a researcher with the DISAE research group (Diversity, Health, and Education).

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Miriam Catalina González Afonso

Tenured Lecturer in Didactics and School Organization at the University of La Laguna. Specialist in Educational Guidance and Tutoring, and in Inclusive Education and Health. She has been the director of the University for Older Adults (UPAM) and has published articles related to intergenerational intervention with children, youth, and older adults. She is a researcher with the DISAE research group (Diversity, Health, and Education).

Components of the University of La Laguna

Maryurena Lorenzo Alegría

Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Social Work. Faculty of Social Sciences and Communication.

José Manuel Díaz González

Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Social Work. Faculty of Social Sciences and Communication.

Laura Rodríguez Rodríguez

Research Fellow (FPI Canarias) in the Department of Communication Sciences and Social Work. Area of Social Work and Social Services.

external experts

Elvira Molina Fernández

Assistant Professor, Department of Pedagogy, University of Granada, Spain

Raúl Acosta Armas

Law graduate, lawyer specializing in Commercial and Civil Law, Master's Degree in Access to the Legal Profession from ULL-ICATF, Master's Degree in Industrial and Intellectual Property from the University of Barcelona, Master's Degree in Sports Law from the University of Lleida. Consultant at Assap.

Manuel León Urrutia

Professor of Computer Science, University of Southampton, England, UK. Online learning, digital skills, and digital literacy

Luisa Mercedes Almudena García Alonso

Doctor of Psychology and Specialist in Clinical Psychology, with more than 30 years of experience in clinical practice, university teaching and applied research. Complutense University of Madrid.

Manuel Rebollo Segurado 

Project Director at Meraki Association, Training and Development

Mary Help of Christians Gabino Campos

Professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Communication. Director of the Service-Learning program at the University of La Laguna and the Island Council of Tenerife.

International external experts

Jolanta Maćkowicz

Pedagogical University of Krakow, Poland. Expert in the Prevention of Violence against Older Adults. Collaboration for 10 years. There is a collaboration agreement between our universities.

Irene Torices Rodarte

GEIHAD Interdisciplinary Study Group for the Care of People with Disabilities, Collaboration for 20 years in training and prevention of violence against people with disabilities in Mexico and Spain

Konstantinos Kostas

Department of Primary Education, University of Crete, Greece. Migration and care for vulnerable elderly migrants. Collaboration since 2019.

Maciej Siwicki

Professor with a PhD. Faculty of Political Science and Security Studies. Cybersecurity Expert. Nicolaus Copernicus University. Toruń, Poland. There is an agreement with the ULL.

Ricardo Filipe da Silva Pocinho

President of ANGES – National Association of Social Gerontology. Adjunct Professor Escola Superior de Educação e Ciências Sociais – Politécnico de Leiria Integrated Researcher of CICS.NOVA.IP Leiria, Portugal

Luiz Sinésio Silva Neto

Associate Professor of the Medicine course at the Federal University of Tocantins-UFT. National Coordinator of the Maturity University (UMA/UFT)