Diana Elizabeth Rivera Rogel holds a Ph.D. in Communication and Journalism from the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) and serves as Vice-Chancellor for Research at UTPL. She has been Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Education, and Humanities (2021-2026), Director of the Socio-Humanistic Area (2014-2021), and Director of the Department of Communication Sciences (2012-2014). She has published 125 articles since 2010 on media and digital literacy, media competencies, and media education, and has participated in 72 research projects, directing 21. Since 2018, she has coordinated the Ecuador chapter of the ALFAMED network and the "Communication, Education, and Technology" research group.