Patricia Alonso-Ruido has a PhD from the University of Vigo and is a professor in the Department of Pedagogy and Didactics of the Faculty of Education Sciences of the University of Santiago de Compostela. Her training as a doctor has been supported by several competitive scholarships, which have allowed her to carry out several international stays at the University of Porto. She is a member of the ESCULCA Research Group, the Competitive Reference Group of the University of Santiago de Compostela. She has participated in numerous research projects and collaborated as an author and co-author on various scientific publications. Currently, she is the principal investigator of a competitive competition project funded by the Ministry of Equality, Government of Spain.