Elena Mainer Pardos

Elena Mainer Pardos serves as Professor at the Faculty of Communication and Social Sciences, teaching Combat Sports and Adversarial Sports (tennis, padel, badminton), Alternative Games and Sports, Gymnastic Individual Sports (Aerobics), and Non-Adversarial Individual Sports (swimming) for the Degree in Physical Activity and Sports Science, alongside Alternative Games and Sports for Early Childhood and Primary Education degrees.

Her academic credentials include:

• PhD in Health and Sports Sciences
• Master in Research in Health Sciences
• Master in Development, Performance and Innovation in Tennis
• Master in Physical Evaluation and Training for Health
• Degree in Physical Activity and Sports Science
• Teacher Specialist in Physical Education

Research focuses on sports performance analytics, particularly heart rate variability applications in football and tennis, with publications in impact-factor journals. She actively presents at international forums including the International Congress on Team Sports and World Congress on Exercise is Medicine.

Professional activities extend to serving as assistant referee in Spain's First Division Women's Football League (Liga Iberdrola) and Aragonese Men's Third Division, plus fitness and wellness instruction in commercial centers.