Maria Chicote Gonzalez

Maria Chicote Gonzalez serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of History, Geography and Communication at the University of Burgos's Faculty of Humanities and Communication, specializing in audiovisual communication and advertising with a focus on accessibility solutions for blind individuals.

Her research centers on how blind audiences process audio-described visual content, examining mental imagery formation and meaning construction through innovative accessibility frameworks. Key investigations explore cognitive mechanisms in non-visual media consumption and sensory substitution techniques for inclusive communication.

Primary research domains include:

• Audiovisual Communication
• Advertising Accessibility
• Disability Studies
• Cognitive Media Processing
• Sensory Substitution
• Inclusive Design

She earned her doctorate from the University of the Basque Country with groundbreaking research on audio description efficacy for blind populations.