Elisa Santana Monagas

Elisa Santana Monagas is a Part-Time Substitute Professor at the Department of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. She is affiliated with the Institute of Textual Analysis and Applications (IU IAText) and the ICP2 Project research group. Her research focuses on teacher-student communication styles, motivational messages in educational contexts, and their impacts on student motivation, academic performance, and psychological well-being. She employs sentiment analysis and longitudinal studies to explore reciprocal relations between teaching practices and student outcomes, particularly in secondary education settings.

Her key research interests include developmental and educational psychology, with an emphasis on autonomy-supportive communication, relatedness in teacher-student relationships, and the role of emotional engagement in learning. She has contributed to understanding how classroom environments influence covitality, boredom reduction, and adaptive behaviors among adolescents.

Notable contributions include analyzing reciprocal dynamics between motivational appeals and academic outcomes, gamification strategies in higher education, and the validation of assessment tools for teacher feedback. Her work bridges theoretical frameworks like self-determination theory with methodological innovations in sentiment analysis and needs-supplies fit processes.

Elisa collaborates with interdisciplinary teams in the GIR IATEXT group, focusing on didactics and learning in specific educational contexts. She actively publishes in peer-reviewed journals and presents at conferences on topics such as teacher enthusiasm, empathetic communication, and the design of pedagogical interventions to enhance student well-being.