Isabel Rodríguez de Dios

Isabel Rodríguez de Dios is a postdoctoral researcher at Universitat Pompeu Fabra under the Juan de la Cierva - Formación fellowship. With a PhD in 'Formation in the Knowledge Society' (2018) and a Master’s in Applied Communication Research (2013), she specializes in Communication and Education, focusing on digital literacy, media effects, and narrative persuasion.

• Universidad de Salamanca (PhD, 2018)
• Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (MSc, 2013)
• Universidad de Valladolid (Journalism, 2010)
• Universidad de Salamanca (Audiovisual Communication, 2012)

Her research explores digital risks for adolescents, including cyberbullying, sexting, and grooming. She develops digital literacy scales and mobile educational apps using narrative persuasion theory. Her 2018 study demonstrated that restrictive parental mediation correlates with reduced digital literacy.

Notable collaborations include work with Juan José Igartua on Facebook usage patterns and with Valeriano Piñeiro-Naval on digital identity formation through municipal websites. She has conducted research stays at KU Leuven and University of Amsterdam.

• Scientific Awards
  • Contrato predoctoral de personal investigador JCyL (2014-2018)
  • Contrato postdoctoral Juan de la Cierva - Formación (2020-present)

Her work spans audience research, entertainment-education strategies, and digital identity analysis, with a focus on prevention tools for minors in digital environments.