Manuela Aviles Hernandez

Manuela Aviles Hernandez is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work and Social Services at the Universidad de Murcia, affiliated with the Faculty of Social Work. Her research focuses on family dynamics, gender studies, mediation, and social policy. She earned her PhD from the Universidad de Alicante with a thesis on male single parenthood in Spain (2013).

Her work spans topics including family law reform, citizen participation in urban planning, and the impact of socioeconomic factors on family structures. She actively contributes to academic innovation in social work education, emphasizing participatory teaching methods and curriculum development. Her research group, 'Organization, Communication and Social Groups,' explores sociological aspects of family policy and gender equality implementation challenges.

Notable research areas include: analysis of shared custody jurisprudence, barriers to gender equality plans in organizations, and the psychological dimensions of disability entrepreneurship. She has published extensively since 2013, with over 50 scholarly articles addressing social work pedagogy, family sociology, and policy analysis.