PATRICIA ALONSO RUIDO

PATRICIA ALONSO RUIDO is a Lecturer and researcher at the University of Santiago de Compostela’s Faculty of Education Sciences, affiliated with the ESCULCA Research Group. She holds a PhD in Educational and Behavioral Sciences from the University of Vigo, awarded Cum Laude with International Mention and the Extraordinary Prize. Her work focuses on feminist pedagogy, gender equality, violence against women, and digital phenomena like sexting. Previously, she taught at the University of Vigo and UNIR.

Education: PhD in Educational and Behavioral Sciences (2017, University of Vigo); Graduate degrees in Social Education and Psychopedagogy.

Research interests include:

• Gender education and feminist pedagogical strategies
• Prevention of digital and offline violence against women
• Sexuality education and sexting’s societal impacts
• Curriculum reform for gender inclusion

Recent articles highlight her work on gender equality in academia, cyber violence in youth relationships, and sextortion in universities. She advocates for pedagogical interventions rooted in feminist theory.

Awards: Extraordinary Doctoral Thesis Prize, Cum Laude distinction. Grants: None explicitly listed, but research is supported by ESCULCA’s institutional framework.

Labs/Teams: ESCULCA Research Group (Competitive Reference Group in Galician R&D).