Pedrona Serra Payeras

Pedrona Serra Payeras serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pedagogy and Specific Didactics at the University of the Balearic Islands, specializing in the Didactics of Body Expression. She also holds a teaching position at the INEFC (National Institute of Sports and Culture) in Barcelona.

Dr. Serra Payeras earned her PhD in Physical Activity, Physical Education and Sport from the INEFC in Barcelona in 2016, supported by a pre-doctoral scholarship (PINEFC-2012). Her academic credentials include:

• Bachelor's degree in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences from INEFC Barcelona (2006-2010)
• Master's Degree in Secondary School Teacher Training specializing in Physical Education from Ramon Llull University
• Official Master's Degree in Immigration Management from Pompeu Fabra University

A recognized specialist in gender dynamics within sports education, her research focuses on:

• Gender representation in physical education curricula
• Coeducation methodologies in sports settings
• Sociological aspects of gender in sports participation
• Physical activity programs for immigrant women's social inclusion
• Impact of university-level gender education on secondary school physical education

Her scholarly work appears in ISI-indexed journals including Sport, Education and Society and Movimento, examining how gender perspectives in higher education translate to secondary school physical education practices.

Dr. Serra Payeras has secured research funding through significant projects:

• 'Equality at Play: The (non) presence of women and the gender perspective in family studies of Physical Activity and Sport' (DEP2012-31275), funded by the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness
• 'Design, implementation and evaluation of a physical activity and health program for the inclusion of immigrant women in Hospitalet de Llobregat' (2010)

As an academic advisor, she serves as thesis director for the Doctorate in Education program. Her teaching spans multiple academic levels:

• Bachelor's programs in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences and Primary Education
• Master's programs in Teacher Training and Research in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences

She is an active member of the consolidated R&D&I group 'Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte (GICAFE)', contributing to collaborative research in sports sciences and physical education.