Vanesa Rodríguez Tembrás

Vanesa Rodríguez Tembrás is a Researcher at Heidelberg University's Heidelberg Center for Ibero-American Studies (HCIAS) and a Lecturer at the University of Vienna. She holds a PhD from Heidelberg University (2019) focused on code-switching in Galician-Spanish medical consultations. Her roles include Research Associate and Director's Assistant at the Center for Galician Studies (Centro de Estudos Galegos), coordinating international programs like the DAAD-funded double-degree Master's in Specialized Translation and Cultural Mediation with Salamanca University.

• Education: Complutense University of Madrid, University of Valladolid, University of Seville (Communication/Linguistics/Literature)
• Additional Qualifications: Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language (UNED)

Her research focuses on multilingual healthcare communication, particularly how language choice impacts social and health outcomes in bilingual settings. Key interests include professional multilingualism, language contact phenomena, and minority language preservation. She has coordinated international academic collaborations with institutions like the University of Zurich's Language & Medicine Competence Center and led projects addressing Ibero-American communication studies.

Awarded prestigious scholarships including DAAD Harvard University residency (2019), Google Machine Learning workshop (2018), and the COMET Research Award (2023). Active in academic exchange programs across Europe, Latin America, and the US, including guest lectureships at University of Copenhagen, Mannheim, Zurich, and Panamá.

Her recent work explores triadic medical consultations involving patient caregivers and the role of code-switching in asymmetrical doctor-patient relationships. She also investigates technological applications in multilingual healthcare communication through projects like the ABeLL Continuing Education initiative.