Virginia Luzon Fernandez

Virginia Luzon Fernandez is a Full Professor at the Department of Audiovisual Communication and Advertising at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) since 2003. She has held roles such as Vice Dean of the Faculty of Communication Sciences (2010-2015) and Vice Rector for Communication and Culture (2020-present). Her research focuses on media studies, gender, youth, and science communication.

Education: Ph.D. in Audiovisual Narrative (UAB, 2001) and Degree in Audiovisual Communication (University of Seville, 1995). She has directed 11 doctoral theses and participated in multiple national and European projects, including aquatic animal health initiatives through the SAA group.

Key research areas include media representation of gender, youth media consumption, and audiovisual communication strategies. She has collaborated internationally, including as a visiting professor at the National University of Kiev-Mohyla Academy and Antwerp University.

Her administrative roles include leading the PhD Program in her department (2008-2009) and coordinating national exam committees for visual culture and audiovisual literacy (2006-2016).