Comunicar Journal

Dr. Vanessa Matos dos Santos, Federal University of Uberlândia (Brazil)

Professor of the Journalism Course at the Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU- Brazil). Journalist, with a master's degree in Communication (UNESP) and a Doctorate in Education (UNESP) with a doctoral stay at UNED (Madrid) and Doctorate in Media and Audiovisual Processes (USP). Currently, coordinator of the Postgraduate Program in Technologies, Communication and Education (PPGCE) at UFU in Brazil.

Mrs. Magali de Lourdes Pedro, University of Brasilia (Brazil)

Lecturer in Spanish Translation Course at the University of Brasilia, Brazil . Master in Translation from University of São Paulo and in Applied Linguistics from University of Brasilia. Official Spanish translator/interpreter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brazil.

Mrs. Lilian Vieira da Rocha Ribeiro, University of Huelva (Spain)

Business Consultant at Brasil Institute of Tecnology, Brasilia, Brazil. Ph.D. student in Communication at the interuniversities graduation program of Sevile, Malaga, Huelva and Cádiz, Spain. Master in Applied Linguistics from University of Brasilia, Brazil.

Dr. Ismar de Oliveira Soares, University of São Paulo (Brazil)

Professor at the University of São Paulo - USP. He is coordinator of the Communication and Education Center - NCE and of the undergraduate courses in Educommunication at USP. Author of `Educommunicatiom: the concept, the professional and the application`, Paulinas Publisher, 2011. Dr. Ismar is also the president of the Brazilian Association of Researchers and Professionals in Educommunication.

Dr. Adilson Vaz Cabral Filho, Federal Fluminense University (Brazil)

Professor of the Graduate Program in Media and Routines at Federal Fluminense University, Brazil. PhD and MSc in Social Communication. Post-doctorate in Communication at the Universidad Carlos III of Madrid, Spain. Coordinator of EMERGE - Research and Production Center in Communication and Emergency, Brazil.

Dr. Gabriela Borges, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (Brazil)

Professor of Communication at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Brazil. Post-doctorate in Communication from the University of Algarve, Portugal. PhD. in Communication and Semiotics from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, with traineeship at Universidad Autónoma of Barcelona, Spain and from Trinity College, Dublin.

Dr. Monica Fantin, Federal University of Santa Catarina (Brazil)

Associate Professor of the Department of Teaching Methodology and at the graduate program in Education of the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Ph.D. in Education from Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Internship at UCSC, Milan. Group leader of the Research Center in Childhood Communication, Culture and Art, Brazil.

Dr. Martha Prata Linhares, Federal University of the Mining Triangle (Brazil)

Professor at Federal University of Triangulo Mineiro .Ph. D. in Education from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, Brazil. Professor and researcher at the Center of Distance Education and Learning with Technologies. Coordinator of the graduate program in Education at Federal University of Triangulo Mineiro, Brazil.

Dr. Alice Y. L. Lee (李月蓮), Hong Kong Baptist University (China)

Prof. Alice Y. L. Lee is the Professor of the Department of Journalism, Hong Kong Baptist University. Her research interests include media and information literacy (MIL), media education, online news media, and Net Generation. She is the vice-chairperson of the Hong Kong Association of Media Education, and a member of the Steering Committee on Strategic Development of Information Technology in Education, Education Bureau, HKSAR Government, Hong Kong

Dr. Yuechuan Ke (柯粤川), University of Southern California (United States)

The US based film director and media producer, Yuechuan Ke is also an active, independent scholar interested in cognitive studies about the moving images, as well as emerging technologies and applications to the evolving film and new media industry. He is a dedicated advocator to academia exchange, particularly that between China and a broader world of diversity, by means of quality communication rather than one-way dissemination. Yuechuan Ke is an appointed speaker for multiple academic institutes in China.

Dr. Meng Shen, University of Valencia (Spain)

PhD in Education at the University of Valencia. Degree in Hispanic Philology. Research collaborator in the Department of Research Methods and Diagnosis in Education at the University of Valencia. Intercultural mediator and teacher in Infant and Primary Education. Her lines of research are linked to intercultural education and educational evaluation.

Dr. Alexander Fedorov, Taganrog institute of A.P. Chekhov (Russian Federation)

Russian scientist, teacher, media education specialist, film critic. PhD in Media Education (1993), Professor at Anton Chekhov Taganrog Institute, Honorary President of the Russian Association for Film and Head of many media literacy education projects (DAAD, Fondation Maison des sciences de l’homme, RSF, RFBR, etc.). Editor-in-Chief of the “Media Education” journal (indexed in Web of Science). He is a laureate of the International Honorary Award with the participation of UNESCO "Global Media and Information Literacy - 2019".

Dr. Margarita Bakieva, University of Valencia (Spain)

PhD in Education by the University of Valencia (Spain), is a professor at the same university, in the area of Educational Measurement and Evaluation. Her lines of research focus on the evaluation aspects of educational systems with the aim of improving Social Cohesion. She is part of research and innovation groups such as GEMEduco, Innovamide, RIIED.

Dr. Anastasia Levitskaya, Taganrog Institute of Management and Economics (Russian Federation)

Associate professor, vice-rector for research at Taganrog Institute of Management and Economics (Russia). Member of the Russian Association of Film and Media Education. Award of the national competition "Golden names of higher education" (2019). A. Levitskaya has completed research projects funded by the Russian Science Foundation (2014-2016), DAAD (Germany, 2006, 2013), Fulbright (USA, 2003-2004). The author of over 150 publications. The range of research interests covers schoolchildren's and students' media literacy, media competence development.

Dr. Chelysheva Irina, Rostov State University of Economics (Russian Federation)

Media teacher and researcher in the field of media culture and media education. Winner of grant competitions of Russian and foreign scientific foundations (RFBR, RHF, CDC). Vice-President of the Russian Association for Film and Media Education, member of the Russian Communication Association. Winner of All-Russian and international competitions in media and media education. Speaker at various academic institutes in Russia, Poland, Estonia, Hungary, Ukraine, Germany, Belarus.

Dr. Galina Mikhaleva, Rostov State University of Economics (Russian Federation)

PhD in Education, lecturer in the Department of Foreign Languages at Rostov State University of Economics. She is a member of the Russian Association for Film and Media Education. Lines of research: teacher training, methodology, media education, ICT in education.

Dr. Octavio Islas, Central University of Ecuador (Ecuador)

Director of the Master in Communication and Culture at the Faculty of Social Communication, Central University of Ecuador. Author of 17 books, more than 55 book chapters, 90 scientific texts published in peer-reviewed journals, more than 700 columns published in the main newspapers in Mexico. He served as director of the Internet Project at the Tecnológico de Monterrey, México. Founder of the scientific magazine Razón y Palabra, and the editorial stamp Razón y Palabra. General director of the Itinerant Chair of the New Strategic Theory (CINTE).

Dr. Abel Suing, Private Technical University of Loja (Ecuador)

Economist and Doctor in Communication, teacher and researcher of the Department of Communication of the Technical University Particular of Loja where currently coordinates the Degree of Communication. Research lines: Television, Communication Policies, Higher Education. Address: Department of Communication Sciences. Private Technical University of Loja.

D. Juan Fernando Muñoz Uribe, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana de Medellín (Colombia)

Doctorando del Programa Interuniversitario de Comunicación de las Universidades de Huelva, Sevilla, Málaga y Cádiz (España). Comunicador Social-Periodista, Profesor Titular de la Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana en Medellín (Colombia). Ex.-Presidente de la Federación Latinoamericana de Facultades de Comunicación Social (FELAFACS) (2015-2018). Miembro de honor de la Red Internacional de Historiógrafos de la Comunicación y de la Red Alfamed.

Dr. Marialva Barbosa, Intercom (Brazil)

Full Professor at the School of Communication of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and the Master and Doctorate Program in Communication at UFRJ. Doctor of History. President of INTERCOM - Society for Interdisciplinary Communication Studies. Researcher 1D from CNPq.

Dr. Gabriel Kaplun, Alaic (Uruguay)

Comunicador, Magíster en Educación y Doctor en Estudios Culturales; Profesor Titular de la Facultad de Información y Comunicación de la Universidad de la República, integrante del Sistema Nacional de Investigadores de Uruguay.

Dr. Jorge A. González, UNAM (Mexico)

Full-time researcher at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Humanities of the -National Autonomous University of Mexico. Studies the symbolic dimension of food from the theory of complex systems. Member of the National System of Researchers, Mexico, Level 3.

Dr. Fernando Gutiérrez Cortés, Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexico)

PhD in Design and Information Visualization Research professor at the Tecnológico de Monterrey, director of the Division of Humanities and Education. Executive Secretary of the Media Ecology Association (MEA), General Coordinator of the World Internet Project Mexico (WIP-Mexico) Member of the National System of Researchers (SNI).

Dr. Margarida Maria Krohling Kunsch, Universidad de São Paulo (Brazil)

PhD in Communication Sciences and Professor of Institutional Communication Theory: Policies and Processes, by ECA-USP. Vice-Dean of Culture and Extension, University of São Paulo. She is the author of a vast production in Communication Sciences and in Organizational Communication and Public Relations.

Dr. Marco López Paredes, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (Ecuador)

PhD in Communication Sciences with post-doctoral studies at the International Centre for Higher Education in Communication for Latin America (CIESPAL), Professor and Researcher at the Pontificia Universidad Cátolica del Ecuador. Member of the Alfamed network, Director of the scientific journal Razón y Palabra.

Dr. Lance Strate , Fordham University (United States)

Professor of Communication and Media Studies at Fordham University in New York City. He is a founder and past president of the Media Ecology Association, a trustee and former executive director of the Institute of General Semantics, president of the New York Society of General Semantics, and former president of the New York State Communications Association. He is the author of eight books, including Media Ecology: An Approach to Understanding the Human Condition.

MBA. Laura Elena Morales Garza, ITESM (Mexico)

Born in Mexico City, where she majored in Clinical Psychology. She holds a Master’s Degree in Applied Linguistics in English, and has developed in the areas of psychology, as English teacher and as official translator in the last 39 years. At Tecnológico de Monterrey she has developed in different areas, being the Languages Director for 12 years.

Dr. Antonio Alcalá, ITESM (Mexico)

PhD in English Literature, has participated in national and international literature Conferences. He has published in journals of Mexican universities and edited the Gothic Studies special issue, Nautical Gothic. He has also contributed to books on literary criticism by Willey-Blackwell and Routledge.

Dr. Martha del Ángel, ITESM (Mexico)

Doctor in Education. She is a full time EFL professor at Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico. She supervises research work on Foreign Language Teaching and Learning and reviews national and international academic journals.

Dr. Leonor Rosales, ITESM (Mexico)

Full time professor at Tecnolgico de Monterrey-Campus Monterrey for 17 years. She studied a BA in Applied Linguistics with emphasis en Translation, an MA in Education specialized in ESL and a second MA in Educational Technology.

Dr. William Clark Murray, ITESM (Mexico)

He teaches literature and philosophy classes and other courses related to his thesis entitled “The Project of Technology”. He is a member of the research team “Technological Innovation” to which his contribution is a sociological and philosophical approach to change. At the moment his research is directed toward understanding our techno-sociological tendencies in terms of how we deal with identity, space and conceptual evolution. Currently he is the director of the Global Studies department which includes the International Relations and Language departments. He has written two novels: “Why Southerners Go South” (2004) and “The Gulf, my shoulder…North was the horizon” (2009).