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María Rivera Méndez. Completed the Doutoramento in Doctorado en Planificación de Proyectos de Desarrollo Rural y Gestión Sostenible in 2017/07/28 by Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Mestrado in Rural Development Project Planning and Sustainable Management in 2012/07/28 by Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Mestrado in Estudios de Traducción: Estrategias y Procedimientos -Translation Studies: Strategies and Procedures in 2011/07/01 by Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Campus de la Comunicació Poblenou and Bachelor in Applied Environmental Sciences and International Relations in 2008/07/01 by Keele University. Is Invited Auxiliary Researcher in Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas. Published 13 articles in journals. Has 1 section(s) of books. Participates and/or participated as PhD Student Fellow in 3 project(s) and Pos-doctoral Fellow in 1 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Social Sciences with emphasis on Other Social Sciences with emphasis on Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. In their professional activities interacted with 93 collaborator(s) co-authorship of scientific papers.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
María Rivera Méndez

Citation names

  • Rivera Méndez, María

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
6F13-BDE0-9CD7
ORCID iD
0000-0003-0642-0818

Email addresses

  • mrmendez@uevora.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 926641274 (Personal)

Addresses

  • Núcleo da Mitra Apartado 94 , 7006-554, Évora, Evora, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Other Social Sciences - Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Spanish; Castilian (Mother tongue)
Portuguese Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
French Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1)
Arab Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2013/09/01 - 2017/07/28
Concluded
 Doctorado en Planificación de Proyectos de Desarrollo Rural y Gestión Sostenible (Doutoramento)
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Spain
"Rural Prosperity for Development: Understandings, Determinants and Strategies Derived from Case Studies in Seven Countries" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Sobresaliente "Cum Laude" "Doctor Internacional"
2011/10/01 - 2012/07/28
Concluded
 Rural Development Project Planning and Sustainable Management (Mestrado)
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Spain
 8.13/10
2009/09/01 - 2011/07/01
Concluded
 Estudios de Traducción: Estrategias y Procedimientos -Translation Studies: Strategies and Procedures (Mestrado)
Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Campus de la Comunicació Poblenou, Spain
 7,45/10
2005/05/01 - 2008/07/01
Concluded
 Applied Environmental Sciences and International Relations (Bachelor)
Keele University, United Kingdom
 2:1
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2017/09/18 - Current Invited Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
2013/09/01 - 2017/09/01 Research Trainee (Research) Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Spain
2016/05/03 - 2016/07/28 Visiting Researcher (Research) Cornell University Department of Natural Resources, United States
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2019/04/01 - Current TRUST: social innovation sTRategies for sUSTainability transitions
PTDC/GES-AMB/28591/2017
Post-doc
2023 - 2026 PRR - Vine & Wine PT: SOLVIT - Solutions to restore degraded Soils in Mediterranean vineyards via Organic muLch and biochar derived from VITiculture industry waste
Agenda Mobilizadora PRR - Vine & Wine PT - “Vine and Wine Portugal – Driving Sustainable Growth Through Smart Innovation”
Post-doc
2022 - 2026 3. MARGISTAR: A European forum for revitalisation of marginalised mountain areas
COST Action CA2112
Post-doc
2023 - 2025 4. TerrAlimenta. Transição para um Sistema Alimentar Territorializado
PDR2020 Ação 20.2 RRN Área de Intervenção 4
Principal investigator
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2023 STRENGTHENING SOCIAL CAPITAL IN RURAL COMMUNITIES FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT
2020-1-TR01-KA204-094279
Principal investigator
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Concluded
2020/12/31 - 2022/12/31 STRENGTHENING SOCIAL CAPITAL IN RURAL COMMUNITIES FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT
2020-1-TR01-KA204-094279
Principal investigator
Erasmus Plus
Ongoing
2020/02/12 - 2021/10/31 LIAISON: Better Rural Innovation: Linking Actors, Instruments and Policies through Networks
773418
Post-doc Fellow
H2020 Food Security Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry Marine Maritime and Inland Water Research and the Bioeconomy
Ongoing
2017/09/18 - 2019/04/01 SALSA: Small farms, small food businesses and sustainable food security
677363
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
 H2020 Food Security Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry Marine Maritime and Inland Water Research and the Bioeconomy
Ongoing
2016/04/01 - 2016/09/01 ECOFISH: Researches on the potential conversion of conventional fish farms into organic by establishing a model and good practice guide
645691
PhD Student Fellow
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Spain
 EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Ongoing
2013/08/01 - 2016/01/01 Rethink: Rethinking the links between farm modernization and rural resilience in a world of increasing demands and finite resources
NA
PhD Student Fellow
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Spain
 European Commission Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development Socio Economic Sciences and Humanities
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/05/05 - 2028/05/05 1. aLL Inn: Transforming agri-food systems through collaborative innovation processes operationalised by means of Living Labs
na
Principal investigator
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
Ongoing
2022/03/01 - 2027/02/28 Co-constructing interactive short and mid-tier food chains to value agrobiodiversity in healthy plant-based food
101000383
10.3030/101000383
Post-doc
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
 European Commission
Ongoing
2023/03/12 - 2026/03/11 SOLVO - SOLuções baseadas em cobertura do solo com mulch e biochar procedentes de resíduos do lagar para reverter processos de desertificação nos oliVais do MediterrâneO.
2022.06004.PTDC
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Beja, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 CHANGE - Instituto para as Alterações Globais e Sustentabilidade
LA/P/0121/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0121/2020
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, Portugal

FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal

Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-Alimentar do Alentejo, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Ambiente e Sustentabilidade, Portugal

Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 CHANGE - Global Change and Sustainability Institute
LA/P/0121/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0121/2020
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Ambiente e Sustentabilidade, Portugal

Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-Alimentar do Alentejo, Portugal

Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2024/12/31 Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development
UIDB/05183/2020
10.54499/UIDB/05183/2020
Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-Alimentar do Alentejo, Portugal

Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2015/06/24 - 2016/06/24 Sociological studies and stakeholder engagement for environmental and social impact assessments in Africa
Mod. 5
PhD Student Fellow
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Spain
 5 Capitals Environment and Management Consulting
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Noll, Dominik; Rivera Méndez, María; Çigdem Aydogan2; Maddalena Bettoni; Fatma Handan Giray; Muñoz-Rojas, José; Theresia Oedl-Wieser; et al. Enhancing sustainable rural development through social capital. Portugal: Imprensa Universidade de Evora. 2023.
    Published • Editor
Book chapter
  1. Noll, Dominik; Rivera Méndez, María; Georg Wiesinger; Theresia Oedl-Wieser; Fatma Handan Giray; Maddalena Bettoni. "Enhancing rural prosperity through social capital". In Research Agenda on Social Capital in Economic Development, edited by Jesús Peiró-Palomino; Ibrahim Semih Akçomak. Edward Elgar, Elgar Research Agenda Series, 2024.
    Accepted
  2. Noll, Dominik; Rivera Méndez, María; Muñoz-Rojas, José; Pinto-Correia, Teresa. "PORTUGAL (I) THE WINES OF ALENTEJO SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM (WASP)". In Enhancing sustainable rural development through social capital. Imprensa Universidade de Evora, 2023.
    Published
  3. Noll, Dominik; Rivera Méndez, María. "PORTUGAL (II) COOPERATIVA INTEGRAL MINGA – AN ALTERNATIVE ECONOMIC MODEL". In Enhancing sustainable rural development through social capital. Imprensa Universidade de Evora, 2023.
    Published
  4. Rivera Méndez, María; Noll, Dominik. "Concluding remarques: Towards a new definition of rural social capital". In Enhancing sustainable rural development through social capital. 2023.
    Published • 10.60506/uevora.40
  5. Rivera, María; PAOLA ANDREA HERNANDEZ. "Por una alimentación sostenible: sistemas alimentarios locales en Portugal y futuras tendencias”". In El descontento con la alimentación. Los problemas del consumo alimentario en las sociedades contemporáneas. Spain: Editorial TREA, 2021.
    In press
  6. Carmenado, Ignacio De Los Ríos; Hernandez, Hilario Becerril; Mendez, María Rivera; Ferrer, Carmen García. "Managing for the Sustained Success of Organic Food Associations". In Food Science, Production, and Engineering in Contemporary Economies, 25-43. IGI Global, 2016.
    Published • 10.4018/978-1-5225-0341-5.ch002
  7. Carmenado, Ignacio De Los Ríos; Hernandez, Hilario Becerril; Mendez, María Rivera; Ferrer, Carmen García. "Managing for the Sustained Success of Organic Food Associations". In Food Science, Production, and Engineering in Contemporary Economies, 25-43. United States: IGI Global, 2016.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Maria Rosario Partidario; Margarida B. Monteiro; Dias, Joana; Loupa Ramos, Isabel; Teresa Fidélis; Pinto-Correia, Teresa; Catarina Madeira; et al. "TRUST - social innovation sTRategies for sUSTainability transitions". Paper presented in ISIRC 2023 - 15th International Social Innovation Research Conference, Guimarães, 2023.
    Accepted
  2. Margarida B. Monteiro; Maria Rosario Partidario; Dias, Joana; Loupa Ramos, Isabel; Teresa Fidélis; Pinto-Correia, Teresa; Catarina Madeira; et al. "Potential of social innovation strategies to drive sustainability transitions". Paper presented in International Sustainability Transitions Conference 2023, Utrecht, 2023.
    Accepted
  3. Margarida B. Monteiro; Dias, Joana; Catarina Madeira; Teresa Fidélis; Maria Rosario Partidario; Pinto-Correia, Teresa; Rivera, María; Guilherme Saad. "Experimenting social innovation for transformative change: comparison between six Portuguese initiatives". Paper presented in 12th International Sustainability Transitions Conference on Mainstreaming Sustainability transitions: From research towards impact, Karlsruhe, 2021.
    Published
  4. Maria Partidário; Margarida B. Monteiro; Joana Dias; Isabel Loupa-Ramos; Teresa Fidélis; Pinto-Correia, Teresa; Catarina Madeira; Rivera, María; José da Veiga. Corresponding author: Maria Partidário. "Social Learning and Innovations in Sustainability Transitions: A research in Progress". Paper presented in 12th International Social Innovation Research Conference (online), 2020.
  5. FRANCESCA GALLI; PAOLO PROSPERI; TERESA PINTO CORREIA; Rivera, María; GIANLUCA BRUNORI. "Small farms, evolving typologies to support policy making". Paper presented in XXVIII European Society for Rural Sociology Congress "Rural Futures in a Complex World", 2019.
  6. Rivera, María; TERESA PINTO CORREIA; ALEJANDRO GUARIN; PAOLA ANDREA HERNANDEZ. "Small farms as potential intervention points to improve the sustainability of food systems". Paper presented in XXVIII European Society for Rural Sociology Congress "Rural Futures in a Complex World", 2019.
  7. Méndez, María; TERESA PINTO CORREIA. "For the diversity of the Mediterranean Diet: the hidden role of the small family farmers". Paper presented in INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MEDITERRANEAN DIET AND GASTRONOMY: LINKING INNOVATION, SUSTAINABILITY AND HEALTH, Evora, 2018.
  8. Méndez, María. "Unfolding the role of small farms in the food system: a territorial approach". Paper presented in Symposium: ADAPTATIONS OF AGRICULTURE TO CLIMATE CHANGE: FRANCE, PORTUGAL AND THE MEDITERRANEAN AREA, Lisbon, 2018.
Conference paper
  1. Esgalhado, Catarina; Rivera Méndez, María; Pinto-Correia, Teresa; Stephano targetti. "Understanding shepherd’s’ reasoning towards altitude grazing and contributions for a discontinuous landscape". Paper presented in UFRO Forest Environment DIV8 Conference 2023, Evora, 2023.
  2. DUARTE, LUÍS; José Muñoz-Rojas; Rivera Méndez, María. "Current scientific positions and approaches to the territorial embeddedness of sustainable agri-food systems". Paper presented in 30th APDR Congress: "Sustainability Development Challenges of Territories in Contexts of Uncertainties due to External Shocks and Risks, Braga, 2023.
  3. Marta Debolini; Esther Sanz; Claude Napoléone; Michele Moulery; Elisa Marraccini; Hernández, Paola Andrea; Rivera Méndez, María; Esgalhado, Catarina; Pinto-Correia, Teresa. "Are there some relations between land system and their dynamics and small farms distribution in the Mediterranean region?". Paper presented in 11th IALE World Congress, Nairobi, 2023.
    Accepted
  4. Rivera Méndez, María; Esgalhado, Catarina; Pinto-Correia, Teresa. "Operationalisation of Living Labs in agriculture and forestry: A Meta-analysis of H2020 and Horizon Europe projects". Paper presented in XXIXth European Society for Rural Sociology Congress Crises and the futures of rural areas, Rennes, 2023.
    Accepted
  5. Sergio Prats Alegre; Basch, Gottlieb; A. C. Bastos or Catarina Bastos A or Catarina Bastos or Ana Catarina Bastos; Clarisse Brígido; Ana Caetano; Jose Maria de la Rosa; Ana Dias; et al. "Rainfall simulations to compare the effect of mulch and biochar on different soil ecosystem services". Paper presented in 2nd Rainfall Simulator Workshop: "Towards harmonisation in the use of rainfall simulators, Coimbra, 2023.
  6. Luis Duarte; Rivera Méndez, María; Muñoz-Rojas, José. "Theoretical positions and approaches on the territorial embeddedness of sustainable agri-food systems". Paper presented in IX Congreso Internacional de Agroecología, Sevilla, 2023.
  7. Margarida B. Monteiro; Maria rosario partidario; Isabel Loupa; Teresa Fideis; Teresa Pinto-Correia; Madeira claudia; Rivera, María; José da Veiga. "Social Lerning and innovation in Sustinability Transitions – Seven Portuguese initiatives compared". Paper presented in 25th APDR Workshop: Social Innovation Towards Sustainability: Embracing Contemporary Challenges for Regional Development, 2020.
  8. Maria del rosario partidario; Margarida B. Monteiro; Joana Dias; Isabel Loupa; Teresa Fideis; Teresa Pinto-Correia; Rivera, María; José da Veiga. "social lerning and innovations in sustainability transitions: a research in progress". Paper presented in 25th APDR Workshop: Social Innovation Towards Sustainability: Embracing Contemporary Challenges for Regional Development, 2020.
  9. FRANCESCA GALLI; PAOLO PROSPERI; TERESA PINTO CORREIA; Rivera, María; GIANLUCA BRUNORI. "The contribution of small family farms to food and nutrition security: a European comparative study". Paper presented in EAAE Seminar 174 Economics of culture and food in evolving agri-food systems and rural areas, 2019.
  10. PAVLOS KARANIKOLAS; TERESA PINTO CORREIA; VICTOR MARTINEZ-GOMEZ; FRANCESCA GALLI; PAOLA ANDREA HERNANDEZ; LAURA FASTELLI; LAURA ARNALTE-MUR; et al. "FOOD SYSTEM INTEGRATION OF OLIVE OIL PRODUCING SMALL FARMS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF FOUR MEDITERRANEAN REGIONS". Paper presented in 13TH EUROPEAN IFSA SYMPOSIUM. FARMING SYSTEMS: FACING UNCERTAINTIES AND ENHANCING OPPORTUNITIES, Crete, 2018.
    Accepted
  11. TERESA PINTO CORREIA; ALEJANDRO GUARIN; Karlheinz Knickel; SERGIO GODINHO; Méndez, María; STEFANO GRANDO; GIANLUCA BRUNORI. "Assessing small farms’ role in the food systems at regional level: insights from a territorial approach". Paper presented in 13TH EUROPEAN IFSA SYMPOSIUM. FARMING SYSTEMS: FACING UNCERTAINTIES AND ENHANCING OPPORTUNITIES, crete, 2018.
    Accepted
  12. Méndez, María. "SESSION: OUR FOOD SYSTEMS ARE BROKEN, CAN SMALL FARMERS HELP TO FIX THEM?". Paper presented in 13TH EUROPEAN IFSA SYMPOSIUM. FARMING SYSTEMS: FACING UNCERTAINTIES AND ENHANCING OPPORTUNITIES, Crete, 2018.
  13. TERESA PINTO CORREIA; Rivera, Maria; ALEJANDRO GUARIN; Karlheinz Knickel. "CONCEPTUALISING THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SMALL FARMS, SMALL FOOD BUSINESSES AND FOOD SYSTEMS, AND THE METHODOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS AND CHALLENGES INVOLVED". Paper presented in GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY CONGRESS, Cape Town, 2017.
  14. DE LOS RÍOS CARMENADO, Ignacio; RIVERA, Maria; FERRER, Carmen García; VILLAVICENCIO, Freddy Bolivar Lopez. "SOURCES OF RESILIENCE IN AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES: LESSONS LEARNT FROM 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN MURCIA (SPAIN)". Paper presented in 7TH INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE RURAL DEVELOPMENT 2015, Kaunas, 2015.
    10.15544/rd.2015.086
  15. ÁVILA CERÓN, Carlos Alberto; DE LOS RÍOS-CARMENADO, Ignacio; RIVERA, Maria; MARTÍN, Susana. "RURAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING IN COLOMBIA’S CONFLICT ZONES: A PROPOSAL FROM THE WWP MODEL". Paper presented in 7TH INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE RURAL DEVELOPMENT 2015, Kaunas, 2015.
    10.15544/rd.2015.085
  16. RIVERA, Maria; SEEBACHER, Alina; DIAZ PUENTE, José Maria. "RURAL ECONOMY: A GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOURSE". Paper presented in 7TH INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE RURAL DEVELOPMENT 2015, Kaunas, 2015.
    10.15544/rd.2015.083
  17. IGNACIO DE LOS RIOS; Méndez, María; KARLHEINZ KNICKEL; TZRUYA CHEBACH; Pears, David Qvist; AMIT ASHKENAZY; SANDRA SUMANE. "RETHINKING RURAL PROSPERITY: A DISCUSSION OF EMPIRICAL DATA DERIVED IN SIX COUNTRIES WITH THE WORKING WITH PEOPLE APPROACH". Paper presented in XXVI EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR RURAL SOCIOLOGY CONGRESS: PLACES OF POSSIBILITY? RURAL SOCIETIES IN A NEOLIBERAL WORLD, Aberdeen, 2015.
    Accepted
  18. SANDRA SUMANE; Karlheinz Knickel; I. KUNDA; Carmenado, Ignacio de los Rios; Méndez, María; AGNESS STRAUS; TALIS TISENKOPFS. "INFORMAL KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING FOR ALTERNATIVE MODERNISATION PATHWAYS IN AGRICULTURE". Paper presented in XXVI EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR RURAL SOCIOLOGY CONGRESS: PLACES OF POSSIBILITY? RURAL SOCIETIES IN A NEOLIBERAL WORLD, Aberdeen, 2015.
  19. Rivera Méndez, María; CARMEN GARCIA; IGNACIO DE LOS RIOS. "LA PROSPERIDAD RURAL EN UNA SOCIEDAD AGRARIA: ORIENTACION POR PROYECTOS DESDE EL MODELO WWP". Paper presented in 19TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND ENGINEERING, Granada, 2015.
  20. HILARIO BECERRIL HERNANDEZ; Rivera Méndez, María. "EL COMERCIO AGRICOLA Y LA PROSPERIDAD". Paper presented in 18TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND ENGINEERING, Alcañiz, 2014.
  21. PABLO VIDUEIRA; Rivera Méndez, María; BELEN MESA ZAMBRANO. "ESTIMACION DE INDICADORES DE IMPACTO AMBIENTAL EN LOS PROGRAMAS DE DESARROLLO RURAL EUROPEOS. LIMITACIONES DE LOS EVALUADORES Y EXPECTATIVAS DEL ORGANISMO FINANCIADOR". Paper presented in 18TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND ENGINEERING, Alcañiz, 2014.
  22. Muncharaz, Javier Zazo; IGNACIO DE LOS RIOS; Rivera Méndez, María. "TEACHING PLANNING OF FORESTRY ENGINEERING IN SPAIN: ORIGINS AND EVOLUTION". Paper presented in 18th International Congress on Project Management and Engineering, Alcañiz, 2014.
  23. Rivera Méndez, María; TERESA HERRERA; IGNACIO DE LOS RIOS. "INNOVATION AND SOCIAL LEARNING IN AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS. CASE STUDY: MURCIA, SPAIN". Paper presented in THE 11TH EUROPEAN IFSA SYMPOSIUM ¿FARMING SYSTEMS FACING GLOBAL CHALLENGES: CAPACITIES AND STRATEGIES, Berlin, 2014.
  24. PABLO VIDUEIRA; JOSE MARIA DIAZ PUENTE; Rivera Méndez, María; SUSANA SASTRE MERINO. "Methodologies for impact assessment in the ex ante evaluation of European rural development programmes". Paper presented in 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ¿RURAL DEVELOPMENT 2013: INNOVATIONS AND SUSTAINABILITY, Kaunas, 2013.
Conference poster
  1. Rivera, María; Alejandro Guarín; Teresa Pinto-Correia. "Role of small farms in regional food availability: insights from 25 regions in Europe". Paper presented in Global Food Security Conference, 2020.
  2. FRANCESCA GALLI; PAOLO PROSPERI; TERESA PINTO CORREIA; Rivera, María; GIANLUCA BRUNORI. "Small farms, evolving typologies to support policy making". Paper presented in 8th AIEAA Conference “Tomorrow’s Food: Diet transition and its implications on health and the environment”, 2019.
  3. Rivera Méndez, María; TERESA PINTO CORREIA. "REGIONAL OLIVE OIL FOOD SYSTEMS FROM A SMALL PRODUCER'S PERSPECTIVE: SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES IN 4 MEDITERRANEAN REGIONS: CASTELLON (SPAIN), LUCCA (ITALY), ILEIA (GREECE) AND CENTRAL ALENTEJO (PORTUGAL)". Paper presented in INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MEDITERRANEAN DIET AND GASTRONOMY: LINKING INNOVATION, SUSTAINABILITY AND HEALTH, 2018.
Journal article
  1. Guerrero-Ocampo, Susana B.; Yagüe Blanco, José Luis; Muñoz-Rojas, José; Díaz-Puente, José M.; Rivera, María; Martín Fernández, Susana. "“Evolution of multi-actor co-innovation partnerships: Key factors in 4 case studies in rural Iberia”". Journal of Rural Studies 106 (2024): 103194. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2023.103194.
    10.1016/j.jrurstud.2023.103194
  2. Esgalhado, Catarina; Pinto-Correia, Teresa; Stefano Targetti; Claude Napoléone; Rivera Méndez, María. "What is needed to maintain altitude pastures in mountain landscapes – a fuzzy cognitive model approach". Journal of Environmental Management (2024):
    Under revision
  3. Rivera Méndez, María; Andrew Fieldsen; Muñoz-Rojas, José. "Scaling innovations in agriculture and forestry: process and strategies of five case studies from Europe". Agronomy for Sustainable Development (2024):
    Under revision
  4. Moreno-Pérez, Olga M.; Arnalte-Mur, Laura; Cerrada-Serra, Pedro; Martinez-Gomez, Victor; Adamsone-Fiskovica, Anda; Bjørkhaug; Brunori, Gianluca; et al. "Actions to strengthen the contribution of small farms and small food businesses to food security in Europe". Food Security (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12571-023-01421-0.
    10.1007/s12571-023-01421-0
  5. Paolo Prosperi; Francesca Galli; Olga M. Moreno-Pérez; Yuna Chiffoleau; Stefano Grando; Pavlos Karanikolas; Maria Rivera; et al. "Disentangling the diversity of small farm business models in Euro-Mediterranean contexts: A resilience perspective". Sociologia Ruralis (2023): https://doi.org/10.1111/soru.12407.
    10.1111/soru.12407
  6. Ortiz-Miranda, Dionisio; Moreno-Pérez, Olga; Arnalte-Mur, Laura; Cerrada-Serra, Pedro; Martinez-Gomez, Victor; Adolph, Barbara; Atela, Joanes; et al. "The future of small farms and small food businesses as actors in regional food security: A participatory scenario analysis from Europe and Africa". Journal of Rural Studies 95 (2022): 326-335. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2022.09.006.
    10.1016/j.jrurstud.2022.09.006
  7. Teresa Pinto-Correia; María Rivera; Alejandro Guarín; Mikelis Grivins; Talis Tisenkopfs; Paola A. Hernández. "Unseen food: The importance of extra-market small farm's production for rural households in Europe". Global Food Security 30 (2021): 100563-100563. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2021.100563.
    10.1016/j.gfs.2021.100563
  8. Pavlos Karanikolas; Victor Martinez-Gomez; Francesca Galli; Paolo Prosperi; Paola A. Hernández; Laura Arnalte-Mur; Maria Rivera; et al. "Food system integration of olive-oil-producing small farms in Southern Europe". Global Food Security (2021): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2021.100499.
    10.1016/j.gfs.2021.100499
  9. Galli, Francesca; Grando, Stefano; Adamsone-Fiskovica, Anda; Bjørkhaug, Hilde; Czekaj, Marta; Duckett, Dominic George; Almaas, Henrik; et al. "How do small farms contribute to food and nutrition security? Linking European small farms, strategies and outcomes in territorial food systems". Global Food Security 26 (2020): 100427. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2020.100427.
    10.1016/j.gfs.2020.100427
  10. María Rivera; Alejandro Guarín; Teresa Pinto-Correia; Henrik Almaas; Laura Arnalte Mur; Vanessa Burns; Marta Czekaj; et al. "Assessing the role of small farms in regional food systems in Europe: Evidence from a comparative study". Global Food Security 26 (2020): 100417-100417. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2020.100417.
    10.1016/j.gfs.2020.100417
  11. Guarín, Alejandro; Rivera, María; Pinto-Correia, Teresa; Guiomar, Nuno; Šumane, Sandra; Moreno-Pérez, Olga M.. "A new typology of small farms in Europe". Global Food Security 26 (2020): 100389. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2020.100389.
    10.1016/j.gfs.2020.100389
  12. Hernández, Paola; Guimarães, Maria; Rivera, Maria; Silva, Emiliana. "Assessing Sustainable Food Systems Governance in EU’s Outermost Regions—The Case of the Azores in Portugal". Sustainability 10 9 (2018): 3057. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10093057.
    Published • 10.3390/su10093057
  13. Maria Rivera; Karlheinz Knickel; José María Díaz-Puente; Ana Afonso. "The role of social capital in agricultural and rural development: Lessons learnt from case studies in seven countries". Sociologia Ruralis (2018): https://doi.org/10.1111/soru.12218.
    10.1111/soru.12218
  14. Rivera, Maria; Knickel, Karlheinz; de los Rios, Ignacio; Ashkenazy, Amit; Pears, David Qvist; Chebach, Tzruya; Šumane, Sandra. "Rethinking the connections between agricultural change and rural prosperity: A discussion of insights derived from case studies in seven countries". Journal of Rural Studies 59 (2018): 242-251. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2017.07.006.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2017.07.006
  15. Šumane, Sandra; Kunda, Ilona; Knickel, Karlheinz; Strauss, Agnes; Tisenkopfs, Talis; Rios, Ignacio des Ios; Rivera, Maria; Chebach, Tzruya; Ashkenazy, Amit. "Local and farmers' knowledge matters! How integrating informal and formal knowledge enhances sustainable and resilient agriculture". Journal of Rural Studies 59 (2018): 232-241. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2017.01.020.
    10.1016/j.jrurstud.2017.01.020
  16. Knickel, K.; Redman, M.; Darnhofer, I.; Ashkenazy, A.; Calvão Chebach, T.; Šumane, S.; Tisenkopfs, T.; et al. "Between aspirations and reality: Making farming, food systems and rural areas more resilient, sustainable and equitable". Journal of Rural Studies 59 (2018): 197-210. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2017.04.012.
    10.1016/j.jrurstud.2017.04.012
  17. de los Ríos, Ignacio; Rivera, María; García, Carmen. "Redefining rural prosperity through social learning in the cooperative sector: 25 years of experience from organic agriculture in Spain". Land Use Policy 54 (2016): 85-94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.02.009.
    10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.02.009
  18. De Los Ríos-Carmenado, Ignacio; Ortuño, Mauricio; Rivera, María. "Private–Public Partnership as a Tool to Promote Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development: WWP Torrearte Experience". Sustainability 8 3 (2016): 199. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su8030199.
    10.3390/su8030199
  19. Ignacio de los Ríos Carmenado; Hilario Becerril; Rivera, María. "LA AGRICULTURA ECOLOGICA Y SU INFLUENCIA EN LA PROSPERIDAD RURAL: VISION DESDE UNA COOPERATIVA AGRARIA EN MURCIA, ESPAÑA". Agrociencia Mexico 50 3 (2016): 375-389. http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1405-31952016000300375&lng=es&nrm=iso.
    Accepted
  20. Muncharaz, Javier Zazo; Carmenado, Ignacio de los Rios; Rivera, Maria. "Education Planning Evolution for Forest Engineering in Spain". Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 197 (2015): 1710-1715. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.07.224.
    10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.07.224
  21. Rivera, Gretel; Rivera, Maria; Diaz-Puente, Jose M.. "A Gaze on Rural Education According to Scientific Discourses during the Last Decade". Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 197 (2015): 1684-1689. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.07.220.
    10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.07.220
  22. Vidueira, Pablo; Rivera, María; Mesa, Belén; Díaz-Puente, José M.. "Mid-Term Impact Estimation on Evaluations of Rural Development Programs". Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 191 (2015): 1596-1600. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.04.523.
    10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.04.523
  23. Herrera-Reyes, Ana-Teresa; Méndez, María Rivera; Carmenado, Ignacio de los Ríos. "Social Learning in Innovation for Resilience of a Territory Through University-company Links". Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 191 (2015): 2117-2121. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.04.502.
    10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.04.502
  24. Vidueira, Pablo; Díaz-Puente, José M.; Rivera, María. "Socioeconomic Impact Assessment in Ex Ante Evaluations". Evaluation Review 38 4 (2014): 309-335. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0193841x14552357.
    10.1177/0193841x14552357
Translation
  1. Méndez, María. DESARROLLO SOCIAL: TEORIA Y PRACTICA. Madrid, Spain: Editorial FGUPM (Fundación General de la Universidad Politecnica de Madrid. Calle del pastor 3, 28003 Madrid (España). 2014.
    Published
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/09/28 O papel da pequena agricultura na sustentabilidade da dieta mediterrânea 2 conferencia internacional sobre a dieta e gastronomia mediterranicas
Rede de instituiçoes de ensino superior para a salvaguarda da dieta mediterranica (Portugal)
2018/10/16 For the diversity of the Mediterranean Diet - the hidden role of the small family farmers International Conference on Mediterranean Diet and Gastronomy: linking innovation, sustainability and health
Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
2018/09/28 Unfolding the roles of small farms in the food system: a territorial approach Symposium: Adaptation of agriculture to Climate Change: France, Portugal and Mediterranean Areas
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia; Instituto Frances de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2018/09/28 Unfolding the role of small farms in the food system: a territorial approach” Conferences and Roundtables in English: Adaptations of Agriculture to Climate Change: France, Portugal and the Mediterranean Area.
Institut Français de Portugal and FCT (Lisbon, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2022/10 - Current FONCIMED “Réseau de recherche et d’échange sur le foncier méditerranéen. XIIIe Séminaire International " Usages agricoles de l’eau et intensification des systèmes productifs : quelles conséquences sur les ressources foncières (2022/10)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
2022/04 - Current Organisation of the The 14th European Farming Systems Conference, Evora, Portugal (2022/04)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
2022/03/23 - Current Organiser of workshop: Creating innovation in multi-actor projects: Results from the European LIAISON project (2022)
Workshop
 Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
2018/09/01 - Current The International Farming Systems Association (IFSA) 2020 Conferece will be held in Évora, in March 2020. María is helping with the overall coordination and organisation of the conference. http://www.ifsa2020.uevora.pt/committees/ (2019/03/20 - 2019/03/26)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Organisation of 10 round tables "MED as 4as" with FISH BOWL Methodology (2022 - 2024)
Round table (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2022 - Current Participation as expert in the workshop "Farmers of the future - self-provisioning"
Workshop
 Farmers of the future - self-provisioning
European Commission Joint Research Centre, Belgium
2018/06/15 - Current Participation as a representative of SALSA H2020 Project in the "Calls for proposals 2017 Coordinators Day: Societal Challenge 2: Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime inland water research and the bioeconomy".
Seminar
 Calls for proposals 2017 Coordinators Day: Societal Challenge 2: Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime inland water research and the bioeconomy
European Commission, Belgium

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/02 Evaluación Ex Ante del Desarrollo Rural Sostenible mediante Técnicas de Minería Textual y Análisis del Espacio Rural de Internet. Caso de Estudio: Comarcas Rurales de la Comunidad de Madrid (España)
(Thesis) Main arguer
 MARIA CONSUELO FARIÑA GARCIA (PhD)
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
2021/11 Modelling PES (Payments for Ecosystem Services) to prevent deforestation in tropical montane cloud forests (TMCFs) and meet the socioeconomic needs of their farmers in Latin America
(Thesis) Arguer
 Pablo Martín Ortega (PhD)
Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3, France

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2023 - Current ECSA (European Citizen Science Association) Agri-food Working Group Member of the Agrifood working group
2022 - Current European Network of Living Labs (ENOLL) Member of the Agricultural and Rural Working Group
2021 - Current International Farming Systems Association Member of the steering group
2014/05/26 - 2017/09/01 Torrelodones Rugby Club is a newly created rugby club with now over 200 memberships. María was part one of the founding partners of the club in June 2014. http://torrelodonesrugby.com Treasurer

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2021 - Current Member of the Editorial Committee of the International Journal: Frontiers. https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/1231663/overview
Member
2018/07 - Current The International Farming Systems Association – Europe Group is a group of scientists who have been organising biennial Symposia on systems approaches in farming research since 1994. The IFSA is managed by a ‘Steering Committee’ which prepares the symposia, in particular by selecting an overarching theme, organising the working groups, and revising both the abstracts and the full papers submitted by researchers who want to attend the Symposium. María is now part of the Steering group, since July 2018.
Member

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2021/03/01 - Current Programa de doutoramento Gestão Interdisciplinar da Paisagem Seminário de Projeto I (SP I) Universidade de Évora Instituto de Investigação e Formação Avançada, Portugal
2021/02/10 - Current Programa de doutoramento Gestão Interdisciplinar da Paisagem Paisagem, Biodiversidade e Sociedade Universidade de Évora Instituto de Investigação e Formação Avançada, Portugal
2019/01/16 - Current Exercício de preenchimento da ficha em grupos de 2 e discussão Curso de Doutoramento Gestão Interdisciplinar da Paisagem CD-GIP (Doutoramento) Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
2019/01/15 - Current Quadro teórico e conceptual e a escolha da metodologia. Revisão de métodos e possíveis combinações. Discussão sobre as propostas dos alunos Curso de Doutoramento Gestão Interdisciplinar da Paisagem CD-GIP (Doutoramento) Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
2019/01/14 - Current Estruturar e escrever um artigo de investigação Curso de Doutoramento Gestão Interdisciplinar da Paisagem CD-GIP (Doutoramento) Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
2018/11/27 - Current O inquérito e a entrevista – objectivos e métodos, dados e análise Curso de Doutoramento Gestão Interdisciplinar da Paisagem CD-GIP (Doutoramento) Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
2018/11/20 - Current Apresentação do projecto H2020 SALSA (small farms, small food businesses and sustainable food security) Curso de Doutoramento Gestão Interdisciplinar da Paisagem CD-GIP (Doutoramento) Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
2023/09/15 - 2024/02/01 Unidade Curricular Paisagem e Espaço Rural / Undergarduate module "Landscpe and Rural Space" Codigo PAO0782L 156 horas Geografia (Licenciatura) Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2023/07/12 - 2023/07/20 BIP Erasmus + Staff Mobility For Teaching (BIP) Summer School “Sustainable Samothraki 2023 TEACHING HOW LOCAL SUSTAINABILITY CAN BE SUPPORTED BY SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH: Module 3: Social Innovation on Islands: This module aims at investigating how islandness is reflected in the social organisation of the island community in order to overcome socio-economic or environmental problems. Is islandness a hindering or promoting factor for driving social innovation and social capital in rural communities? (BIP) Summer School “Sustainable Samothraki 2023 (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares)) Demokriteio Panepistemio Thrakes, Greece
2022/09/15 - 2023/03/01 Unidade Curricular Paisagem e Espaço Rural / Undergarduate module "Landscpe and Rural Space" Codigo PAO0782L 156 horas Geografia (Licenciatura) Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2014/10/20 - 2016/01/16 The project and the project environment. Total number of hours: 30h CURSO DE FORMACION CONTINUA: CERTIFICACION EN DIRECCION DE PROYECTOS: BASES PARA LA COMPETENCIA (Postgraduate Certificate) Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Spain
2015/10/19 - 2016/01/15 Quality Management in Project Management (GESTION DE LA CALIDAD EN DIRECCION DE PROYECTOS) Total h: 15h CURSO DE FORMACION CONTINUA: CERTIFICACION EN DIRECCION DE PROYECTOS: BASES PARA LA COMPETENCIA (Postgraduate Certificate) Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Spain
2015/10/19 - 2016/01/15 Case Study RETHINK (MODULO CASO DE ESTUDIO RETHINK) Total H: 15h CURSO DE FORMACION CONTINUA: CERTIFICACION EN DIRECCION DE PROYECTOS: BASES PARA LA COMPETENCIA (Postgraduate Certificate) Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Spain
2015/10/05 - 2015/12/18 Evaluation design: methods and tools (DISEÑO DE EVALUACIONES: METODOS Y HERRAMIENTAS) Hours: 2h MASTER UNIVERSITARIO EN PLANIFICACION DE PROYECTOS DE DESARROLLO RURAL Y GESTION SOSTENIBLE (Mestrado) Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Spain
2014/10/01 - 2015/12/18 Project Management for rural development (DIRECCION DE PROYECTOS PARA EL DESARROLLO RURAL-LOCAL: BASES PARA LA COMPETENCIA) Horas: 8 MASTER UNIVERSITARIO EN PLANIFICACION DE PROYECTOS DE DESARROLLO RURAL Y GESTION SOSTENIBLE (Mestrado) Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Spain
2014/10/20 - 2015/01/16 Management of Human Resources - GESTION DE RECURSOS HUMANOS 15h in total CURSO DE FORMACION CONTINUA: CERTIFICACION EN DIRECCION DE PROYECTOS: BASES PARA LA COMPETENCIA (Postgraduate Certificate) Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Spain
2014/10/01 - 2014/12/19 Scientific Writing (REDACCION CIENTIFICA: ELABORACION DE TESIS Y ARTICULOS CIENTIFICOS- TRABAJO DE INVESTIGACION EN DESARROLLO 1: PLANEAMIENTO Y ESTRUCTURA) MASTER UNIVERSITARIO EN PLANIFICACION DE PROYECTOS DE DESARROLLO RURAL Y GESTION SOSTENIBLE (Mestrado) Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Spain

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2022 - Current Global Food Security (2211-9124) Elsevier

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2022 - 2028 The role of local sustainable agri-food systems in enhancing the resourcefulness and wellbeing of communities - experiences from the Portuguese Oeste region. Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Luis Duarte

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2022/03 - 2022/05 EUROPEAN PROJECT EVALUATOR HORIZONTE EUROPA. Expert hired to evaluate proposals within cluster 6 of the Horizon Europe program. Commission Européenne Représentation au Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Scientific expedition

Activity description Institution / Organization
2016/05/03 - 2016/07/29 3 month stay at Cornell University (EE.UU.) Supervisor: Patrick Sullivan. Objective: carry out the following activities: 1) work in the research group of the responsible professor; 2) advancement in the status of the doctoral thesis; 3) participation in summer courses: a) green cities: creating the living city; b) inspiring leadership 4) visits to agricultural and aquaculture properties in the region; 5) participation in individual sessions with 19 professors from different departments of the university, Cornell University Department of Natural Resources, United States
Distinctions

Title

2024 Group Facilitation Course
2021 COMUNICAR CIÊNCIA CLARA
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2019 ACCREDITED FOR THE FIGURE OF ASSISTANT PROFESSOR by the Social and Legal Sciences Committee II of the Teacher Evaluation Program of the National Agency for Quality Evaluation and Accreditation (ANECA) of SPAIN
Agencia Nacional de Evaluación de la Calidad y Acreditación, Spain
2017 International Ph.D. (Doctorado Internacional) Cum Laude
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Spain
2016 ALS 2100 Inspiring leadership: teams and leaders in action
Cornell University, United States
2016 NTRES 2470 Green cities. creating the living city
Cornell University, United States
2015 Open foris collect earth training course (global forest survey project)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Italy
2015 Certificación en dirección de proyectos: bases para la competencia
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
2014 Estadística en la investigación experimental
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
2014 Introducción a la utilización del software Nvivo (versión 10) para el análisis de datos cualitativos
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
2011 Oxbridge certificate in teaching English as a foreign language