My scientific career develops over two decades of participation in technical advisory contracts (consultancy) and in research and development projects, many of them carried out jointly with other national and international universities. An indicator that these research projects have produced relevant and quality scientific knowledge is that the results have been published in high-impact international journals (JCR and SJR). Likewise, the technical achievements derived from intense scientific practice have made it possible to develop technical advisory actions for companies and public administrations.

A central line of research in my scientific career is the analysis of the social impacts derived from tourist activity. This line of research began in parallel in my doctoral thesis and in the first research projects in which I participated. At that time, I was investigating the possibility of applying innovative methodologies to impact assessment, specifically the Causal Networks Methodology. All the baggage accumulated during those years is used, in later years, for the evaluation of the transformations produced by tourism in regions of South America.

I am currently researching in different fields what factors drive and slow down social change.