Alicia Martínez Moreno holds a degree in Sociology and a Master’s in Social Innovation and Dynamics of Change from the University of Alicante, having received the Accésit Award from the Vice-rectorate for Equality, Inclusion, and Social Responsibility in both stages, as well as the Germán Bernácer Chair Award for the best Master’s Thesis. Her academic excellence and social commitment have recently been recognized at the national level with the 2025 National Youth Award from the Ministry of Youth and Children and the 2025 Sport and Citizenship Award from the Generalitat Valenciana. She also holds specialized training in Urban Agenda, Human Rights, and High Digital Performance.

Currently, she is a Predoctoral Researcher in the Department of Sociology I at the University of Alicante, where she is developing an innovative line of research in the Sociology of Sport. Her work focuses on analyzing sport as a tool for social transformation, exploring its impact on community cohesion, social inclusion, and local development.

Her research work has been primarily developed in the field of applied sociology. She has collaborated on strategic planning through projects such as the Strategic Youth Plan of Alicante (2022-2025) and the Children's Participatory Budgets of Elda (2022-2023). Notably, her trajectory includes a deep involvement in the Lucentum Zona Norte project, a key community intervention initiative where she analyzes how sports practice acts as a driving force for social cohesion in vulnerable environments. This line of work is directly connected to her studies on the Sports Social Innovation Laboratory of Alicante (LISEALAB).

She has actively participated in national and international conferences, addressing the transformative role of sport and the importance of designing public policies where citizens are the main protagonists. Furthermore, she is a board member of the Research Committee on Sociology of Sport (CI 29) of the Spanish Federation of Sociology (FES), contributing to the promotion of this emerging field. Her scientific activity is complemented by the publication of several book chapters and monographs on social innovation, social change, citizen participation, and healthy habits.