Rosabel Martínez Roig (Martinez-Roig) is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of General and Subject-Specific Pedagogy at the University of Alicante (UA). She holds a degree in Primary Education from the UA (where she was awarded an honours degree) and a degree in Psychology from the Open University of Catalonia (UOC) (she is a registered psychologist with registration number: CV16700). In addition, she completed a Master’s degree in Educational Research at the University of Alicante, where she was awarded the Master’s degree with distinction. She holds a PhD in Educational Research from the University of Alicante (awarded with distinction, Cum Laude). She was a research fellow (Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport, Spain) in the Department of General Didactics and Specific Didactics at the University of Alicante (academic year 2020–21). She is a member of the ITECDEI research group (International and Interdisciplinary Research Group on Technologies, Emerging Didactics and Innovation) (VIGROB-330) at the University of Alicante. She is a member of the University Institute for Computer Science Research at the University of Alicante. Her research focuses on the integration of digital technology into education, particularly social robotics. She is the author of several scientific publications, such as “Children’s YouTubers in initial teacher training. New forms of oral and written communication’ (2020) and ‘Older adults’ initial perceptions of a quadruped robot during assisted walks in residential care: A qualitative pilot study’ (2026), published in journals such as Computers in Human Behaviour Reports (JCR Q1) and Sustainability (JCR Q2), and by publishers such as Octaedro (Q1 in the SPI ranking). She has participated in various projects, both national and international (Special Education STEAM Academy (SpicE), Erasmus+). She has also delivered workshops for teachers (e.g. “Gamification in the classroom with Genially”, DIM Conference); and has served on organising committees for international conferences, such as the “5th International Conference: Education and Knowledge” (2026). She is the author of various papers, such as “STEAM and Pepper. Social Robotics for Learning About (and with) Active Methodologies”, “Augmented Reality as a Tool for Learning about Disability-Related Content”, and “Initial Teacher Training in ICT: A Vision from Future Early Years Teachers”, published by high-impact publishers such as Peter Lang, IGI Global, Afers, Octaedro, Dykinson, etc.
Rosabel Martínez Roig (Martinez-Roig) is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of General and Subject-Specific Pedagogy at the University of Alicante (UA). She holds a degree in Primary Education from the UA (where she was awarded an honours degree) and a degree in Psychology from the Open University of Catalonia (UOC) (she is a registered psychologist with registration number: CV16700). In addition, she completed a Master’s degree in Educational Research at the University of Alicante, where she was awarded the Master’s degree with distinction. She holds a PhD in Educational Research from the University of Alicante (awarded with distinction, Cum Laude). She was a research fellow (Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport, Spain) in the Department of General Didactics and Specific Didactics at the University of Alicante (academic year 2020–21). She is a member of the ITECDEI research group (International and Interdisciplinary Research Group on Technologies, Emerging Didactics and Innovation) (VIGROB-330) at the University of Alicante. She is a member of the University Institute for Computer Science Research at the University of Alicante. Her research focuses on the integration of digital technology into education, particularly social robotics. She is the author of several scientific publications, such as “Children’s YouTubers in initial teacher training. New forms of oral and written communication’ (2020) and ‘Older adults’ initial perceptions of a quadruped robot during assisted walks in residential care: A qualitative pilot study’ (2026), published in journals such as Computers in Human Behaviour Reports (JCR Q1) and Sustainability (JCR Q2), and by publishers such as Octaedro (Q1 in the SPI ranking). She has participated in various projects, both national and international (Special Education STEAM Academy (SpicE), Erasmus+). She has also delivered workshops for teachers (e.g. “Gamification in the classroom with Genially”, DIM Conference); and has served on organising committees for international conferences, such as the “5th International Conference: Education and Knowledge” (2026). She is the author of various papers, such as “STEAM and Pepper. Social Robotics for Learning About (and with) Active Methodologies”, “Augmented Reality as a Tool for Learning about Disability-Related Content”, and “Initial Teacher Training in ICT: A Vision from Future Early Years Teachers”, published by high-impact publishers such as Peter Lang, IGI Global, Afers, Octaedro, Dykinson, etc.