Carmen del Pilar Gallardo-Montes

Professional profile

Carmen del Pilar Gallardo-Montes holds a doctorate in Education Sciences and a degree in Pedagogy, as well as a master's degree in Psychoeducational Intervention from the University of Granada. She is a professor in the university's Department of Teaching and School Organization. Since July 2026, she has held a permanent faculty position, after serving as an interim substitute professor (2023) and an assistant professor (2023–2026).

Research areas

Her research focuses on educational diversity and special educational needs, with particular emphasis on autism spectrum disorder (ASD). She also studies the potential of computer science for students with disabilities and learning difficulties, as well as teacher training in educational technology, including educational robotics, mobile apps, and artificial intelligence.

Academic background

• Degree in Pedagogy, University of Granada (2013–2017).
• Research-initiation scholarship in the Department of Research Methods and Diagnosis in Education (2016–2017).
• Master's degree in Psychoeducational Intervention, University of Granada (2017–2018).
• Doctorate in Education Sciences with an FPU research contract (2018–2022). Her dissertation examined the use of information and communication technology with people with autism spectrum disorder and was conducted within research group HUM-871.
• Research visits to the University of Florence, Italy, in 2020 and 2022, and the Polytechnic Institute of Guarda, Portugal, in 2025.
• Postdoctoral contract in the Department of Teaching and School Organization (2022).

Affiliations and research groups

She is a member of the Educational Communication Research Group HUM-871 and the Andalusian Interuniversity Institute for Educational Research. She serves as secretary of the Ibero-American Research Network on Neuroeducation and Universal Design for Learning.

Publications

She has published extensively in journals including Social Sciences, Thinking Skills and Creativity, Educación XX1, Porta Linguarum, Children, and the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, among others. Her articles address teacher training in educational technology, neuromyths, digital competence, children's self-concept, and inclusive education. Public profiles are available on Google Scholar, ORCID, ResearchGate, LinkedIn, and Scopus (Author ID: 57221716843; Web of Science Researcher ID: AAP-9292-2021).

Contact

Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain. Email: cgallardo@ugr.es. LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/carmen-del-pilar-gallardo-montes-63943311a.

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