Author Biographies

Laia Delfa-Lobato is a junior researcher of the program in Society and Culture in the field of Culture and Heritage Management at the University of Barcelona (Spain). Has studied a master’s degree in Museology and Cultural Heritage Management at the same university. With a Postgraduate in Data Analytics at EADA (Spain) and graduated in Tourism at the University of Girona (Spain).
Maria Feliu-Torruella is a Graduated in Art History from the Autonomous University of Barcelona and a Doctorated in Social Sciences Didactics from the University of Barcelona with a thesis focused on teaching and learning methodologies and perception factors of art in primary education. The lines of research are linked to the DIDPATRI group (heritage didactics of the University of Barcelona) and are mainly related to the didactics of art in formal and non-formal educational environments as well as heritage education.
Andrea Granell-Querol is an Associate Professor at the Department of Social Sciences Didactics at the University of Barcelona. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a Master's in Cultural Production and Communication from Ramon Llull University, as well as a Ph.D. in Psychology (international mention) with a thesis titled "The effect of contemporary art perception: Study of younger and older adults' art appreciation in museum experiences." During a three-year stint in Boston, Massachusetts, she collaborated with the Arts and Mind Lab at Boston College's Psychology Department, gaining experience as an access guide for individuals with visual impairments. She is trained in Visual Thinking Strategies and has conducted research and workshops on accessibility in museums and educational settings. Currently, she teaches "Museums and Accessibility" at the University of Barcelona's Cultural Heritage Management and Museology Master's program and leads accessibility research at the DIDPATRI group.
Joan Guàrdia-Olmos is a full Professor at the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Barcelona (Spain) has been teaching since 1984 on the topics of the research methodology in psychology. Doctor of Psychology from the same university, he did postgraduate studies in Statistical Data Analysis at the University of Essex (England). During this period, he has participated in more than thirty doctorate courses (national and international), is a visiting professor at various universities and has given more than one hundred seminars in areas of his research activity in European and American universities. His research activity has led him to the direction of more than twenty doctoral theses, both in his own university and in others, and to the presentation of more than 250 communications in Congresses and scientific meetings, as well as the publication of more than 40 books and chapters and finally to the generation of more than 250 scientific articles, of which more than 200 in indexed journals and more than 180 in own journals of the Journal Citation Reports. He is currently the coordinator responsible for the Consolidated Research Group (SGR 266) on Quantitative Psychology (www.ub.edu/qpsych) and also for the Consolidated Teaching Innovation Group on Learning Statistics (www.ub.edu/gid-estadistica/). He has held various academic positions in university management. He is also an evaluator of different calls and programs of various national and international evaluation agencies.
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