Concepción Cascajosa Virino

Concepción Cascajosa Virino

Born in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona) in 1979, she obtained a doctorate in Audiovisual Communication at the University of Seville with an Extraordinary Prize (2005).

She is a Professor of Audiovisual Communication at the Carlos III University in Madrid (2012-), where she is currently the Director of the Department of Communication (2021-) and a member of its Governing Council (2022-). She has completed two recognised six-year research periods and she received the Excellence Award from the Social Council (2016).

She has also directed the master’s degree in Film and TV Scriptwriting (2013-2021) and been vice-dean of Journalism and Audiovisual Communication Studies (2014-2021).

She has edited nine books and a hundred academic publications. A contributor to media outlets such as El País, Fotogramas and Serielizados.

She has been the President of the Equality Observatory of the RTVE Corporation since June 2021.