University of Castilla-La Mancha. Associate Professor. 
Departament of Geography in a Faculty of Education. 
Head of the Research Group MULTIEDU
Fulbright Scholar Visiting in 2017 (Michigan State University, EEUU)

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Boarding Team:  Ibero-American Geoforo; Institute of Manchego Studies; SAWBO; Multiedu Research Group – Educational Innovation and Research; We Propose! Project

Associate Professor at the Department of Geography and Spatial Planning at the Faculty of Education, University of Castilla-La Mancha. National Award from the Spanish Geography Association (2021) for Geographic Innovation in Higher Education for the project ¡Nosotros Proponemos!. Entrepreneurial Alumni Award from UCLM (2022).

She holds a Ph.D. in Geography, a Master’s in Territorial Planning, Environment, Landscape, and Sustainability, and a Specialist Degree in Urban Law of Castilla-La Mancha. Her doctoral thesis was titled Urban Transformations of Ciudad Real 1980-2008.

She has been a visiting professor at European and American universities. She worked in the United States at Michigan State University (2017) with the prestigious FULBRIGHT scholarship. She has also conducted research stays at King’s College London (2012), the University of Lisbon (2014, 2016, and 2019), and Cologne (2013), as well as at Ibero-American universities such as the University of São Paulo (2016) and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (2021). She has led development cooperation projects in Ibero-America, specifically in El Salvador and Bogotá.

She has participated in and led various European KA220-HED projects, including VGlobal and V-GeoSciEd.

Her three major research areas in geography are:

1. Educational Innovation, focusing on citizen participation, critical thinking, and the use of inclusive virtual field trips (Virtual Field Trips) to develop educational itineraries in protected areas.
2. Urban Planning in Medium-Sized Cities.
3. Current and Historical Geodemographics, particularly related to the Cadastre of the Marquis of Ensenada.

Her research and work transfer to society has always been a priority. In addition to teaching, she is:

• A consulting member of the Heritage Commission of the Province of Ciudad Real.
• Vice President of the Institute of Manchegan Studies.
• A board member of Geoforo, one of the main Ibero-American geography forums.
• Director in Spain of the international project ¡Nosotros Proponemos! – Citizenship, Sustainability, and Innovation in Education, a citizen participation initiative between universities, schools, and public administrations.

Selected Publications

• Scala, D.; Aguilar Cuesta, Á.I.; Rodríguez-Domenech, M.Á.; Cañizares Ruiz, M.d.C. (2024). Bibliometric Study on the Conceptualisation of Smart City and Education. Smart Cities, 7, 597-614. (Scopus Q-1). https://doi.org/10.3390/smartcities7010024.

• Fidalgo Hijano, C., Rodríguez Domenech, M. Ángeles, Corral Ribera, M., & González Martín, J. A. (2023). The Study of the Natural Environment through Cadastral and Para-Cadastral Sources: The Former Province of La Mancha. Estudios Geográficos, 84(295), e146. (Scopus Q-3). https://doi.org/10.3989/estgeogr.2023151.151.

• Gonzalez-Mohino, M., Rodriguez-Domenech, M., Callejas-Albiñana, A., & Castillo-Canalejo, A. (2023). Empowering Critical Thinking: The Role of Digital Tools in Citizen Participation. Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research, 12(2), 258-275. (JCR Q-1). http://dx.doi.org/10.7821/naer.2023.7.1385.

• Leininger-Frézal, C., Sprenger, S., De Lázaro Torres, M.L., Rodríguez Domenech, M.Á., Heidari, N., Pigaki, M., Naudet, C., Lecomte, A., & Gallardo, M. (2023). Global Change Challenge in the Higher Education Curriculum on the Approach of Blended Learning. European Journal of Geography, 14(2):1-14. (Scopus Q-3). https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.c.lei.14.2.001.014.

• Rodriguez-Domenech, M.A. & Cañizares, M. (2023). Urban Planning and Sustainability in the Cities of Castilla-La Mancha (Spain): Current Challenges. Urban Morphology, Sustainability, and Regional Development. Land, 12(8), 1540. (JCR Q-2). https://doi.org/10.3390/land12081540.

• Rodríguez-Domenech, M.Á. (2022). Medium-Sized Cities Facing the Demographic Challenge in Spain’s Low-Density Regions through Citizen Participation Projects. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 19, 5303. (JCR Q-1). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095303.