Luis M. Romero-Rodriguez.
A little bit about me
Luis M. Romero-Rodriguez, Ph.D., is a Full Professor of Strategic Communication in the Department of Public Relations at the College of Communication of the University of Sharjah (United Arab Emirates), where he coordinates the M.Sc. in Media Entrepreneurship and Digital Innovation in collaboration with the University of Barcelona. He is also a Distinguished Honorary Professor at the Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo (Ecuador).
He is likewise a tenured Professor of Strategic Communication at the Faculty of Communication Sciences of Rey Juan Carlos University (Madrid, Spain), currently on leave, and since May 2022 he has been accredited for the rank of Full Professor by the Spanish National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation (ANECA).
At present, he teaches in the PhD Program in Social and Legal Sciences, within the Communication research line, and in the PhD Program in Communication Sciences at Rey Juan Carlos University. He is also a guest lecturer and seminar instructor in several postgraduate programs at the Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo (Ecuador), the Autonomous University of Barcelona, IE University, and the Universidad Científica del Sur, among others.
Education
Postdoctoral fellowship at Tecnológico de Monterrey (México). Ph.D. in Communication from the universities of Huelva, Seville, Malaga, and Cadiz (2014), extraordinary award of Doctorate from the University of Huelva (2015), and Master in Social Communication from the University of Almeria (Spain, 2010-2011). I have postgraduate degrees in Law and International Politics from the Universidad Central de Venezuela (2007-2009) and in University Teaching from the Universidad Nueva Esparta (Venezuela, 2007). He has a bachelor’s degree in Social Communication (with a minor in Corporate Communications) and a degree in Law from Universidad Santa María (Venezuela, 2000-2007).
Publications
Romero-Rodriguez has authored over 100 scholarly publications, encompassing peer-reviewed articles, books, and book chapters, such as Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, BMC Psychology, Journal of Management Development, Corporate Communications, Media and Communications, Management Decision, Corporate Governance, Journal for Cultural Research, Media History, Journalism Practice, and as book chapters. He is also the author/editor of two handbooks on PR and Corporate Communications: Introduction to PR and Corporate Communication Management.
Teaching experience
Romero-Rodriguez has 19 years of experience as a professor in undergraduate and graduate programs, having been a professor at Universidad Santa María (Venezuela), Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (Venezuela), Universidad San Martín de Porres (Peru), Universidad Santiago de Cali (Colombia), Universidad Politécnica Salesiana (Ecuador), Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo (Ecuador), Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi (Ecuador), Universidad Isabel I (Spain), Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (Spain), Universidad Nebrija (Spain), Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexico), CETYS Universidad (Mexico), Universidad de Cádiz (Spain), Universidad Científica del Sur (Peru), and Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. In terms of academic management, between 2007 and 2010, He was the General Director of Extension and Community Services at Universidad Santa María (Venezuela).
International conferences and research networks
Romero-Rodriguez has participated as a keynote speaker in more than fifty international conferences and meetings (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Spain, Kenya, Finland, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, and Venezuela). Also, he has been a researcher in a dozen R&D projects in Spain, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela, including international and European projects. At the same time, he belongs to networks and research groups such as the Agora Group (PAI-HUM-648) of the University of Huelva, the Euro-American Interuniversity Research Network on Media Competences for Citizenship (ALFAMED), the Ibero-American Association for Teaching Innovation (IDI), and the International Network on Research Education (RISEI).
International stays
Between 2018 and 2019, Romero-Rodriguez was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Tecnológico de Monterrey (Nuevo León, Mexico). Between 2015 and 2016, he completed two international teaching and research stays at Universidad Santiago de Cali (Colombia) and Universidad Politécnica Salesiana (Ecuador). Before completing his Ph.D. (2013), he did a one-year research and teaching stay at Universidad San Martín de Porres (Peru).
Scientific journals
Regarding scientific journals, from 2016 to 2023, he was associate editor of Comunicar Journal (JCR Q1 and Scopus Q1). Between 2016 and 2020, he was editor-in-chief of Retos Journal (Emerging Sources Citation Index, Scopus Q3, and SciELO).
From 2019 to the present, he has been associate editor of Anàlisi Journal (Scopus Q1 and Emerging Sources Citation Index) and a member of the scientific committee of Media and Communication (JCR Q2 and Scopus Q1), Revista Latina de Comunicación Social (Scopus Q1 and Emerging Sources Citation Index), Index.Comunicación (Scopus Q1 and Emerging Sources Citation Index) and Editor-in-Chief of the Communication Collection of Editorial Sindéresis (Pos. 61st SPI ICEE General 48).