Ana Pérez Escoda

Dr. Ana Pérez-Escoda is a Full Professor of Digital Communication at the Faculty of Communication Sciences of Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Spain. Her academic career connects communication and education, focusing on the competences needed to participate critically in contemporary digital environments. Her research centres on digital, media and information literacy, digital competences, social media and disinformation. She examines how young people, particularly Generation Z, access information and assess the credibility of online content. Her work also addresses teacher education, educational innovation and artificial intelligence in education and communication, including its ethical implications and the importance of critical thinking.

She has served as principal investigator and coordinator of WISE-ME, a European project supporting teachers and students in using social media to address disinformation and fake news. She also participated in the Horizon 2020 project MEDIATIZED EU, investigating media discourses on Europeanisation and public perceptions. Her research additionally encompasses digital audio, podcasting and media consumption. She collaborates with European Schoolnet Academy, an initiative of the European Union, contributing to educational resources and online tutorials aimed at strengthening digital literacy and critical thinking among teachers and learners. She has also been invited as a visiting professor at numerous international universities, further strengthening her academic profile and international outreach. Her publications include journal articles, books and book chapters on education, communication and digital citizenship. She has taught at undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels and has experience in academic publishing and international research collaboration. Across her teaching and research, she emphasises education’s role in developing informed, responsible and critically engaged participation in digital society.

Digital, media and information literacy; Education; Communication; Digital Media; Social Media; Disinformation; Artificial Intelligence in Education