Elena Fernández Rey

Teacher and pedagogue from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC). He defended his Doctoral Thesis in 1998 focused on the development of creativity in students with special educational needs.

She is currently a Full Professor in the Area of Research Methods and Diagnosis in Education (MIDE) of the Department of Pedagogy and Didactics of the USC. He teaches in subjects related to Orientation and Diagnosis.

Vice Dean of Academic Organization at the Faculty of Education Sciences of the USC (2006-2014) and Coordinator of the Master's Degree in Training Processes (2018-2022).

Associate Editor of the Spanish Journal of Guidance and Psychopedagogy (REOP). He isa member of the Interuniversity Association of Pedagogical Research (AIDIPE), the Spanish Association of Guidance and Psychopedagogy (AEOP), as well as the Interuniversity Network of Guidance Teachers (RIPO) and the European Network NICE (Network for Innovation in Career Guidance and Counselling in Europe).

His main lines of research focus on the field oflifelong guidance through participation in national and international projects, courses and congresses and publications on topics such as the development of career management skills, the training of guidance professionals, ICT in guidance or mentoring.