Prof Dr. Marina Calleja Reina

Dr. Marina Calleja Reina is a full professor at the University of Malaga and leader of the COMIN-ENIN Thematic Network, focused on inclusive communication practices for people with rare diseases. Her goal is to identify best professional practices in this field. She also leads the bridging project “Inclusive Communication” funded by the University of Malaga (B4-2023-18). She obtained her PhD in 2000 at the University of Malaga, after a scholarship at the Center for Educational Research and Documentation of the Ministry of Education and Science. Since 2001 she has been teaching Alternative Communication Systems, first in Didactics of Hearing and Language and then in Speech Therapy. She has participated in several research projects and is a member of the University Institute for Research in Multilingual Linguistic Technologies (IUITLM). Her work is reflected in numerous publications, contributing significantly to the field of inclusive communication, Augmentative-Alternative Communication systems and support for people with complex communication needs.