
Dr Cristina Figueroa Domecq
About
Biography
Cristina joined the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management as a Marie Curie Research Fellow in 2018. Prior to this she was Associate Professor at the Rey Juan Carlos University (Madrid-Spain). Her PhD in Economics (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid) was obtained in 2008 and was awarded with two research prizes in Spain. Since then her research interests, research projects and publications have concentrated on the areas of tourism, innovation and gender studies. Finally, she is a member of various organizations related to gender and tourism studies: Mainstreaming Gender Studies Network in Human, Social and Legal Sciences (GENET, Spain), the Spanish Association of Scientific Experts in Tourism (AECIT), or the Commission for Tourism of the Spanish Association of Accounting and Business Management (AECA, Spain).
ResearchResearch interests
Gender studies, innovation and technology, tourism.
Research projects
UNSCR 1325 RELOAD: Women, peace and security 2014-2016. Project “UNSCR 1325 RELOAD: Women, peace and security”. Granted by NATO / OTAN. In collaboration with Australian Human Rights Commission and Australian Defence. Granted by Science for Peace and Security (SPS) – NATO. NATO Code: 984942. Duration: 2014-2016 (24 moths). PI: Cristina Figueroaand Jesus Palomo. EQUOTEL: Gender Pay Gap in the Hotel Industry in Spain 2015. Project “EQUOTEL: Gender Pay Gap in the Hotel Industry in Spain”. Research project granted by Institute for Women (Spain) and the Spanish Hotel Association (CEHAT). Code URJC/Art.83: V501. Duration: February 2015 -October 2015 (6 months). PI: Cristina Figueroa and Monica Segovia. Women and the Glass Ceiling in the Tourism Industry 2012-2013. Project “Women and the Glass Ceiling in the Tourism Industry”. Granted by Institute for Women (Spain) for the Spanish Call in R&D. Code: 2011-0004-INV-00079. Duration: 2012-2013 (24 months). PI: Mónica Segovia. Knowledge Management in the Spanish and Mexican Hospitality Industry- 2009-2010. Project “Knowledge Management in the Spanish and Mexican Hospitality Industry”.Granted by Spanish International Cooperation Agency (Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional). Code: A/02/0820/08. Duration: 12 months. PI: Jose María Rodriguez-Antón (UAM).
Quality Management in the Spanish and Mexican Hospitality Industry 2008-2009. Project “Quality Management in the Spanish and Mexican Hospitality Industry”. Granted by Spanish International Cooperation Agency (Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional) Code: A/012239/07. Duration: 12 months. PI: Jose María Rodriguez-Antón (UAM). Innovation in hotel Management and the adaptation of the Official Innovation Statistics 2007. Project “Innovation in hotel Management and the adaptation of the Official Innovation Statistics”. Granted by National Institute of Statistics (Instituto Nacional de Estadística) for the Technological Hotel Institute. Code: 2008/05. Duration: 4 months. PI. Cristina Figueroa. Budget: 11.160 euros.
Research interests
Gender studies, innovation and technology, tourism.
Research projects
- 2009-2010. Project “Knowledge Management in the Spanish and Mexican Hospitality Industry”.Granted by Spanish International Cooperation Agency (Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional). Code: A/02/0820/08. Duration: 12 months. PI: Jose María Rodriguez-Antón (UAM).