Prof. María Andrade is recognized as a leading scholar in the study of sociology of tourism, culture and heritage. PhD in Sociology from Universidade da Coruña and a Master’s degree in Planning and Territorial strategies in current society (Universidade de Santiago).
Since 2010, he has been a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of A Coruña. She has an extensive experience in teaching sociology of culture. Furthermore, she held visiting positions at Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologías de Lisboa; Facultade de Letras da Universidade do Porto; Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”; University of California at Berkeley; Università della Calabria and Universidade de Aveiro.
María Andrade’s research is based in sociology of culture and sociocultural projects. Her current lines of research mainly focus on Cultural Heritage and Tourism, Arts Tourism, Creative Tourism and creative and cultural industries. As a member of the GET (Group of Territorial Studies-UDC), she has co-authored more than 50 scientific papers in high-quality journals.