Olivia Novoa Fernández holds a PhD in Communication, Culture, and Arts (2019) and a Master's degree in Communication Sciences (2011) from the University of Algarve (Portugal). She also earned a degree in Hispanic Philology (2002) from the University of Santiago de Compostela. Since 2010, she has collaborated with the CIAC (Center for Research in Arts and Communication) at the University of Algarve, where she is currently an integrated researcher. Since 2009, she has taught courses in Spanish language and culture, as well as communication subjects such as Media History and Contemporary Communication. Her research focuses on media literacy, cinema, and foreign language teaching. Notably, she has studied the relations between Portugal and Spain and their representation in both countries' newsreels. Between 2019 and 2021, she was a researcher and translator for the Algarve Literary Route project. Her most recent publications cover research on various topics, such as the media coverage of historical events, film and cinematographic languages in social media (TikTok), and new digital identities in relation to education and languages (Instagram influencers). Her most recent pedagogical initiative is La Lengua Enmascarada, a creative blog launched in 2020 that aims to integrate the development of digital and media literacy with Spanish as a Foreign Language (SFL) learning.