2008 PhD in Spanish Philology, Instituto Universitario Ortega y Gasset (Universidad Complutense, Madrid).

2004 MPhil (DEA) in Theoretical Linguistics and its Applications at the Instituto Universitario Ortega y Gasset (Universidad Complutense, Madrid).

2001-02 Post-Graduate Course in Pedagogical Aptitude, Universidad Complutense, Madrid.

2001 BA in Spanish Philology (five-year programme), University of Zaragoza, Spain.

Maria is co-founder of ELE USAL Barcelona. From 2015 to 2018 she was the director of the school. She collaborates with ELE USAL Barcelona as DELE examiner and consultant.