Besides her expertise in sound and radio, Emma is a specialist in the field of voice. She will judge all cases in the category Voice & Language.
Emma Rodero is a researcher and professor in the Department of Communication at Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona, Spain), Ph.D. Communication, Ph.D. Psychology, Master in Pathology of Voice and Master in Psychology of Cognition and Communication. Rodero has more than 20 years doing research about sound, radio, and voice. She obtained a Marie Curie fellowship (European Union) to conduct research in the USA about cognitive processing of radio commercials. She is author of more than ten books and fifty scientific papers about sound and radio. Rodero has published scientific papers in top journals about the best strategies to use sound (sound effects, music…) in radio commercials. Rodero usually teaches Public Speaking and Sound Advertising at UPF. She has over a decade of experience in the radio industry. She is currently a voice-over artist and has received awards for some audio dramas.