PhD in Architecture and Urban Planning (2019) with Extraordinary Doctorate Award (2021), she completed her PhD studies at Universidad San Pablo-CEU with a grant from the Ministry of Education's University Teacher Training Programme (FPU). She has spent time at the Politecnico di Milano and the University of Edinburgh, and has participated for years in scientific outreach activities.
She is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Urban Planning, Environment and Health Initiative of the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal). The focus of her research is on the links between Housing and Health. She is principal investigator of the project HABITAS: Habitatge i Salut en temps de pandèmia i més enllà (awarded by the Department of Science and Universities of the Barcelona City Council, 2021-22) and has participated in several national and international projects on residential environment, urban and peri-urban landscape, informal settlements and sustainable urban development, collaborating with institutions such as the Barcelona Provincial Council, the United Nations or the World Health Organization.
Lines of research
- Housing and Health
- Urban Resilience and Health
- Social Perception
Main publications
https://www.who.int/europe/publications/i/item/WHO-10665-355761
Sáenz de Tejada, C; Hidalgo, L; Daher, C; Nieuwenhuijsen, M; Braubach, M; Netanyahu, S (2022) Urban planning for health – experiences of building resilience in 12 cities: second report on protecting environments and health by building urban resilience. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe
Sáenz de Tejada, C; Daher, D; Hidalgo, L; Nieuwenhuijsen, M. (2021) Vivienda y Salud: Características y Condiciones de la Vivienda. Barcelona: Diputació de Barcelona
https://llibreria.diba.cat/es/libro/vivienda-y-salud_66385
Sáenz de Tejada, C; Santo-Tomás Muro, R; Rodríguez Romero, E. (2020) Exploring landscape preference through photo-based Q-methodology. Madrid seen by suburban adolescents. International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 30(3), 255-278
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10382046.2020.1804134
Sáenz de Tejada, C; van der Horst, D (2020) Tabula non-rasa: go-along interviews and memory mapping in a post-mining landscape designated for urban expansion. Landscape Research, 45(1), 6-25
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01426397.2019.1569220