These institutions include the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées -ParisTech, the French Institute of Urbanisme, the UPM-Technical University of Madrid, UPC-Cataloña-BarcelonaTech, and the OECD. In particular, she works on the nexus between travel behavior, social and environmental variables, and equity issues.

She coordinated the EU Cost Action Transport Equity Analysis (TEA, TU 1209). She got two grants for excellence: one in France by the Ile-de-France region for her post-doc research on environmental inequality and a second one in Spain (Juan de la Cierva), for her research work on travel demand modeling and socio-economic effects of transport.  She is a member of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committees on Travel Behavior and Value and Women’s Issues in Transportation. She is chairing the Behavioral Processes: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods subcommittee at the TRB. She is a member of the European platform Women in Transportation for Change.

She has taught in various European universities (Spain, France, UK, Slovakia) and supervised students for their PhD or master’s thesis. Currently, she is co-chair of the work package on Mobility for the Urban Innovative Action “Mares Madrid” where she is tutoring innovative entrepreneurial ideas in sustainable mobility with a gender perspective. She is chair of WG1 on Macroeconomic and legal impact of the EU COST Action (WISEACT, CA16222).

She is cooperating with national and international institutions and associations such as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the European Commission and the Spanish Transport Department (DGT) for gender and transport aspects, and the Transport & Environment Association for modeling health impacts of transport. She carries out decision support projects for Municipalities (e.g. Madrid), Metropolitan Areas (Barcelona Metropolitan Area), Transport Authorities such as the ATM of Barcelona, and research centers such as IFSTTAR, in France). She advises several H2020 European projects on sustainable mobility and accessibility. Within cambiaMO she is responsible for research, innovation and development in the fields of equity and transport, inclusive technology, and sustainable logistics.

Previously, she was Project Manager in the R&D Department at Aqualia, specializing in wastewater treatment and biogas production.

Johanna has contributed to national and European research projects on biomaterials, renewable energy, hydrogen and biomethane storage, recovery of transition minerals, and waste valorization.

She has published 12 scientific papers, presented at international conferences, and participated in expert meetings on wastewater treatment. Since 2019, she has collaborated with the Institute of Sustainable Processes.

Additionally, she conducted research in South Korea at the Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory for Water and Energy, focusing on electrochemical processes for wastewater treatment. She also worked on the project Nanoplastics as Carriers for the Spread of Chemicals and Antimicrobial Resistance in the Aquatic Environment at the International Water Research Center in Cyprus.

Marta has been working as a consultant and designer in innovation projects and programs in collaboration with other international organizations based in Spain and abroad (Europe, Latin America and Brazil) – Instituto Elos Brasil, Elos Nederland, E-motive, Impact Hub, Dmayor and GSA Madrid. Developing social innovation projects as a designer, trainer and facilitator, some examples are her participation in Beyond Divides (Impact Hub and Robert Bosch Foundation), MARES Madrid Mobility (VIC, UIA), E-mpulse Game (Emotive and Oxfam Novib), CEAL-Network (Erasmus plus, EU Strategic Partnership).

She has a deep knowledge in Agile Human Centered Methodologies, mastering methodologies to work in the fields of UX (user experience) Research, Innovation and Human Centered Design: Design thinking, Strategic design, Transition Design and Service and Product Design; Visual thinking, Future Scenarios and Systems thinking; Lean Startup and Creative Problem Solving. She has been completing her toolkit over the years acquiring personal and interpersonal skills for working in social innovation with groups and communities rich in diversity, to develop creative solutions to address complex problems in high uncertainty environments. She has gained skills for conflict transformation and process facilitation, being trained in community development methods and facilitation skills (i.e.: art of hosting, oasis, non-violent communication, participatory methodologies, critical thinking, storytelling, …).  Her fields of expertise are: Environmental Issues (specialized in Mobility and Urban Ecology) and Sustainability; Social Entrepreneurship (service and product Human Centered Design); and Community Building and Development.

She has experience as a trainer in environmental awareness, and is the co-founder of Goteo co-operative company that develops sustainable mobility options, within the social economy framework (rewarded with the Young Social Entrepreneurs’ Award from the European University and the Sylvian Laureate Foundation in 2013).She is a member of different collaborative communities and has supported and taken part on initiating several social businesses. Her work aims at designing processes and actions that can accompany changes to raise the social and environmental positive impact of the projects, by developing innovative practices and improving relationships.

Graduated in Political Science, she developed an international and interdisciplinary perspective early in her studies, which was further strengthened during her Erasmus experience at Sciences Po’s Reims campus in France. There, she deepened her interest in global challenges, combining political analysis with a growing awareness of environmental and social issues.

Alongside her academic path, she has been actively engaged in civil and political activism through Unione degli Universitari (UDU), an Italian student union advocating for free, public, and high-quality higher education. Through ongoing dialogue with local and national institutions, she has worked to promote more accessible and democratic university policies. This experience reinforced her interest in structural change from both a social and environmental perspective. In this context, the cambiaMO program has offered her a meaningful opportunity to contribute to practical solutions for a just transition that combines sustainability, inclusion, and intersectional approach.