Júlia Vilasís-Pamos is a PhD Candidate at Pompeu Fabra University (UPF, Barcelona, Spain) and a member and researcher at Education and Citizenchip Research Group at Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB). She is currently finishing her doctoral thesis about the construction of the gamer identity through gender and social class among teenagers, and also researching in different research projects at UPF and UIB. She has published in journals such as Information, Communication & Society, International Journal of Communication, BiD, among others, and presented her work in some national and international congresses such as DiGRA, ECREA, and IAMCR.
EDUCATION
PhD in Communication (UPF, 2018-2023)
Master's Degree in International Studies on Power, Media and Difference (UPF, 2017-2018)
Bachelor's Degree in Political and Administration Sciences (UPF, 2012-2016)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Teenagers, gender, social class, identity, video games, media literacy
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Scholar Citations
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RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Bridging gaps: innovative strategies to improve initial and Continuing VET student engagement and future aspirations E Quintana-Murci, C Vecina-Merchante, J Vilasís-Pamos Journal of Vocational Education & Training, 1-22 , 2026 2026
Child sexual abuse in 20th century Spanish autobiographical literature: abuse perpetrated in the school environment J Sureda Negre, J Vilasís-Pamos, A Calvo Sastre Humanities and Social Sciences Communications , 2026 2026
The Ecocritical Dimensions of Entertainment Video Games: A Systematic Review K Marín-Rubio, J Vilasís-Pamos, X Rubio-Campillo Games and Culture, 15554120261437894 , 2026 2026
Video games as spaces for providing information and awareness of algorithmic control in the gig economy M Fernandez-Ruiz, M Pina, J Vilasis-Pamos New Media & Society 28 (3), 1102-1124 , 2026 2026
The videoludic gender divide: an analysis of gender inequalities among adolescents in gaming culture J Vilasís-Pamos, P Romero-Medina Information, Communication & Society, 1-20 , 2025 2025
Desinformación y población sénior: análisis del impacto de la verificación en España según género y nivel de estudios M Morata-Santos, T Egaña, A Zuberogoitia, J Vilasís-Pamos Anàlisi: Quaderns de comunicació i cultura 72, 185-202 , 2025 2025
Researching Teens’ Gamer Identity Construction in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Methodological Challenges J Vilasís-Pamos, F Pires SAGE Open 15 (3), 21582440251362737 , 2025 2025
Impact types and approaches in assessing research impact: from a scoping review to a comprehensive framework T Ataci, J Vilasís-Pamos, F Allard-Poesi Research Evaluation 34, rvaf053 , 2025 2025
Percepción de la inteligencia artificial y credibilidad informativa en los procesos periodísticos M Mauri, R Marinas, J Vilasís Pamos, R Rodríguez Martínez Universitat Pompeu Fabra , 2025 2025
Design and Validation of Four Instruments to Assess Video Game Literacy in Secondary Education A Manzano-León, J Vilasís-Pamos, J Oceja International Journal of Game-Based Learning (IJGBL) 15 (1), 1-20 , 2025 2025
Corpus of academic publications that discuss the potential of entertainment video games to promote climate emergency literacy X Rubio-Campillo, K Marín-Rubio, J Vilasís-Pamos Corpus of academic publications that discuss the potential of entertainment … , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Transcription of Texts on Child Sexual Abuse in School Settings in Spanish Autobiographical Works of the 20th Century J Sureda Negre, J Vilasís-Pamos, A Calvo Transcription of Texts on Child Sexual Abuse in School Settings in Spanish … , 2025 2025
Educational Strategies to Prevent Dropout in Vocational Training Pro-grams: A Pilot Approach C Pinya-Medina, C Vecina-Merchante, J Vilasís-Pamos, M Tugores-Ques, ... Apprenticeships in England–Initial or Continuing VET, 445 , 2025 2025
Alt-right shadows over gaming and masculinities: A systematic narrative review P Romero-Medina, J Vilasís-Pamos Review of Communication Research 12, 154-167 , 2024 2024 Citations: 5
Indie Games for Ethical and Socioemotional Development in Secondary Education J Oceja, J Vilasís-Pamos, J Salinas European Conference on Games Based Learning, 1052-1055 , 2024 2024
The aesthetics of social class in La Grande Bellezza J Vilasís-Pamos Revista Internacional de Investigación y Transferencia en Comunicación y … , 2024 2024
YouTube as a liminal space for immigrant on-demand workers: Immigration, content creation and platform work JM Tomasena, J Vilasís-Pamos, F Pires, T Ataci Working in/for Platforms International Conference , 2024 2024
Instrumentos de rendición de cuentas ante la desinformación: impacto de las plataformas de fact-checking como herramientas de accountability y propuesta curricular M Díaz, R Marinas, R Rodríguez Martínez, M Mauri, X Ramon Vegas, ... 2024
Instrumentos de rendición de cuentas ante la desinformación: plataformas de verificación internacional R Rodríguez Martínez, M Mauri, X Ramon Vegas, J Vilasís Pamos, ... 2024
El sector del videojoc indie a Catalunya: anàlisi d'un ecosistema en creixement i amb projecció internacional J Vilasís Pamos, M Fernández Ruiz, C Sora Domenjó CITM-UPC; Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament de Cultura , 2024 2024 Citations: 2
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
How do teens define what it means to be a gamer? Mapping teens’ video game practices and cultural imaginaries from a gender and sociocultural perspective J Vilasís-Pamos, F Pires Information, Communication & Society 25 (12), 1735-1751 , 2022 2022 Citations: 56
Gamer Identity and Social Class: An Analysis of Barcelona Teenagers’ Discourses on Videogame Culture and Gaming Practices J Vilasís-Pamos, Ó Pérez-Latorre International Journal of Communication 16 (21), 5864-5884 , 2022 2022 Citations: 20
Social media and platform work: Stories, practices, and workers’ organisation J Vilasís-Pamos, F Pires, R Grohmann, WF Araujo Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies , 2024 2024 Citations: 16
Las prácticas de copresencia durante la COVID-19: co-playing en plataformas online F Pires, J Vilasís-Pamos, P ÁlVarez-cueVa, O Anglada-Pujol Hipertext. net, 2020, vol. 21, p. 51-56 , 2020 2020 Citations: 13
Alt-right shadows over gaming and masculinities: A systematic narrative review P Romero-Medina, J Vilasís-Pamos Review of Communication Research 12, 154-167 , 2024 2024 Citations: 5
Denuncia y autodefensa de acoso sexual y violencias en Uber: historias de usuarias en Twitter y Tiktok F Pires, J Vilasís-Pamos, O Anglada-Pujol, MJ Masanet 2022 Citations: 3
El sector del videojoc indie a Catalunya: anàlisi d'un ecosistema en creixement i amb projecció internacional J Vilasís Pamos, M Fernández Ruiz, C Sora Domenjó CITM-UPC; Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament de Cultura , 2024 2024 Citations: 2
Corpus of academic publications that discuss the potential of entertainment video games to promote climate emergency literacy X Rubio-Campillo, K Marín-Rubio, J Vilasís-Pamos Corpus of academic publications that discuss the potential of entertainment … , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Alt-right and video games: A literature review P Romero-Medina, J Vilasís-Pamos Abstract Proceedings of DiGRA 2023 Conference: Limits and Margins of Games , 2023 2023 Citations: 1
Identitat gamer, classe social i gènere: una anàlisi dels discursos del col· lectiu adolescent sobre la cultura del videojoc i les pràctiques videolúdiques J Vilasís-Pamos Universitat Pompeu Fabra , 2023 2023 Citations: 1
Denúncia i autodefensa d'assetjament sexual i violències a Uber: històries d'usuàries a Twitter i Tiktok F Pires, J Vilasís-Pamos, O Anglada-Pujol, M María-José Bid , 2022 2022 Citations: 1
Adolescents' perception on violent video games J Vilasís-Pamos 2018 Citations: 1
Bridging gaps: innovative strategies to improve initial and Continuing VET student engagement and future aspirations E Quintana-Murci, C Vecina-Merchante, J Vilasís-Pamos Journal of Vocational Education & Training, 1-22 , 2026 2026
Child sexual abuse in 20th century Spanish autobiographical literature: abuse perpetrated in the school environment J Sureda Negre, J Vilasís-Pamos, A Calvo Sastre Humanities and Social Sciences Communications , 2026 2026
The Ecocritical Dimensions of Entertainment Video Games: A Systematic Review K Marín-Rubio, J Vilasís-Pamos, X Rubio-Campillo Games and Culture, 15554120261437894 , 2026 2026
Video games as spaces for providing information and awareness of algorithmic control in the gig economy M Fernandez-Ruiz, M Pina, J Vilasis-Pamos New Media & Society 28 (3), 1102-1124 , 2026 2026
The videoludic gender divide: an analysis of gender inequalities among adolescents in gaming culture J Vilasís-Pamos, P Romero-Medina Information, Communication & Society, 1-20 , 2025 2025
Desinformación y población sénior: análisis del impacto de la verificación en España según género y nivel de estudios M Morata-Santos, T Egaña, A Zuberogoitia, J Vilasís-Pamos Anàlisi: Quaderns de comunicació i cultura 72, 185-202 , 2025 2025
Researching Teens’ Gamer Identity Construction in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Methodological Challenges J Vilasís-Pamos, F Pires SAGE Open 15 (3), 21582440251362737 , 2025 2025
Impact types and approaches in assessing research impact: from a scoping review to a comprehensive framework T Ataci, J Vilasís-Pamos, F Allard-Poesi Research Evaluation 34, rvaf053 , 2025 2025
