Rachel Recuero is a journalist, professor, and researcher in the Graduate Program of Literature and Social Communication Course at the Catholic University of Pelotas, Brazil and the Graduate Program in Communication and Information of UFRGS. She graduated with a degree in journalism from the UCP and received a master and doctorate in Communication and Information from X institution.

Her areas of interest are social networks and virtual communities on the Internet, conversation and information flows, data science and research methods for social media.

She is a consultant in social media research, as well as a lecturer and trainer. Past clients include Google, MySpace, Lolapps, AG2, and ESPM Media Lab.

Raquel Recuero, Catholic University of Pelotas, Brazil | Website: http://www.raquelrecuero.com/ | Twitter: @raquelrecuero