Award for the best doctoral thesis on Social Services in the Valencian Community

Professor Inmaculada Alonso from UMH receives the award for her research on supported employment for people with disabilities.

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The Valencian Government, through the Directorate General of the Sociosanitary System and IVAFIQ, has awarded the first María Asunción Martínez Román Award for the best doctoral thesis on Social Services in the Valencian Community to Inmaculada Alonso Mas, a professor at the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH).

The award ceremony took place at the La Beneficència Cultural Center in València. The winning thesis, titled 'The legal configuration of supported employment for people with disabilities in the Valencian Community', stands out for its contribution to knowledge in the field of social services.
These awards, promoted by the Directorate General of the Sociosanitary System and the Valencian Institute for Training, Research, and Quality of Social Services (IVAFIQ), recognize the quality of research developed at Valencian universities.
The awarded research addresses relevant topics such as support for caregivers, the labor inclusion of people with disabilities, and the contribution of sports activities to the recovery processes of people with mental health problems.
Based on information from the official source: Universidad Miguel Hernández (UMH) (19/10/2026)