Olatz is a PhD researcher in the Department of Communication at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) and a member of the CritiCC communication research group at the same university. Their research areas include critical animal studies, interest groups and the representation of nonhuman animals in media. They graduated in English Studies from the University of the Basque Country and hold an MA in Media, Power and Difference (UPF). Olatz is the project manager of the COMPASS research project (PID2020-118926RB.I00), and they are currently conducting their PhD research titled: "COMPASSION IN (S)PAIN: How Interest Group's Discourse Contributes to the Perpetuation of Animal Captivity and Exhibition.