Sofia received a Bachelor of History from the Autonomous University of Madrid (2005), a Master of Palaeontology from the Complutense University of Madrid (2009), a Master of Osteoarchaeology from the University of Edinburgh (2011), a PhD in Prehistoric Archaeology from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (2015) and a PhD in Archaeology from the Australian National University (2019). 

She is an expert in the taphonomic analysis of fauna remains to study human subsistence strategies and human-animal interactions, mainly on Pleistocene-early Holocene periods. She has also experience archaeothanatology and bioanthropological studies in Island Southeast Asia. She is currently exploring the possibilities of ancient bone proteomics (palaeoproteomics) research in the Indo-Pacific region.