Team
Board of Associates
Director
Claudia Miranda
PhD in Aging and Mental Health at University College London (UK). Professor, School of Nursing, Universidad Andrés Bello.
Alternate Director
Marcela Tenorio
PhD in Psychology at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Lecturer/Researcher at Centro de Investigación para la Mejora de los Aprendizajes (CIMA), Faculty of Education, Universidad del Desarrollo.
Research Associate
María Beatriz Fernández
PhD in Sociology at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC). Assistant professor, Institute of Sociology UC, and researcher at the Center for the Study of Aging and Aging, CEVE UC.
Research Associate
Herminia Gonzálvez
PhD in Anthropology and Cultural Diversity from Universidad de Granada (UGR, Spain). Professor, Universidad Central de Chile (Chile).
Research Associate
Alejandra Araya
PhD in Nursing Science, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA. Professor, School of Nursing, Universidad Andrés Bello (UNAB), and director of the PhD in Nursing Science at UNAB.
Research Associate
Andrés Aparicio
PhD in Arts, with a major in Theater Studies and Practices, at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Computer and Systems Engineer, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Cali.
Research Associate
Paulina Arango
PhD in Psychology at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Research Associate
Vanessa Vega
PhD in Disability Research at University of Salamanca, Spain. Assistant professor, School of Pedagogy of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso.
Research Associate
Felipe Muñoz
PhD in Civil Engineering, Universitat Potilecnica de Catalunya, Spain. Professor, School of Civil Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso.
Postdoctoral Researchers
Postdoctoral Researcher
Constanza López
Journalist and graduate in Social Communication from the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, Master’s in Social Innovation for Inclusion, and PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies on Thinking, Culture, and Society from the University of Valparaíso.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Mariana Loezar
Nurse, Master in Research and Nursing Care of Vulnerable Populations, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain), PhD Cum Laude in Integral Care and Health Services, Universidad de Lleida (Spain).
Spokespersons’ Office
Expert by Experience
Carolina Lucero
Researcher in Cognitive Accessibility, PUCV.
More Accessible Easy Reading Validator.
Expert by Experience
Felipe Pierret
Self-advocate for intellectual disability.
Expert by Experience
Ricardo Pizarro
Easy Reading Validator. Spokesperson for the Advisory Council on Mental Health of the Ministry of Health (MINSAL) and Support Assistant at ABCdin.
Expert by Experience
Blanca Figueroa
President of the Parkinson’s Club Ñuñoa.
Executive Team
Executive Director
Javiera Gutiérrez
Master in Social Work, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Public Administrator, Universidad de Chile.
Assistant to the Director
Isabel Arteaga
Bilingual executive secretary, Insec.
Administration and Finance Coordinator
Franci Llanes
Public Accountant, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia.
Research Coordinator
Raffaela Carvacho
Psychologist and Master in Health Psychology from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Communications Officer
Francisca Campos
Journalist UDP and Master in Education UC.
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