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
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
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
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
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. Researcher at the School of Occupational Therapy in the Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences and Quality of Life at the University of San Sebastián.
Research Associate
Paulina Arango
PhD in Psychology at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Professor at the Institute of Public Health at Universidad Andrés Bello.
Research Associate
Vanessa Vega
PhD in Disability Research at University of Salamanca, Spain. Inclusion director and 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
Anita Peña
Ph.D. in Social Sciences from Diego Portales University; M.A. in Public Policy from the London School of Economics (LSE); M.A. in Gender and Cultural Studies from the University of Chile; and a degree in Public Administration from the University of Valparaíso. Atlantic Fellow in Social and Economic Equity at LSE.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Magdalena Fernández
Psychologist from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile; Master’s degree in Comprehensive Care for People with Intellectual Disabilities from the Catholic University of Valencia (Spain); and Ph.D. cum laude in the Promotion of Autonomy and Social and Health Care for People with Disabilities from the University of Valencia (Spain). Professor in the School of Education and Humanities at Andrés Bello University
Postdoctoral Researcher
Eleonora López
Ph.D. and M.A. in Sociology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (UC); M.A. in Social Sciences from the University of Chile; and a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences and a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Co-researcher on FONDECYT 1260002 “Motherhood, Mothering, and Family Care in the Experiences of Social Scientists in Chile, Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico.” Faculty member at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.
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
Carolina Giaconi
Psychologist and Master in Social Sciences from the Universidad de Chile.
Communications Officer
Francisca Campos
Journalist UDP and Master in Education UC.
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