Team
Board of Associates
Director
Claudia Miranda
PhD in Aging and Mental Health at University College London (UK). Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Universidad Andrés Bello.
Alternate Director
Marcela Tenorio
PhD in Psychology at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Professor at Universidad de los Andes (Chile).
Research Associate
Alejandra Araya
PhD in Nursing Science, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA. Professor at the School of Nursing, Universidad Andrés Bello (UNAB), and member of the PhD in Nursing Science Faculty 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. Professor at the School of Psychology, Universidad de los Andes (Chile) and director of the Master of Pediatric Neuropsychology.
Research Associate
María Beatriz Fernández
PhD in Sociology at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC). Professor at the Institute of Sociology UC, and researcher at the Center for the Study of Aging and Aging, CEVE UC.
Research Associate
Vanessa Vega
PhD in Disability Research at University of Salamanca, Spain. Assistant professor at the School of Pedagogy of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso.
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 (UC).
Communications Director
Federico Sepúlveda
Journalist, Universidad de Chile. Diploma in Audiovisual Executive Production, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Spokespersons’ Office
Spokesperson
Carolina Lucero
Researcher in Cognitive Accessibility, PUCV.
More Accessible Easy Reading Validator.
Spokesperson
Ricardo Pizarro
Easy Reading Validator, Universidad de los Andes.
Administrative Assistant at ABCdin.
Coordinator
Florencia Villaseca
Psychologist from Adolfo Ibáñez University, specialized in the clinical area and in working with adolescents and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Postdoctoral Researchers
Postdoctoral Researcher
Francisca Ortiz
Sociologist from Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Master at Universidad Católica de Chile and PhD from Manchester University, United Kingdom.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Javiera Rosell
PhD in Psychology, Universidad Católica de Chile. Master in Psychogerontology, UMAI (Argentina), UC Psychologist. Deputy director of “Programa Adulto Mayor UC” and professor at UC Psychology.
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