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 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. Professor at the School of Psychology, Universidad de los Andes (Chile).
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.
Communications Officer
Ana Abraham
Journalist from Universidad de Santiago and MA in Human Rights from University of London (Birkbeck College).
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, Universidad de los Andes. Spokesperson for the Advisory Council on Mental Health of the Ministry of Health (MINSAL) and Administrative Assistant at ABCdin.
Expert by Experience
Blanca Figueroa
President of the Parkinson’s Club Ñuñoa.
Facilitator
Teresita Lira
Psychologist from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Master in Special and Inclusive Education, UCL.
Postdoctoral Researchers
Postdoctoral Researcher
Constanza López
Journalist, PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies on Thinking, Culture and Society, Universidad de 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).
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