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Responsibilities:-Reviewing coded data about political violence and protests for Mexico, Central American, and Caribbean countries.-Management of the research team for Central America and the Caribbean desk.-Management of research projects.-Writing of weekly briefings of the regionResults:-Weekly revision of data about political violence, and protests events.-Weekly briefing reports about the trends of violence and social unrest in Central America and the Caribbean region.-Participation in analytical pieces

Responsibilities:-Reviewing coded data about political violence and protests for Mexico, Central American, and Caribbean countries.-Support the management of the research team for Central America and the Caribbean desk.-Support the writing of weekly briefings of the regionResults:-Weekly revision of data about political violence, and protests events.-Weekly briefing reports about the trends of violence and social unrest in Central America and the Caribbean region.-Participation in analytical pieces

Responsibilities:- Collection and codification of political violence events for the Latin American research team.- Writing reports about security and political context.Results:- Data submissions of political and criminal violence, and protests events for the Latam desk (Mexico and other countries)- Participation in the analytical pieces.

Responsibilities:- Assessing the corruption risks defense sector according to GI methodology. - Conducting interviews, collecting data, analyzing information, and writing the final report.Results:- Delivery of Venezuela's index as the principal researcher. - Reviewing Colombia's index as a peer reviewer.

Bogotá D.C., Colombia

Researcher in the Technical Secretariat for the verification of the implementation of the Peace Accord between FARC and the Colombian Government. Responsibilities in the methodological design and elaboration of the first report.

Bogotá D.C., Colombia

Production of analytical reports about the development of the Colombian peace process, and the current situation of violence, conflict, risk and security-related issues in Colombia and Latin America.

Bogotá D.C., Colombia

Coordination of the research team for the project Measurement the Violence Related to Stray Bullets.- Coordination and management of the database about stray bullets events.- Elaboration of results and infographic reports.

Bogotá D.C., Colombia

Coordinate the production of semi-annual reports about relevant changes of Colombia's development conditions for the Swiss Cooperation Agency (COSUDE).- Organizing information gathered for the five development conditions.-Analysis of the information and elaboration of the reports and presentations

Bogotá D.C., Colombia

Coordination of a consultancy project developed for Colombian Presidential Council for Human Rights about the evaluation and recommendations for the Protection Program of the Ministry of Interior and the National Protection Unit.- Methodological design and conduction of fieldwork.- Analysis of information and elaboration of reports.

Bogotá D.C., Colombia

- Conducting fieldwork in Bogotá's neighborhoods for the research project "Violence in three Latin American cities: a comparison at the local level".- Systematizing information according to the standards established by the researchers at the Centro de Estudios de Seguridad Ciudadana -CESC-.- Presentation of Bogotá's results to the research teams from Peru and Chile.

Bogotá D.C., Colombia

Research coordination of a project developed for Colombia Transforma about social conflicts and security and the criminal situation in Arauca, Colombia.- Methodological design, fieldwork in rural areas, systematization and analysis of the information.- Elaboration of partial and final reports.

Bogotá D.C., Colombia

Junior Researcher. Responsibilities in assisting the methodological design, conducting field-work in Colombia cities, analyzing information and writing the publication "Violencia juvenil en contextos urbanos" developed for the Colombian Catholic Church and Caritas Noruega.

Bogotá D.C., Colombia

- Research assistance in a consultancy project to analyze the security conditions for refinery industry in Barrancabermeja- Fieldwork in Barrancabermeja- Systematization of information- Assistance for the elaboration of the report

Caracas, Venezuela

Master Of Arts - Ma, Peace Conflict And Development

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science With Focus On Conflict Resolution And Peace Research

Certificate

Participation in the program Transitional Justice in Colombia? Service-Learning Intensive 2012 developed by Javeriana University.

Certificate

Participation in the course of Academic Development in the Transformation of Social Conflicts: Linking Theory and Practice to strengthen.