About

I am a political scientist from Universidad Nacional de Colombia with a Master's in Public Policy from Universidad de los Andes, awarded through a scholarship from the university's Centro de Español.

I have extensive experience in the research, design, implementation, and evaluation of projects on armed conflict, gender, and LGBTIQ+ populations — working across grassroots organizations, government entities, and universities.

I worked for about four years in collaboration with "Casa Diversa", a community organization in Medellín recognized as the first LGBTI collective victim of the armed conflict in Colombia. At FIP I served as a gender researcher for USAID's Generando Equidad Program, and I currently work at the same organization on a pilot analyzing the interrelations between productive processes, greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), and gender dynamics in key productive sectors in Colombia.

Beyond research, I am a passionate photographer. My visual work explores intimacy, identity, and everyday beauty through portraits, still life, and conceptual photography.

Education

• Professional Photography Course — Zona Cinco (2026)
• Diploma in Feminisms, Writing and Gender — Instituto Caro y Cuervo (2024)
• Master's in Public Policy — Universidad de los Andes, Colombia (2016) — Master's scholarship from the Centro de Español at Universidad de los Andes
• B.A. in Political Science — Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia (2012)

Experience

• Gender Researcher — GHG & Gender Pilot — GEF CBIT Climate Transparency Colombia, Fundación Ideas para la Paz (FIP) (Nov 2024 – Present)
• Gender Researcher — Generando Equidad Program (USAID), Fundación Ideas para la Paz (FIP) (Feb 2023 – Nov 2024)
• Coordinator & Qualitative Researcher — LGBTQ+ Truths in the Armed Conflict: Disappeared Victims in Medellín, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs / Casa Diversa (Jan 2021 – Jun 2022)
• Coordinator & Researcher — LGBTQ+ Truths in Memory of Silenced Victims in Medellín, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs / Casa Diversa (Oct 2019 – Dec 2020)
• Qualitative Researcher — Qualitative Analysis with ATLAS.ti, Fedesarrollo (Nov 2019 – Feb 2020)
• Research Assistant — War & Peace: Conflict Consequences on Health — U. of York / U. de los Andes, Universidad de los Andes (May 2018 – Nov 2019)
• Research Assistant — Determinants of Adolescent Trajectories in Colombia, Universidad de los Andes (Jan 2018 – Aug 2018)
• Research Assistant — Teaching Excellence: 20 Years of the Premio Compartir al Maestro, Fundación Compartir (Jan 2019 – Jul 2019)
• Justice Affairs Researcher — Justice Needs & Access Barriers in Bogotá, Secretaría Distrital de Seguridad, Convivencia y Justicia (Sep 2018 – Dec 2018)

Awards & Recognition

• Hellman Fellows Award — Luskin School of Public Affairs, University of California, Los Angeles (November 2020). Lead Professor: Amy Ritterbusch
• Early Career Project in Medellín — Luskin School of Public Affairs, University of California, Los Angeles (January 2020). Lead Professor: Amy Ritterbusch
• Graduate Assistant Scholar, Centro de Español — Universidad de los Andes (August 2014). Centro de Español scholarship for 4 semesters of master's program

Volunteering

• Volunteer Park Ranger — Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia (July 2016 – August 2016)

Languages

• Spanish (Native)
• English (TOEFL Certified)
• French (B2 DELF)

Software & Tools

• NVivo
• ATLAS.ti
• SPSS
• R
• Adobe Lightroom
• Adobe Photoshop