Bio
I hold a Ph.D. in Social Policy with over 15 years of experience in policy analysis, evaluation, and advice focusing on social, health, and gender policy in Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe, and African Portuguese Speaking Countries (PALOP).
I research and write about: Health Policies, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Adolescent’s Pregnancy, Child Marriage and Gender Based Violence.
I was born in Argentina, lived 8 years in Brazil and I have been living in Spain for the last 8 years.
Throughout my career, I have worked as a consultant and researcher for Governments (Health Ministries), International Organizations, NGOs, private organizations and academic institutions in:
-Analysis and evaluation of Public Policies.
-Elaboration of advocacy recommendations and design of evidence-based strategies.
-Qualitative research (systematic reviews, participatory methodologies -interviews, focus groups, expert groups-, Delphi, questionnaire design, ex-post evaluation, theory of change).
-Investment cases.
-Project management (design and elaboration of proposals, coordination of actions, and monitoring).
Currently, I am an Adjunct Professor at the Social Science Department of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and a consultant for different organizations in Spain, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
I hold a Ph.D. in Social Policy with over 12 years of experience in policy analysis, evaluation, and advice focusing on social, health, and gender policy in Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe, and African Portuguese Speaking Countries (PALOP).
I research and write about: Health Policies, Sexual and Reproductive Health. Adolescent´s pregnancy. Child marriage and Gender Based Violence.
I was born in Argentina, I lived 8 years in Brazil and I have been living in Spain for the last 6 years.
In the last 12 years, I have worked as consultant-researcher for: Governments (Health Ministries), International Organizations, NGOs, private organizations and academic institutions in:
-Policy analysis and evaluation.
-Elaboration of recommendations for advocacy and design of evidence-based strategies
-Qualitative research (Desk review. Participatory methodologies- interviews and Focus groups- Ex post -evaluations. Experts groups, Delphy) Survey design.
-Programme management experience (project design, proposal development, monitoring and coordination.
Currently I am Adjunct Professor at the Social Science Department of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and consultant for different organizations in Spain and in Latin America and the Caribbean.
My thematic expertise:
Systems and health
policies (access)
Sexual and Reproductive Health
(contraceptives, adolescent’s
pregnancy, abortion)
Gender Based Violence and Child marriage
As a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, in recent years I have been analyzing the possible impacts of the health crisis on teenage pregnancy rates, child marriage and gender-based violence in Latin America and the Caribbean as well as in Spain.
Education
PhD in Social Policy Universidade Federal Fluminense (Brazil), with visiting stay at Universidad de Salamanca, Social Science Programme. Spain.
Master in Public Health. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública. ENSP-FIOCRUZ, RJ Brazil.
Postgraduate Degree in Public Policies. IUPERJ. RJ, Brazil.
B.A in Political Science. UCA, Argentina.
I am fluent in Spanish (native), English (C1) and Portuguese (C2).