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Education
2023–present · PhD Fellow in Innovation, Economics, Governance and Sustainable Development (IEGSD), UNU-MERIT / Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
2020–2021 · M.A. in Development Studies, International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Hague, the Netherlands
2015–2019 · B.A. in Economics, Cum Laude, Universidad Santo Tomás, Colombia
Professional experience
2024 · Research Assistant, AFD project on a systematic review of social protection instruments by energy transition pathways, UNU-MERIT / Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
2022 · Research Assistant, Human Development Report Colombia, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Colombia
Aug 2021–May 2022 · Intern, Human Development Report Office, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), New York / Home-based
2017–2019 · Research Assistant, Universidad Santo Tomás, Colombia
Dec 2018–Jun 2019 · Leasing SMEs Intern, Bancolombia, Bucaramanga, Colombia
Awards, fellowships and grants
2026 · Young Researchers Grant, Álvaro Reyes Call — CEMR. Project funded: Cartographies of Hidden Poverty
2023–2027 · UNU-MERIT Scholarship, PhD Fellowship, Maastricht University
2014–2018 · Faculty Academic Excellence Scholarship, awarded for highest GPA, Universidad Santo Tomás, Colombia
2014 · Selected Participant, Semillero de Talentos, COLFUTURO graduate study preparation and advising program
Presentations
2026 · Presenter, Research Day 2026, School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
2025 · Panelist, “Regenerating the Economy: Back to the Future” with Sabina Alkire, Gaël Giraud and Cristina Calvo, Economy of Francesco Global Event 2025, Castel Gandolfo, Italy
2025 · Presenter, “Extraordinary Ideas in Action: Pitches for a New Economy,” Economy of Francesco Global Event 2025, Castel Gandolfo, Italy
2025 · Presenter, 3rd International Conference on Aporophobia, IQS (Institut Químic de Sarrià), online
2025 · Presenter, 2nd International Conference on Hard-to-Reach Populations: Applied Research and Data Collection Methods with Hidden, Marginal, and Excluded Populations, Nuffield College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
2021 · An index to measure the response of Latin American governments to the COVID-19 pandemic from a multidimensional poverty perspective, 16th EADI General Conference: Solidarity, Peace and Social Justice, The Hague, the Netherlands
2018 · Rural poverty and its multidimensionality in South America: a canonical correspondence analysis, X Congress of the Latin American Association of Rural Sociology (ALASRU), Montevideo, Uruguay
2018 · Educational quality in Colombia: analysis of canonical correspondence with socioeconomic indicators, VI Congreso de Economía Colombiana, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
Service and outreach
2025–present · Co-organizer, Social Protection Group, UNU-MERIT / Maastricht University
2025 · Co-organizer, Research Week, UNU-MERIT / Maastricht University
2021; 2025 · Ambassador, Ambassadors Platform, socialprotection.org / International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG)
2025 · Co-organizer, “Youth and Future Generations: Ensuring Intergenerational Solidarity and Justice,” European Youth Event (EYE2025), European Parliament, Strasbourg, France
2019–2020 · UN Volunteer (online), Cameroon Association for Active Youth
Summer schools
2025 · University of Oxford, 19th Course on Applied Research Methods with Hidden, Marginal and Excluded Populations
2024 · University of Barcelona / ECINEQ, Summer School on The Economics of Poverty and Inequality: Global Challenges in the 21st Century
2024 · CERES Research School, CERES PhD Training Course
Professional memberships
European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), since 2025
Development Studies Association (DSA), since 2025