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Angélica Pineda Silva

Angélica Pineda Silva

Summary

Engaged and focused social researcher with expertise in gender perspective, fieldwork, qualitative methodologies and photography. Throughout my career I worked with different communities: youth, women victims of violence and armed conflicts, migration in transit, forced displacement, migration in exile, peace communities. Personable individual willing to work hard and take on any task. Pursuing full-time role involved in multidisciplinary and social research. Willing to travel.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Social Researcher and Photograph

PhD. Iván Porraz, ECOSUR Researcher
09.2018 - 03.2020
  • Conducted fieldwork on the southern border of Mexico with migrant and forced displacement population.
  • Conducted interviews, focus groups and participant observation.
  • Presented research findings at conferences and workshops, promoting knowledge sharing among professionals.
  • Conducted a multi-disciplinary literature review for the gender perspective, research about migration and forced displacement in the South of Mexico.
  • Write academics documents and co-production of alternative outputs (photos, article opinion, press release).

Social Researcher and Editor

CEPDIPO (Centro De Pensamiento Y Diálogo Político)
09.2016 - 08.2018
  • Conducted fieldwork on different rural areas of Colombia with ex-guerrilla and peace communities.
  • Conducted interviews, focus groups, participant observation and ethnographic observations for a holistic understanding of social phenomena.
  • Presented research findings at conferences and workshops, promoting knowledge sharing among professionals.
  • Conducted a multi-disciplinary literature review for the research about peacebuilding, conflict resolution and gender, focus in Colombia.
  • Edited different books, transcribed texts and managed historical and photographic archives.
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive research projects addressing peacebuilding, conflict resolution an gender issues in Colombia.

Director of Research Department

Tejidos Del Viento (CSO)
04.2012 - 08.2016
  • Worked and pushed a gender perspective and artistic approach in the CSO.
  • Enhanced team collaboration through regular communication, goal setting, and performance evaluations.
  • Design and conduct interviews with women, youth, victims and the population in conditions of forced displacement in different rural areas of Colombia.
  • Co-authored numerous research papers and reports, contributing to the body of knowledge in the field of social research and gender perspective.
  • Mentored junior researchers, fostering professional growth and cultivating a collaborative work environment.

Research Assistant

PhD. José Ignacio Ruíz. Universidad Nacional
01.2008 - 02.2012
  • Performed statistical, qualitative, and quantitative analysis.
  • Participated actively in regular meetings with fellow researchers to discuss project updates, challenges faced, and lessons learned during ongoing activities.
  • Organized research materials, maintaining a well-ordered workspace conducive to productivity.
  • Gathered, arranged, and corrected research data to create representative graphs and charts highlighting results for presentations.
  • Collaborated with other researchers to develop successful research strategies.

Education

Ph.D. - Rural Development, Social And Humanities Science

Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
Mexico City, Mexico
05.2024

Master's Degree in Psychoanalysis - Social And Humanities Science

Universidad Nacional De Colombia
Bogotá, Colombia
09.2015

Degree in Psychology - Social And Humanities Science

Universidad Nacional De Colombia
Bogotá, Colombia
10.2009

Skills

  • Autonomous work
  • Critical Thinking
  • Social Sciences Research Planning
  • Interview techniques
  • Ethnographic research
  • Photography
  • Initiative
  • Cross-cultural understanding
  • Work Prioritization
  • Work Planning
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Manuscript Preparation

Accomplishments

    University scholarship CONAHCYT, Mexico, pursue doctoral studies (2019 - 2023).

    Meritorious Book Distinction in the “National Chronicle and Testimony Contest Version 2016”, Universidad Central, Colombia, 2017.

    Scholarship holder "III International Postgraduate and rural school", CLACSO, and Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, 2017.

    Scholarship holder "International School of the Poverty and Inequalities Studies Program", CLACSO and Universidad Autónoma de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, 2015.

Languages

Spanish
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Advanced (C1)
French
Beginner (A1)

Timeline

Social Researcher and Photograph

PhD. Iván Porraz, ECOSUR Researcher
09.2018 - 03.2020

Social Researcher and Editor

CEPDIPO (Centro De Pensamiento Y Diálogo Político)
09.2016 - 08.2018

Director of Research Department

Tejidos Del Viento (CSO)
04.2012 - 08.2016

Research Assistant

PhD. José Ignacio Ruíz. Universidad Nacional
01.2008 - 02.2012

Ph.D. - Rural Development, Social And Humanities Science

Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana

Master's Degree in Psychoanalysis - Social And Humanities Science

Universidad Nacional De Colombia

Degree in Psychology - Social And Humanities Science

Universidad Nacional De Colombia
Angélica Pineda Silva