health and aging, social relationships and cohesion, institutions and regulation
Areas of expertise
social epidemiology, alcohol and drugs, violence, evaluation of programs and policies, epidemiological methods
Studies
Postdoctorate,University de California, Davis 2018
PhD in Public Health,Universidad de Chile 2013
MSc in Public Health Nutrition,Universidad de Chile 2009
BA Social Anthropology,Universidad de Chile 2007
Biography
I am a social epidemiologist interested in the intersection of substance abuse, mental health, and violence/injury. My research focuses mainly on the epidemiology of substance use in Chile and abroad (e.g., Latin America, the US), including the analysis of its causes, consequences, and social determinants. I specialize on survey methodology, policy evaluation, and use of quasi-experimental methods in general. I have been the principal investigator of multiple studies to characterize and measure trends of substance use and related problems in Chile, including the National Drug Surveys in School and General Population. My current research uses advanced statistical methods to model the effect of population-level strategies to prevent and treat substances use and related consequences. I am currently an associate professor at the Society and Health Research Center (CISS) and director of the PhD program in Public Policy at Universidad Mayor of Chile, and director of the Millennium nucleus for the evaluation and analysis of Drug Policies (nDP), a government funded research center. I am also an associate editor the journals Addiction and International Journal of Drug Policy.
Other Affiliations
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Population Health, NYU School of Medicine
Ariadne Rivera-Aguirre, Alvaro Castillo-Carniglia, Hannah S. Laqueur, Kara E. Rudolph, Silva S. Martins, Jessica Ramírez, Rosario Queirolo, Magdalena Cerdá
Valentina Lorenzetti, Chandni Hindocha, Kat Petrilli, Paul Griffiths, Jamie Brown, Álvaro Castillo-Carniglia, Jonathan P. Caulkins, Amir Englund, Mahmoud A. ElSohly, Suzanne H. Gage, Teodora Groshkova, Antoni Gual, David Hammond, Will Lawn, Hugo López-Pelayo, Jakob Manthey, Claire Mokrysz, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, Margriet van Laar, Ryan Vandrey, Elle Wadsworth, Adam Winstock, Wayne Hall, H. Valerie Curran, Tom P. Freeman