PhD in Peace, Conflict and Democracy, Universitat Jaume I, Castello (Spain). 2006. Dissertation: "(In)security in Colombia: a critique of political identities", directed by Vicent Martínez Guzmán and Sonia Paris Albert. European supervisors: Wolfgang Dietrich (Austria), Maria Stern (Sweden) and Peter Waldmann (Germany).

Master of Arts in Peace Studies, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck (Austria). 2004. MA Thesis: "Freedom vs. Security in Colombia", directed by Wolfgang Dietrich. Second adviser: Peter Waldmann.

Ibero-American Online Education Course, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Madrid (Spain). 2006.

Diploma course in Peace to Action, Escuela Superior de Administración Pública (ESAP), Bogotá (Colombia). 2016

BA in Government and International Relations, Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogotá (Colombia). 2001.

High School, German School, Medellin (Colombia). 1995.

• Scholar in Residence. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame. Winter 2019/2020
• Senior Lecturer. Unit for Peace and Conflict Studies. University of Innsbruck (Austria). Since 2016 - present
• International Projects & Research Coordinator, Unit for Peace and Conflict Studies. Since 2014 - present
• Co-Director, Research Center for Peace and Conflict (InnPeace). Since 2018 - present
• Research Advisor. Jena Center for Reconciliation Studies, University of Jena, Germany. January 2019 - present
• Member of the Board. Austrian Latin American Institute (LAI). Elected October 2017 - present
• Founding Member Network Reconciliation Research - University of Zürich and University of Jena. November 2017 - present

• Visiting Professor, International Peace Studies, Trinity College Dublin. Spring 2019
• Guest Lecturer, Centre for Peace Research and Peace Studies. Alpen Adria University Klagenfurt, Austria. Summer Term 2019
• Research projects and publications coordinator. UNESCO Chair for Peace Studies. University of Innsbruck (Austria). 2011 - present
• Coordinator. E-Learning Project and Peaces in the Americas at the UNESCO Chair for Peace Studies. University of Innsbruck (Austria). 2007 - 2016
• Guest Professor "History of the Americas" at the University of Vienna (Austria). Winter 2011/12
• Scientific Committee. MA Program in Latin American Studies (Wissenschaftlicher Beirat für den Interdisziplinären Universitätslehrgang für Höhere Lateinamerika-Studien), University of Vienna and Latin American Institute of Vienna (Austria). 2006 - December 2014

• Masters of Peace. Publication Series of the MA Program in Peace, Development, Security and International Conflict Transformation, Innsbruck University Press - University of Innsbruck (Austria)
• Investigaciones: Forschungen zu Lateinamerika. Publication Series of the Austrian Research Group on Latin America (LAF - Lateinamerikaforschung Austria)
• Editora Asociada. Revista de Paz y Conflictos, Universidad de Granada (España)
• Perspektive Mediation. Verlag Österreich (Austria)

• Security Dialogue (Sage Journals)
• Estudios Políticos (Universidad de Antioquia)
• International Political Sociology (John Wiley & Sons)
• International Studies Perspectives (Wiley Blackwell)
• Routledge Studies in Global and Transnational Politics series (Taylor and Francis)

• Polylog. Forum for Intercultural Philosophy (Austria)
• International Studies Association (ISA)
• Austrian research group on Latin America (LAF - Lateinamerikaforschung Austria)
• Austrian Latinamerican Institute (LAI)

• Reconciliation, Peacebuilding and Post-agreement reconstruction
• Truth Commissions and the (re)Construction of Political Memory
• Arts-Based Methods of Healing and Conflict Transformation
• Subjectivity, Migration and (In)Security
• Elicitive Mapping of Conflict Transformation
• Gender and Cultures of Peace

Languages

Spanish: mother tongue

English and German: working languages

Awards and Scholarships

"Best Practice" / "very good" score. PESTUGE Project "Creation of the Graduate Curricula of Peace Studies in Georgia". Erasmus+ Higher Education Grant 2019.

BritInn Fellow. Faculty of Education. University of Cambridge. Cambridge, Spring 2018

European Doctorate summa cum laude, Universitat Jaume I. Castellón, June 2006

Scholarship of the Province of Tyrol. MA Program in Peace, Development, Security and International Conflict Transformation, University of Innsbruck. Innbruck, Summer 2002

Scholarship MAE - AECI (Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Spanish Agency of International Cooperation). Peace and Development Studies, Universitat Jaume I. Castellón, January - June 2002

Award to the Best Petitioner's memorial. Moot Court Competition, Washington College of Law, Organization of American States (OAS). Washington, May 1999

Scholarship Best Academic Performance. Faculty of Government and International Relations, Universidad Externado de Colombia. Bogotá, II 1997, I 1999