Cirenia Chavez

Cirenia joined Innocenti in October 2017 to support research related to adolescence, humanitarian settings and other emerging areas. She is a mixed-methods researcher, and has carried out extensive work on the subject of youth and organised crime in Mexico. Her research interests include adolescent well-being and capabilities, multidimensional poverty and their contribution to youth participation in risky behaviours. She has a PhD in Development Studies (University of Cambridge) and a background in International Relations (M.A. New York University, B.A. Tecnologico de Monterrey). She was the recipient of numerous scholarships, including Cambridge Trust, Conacyt and Fulbright. She has previously worked as a research assistant and consultant for development organisations, including the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) in London and UNDP-Regional Bureau of Latin America and the Caribbean in New York. She has also engaged in teaching activities in the master’s programme at the Centre of Latin American Studies at the University of Cambridge. (picture attached)