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Andrea Roman Alfaro (she/ella) is a Peruvian Ph.D. candidate in sociology at the University of Toronto. She holds an M.A. in Sociology from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and a B.A. in sociology and government from Skidmore College. Her research agenda focuses on how structures of race, class, and gender shape the relationship between social inequality and violence, as well as the strategies people use to respond to and heal from violence.
Andrea is writing her ethnographic dissertation, titled “Interconnected Violence: Life and Death at the Urban Margins of Peru,” which examines the dynamics of neighbourhood violence by connecting women’s everyday experiences of violence to government policies and external actors that shape the definitions and responses to violence at the urban margins. She is also currently conducting community-based research in Puerto Nuevo (Callao, Peru). She uses photography to understand how children and youth make sense of the stigma of their neighbourhood and their position in society. Andrea writes in Spanish and English. Her work has been published in Gender & Society, Social Justice, A Journal of Crime, Conflict & World Order, and Curriculum Inquiry. She has worked as a course instructor and researcher in Peru and Canada, teaching courses such as ‘Policing and Security,’ ‘Education and the Criminal Justice System,’ and ‘Criminal Justice and Inequality.’ Her research has been funded by the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship, the Ontario Graduate Scholarship, the Mary H. Beatty Fellowship, and the Connaught PhDs for Public Impact Fellowship Program.
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Juan R. Sandoval is a sociologist, first-generation college student, and Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Criminology, Law & Society at the University of California, Irvine. His intellectual pursuits center around a comprehensive exploration of the criminal legal system, focusing on the intricate dynamics of criminalization and the sociology of stigma. In his work, he aims to unravel the profound consequences arising from the interplay between stigma and criminal legal encounters, ultimately shedding light on their impact on social existence. To this end, his research examines the following topics: 1) Investigating the multifaceted relationship between stigma and identity, 2) conducting an in-depth analysis of the accuracy and reliability of criminal record data across both public and private platforms, 3) Exploring the intricate landscape of community supervision, and 3) Examining the distinct characteristics and challenges faced by rural communities within the realm of criminal legal interactions. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminology from the University of New Mexico and a Master of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from Rutgers University – Newark. Furthermore, his professional growth is enriched through his experience as a former criminal legal practitioner. In addition to his scholarly pursuits, he contributes his expertise as a Community Council Advisor for the National Latino & Behavioral Health Association and a local non-profit organization.
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Guillermo J. Escaño is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Criminal Justice at the University at Albany – SUNY. His research interests include crime and violence in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), organized criminal groups, the structural and cultural causes and consequences of violence, criminal justice policy (evidence-based practices), urban criminology and sociology, and drug policy. He is a quantitative researcher, thus far mainly using panel and time series models. Guillermo’s dissertation consists of three studies on the causes and consequences of interpersonal violence in LAC related to state action, homicide, and civic trust and engagement. The first study will examine the effect of inflation on robbery and burglary rates in Argentina. The second will evaluate the impact of military confrontations on homicide rates across municipalities in Mexico. The third will use survey data to examine the impact of homicide victimization rates on civic trust and engagement in LAC nations. His dissertation draws from the literature and will make important contributions to several fields, including criminology, sociology, LAC area studies, political science, and public policy. Guillermo has three manuscripts under manuscript review. The first two studies received revise and resubmits in leading criminology journals, and the third is under review at another leading criminology journal. In an edited volume, he also has a forthcoming chapter on violence in LAC.
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