Peru
Ruth Iguiñiz Romero
The SMAPL coordinator in Peru is Professor Ruth Iguiñiz Romero from Cayetano Heredia University, where she currently directs the PhD program in Public Health. She holds a PhD in Anthropology from The New School for Social Research, New School University, and a Master’s in Public and Urban Policy from the Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy, also at New School University. She has over 20 years of experience in qualitative research on sexual and reproductive health, human rights, and gender. She also proudly identifies as the mother of two extraordinary women: one is an athlete on the Peruvian national fencing team, and the other holds a Master’s in Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Biotechnology.
Helen Palma
Helen Palma Pinedo is a PhD in Social Anthropology and is a member of the Health Policies, Systems, and Services Research Unit (UPCH/FASPA). She has several years of experience and works with the Awajún people, protagonists in the SMAPL Peruvian case. Her doctoral thesis focuses on the nutritional interventions developed among the Awajún, from a historical-political perspective. In addition, she has several years of experience working with other indigenous peoples of the Peruvian Amazon, in which she has developed work linked to indigenous health. She has been involved with the SMAPL project since its initial steps, participating in the design of the Peruvian case, as well as in the fieldwork and data analysis.
Lucero Díaz
Lucero Díaz Gomez has a degree in Political Science and Government and is a Master’s student in Public Health and Global Health. She is a research assistant for the SMAPL Peru team, participating in fieldwork and data analysis. In addition, she is a member of the Health Policies, Systems, and Services Research Unit of the Cayetano Heredia University (FASPA/UPCH), where she also works as a teaching assistant. She has previous work experience in monitoring the implementation of national intercultural policies, with a human rights-based approach, and in qualitative research on public policy analysis and nutritional interventions.
Ximena Gutierrez
Ximena Gutierrez is a master’s student in Social Policy and a member of the Health Policies, Systems and Services Research Unit at (UPCH/FASPA). Her professional experience includes participation in the design, implementation, and evaluation of projects linked to human development, with objectives aimed at generating and disseminating scientific evidence that contributes to the improvement of public policies. Her skills in guiding collective dialogue and creative processes derive from over a decade of experience in the organization of international events linking community activists and researchers, as well as in the production and development of cultural activism activities in peri-urban communities in Lima.