I am a sociologist with a Master’s degree in Quantitative and Qualitative Methods for Social Research from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. My research has focused on the early detection and treatment resistance of psychotic disorders, through participation in longitudinal and interdisciplinary projects that integrate neuroimaging, cognition, psychiatry, genetics, psychology, public health, and sociodemography. I have been a member of the Ibero-American Network for the Study of Early Psychosis and the Nucleus for the Study of the Life Course and Vulnerability, and have collaborated closely with Chile’s main public psychiatric hospital.
In recognition of my research analysing socio-emotional factors in schizophrenia from a prospective perspective—as well as my previous work on the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on the mental health of vulnerable populations—I was awarded the 2024 Early Career Award by the Schizophrenia International Research Society. I am currently a PhD researcher within the TOUCH Programme at UAB, where I study Differential Susceptibility to the Environment as a novel framework centred on plasticity, adaptation, and resilience to psychosis, using ecologically valid real-life measures (EMA) within the Person–Environment Interaction Lab.