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Antonia Eliana Díaz-Valdés Iriarte

Profesor Asistente

Universidad Mayor de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Currently working in research related to retirement and its intersection with mental health, substance use, loneliness, and migration among older adults. This from a local and global perspective, focused on the life course theory.

Educación

  •  Social Work, BOSTON COLLEGE. Estados Unidos, 2019
  •  Trabajo Social, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2014
  •  Trabajador Social, AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEON, CAP.CHILENO. Chile, 2012

Experiencia Académica

  •   Data Analyst for the LPG Adoption Project in India, NIH grant awarded by Dr. Gautam Part Time

    BOSTON COLLEGE

    Boston, Estados Unidos

    2018 - A la fecha

  •   Data Analyst for the Boston Hospital Workers Health Study with Dr. Sabbath Part Time

    BOSTON COLLEGE

    Boston, Estados Unidos

    2018 - 2019

  •   Research Assistant Part Time

    BOSTON COLLEGE

    Boston, Chile

    2018 - 2018

  •   Research Assistant for the "Learning for Life Project" conducted in Guatemala and Honduras Part Time

    BOSTON UNIVERSITY

    Boston, Estados Unidos

    2016 - 2018

  •   Research Assistant Part Time

    BOSTON UNIVERSITY

    Boston, Chile

    2016 - 2017

  •   Institutional Analyst Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD FINIS TERRAE

    Santiago, Chile

    2013 - 2015

  •   Research Assistant for the Fondecyt Project #1110428 Other

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Ciencias Sociales

    Santiago, Chile

    2012 - 2014

  •   Assistant Professor Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR

    Humanidades

    Santiago, Chile

    2019 - A la fecha

  •   Head instructor for Research Methods Other

    BOSTON COLLEGE

    Boston, Estados Unidos

    2019 - 2019

  •   Tutor for the Course "Program Evaluation" Other

    BOSTON COLLEGE

    Boston, Estados Unidos

    2018 - 2018

  •   Teaching Assistant for Statisics & Data Analyst with Dr. Tran Other

    BOSTON UNIVERSITY

    Boston, Chile

    2017 - 2017

  •   Teaching Assistant For the Structural Equation Modeling Course Other

    BOSTON UNIVERSITY

    Boston, Chile

    2019 - 2019

  •   Head Instructor Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD FINIS TERRAE

    Educación

    Santiago, Chile

    2014 - 2014

  •   Associate Instructor Part Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Ciencias Sociales

    Santiago, Chile

    2012 - 2014

  •   Teaching Assistant for Data Analysis with Dr. Miranda Other

    BOSTON UNIVERSITY

    Ciencias Sociales

    Santiago, Chile

    2010 - 2012

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Corporate Social Responsibility Project Manager Full Time

    Fundación Social CChC

    Santiago, Chile

    2013 - 2013

  •   Social Assistant Full Time

    Ministerio de educación de Chile

    Santiago, Chile

    2012 - 2013

  •   Analista Full Time

    Universidad Finis Terrae

    Santiago, Chile

    2013 - 2015

  •   Research Asistant Part Time

    Boston College

    Boston, Estados Unidos

    2015 - 2019

  •   Assistant Professor Full Time

    Universidad Mayor

    Santiago, Chile

    2019 - A la fecha

Formación de Capital Humano


Graduate Level

December 2023 – at present
D. Avila, master thesis titled “Diferencias en el estado nutricional entre la población chilena y las personas migrantes en Chile”. Expected to defen by March 2024

October 2022- at present
J. Meza, master thesis titled “Sarcopenia and physical functioning among dwelling older adults in Melipilla, Chile: Understainding its effect on older adults mental and emotional health”. Expected to defend by March 2024.

June 2022-March 2023
F. Villaroel, master thesis titled “the association between sarcopenia and depression among chilean older adults: testing reciprocity”.
M. De la Torre, master thesis titled “the causal association between physical health and depression among Chilean older adults”.

March 2020 – January 2024
E. Perez, doctoral thesis titled “Deserción universitaria y embarazo no intencionado; un análisis de los factores relevantes en la prevención de embarazo no intencionado y en el acompañamiento institucional universitario en Chile”. Expected defense by December 2023.

March 2020 – December 2023
C. Sánchez, doctoral thesis titled “Análisis del programa de Garantías Explicitas en Salud como Política Pública en Chile”. Expected defense by December 2023.

July 2019 – Expected to defend June 2024
N. Vargas, doctoral thesis titles “Los Legados Autoritarios en el Policy Making Process Chileno. La Política de Educación Superior 1967-2018”. Expected to defende by April 2024.
Undergraduate Level

June 2023 – at present
Fuentes, Gonzalez, Vera. Thesis titled “Consumo de Sustancias en Mujeres que Ejercen un Rol Multitarea y su Efecto en sus Áreas Ocupacionales”. Expected to defed by May 2024.

March 2022 – December 2022
Castelli, Elicer, Franklin & Parsons. Thesis titled “Intervención de Terapeutas Ocupacionales con personas hospitalizadas en Unidad de Paciente Crítico por COVID-19 en las diferentes etapas del ciclo vital”.

March 2020 – December 2020
Arredondo, Campos & Villalobos. Thesis titled “Rol del Terapeuta Ocupacional dentro del Programa Más Adultos Mayores Autovalentes de la Región Metropolitana”.
Carreño, Godoy & Gonzales. Thesis titled “Juego como herramienta terapéutica en el tratamiento de consumo problemático de alcohol y drogas en personas en situación de calle en Chile”
Castillo & Leal. Thesis titled “¿Cómo Afecta en la Calidad de Vida la Autopercepción de Sexualidad de Mujeres Mayores de 60 años?”


Difusión y Transferencia


March 2024 Participant as expert on a panel to evaluate the retirement and pension module of CASEN, a nationally representative study in Chile.
January 2024 Invited lecturer. Statistics Seminar for the Medical Doctoral Program, Universidad de la Frontera, Chile.
December 2023 Panelist at the second open school of the Red Chilena de Investigación en Salud y Migracion (RECHISAM), titled “Migración, cuidados y curso de la vida: Desafios para la equidad en salud en Chile y al Región”.
September 2022 Participation in the TVN show “Exploradores del átomo al cosmos”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWsM0aN-TzE
November 2023 Invited lecturer. Discussion around “Evidence-based public policy: openings and closings for the Chilean social work”. School of Social Work, Universidad San Sebastián.
May 2022 Interview in Radio ADN Chile, “Capacidad cognitive y emocional de los adultos mayores y pobreza”. https://ciss.umayor.cl/noticias/antonia-diaz-valdes-capacidad-cognitiva-de-los-adultos-mayores-y-pobreza
2021 Mi Causa in Mega TV Channel. Titled “Lo viejo es tu forma de mirarnos”. https://www.mega.cl/causas/lo-viejo-es-tu-forma-de-mirarlos/entrevistas/110109-trabajo-personas-adultos-experiencia.html


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Dissertation Award

    BOSTON COLLEGE

    Estados Unidos, 2018

    Fondo entregado por el Institute of Aging de Boston College, y enfocado al financiamiento de tesistas doctorales que hagan real contribución al campo de la gerontología

  •   Full 4-year fellowship from the School of Social Work at Boston College

    BOSTON COLLEGE

    Estados Unidos, 2015

    Full 4-year fellowship for Doctoral studies at the School of Social Work

  •   Most Outstanding Student

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Chile, 2014

    Award to the most Outstanding Student of the Master in Social Work at Pontifical Catholic University of Chile


 

Article (15)

An exploratory study of the factors associated with use of contraceptive methods in young Chilean women aged 17-29 years
Determinants of Hispanic and non-Hispanic Workers' Intent to Work Past Age 65: An Analysis From the Life Course Perspective
Family Stabilization Services for Unaccompanied Children in the United States
Educational Services for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children in the United States
Association of personal network attributes with clean cooking adoption in rural South India
Examining the Psychometric Properties of the Child PTSD Symptom Scale Within a Sample of Unaccompanied Immigrant Children in the United States
Nonsuicidal Self-injury, Suicide Planning, and Suicide Attempts Among High-risk Adolescents Prior to Psychiatric Hospitalization
The McGovern-Dole food for education and Child nutrition program (MGD): A comparative analysis of reading comprehension gains in Central America
The relationship between alcohol and cannabis use with nonsuicidal self-injury among adolescent inpatients: Examining the 90 days prior to psychiatric hospitalization
Affordability, Accessibility, and Awareness in the Adoption of Liquefied Petroleum Gas: A Case-Control Study in Rural India
Alcohol and marijuana use as daily predictors of suicide ideation and attempts among adolescents prior to psychiatric hospitalization
Food for Education in Guatemala: links between food intake and reading comprehension
Job insecurity, procedural justice and downsizing survivor affects
Food for education in Honduras: psychosocial correlates of childhood literacy
Políticas públicas basadas en evidencia: aperturas y clausuras para el trabajo social chileno

BookSection (1)

Retirement Security and Timing among Hispanic: is Working Longer a Fair Expectation?

ConferencePaper (6)

Alcohol and marijuana use predict suicide attempts among adolescents prior to inpatient hospitalization
Alcohol use, marijuana use, and suicidal ideation among child welfare involved youth: A longitudinal examination.
Discrepancy between planned and actual retirement age in the US: Hispanics compared to Non-Hispanics
A Mixed effect model predicting suicidal ideation among adolescents prior to inpatient hospitalization
Determinants of planned retirement age among Hispanics living in the United States
Food intake and childhood literacy: associations from a large-scale school feeding program in the western highlands of Guatemala.

ConferencePoster (5)

Cultural Dimension of the Discrepancy of Planned Versus Actual Retirement Age in the U.S.: Hispanics Compared to Non-Hispanics
The Effect of Retirement Timing on Subjective Health and Well-Being of Hispanics Compared to Non-Hispanic Whites Living in the United States
Retirement income system: a comparison between Chile and the U.S.
Limits and possibilities of the evidence-based policies in its applicability to social work
Evidence-based social intervention: advantages and disadvantages for the Chilean context

Review (1)

Peer-Based Strategies to Support Physical Activity Interventions for Older Adults: A Typology, Conceptual Framework, and Practice Guidelines
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Antonia Díaz-Valdés

Profesor Asistente

Centro de Investigación en Sociedad y Salud

Universidad Mayor de Chile

Santiago, Chile

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Esteban Calvo

Dean and Full Professor

Universidad Mayor de Chile

Santiago, Chile