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Alejandra Vives Vergara

PROFESORA ASOCIADA

ESCUELA DE SALUD PÚBLICA, UNIVESIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Social epidemiology; Social determinants of health and health inequalities; Employment conditions, employment precariousness and health; Urban health, Housing and health, Urban segregation and health inequalities

Educación

  •  Biomedicina, epidemiología y Salud Pública, Universitat Pompeu Fabra. España, 2010
  •  Salud Pública, Universitat Pompeu Fabra. España, 2007
  •  Salud Pública, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2005
  •  Médico Cirujano, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 1995

Experiencia Académica

  •   Profesor Asistente Full Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Medicina

    Chile

    2012 - 2017

  •   Investigadora Pre-doctoral Full Time

    Universitat Pompeu Fabra

    Departamento de Biomedicina

    Barcelona, España

    2006 - 2010

  •   Profesora Asociada Full Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Medicina

    Santiago, Chile

    2018 - A la fecha

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Investigadora Other

    GREDS-EMCONET

    Barcelona, España

    2011 - A la fecha

  •   Investigador Asociado Other

    ACCDiS

    Santiago, Chile

    2014 - 2018

  •   Investigador Asociado Other

    CEDEUS

    Santiago, Chile

    2013 - A la fecha

  •   Investigador Other

    Programa TEES - Flacso Chile

    Chile

    2012 - 2015

Formación de Capital Humano


Cargos en formación de postgrado
- Directora, Doctorado en Epidemiología PUC (2024 a la fecha)
- Miembro Comité de Doctorado en Epidemiología PUC (creación a la fecha)
- Miembro Claustro Magíster en Epidemiología PUC (2011 a la fecha)
- Miembro Claustro Magíster en Salud Pública PUC (creación a la fecha)
- Miembro Claustro Magíster online en Salud Pública Global PUC (creación a la fecha)

Forma parte de redes internacionales cómo:
- Red Iberoamericana de Expertos en Encuestas sobre Condiciones de Trabajo y Salud
- Grupo de Trabajo sobre Trabajo y Salud, Associação Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação
- Grupo de Trabajo “Estudios Sociales para la Salud”, Grupos de Trabajo de CLACSO
- Urban Health Network for Latin America and the Caribbean (http://drexel.edu/dornsife/research/research-centers/UrbanHealthCollaborative/LAC/)


Difusión y Transferencia


Participación en medios escritos y audiovisuales por medio de entrevistas, columnas, podcasts.
Amplia participación en espacios de difusión de la ciencia a personas fuera de la academia.
Investigación interdisciplinar con participación y relación estrecha con tomadores de decisión y miembros de la comunidad



 

Article (54)

Are extensions in paid parental leave associated with lower infant and neonatal mortality in Latin American cities? Evidence from 148 cities in Chile, Mexico, and Colombia (2000-2015)
Labour and social protection gaps impacting the health and well-being of workers in non-standard employment: An international comparative study
Gender and urban health: a Latin American structured tool for research and policy
Improvements in habitability and housing satisfaction after dwelling regeneration in social housing complexes. The RUCAS study
The Influence of Social and Developmental Factors on the Timing of Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis of Preschool-Aged Children: Evidence from a Specialized Chilean Center
Urban Environments, Health, and Environmental Sustainability: Findings From the SALURBAL Study
Validation of the Employment Precariousness Scale and its associations with mental health outcomes: results from a prospective community-based study of pregnant women and their partners in Dresden, Germany
"My life will be much better than before": a qualitative study on the relationship between renewal of public housing, quality of life, and health
Assessing cohesion and diversity in the collaboration network of the SALURBAL project
Developing tools to study the health impact of urban transformations in high vulnerability contexts: the RUCAS study
Experiences of insecurity among non-standard workers across different welfare states: A qualitative cross-country study
Gender inequality, women?s empowerment, and adolescent birth rates in 363 Latin American cities
Social inequalities in self-perceived health in Chile, does the urban environment matter?: a cross-sectional study
Socioeconomic Urban Environment in Latin America: Towards a Typology of Cities
Urban transformations, community participation, and health: inter-sectoral and cross-country learning experience between Brazil, Chile, and Colombia
Association between informal employment and depressive symptoms in 11 urban cities in Latin America
Effects of the Great Recession on suicide mortality in Chile and contributing factors
Excess Mortality during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Cities of Chile: Magnitude, Inequalities, and Urban Determinants
Excess mortality in 2020 in the working-age population of nine Latin American countries
Informal employment, precariousness, and decent work: from research to preventive action
Non-Standard Employment and Unemployment during the COVID-19 Crisis: Economic and Health Findings from a Six-Country Survey Study
COVID-19 and Precarious Employment: Consequences of the Evolving Crisis
Effects of an urban regeneration program on related social determinants of health in Chile: A pre-post intervention study
Life expectancy and mortality in 363 cities of Latin America
O futuro do trabalho após a COVID-19: o papel incerto do teletrabalho no domicílio
Precarious Employment and Stress: The Biomedical Embodiment of Social Factors. PRESSED Project Study Protocol
The Regeneracion Urbana, Calidad de Vida y Salud-RUCAS project: a Chilean multi-methods study to evaluate the impact of urban regeneration on resident health and wellbeing
Urban health and health equity in Latin American cities: what COVID-19 is teaching us
Localising urban sustainability indicators: The CEDEUS indicator set, and lessons from an expert-driven process
Measuring Precarious Employment: Type of Contract Can Lead to Serious Misclassification Error
The importance of using a multi-dimensional scale to capture the various impacts of precarious employment on health: Results from a national survey of Chilean workers
Health inequalities related to informal employment: gender and welfare state variations in the Central American region
Inequalities in life expectancy in six large Latin American cities from the SALURBAL study: an ecological analysis
Informal employees in the European Union: working conditions, employment precariousness and health
Measuring precarious employment in Sweden: translation, adaptation and psychometric properties of the Employment Precariousness Scale (EPRES)
Unravelling Hidden Informal Employment in Chile: Towards a New Classification and Measurements to Study Its Public Health Impact
Work Status, Financial Stress, Family Problems, and Gender Differences in the Prevalence of Depression in Chile
Building a Data Platform for Cross-Country Urban Health Studies: the SALURBAL Study
Gender and ageing at work in Chile: Employment, working conditions, work-life balance and health of men and women in an ageing workforce
Precarious employment, health, and quality of life: Context, analysis, and impacts
Precarious employment in chile: Psychometric properties of the chilean version of employment precariousness scale in private sector workers [Condições de emprego no Chile: Propriedades psicométricas da versão chilena da Escala de Precariedade no Emprego em trabalhadores do setor privado] [Precariedad laboral en Chile: Propiedades psicométricas de la versión chilena de la Escala de Precariedad Laboral en trabajadores del sector privado]
Study protocol for the Maule Cohort (MAUCO) of chronic diseases, Chile 2014-2024
What should we know about precarious employment and health in 2025? framing the agenda for the next decade of research
Gender inequalities in health: Exploring the contribution of living conditions in the intersection of social class
Measuring precarious employment in times of crisis: the revised Employment Precariousness Scale (EPRES) in Spain
Multidimensional measurement of precarious employment: social distribution and its association with health in Catalonia (Spain)
Measuring employment precariousness in the European Working Conditions Survey: The social distribution in Europe
Employment precariousness and poor mental health: Evidence from spain on a new social determinant of health
EMPLOYMENT PRECARIOUSNESS IN SPAIN: PREVALENCE, SOCIAL DISTRIBUTION, AND POPULATION-ATTRIBUTABLE RISK PERCENT OF POOR MENTAL HEALTH
Genital sores due to MRSA
The Employment Precariousness Scale (EPRES): psychometric properties of a new tool for epidemiological studies among waged and salaried workers
A comparison of two methods to adjust for non-response bias: field substitution and weighting non-response adjusments based on response propensity
Cambios recientes en la mortalidad por cáncer de próstata en Chile: estudio de tendencias en el período 1955-2001
Recent changes in prostate cancer mortality in Chile. Trends analysis from 1955 to 2001

EditorialMaterial (1)

The challenge of monitoring employment-related health inequalities

Letter (1)

COVID-19 and the worsening of health inequities in Santiago, Chile

Review (5)

Research Translation to Promote Urban Health in Latin America: The SALURBAL Experience
Association between maternity leave policies and postpartum depression: a systematic review
Evaluating the health effects of place-based slum upgrading physical environment interventions: A systematic review (2012-2018)
Precarious Employment: Understanding an Emerging Social Determinant of Health
Welfare states, flexible employment, and health: A critical review
1
Juan Miquel

Full Professor

Gastroenterology

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Rolando de la Cruz

Associate Professor

Faculty of Engineering and Sciences

Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez

Peñalolén, Santiago, Chile

1
SERGIO LAVANDERO

Director

Advanced Center for Chronic Diseases (ACCDiS)

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE, FAC CIENCIAS QUÍMICAS Y FARMACÉUTICAS

Santiago, Chile

1
Marcelo Kogan

Academico

Quimica Farmacologica y Toxicologica

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE, FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS QUÍMICAS Y FARMACÉUTICAS

Santiago, Chile

2
fresia ferreccio

Full Professor, Director PhD Epidemiolgy Program

Public Health

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE FACULTAD DE MEDICINA, ESCUELA DE MEDICINA, DEPARTAMENTO DE SALUD PÚBLICA.

Santiago, Chile

1
Pablo Pasten

Associate Professor

Department of Hydraulic & Environmental Engineering

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

SANTIAGO, Chile

1
Juan Carrasco

Professor

Civil Engineering

Universidad de Concepcion

Concepcion, Chile

1
Alejandro Salazar

Associated profesor

Department of History, Geography and Political Science

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Pablo Toro

Profesor Asociado

Psiquiatría

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

61
Alejandra Vives

PROFESORA ASOCIADA

ESCUELA DE SALUD PÚBLICA, UNIVESIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Gonzalo Valdivia

Division Head, Full Professor

Medical School

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Alejandra Rasse

Associate Professor

Social Sciences Faculty

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
CLAUDIA BAMBS

PROFESORA ASOCIADA

SALUD PÚBLICA

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Juan Roa

Chair

Pathology

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

santiago, Chile

1
Juan Muñoz

Professor

Department of Transport Engineering and Logistics

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
SANDRA CORTES

ASSOCIATED PROFESSOR

PUBLIC HEALTH

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

SANTIAGO, Chile

1
Claudia Foerster

Associate Professor

Institute of Agri-food, Animal and Environmental Sciences

Universidad de O'Higgins

San Fernando, Chile

1
Francisco de la Barrera

Profesor asociado

Planificación Territorial y Sistemas Urbanos

Universidad de Concepción

Concepción, Chile

1
Maria Molinos

Profesora Asociada

Ingenieria Hidráulica y Ambiental

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Elizabeth Wagemann

Profesora Asociada

Facultad de Arquitectura, Arte y Diseño

Universidad Diego Portales

Santiago, Chile

1
Paola Olave

Académica Jornada Completa

Departamento de Salud Pública

Universidad de La Frontera

Temuco, Chile

1
Álvaro Passi

PhD student

Research Department of Epidemiology & Public Health

University College London

London, Reino Unido

1
Laura Huidobro

Académico

Ciencias Preclínicas

Universidad Católica del Maule

Talca, Chile

2
Andrea Cortínez

Profesor instructor/Investigadora

Educación Física, Deportes y Recreación

Universidad de La Frontera

Santiago, Chile

1
Tania Alfaro

Profesor asistente

Salud Pública

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Stefan Steiniger

Profesor (Auxiliar)

Ingeniería de Construcción y Transporte

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Valparaiso, Chile

1
Gabriel González

Acádemico Planta

Psicología

Universidad de las Américas

Santiago, Chile

1
NORA GRAY

Académica

Escuela de Psicología

Universidad Vina del Mar

Viña, Chile

1
Helen De la Fuente

Encargada de Gestión de datos y SIG

City Lab Bío Bío

Concepción, Chile

1
María José González

Investigadora

Programa de Trabajo, Empleo, Equidad y Salud (TEES)

Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO Chile)

Santiago, Chile

8
Carles Muntaner

Professor

Bloomberg Faculty Nursing

University of Toronto

Toronto, Canada

1
Pamela Bernales

Investigadora

Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales - Chile

Santiago, Chile

3
Francisca González

Investigador Adjunto

Salud Pública

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

3
Marisol Ruiz

Profesora Auxiliar

Instituto de Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina

Universidad Austral de Chile

Valdivia, Chile

1
Pablo Castro

JEFE DIVISION

DIVISION ENFERMEDADES CARDIOVASCULARES

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

SANTIAGO, Chile

1
Johanna Acevedo

Profesor asociado investigador

Instituto de Ciencias e Innovación en Medicina (ICIM)

Universidad del Desarrollo

Santiago, Chile

1
Natalia López

Asistente de investigación

Universidad de La Frontera

Temuco, Chile