Matias Flores

Research focus

I focus my research on universities' role in development, particularly in public engagement initiatives, and the history of university extension in Latin America and participatory Action Research and its Latin American roots. In my work, I seek to overcome inequalities by involving universities, faculty, and students in the key issues of development in the global south.

Education

University of Chile - Bachelor's degree in Sociology

Professional experience

I worked at the University of Chile in the Vice-Presidency of University Extension. I coordinated the Data and Analysis Unit, co-edited a book that recovered more than 50 public engagement initiatives, and designed a data system to register university extension projects. I'm also a member of the Working Group "Núcleo Sentipensante de Metodologías Participativas" (Sentipensante Nucleus of Participatory Methodologies) at the Department of Sociology at the University of Chile.

Awards and honors

• Latin American and Caribbean Program (LACS) Graduate Fellow '21-'22
• Equal Opportunities Fulbright-CONICYT Scholarship '18 (Beca de Igualdad de Oportunidades)