Hometown: Lima, Perú

Bio: Eliane graduated from the University of Toronto with a double major in Sociology and Peace, Conflict and Justice, after moving there from Lima, Perú in 2019 to complete her studies. She was born and raised in Lima, with family roots in the northern coast and southern Andes of Perú. Her academic interest in Latin American Studies began after responding to a research call that led her to receive the LAS Undergraduate Research Award and to travel to Pomacanchi, Cusco, as part of a course on Indigenous realities in Latin America. During her undergraduate studies, she interned at the OAS in the Department of Human Development, Education and Employment, worked as a research assistant on projects concerning Central American migration, LGBTQ activism in the Middle East, and environmental NGOs’ decolonial efforts in Tkaronto [Toronto], and volunteered with IIEP-UNESCO Dakar. She is now a first-year M.A. student in Latin American Studies and intends to pursue a Ph.D. in Sociology to explore the intersections of social mobilization, gender, extractivism, and indigeneity in Latin America, integrating research with local activism and public policy.

Research Area – Substantive: Social Movements; Gender; Extractivism; Indigenous Studies

Research Area – Geographic: Perú, Andean region