Research Discipline/Bio
Alicia is a PhD student at the Sociology and Education program at TC. She is a Paraguayan educator, activist, and dancer. She has worked as schoolteacher, and as an educator and researcher with activist communities in Asunción, Paraguay.
As an undergraduate student, she was an advocate for students’ voices representation in education policies, which translated later to her academic interest in participation and the politics of educational policymaking. Her work as a community educator and researcher brought her close to adaptable pedagogical experiences in nondominant communities that despite adversities achieve transformative outcomes: these experiences are models of community-based pedagogy that inform her research and teaching philosophy.
Her academic interests evolve around community-school relations and the experiences of grassroot organizations innovating in education. Alicia is a Fulbright alum, and she is serving as a student representative for the EPSA department.
Educational Background
-Master of Arts, Sociology and Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2023
-Licenciatura, Sociology, Universidad Catolica Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion - Paraguay, 2019
Honors/Awards
Fulbright grantee, Fulbright Association, 2021-2023; BECAL grantee, Ministry of Economy, Paraguay, 2021-2023; Outstanding Student Award, Universidad Catolica Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion, 2019.
Publications/Exhibitions
-Corvalan, C., & Elias, A. (2022) Social gender relations at the Federación de Estudiantes Universitarios del Paraguay (FEUP): analysis of female leaders perspectives. REVICSO. Vol 5, Num 10. Asuncion, Paraguay
-Elias, A.; Elias, R.; Rodas, C.; Rodas N. & Villanueva, L. (2022) Teaching experiences during the covid pandemic. Revista Paraguaya de Educación. Vol 10, Num 2. Asunción – Paraguay
Last Updated: Nov 4, 2024