Dr. Angelina Godoy

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Biography

Angelina Godoy is a Professor in the Law, Societies & Justice program and the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington, where she holds the Helen H. Jackson Endowed Chair in Human Rights and serves as the founding Director of the Center for Human Rights. With a sociologist training through MA and PhD at UC Berkeley and a BA from Harvard, her research primarily focuses on human rights issues in Latin America. She has a rich background working with organizations like Amnesty International, which profoundly influences her activism and research. Her teaching encompasses both undergraduate and graduate courses related to human rights, drawing on her extensive involvement in public scholarship. She is an accomplished author, with works published by Stanford University Press including "Popular Injustice: Violence, Community, and Law in Latin America" and "Medicines Markets: Intellectual Property, Human Rights, and Free Trade in the Era of Globalization." For her significant contributions, she received the University of Washington’s Outstanding Public Service Award in 2014.

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Awards

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Outstanding Public Service Award

Requirements for University of Washington

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:105
Overall
Required:105
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
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