Dr. Rachell Sánchez Rivera

Biography

Rachell Sánchez-Rivera holds a Ph.D. from the Centre of Latin American Studies at the University of Cambridge. She earned her B.A. in Political Science and History from the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, and her M.A. in Regional Studies—Latin America and the Caribbean from Columbia University. Her research interests include Eugenics, Racism, Reproductive Justice, Historical Sociology, Health and Illness, Critical Race Theory, Disability Studies, Gender, and Queer/Cuir Theory. Currently, she is involved in research projects analyzing the intersection of race, reproduction, and cultural politics in Latin America, and teaches various sociology courses at the University of Cambridge. With multiple fellowships and grants, including a Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Economic and Social Research Council and funding for podcast series on cultural politics, Sánchez-Rivera is well-established in her field. She is also actively involved in professional affiliations with the Latin American Studies Association and serves on Research Groups focused on reproductive sociology and cultural politics in Latin America.

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