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Researcher: Pilar Riaño-Alcala

Given Name:

Pilar

Location

School of Social Work, UBC

2080 West Mall

V6T 1Z2 Vancouver, BC

Canada

49° 15' 51.6564" N, 123° 15' 19.1052" W

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Surname:

Riaño-Alcala

Language Undefined

Job Title:

Associate Professor

Discipline:

Anthropology

Institution(s):

School of Social Work; Latin American Studies Program, University of British Columbia

Education:

2000 Ph.D.; Anthropology; University of British Columbia

1990 M.A.; Communications; Simon Fraser University

1984 Diploma; Development of Andean Domestic Markets: Nation, Region and Community; York University

1983 B.A.; Anthropology; Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Credentials:

Memberships:

Apr, 2008-    Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Oct, 2007-    American Anthropological Association, AAA
Feb, 2005-    Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association, CSAA
Nov, 2004-   International Association for the Study of Forced Migration
Sep, 2004-    Canadian Council for Refugees
Feb, 2004-    International Oral History Association
Dec, 2003-    Latin American and Caribbean Centre, Florida International University
Dec, 2003-    Network of Researchers on Forced Displacement
Oct, 2003-    Centre for Refugee Studies (CCR), York University
Oct, 2003-    Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLAC), York University
Jan, 2002-    Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, CALACS
Sep, 2001-    Instituto Colombiano de Antropologia e Historia
Jan, 2000-    Latin American Studies Association, LASA

Current Research Projects:

May, 2009-Feb, 2010 Metropolis British Columbia; Immigrant Underemployment and Accreditation Challenges in B.C ; C; Coinvestigators: Sandra Berman, Pritti Shah, Principal Investigator: Pilar Riaño-Alcala

May, 2008-May, 2010 Hampton Fund Research Grant in the Humanities and Social Sciences; The Social Functions of Memory and the Task of Reconstructing a Historical Memory of the Conflict in Colombia; C; Principal Investigator: Pilar Riaño-Alcala

Apr, 2006-Mar, 2010 Canadian International Development Agency; New Public Consortia for Metropolitan Governance; Principal Investigator: Peter Boothroyd; Coinvestigators: Jeannie Shoveller, Erika de Castro, Eleonora Angeles, Pilar Riano-Alcala, Pilar Riaño-Alcala

Completed Research Projects:

Aug, 2008-Oct, 2008 Developing a Network on Community Based Research and Public Pedagogy; NC; Principal Investigator: Pilar Riaño-Alcala

Mar, 2007-Feb, 2008 International Development Research Centre; Forced Migration of Colombians. Phase Two; C; Coinvestigators: Marta Villa (Co-Principal Investigator), Pilar Riano-Alcala (Co-Principal Investigator), Pilar Riaño-Alcala

Apr, 2005-Apr, 2008 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC); Forced Migration of Colombians. A Comparative Study on Fear, Historical Memory and Public Representations in Colombia, Canada and Ecuador; Principal Investigators: Pilar Riano-Alcala, Pilar Riaño-Alcala

Dec, 2004-Jan, 2007 International Development Research Centre; Forced Migration of Colombians. A Comparative Study on Fear, Historical Memory and Public Representations in Colombia, Ecuador and Canada; C; Principal Investigator: Pilar Riaño-Alcala; Coinvestigators: Villa Marta (Co-Principal Investigator), Pilar Riano-Alcala (Co-Principal Investigator)

Nov, 2004-Nov, 2005 Instituto Colombiano para el desarrollo de la Ciencia y la Tecnologia, COLCIENCIAS; Migracion Forzada de Colombianos; C; Principal Investigator: Marta Villa; Coinvestigator: Pilar Riaño-Alcala

Apr, 2004-Apr, 2005 University of British Columbia; Forced Migration of Colombians: A Comparative Study on Fear, Public Memory and Social Representations. Pilot Phase; Principal Investigators: Pilar Riano-Alcala, Pilar Riaño-Alcala

Nov, 2003-Jun, 2004 City of Vancouver; The Downtown Eastside Community Crime Prevention/Revitalization Project: Perspectives and experiences of the City of Vancouver community development workers; NC; Principal Investigator: Pilar Riaño-Alcala

Nov, 2003-Mar, 2004 University of British Columbia; The Forced Migration of Colombians ; C; Principal Investigator: Pilar Riaño-Alcala

Phone (work):

+1 (604) 827-5493

Keywords/phrases:

social development and welfare

Areas of Research Expertise: