Biography
I am an assistant professor of Global Affairs at Trinity Washington University. I received my Ph.D. in Public Policy and Political Economy at the University of Texas at Dallas. I earned a Master of Science in Applied Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) with the support of the Fulbright grant. Before graduating from UIUC, I received a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and worked as an assistant researcher in the Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo. I have co-authored articles published in the Journal of World Development, the Journal of Development Studies, the Journal of Applied Geography, and the Journal of Defence and Peace Economics. My research interests focus on gender-sensitive policies, development studies, peace and conflict studies, and poverty reduction policies for Latin America. My teaching portfolio includes courses such as Latin American political economy, comparative politics of Latin America, and economic development in Latin America.
Interests
- Poverty studies
- Peace and conflict studies
- Rural development and gender-sensitive policies in Latin America
Education
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Ph.D. in Public Policy and Political Economy, Spring 2021
University of Texas at Dallas
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M.S. in Applied Economics., 2013
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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B.Sc. in Economics, 2006
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Research
A hotspot analysis of critical hydrocarbons infrastructure in Colombia: ELN (Ejército de Liberación Nacional) and FARC (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia) attacks on Colombian pipelines
Crossing thresholds: The use of spatial analysis to identify intensification of the Colombian conflict
Teaching
Regional Topics in International Political Economy - Latin America.
University of Texas at Dallas
Aug 2019 - Dec 2019 / Fall 2019
Class Number : IPEC 4307.001.87283
Political Economy of Development in Latin America
University of Texas at Dallas
May 2019 - Aug 2019 / Summer 2019
Class Number : IPEC 4396.0U1.19U
Graduate Teaching Certificate: by the Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL)
The University of Texas at Dallas, 2020
Student reviews
“Professor Callenes was a very passionate professor who cares about her work. Her personality and style of teaching were very welcoming.”
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Awards
Dissertation Research Award
Office of Graduate Education at the University of Texas at Dallas - 2019
The John Frechione Travel Award
Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Pittsburg - 2019
Travel and Study Abroad Grant, University of Essex
Harold D. Clarke and Ashbel Smith Professor at The University of Texas at Dallas - 2018
Fulbright Scholar
Fulbright Program - 2011 - 2013
Graduate Fellowship
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - 2011 - 2013
AYRE Interational Research and Learning Fellowship
ACES Study Abroad Program - Njala University in Sierra Leone - 2011
Finalist at the National Competition
Consortium for Economic and Social Research (CIES) and the Interational Development Research Center (IDRC) - 2009
LACEA Studies and Global Development Network (GDN) Scholarship
Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota, Colombia - 2008
Affiliations
Contact
- callenesm@trinitydc.edu
- 125 Michigan Ave. NE, Washington, DC 20017
- DM Me