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Mara Silva Hope

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👩‍🎓 PGR Women and Gender
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I am a Latinx first-year PhD student at the Women and Gender program at the University of Warwick (UK). I also hold a Master of Education (Curriculum Studies), a High School Arts Teacher from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, a Bachelor of Arts from the Universidad de Chile, a diploma in Gender Perspectives and Public Policy from the International Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies and a diploma in Qualitative Research for Social Sciences from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

I recently worked at the Cape Horn Subantarctic Research Center, the Centre for Educational Policy and Practice Studies of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, and the Network of Deans and Deans of Education of Latin American Universities. In addition, I have participated as a coordinator and research assistant in various projects on gender policies and knowledge in higher education funded by the Chilean National Agency for Research.

Currently, I am being supervised by Dr Maria do Mar PereiraLink opens in a new window and Professor Nickie CharlesLink opens in a new window, co-directors of the Centre for the Study of Women and GenderLink opens in a new window. My research project aims to provide a deeper understanding of the complex interplay between experiences, policies and practices in UK HEIs.

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For inquiries:
📧 Mara.Silva-Hope@warwick.ac.uk (PhD)
📩 Mara.A.Silva-Hope@warwick.ac.uk (Teaching)

Publications and Academic Writing

📝 Silva-Hope, M., Muñoz-García, L. & Medina, L. (2024) Unmothering the conversation on gender in academia. Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/26379112.2024.2308676

📖 Muñoz-García, A. L., Silva-Hope, M., Bard Wigdor, G. & Husu, L. (2023) Men, Gender and Knowledge Construction in Higher Education. In Hearn, J., Aavik, K., Collinson, D. L. & Thym, A. (Eds.), Routledge Handbook on Men, Masculinities and Organizations (pp. 339 - 351). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003193579-27Link opens in a new window

Awards and Scholarships

2017 - National Master's Scholarship for Education Professionals, granted by the National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research (CONICYT).

Professional Activities

  • 2024/2025: Graduate Seminar Series Organising Committee, Centre for the Study of Women and Gender. University of Warwick. 
  • 2024: Events and Research Assistant, Centre for the Study of Women and Gender. University of Warwick.
  • 2024: Student Researcher (lead Postgraduate Experiences Team) on Inclusive Education Project, Department of Sociology. University of Warwick.
  • 2022/2023: Co-coordinator of research line 3 and research assistant, Cape Horn International Center for Global Change Studies and Biocultural Conservation. Cape Horn Subantarctic Research Center.
  • 2023: Associate researcher, Centre for Policy and Practice Studies in Education - CEPPE UC. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
  • 2021/2022: Coordinator and research assistant, Fondecyt Regular #1210477 "Mapping knowledge construction from a gender perspective". Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
  • 2020/2023: Assistant at the Latinamerican Network of Deans of Education, Redecanedu. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
  • 2021/2022: Assistant at the Faculty of Education, Gender and Education Committee. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
  • 2021/2022: Assistant in line 6, Intercultural Program. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
  • 2021/2022: General coordinator, Project PUC PI-FID. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
  • 2020/2021: Research assistant, Study on international mobility potential of women scientists. Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
  • 2019/2021: General coordinator, "Building Innovative Classrooms for Chile". Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Ministry of Education.
  • 2019/2021: Assistant at the Dean's Office (Confauce). Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
  • 2018/2020: Research assistant, Fondecyt Iniciación #11170171 "Discursive Analysis of Education Research Policies in Chile". Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
  • 2019: Technical personnel, Project "Evaluation of the initiatives aimed at strengthening pedagogical practices developed within the framework of the program for the expansion and improvement of early education". Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
  • 2017/2019: Research assistant, Project FON1700098. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
  • 2017: Highschool teacher at Nuestra Señora del Rosario School.
  • 2016: Assistant in the design of the admission test for the Pedagogical Training Program in Arts. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
  • 2016: Research assistant in the project "Creation of virtual learning resources to promote the appreciation and recognition of Chilean artistic heritage", 29th Academic Development Fund Competition of the Academic Vice Rector's Office. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

Teaching Experience

2024

  • Term 1: GTA at Sociology of Gender (SO116S), Department of Sociology. University of Warwick.
  • Term 1: GTA at Sociology of Education (SO123S), Department of Sociology. University of Warwick.

2021

  • August - December: Teaching assistant in the module "Curriculum in Primary Education" (EDU0318, BA). Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
  • March - July: Teaching assistant in the module "Curriculum" (EDU0318, BA). Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

2019

  • August - December: Teaching assistant in the module "Curriculum in Primary Education" (EDU0318, BA). Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
  • March - July: Teaching assistant in the module "Curriculum" (EDU0318, BA). Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
  • March - July: Teaching assistant in the module "Research Seminar" (EDU0321, BA). Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

2018

  • March - July: Teaching assistant in the module "Educational Policies and Systems" (EDU3651, MA). Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
  • March - July: Teaching assistant in the module "Research Seminar" (EDU0321, BA). Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

2017

  • August - December: Teaching assistant in the module "Development and teaching of the visual artistic language" (EDU0329, BA). Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
  • August - December: Teaching assistant in the module "Research Seminar" (EDU0321, BA). Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
  • March - July: Teaching assistant in the module "Curriculum" (EDU0162, BA). Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

2016

  • August - December: Teaching assistant in the module "Curriculum Evaluation and Research" (EDU3685, MA). Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
  • August - December: Teaching assistant in the module "Research Seminar" (EDU0321, BA). Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
  • Mach - July: Teaching assistant in the module "Development and teaching of the visual artistic language" (EDU0329, BA). Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
  • March - July: Teaching assistant in the module "Curriculum" (EDU0162, BA). Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
  • March - July: Teaching assistant in the module "Undergraduate Research Initiatives: Innovation in Education with ICT" (ING09005, BA). Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.