I am an Assistant Professor at the Center for Economics and Social Policy (CEAS), Universidad Mayor, Chile. I am also an Adjunct Researcher at the Center for Social Conflict and Cohesion Studies (COES).

My research focuses on urban sociology, sociology of education, housing, and social cohesion. I specialize in studying neighborhood and school segregation processes and how they shape individuals’ opportunities, behaviors, and outcomes. I am also interested in the relationship between spatial inequality and social cohesion. 

I teach urban sociology, quantitative methods, microeconomics and evaluation of public policies. 

Latest news:

• I have been awarded a Mini COES Research Grant (2024-2025), to examine how the heterogeneous effects of the centralized school admission system on school segregation in Chile. More information here.

• I have been awarded a Fondecyt Iniciación Research Grant (2024-2027), to study residential segregation and school choice in Chile. More information here.

Latest publication:

• Otero, G., Ramond, Q., Méndez, M.-L, Carranza, R., Link, F. y Ruiz-Tagle, J. The damages of stigma, the benefits of prestige: examining the consequences of perceived residential reputations on neighbourhood attachment. Urban Studies, 61(3), 462-494.