SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
Amanda Patricia
AMOROCHO PÉREZ
Director of the Regional Observatory for Sustainable Human Development Research Group
Position 2
CONTACT
Information
amorocho@uis.edu.co
+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 1173
GENERAL
Description
Director of the Research Group Regional Observatory of Sustainable Human Development (ORDHS). She teaches undergraduate courses in Environment, Fundamentals of Research, and Social Work Practicum, as well as the graduate course Research Methods in Education. Her research interests focus on the analysis of socio-environmental interactions that generate risks and vulnerabilities, as well as the relationships that promote social well-being, healthy environments, and nature conservation.
EDUCATION AND
Qualifications
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PhD in Social Work
Universidade Complutense de Madrid, 2018
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Master in Population Studies
Universidad Externado de Colombia, 2009
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Specialist in Theories, Techniques, and Methods of Social Research
Universidad Industrial de Santander, 1998
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Social Worker
Universidad Industrial de Santander, 1995
Director of the Regional Observatory for Sustainable Human Development Research Group
Position 1
Position 1
CONTACT
Information
amorocho@uis.edu.co
+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 1173
AREAS OF
Expertise
- Poverty and social exclusion
- Socio-natural disasters and integrated risk management
- Intervention of precarious informal settlements
- Sustainable human development and social welfare
- Conservation of fragile ecosystems
OFFICE
Hours
Thursday
10:00 a.m. – 12 m.
Friday
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 m.
Carrera 27 calle 9, Edificio de Administración I, Primer piso, Dirección de Posgrados.



Outstanding
Works
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La constitución del sistema público de servicios sociales en España. Aportes desde Trabajo Social
Presentation, XVI Colombian Congress of Social Work, La Guajira, 2022
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La intervención socio-urbanística de los asentamientos informales en Madrid: Impactos en la configuración de una ciudad moderna europea
Doctoral thesis, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 2019
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El Trabajo Social relacional: una perspectiva para rastrear la configuración socioambiental del riesgo de inundación en los asentamientos precarios
Article, Cuadernos de Trabajo Social, 31 (2). pp. 467 - 478, 2018
AWARDS AND
Recognitions
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Leadership in the Presidency
Red Colombiana de Posgrados, 2023
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Elsevier sponsored Poster Presentation Award from the South America region
at the World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress, 2019
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Associate Laureate Professor
Universidad Industrial de Santander