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School of Medicine - Department of Public Health

Claudia Isabel
AMAYA CASTELLANOS

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ciamaya@uis.edu.co

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+57 (607) 634 4000
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GENERAL

Biography

Junior Researcher at Minciencias – Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación de Colombia, with a strong background in researching social, intercultural, and behavioral aspects related to health. Proficient in leading projects focused on vulnerable populations, particularly within indigenous communities in both Colombia and Mexico. Currently, she serves as a professor in the Department of Public Health and is pursuing a Ph.D. in Medical Anthropology at the University Rovira I Virgili, Tarragona, Spain.

EDUCATION AND

Qualifications

  • Master in Public Health - Area of Concentration in Social and Behavioral Sciences

    Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública de México, 2008

  • Specialist in Human Resources Management

    Universidad Sergio Arboleda, 1999

  • Psychologist

    Universidad de los Andes, 1994

CONTACT

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ciamaya@uis.edu.co

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+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 2944

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AREAS OF

Expertise

  • Public health
  • Health Behavior
  • Medical
  • Anthropology
  • Interculturality in health
  • Qualitative research

OFFICE

Hours

Monday to friday

7:00 a.m. – 12 m.

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Carrera 27 calle 9, Edificio de Administración I, Primer piso, Dirección de Posgrados.

Research

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GUINDESS
Photo of the school of Health Universidad Industrial de Santander where you can see the external part of the buildings of the Campus of school Health.
Photo of the school of Health of the Universidad Industrial de Santander in a wide shot showing the entrance and the faculty building.
Photo of the UIS Health facilities, it is wide shot where you can see the faculty building.

Outstanding

Works

AWARDS AND

Recognitions

  • Leadership in the Presidency

    Red Colombiana de Posgrados, 2023

  • Elsevier sponsored Poster Presentation Award from the South America region

    at the World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress, 2019

  • Associate Laureate Professor

    Universidad Industrial de Santander

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