After my PhD in Latin American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin I have been working in different countries as a researcher and educator. In particular, I worked in Peru, Costa Rica, the UK and Iraq.
Since January 2016 I am the director of the Centre for Genocide Studies based at the International University of Erbil in the Kurdish Region of Iraq a local NGO.
As part of my job I have been working on different projects for various NGOs such as the International Commission of Mi |
 Contact Maria Rita Corticelli
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Human Rights, Law, Migration, Conflicts, Justice
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Infrastructure, Technology, Engineering, Science
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
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Private Sector, Social Enterprise, Corporate Social Responsibility
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Social, Education, Gender, Youth, Child
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Professional Experience: |
2003-present Researcher and Consultant
2016-present Director Center for Genocide Studies, International University of Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
2016 Visiting Professor University for Peace, Costa Rica.
2017 Visiting professor University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
2007-2012 External Consultant Education Enhancement Unit, University of Exeter
Foreign Language Centre, University of Exeter
2000-2001 Honorary Researcher Modern Languages, University of Exeter
2000-2002 University of the West of England, Lecturer in Spanish and Latin
American Studies
1998-2000 University of Costa Rica
Lecturer in Literary Theory and Communication
Honorary Researcher at CICLA (Centro Internacional para la Cultura Latinoamericana)
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Education: |
MSc in Information and Library Science from The Robert Gordon University (2007 - 2009)
MA in Spanish and Latin American Studies from PhD Spanish and Latin American Studies University of Texas at Austin (1992 - 1998)
BA in Modern Foreign Languages from Catholic University (1987 - 1991)
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
Articles
“Transitional Justice in Iraq and in the Kurdish Region”, Conference proceedings The
First International Conference on Nations under Genocide, St. Peter Catholic University,
Budapest, April 19-21, 2017.
Miguel Bretos, (2010), Matanzas: the Cuba Nobody Knows, Bulletin of Latin American Research, V. 31 (1), 2012, pp. 103-104.
Brenner, P. Ed. (2007) A contemporary Cuba Reader, Bulletin of Latin American Research, V. 28, (1), 2009, pp. 158-159.
Conferences
“Christians and Jews in Iraq: Challenges and Hopes”, Yahad In Unum, Paris, 28 September 2017.
“Transitional Justice in Latin America: A Comparative Approach”, Genocide: An International and Legal Perspective, International University of Erbil, May 31, 2016.
“The Peace Process in Central America: Challenges and Achievements”, Memory and
Peacebuilding: An Interdisciplinary Perspective”, International University of Erbil, April
16, 2017.
“Transitional Justice in Iraq and in the Kurdish Region”, The First International
Conference on Nations under Genocide, St. Peter Catholic University, Budapest, April 19-21, 2017, forthcoming.
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
- Internships / Fellowships
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