Catalysts
ANAMARÍA
TRUJILLO
Researcher and consultant in project design in community and organizational learning, focused on social changes and transition architectures with emphasis on reconciliation, truth, memory and social learning in contexts of transition from war to peace. She is a specialist in qualitative methodologies for adaptation to change, local collaboration and peacebuilding. She is a Political Scientist, and has two master's degrees in International Affairs and in the Psychology of Knowledge and Learning. Her experience comes from her work in international cooperation agencies, Colombian peace architecture institutions, and direction of academic programs. +info.
ÁNGELA
MARÍA
RODRÍGUEZ
Psychologist, specialist in Regional Development Management and a candidate for a Master's Degree in Interdisciplinary Development Studies. Currently, she is responsible for monitoring, evaluating, and managing knowledge in the peace, justice, and reconciliation programs of the United Nations Program – UNDP in Colombia. She has worked as a leader of regional humanitarian aid and development cooperation programs on migration, gender, and indigenous women in Latin America. In the last two years, she has promoted the incorporation of Behavioral Sciences in socioeconomic reintegration programs, transitional justice and pedagogy for Peace at UNDP Colombia.
BEATRIZ
VALLEJO
She is a Behavioral Scientist and Economist – Msc Behavioral Change (UCL), MA in Economics and Economist (Universidad de Los Andes). She is the Executive Director of Ethos BT-Behavioral Team and the Detox information Project. She is a researcher in behavioral sciences, misinformation and polarization. +info.
CAMILO
ARANGO
Lawyer from EAFIT University, specialist in Labor Law and Master in Law. Responsible for Peace Construction at Comfama and teacher at EAFIT University. He has been Undersecretary of Security Planning of Medellín, Territorial Coordinator of the UN against Drugs and Crime in Antioquia, and Deputy Director of the Conconcreto Foundation. +info
CARLOS
FELIPE
BUITRAGO
He is a psychologist with a Master's degree in Research Methodology in Behavioral and Health Sciences. He is currently a professor at EAN University, where he co-directs the NeuroLab and leads research in Innovation in Education. He is designing a virtual reality intervention program to promote prosocial behaviors. +info
HEATHER
GRACI
She is an editor at the Behavioral Scientist and a freelance editorial researcher who has worked with authors including Angela Duckworth and Dan Heath. Previously, she was a research coordinator at the University of Pennsylvania’s Behavior Change for Good Initiative.
DR.
JOHN
ARBOLEDA
Biologist and PhD in Biomedical Sciences, he is the current Scientific Leader at the Behavioral Sciences Lab at Comfama. He applies the scientific method to measure behavior, design experimental models, and quantify their impact. With expertise in neuroscience, epigenetics, and immunology, he integrates behavior as a key determinant in interventions to promote health and sustainable development. He is also an assistant professor in the Master’s Program in Sustainable and Regenerative Development at the University of the Andes and a member of the Young Scientific Leadership Network of Latin America and the Caribbean, where he advocates for the OneHealth model to accelerate the achievement of sustainable development goals.
DR(C)
ROUSBEH
LEGATIS
Peace and conflict researcher and international consultant on conflict transformation and treatment of the past. PhD candidate in Politics and International Studies at SOAS, University of London. He teaches about peace, Communication for Peace (C4P), media in conflict transformation, and memory work in universities. He was a UN correspondent at IPS News and international editor of Memory, Mind & Media. +info.
NATALIA
RIVEROS
Biologist and PhD in Biomedical Sciences, he is the current Scientific Leader at the Behavioral Sciences Lab at Comfama. He applies the scientific method to measure behavior, design experimental models, and quantify their impact. With expertise in neuroscience, epigenetics, and immunology, he integrates behavior as a key determinant in interventions to promote health and sustainable development. He is also an assistant professor in the Master’s Program in Sustainable and Regenerative Development at the University of the Andes and a member of the Young Scientific Leadership Network of Latin America and the Caribbean, where he advocates for the OneHealth model to accelerate the achievement of sustainable development goals.
