This document provides biographical information on several recipients of the Certificate in Latin American & Caribbean Studies from Duke University. It describes their areas of study, including thesis topics focused on Latin America and the Caribbean. It also outlines their post-graduation plans, which involve working in education, policy research, and non-profits in Latin America and the Caribbean.

1. Recipients of the
Certificate in Latin
American & Caribbean
Studies
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4. Eduardo is a Rotary World Peace Fellow and
recipient of the Stanback Fellowship from the
Nicholas School of the Environment.
Favorite courses include:
Innovation and Policy Entrepreneurship
Indigenous Peoples, Human Rights, and Development
Managing the Project Cycle for Sustainable Development
Strategic Management of Policy Change

5. After graduation Eduardo will work for a couple of semesters
before entering a Ph.D. program

8. His Master’s thesis is titled
“Quality of Early Childhood Education in Chile”

9. After graduation Ricardo plans to
work for an NGO that addresses
education and social policy
problems in Chile

12. His Master’s thesis is titled
“Improving the Availability of Venture Capital in
Costa Rica's Domestic ICT Sector ”

13. After graduation Daniel would like to work in policy research with a
focus on Latin America, specializing in democratic governance
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16. Her Master’s thesis is titled
“Imagined Islands: A Caribbean Tidalectics”
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17. After graduation Beatriz plans to teach at the University of Puerto Rico,
continue her research on the Caribbean, and
start an autonomous theater project
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20. Her dissertation is titled
“Shaping Brazilianity: Contemporary Art Institutions and the
Configuration of Cultural Identity”

21. Camila is a Julian Price Fellow (a dissertation research fellowship
from the Graduate School), and received a Mellon Research Grant from CLACS

23. Her Master’s thesis is titled
“A Strategy for Upward Social Mobility through Cash Transfers in Brazil”

24. Rafaela is a recipient of the Tinker Foundation award
She has also volunteered in Costa Rica, Brazil and Washington
D.C. as an open water diver, children’s donation fundraiser
and yoga instructor
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25. One memorable experience while at Duke was her
daughter’s second birthday

26. After graduation, Rafaela plans to travel the world

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