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My name is Andrea Román-Alfaro (she/ella). I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at the University of New Mexico. I have a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Toronto.
I was born and raised in the coastal province of Callao. My family roots are in the Peruvian northern Andes, northern Lima, and the south of Spain. I have lived in Norway, the United States and Tkaronto [Toronto] in Canada. I currently reside in Albuquerque, the traditional territories of the Pueblo of Sandia. |
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My research investigates how violence, policing, and social regulation are experienced, interpreted, and institutionalized across the Americas. As a critical criminologist and sociologist, I examine the intersections of race, gender, class, and state power in shaping both the experience and governance of violence. Drawing from sociology, criminology, feminist theory, and Latin American studies, my work reveals how structural inequalities manifest through everyday harm and institutional practices, particularly affecting women and racialized communities.
My research has been published in The British Journal of Criminology, Gender & Society, Social Justice, Curriculum Inquiry, and the International Journal of Education for Social Justice.
My research has been published in The British Journal of Criminology, Gender & Society, Social Justice, Curriculum Inquiry, and the International Journal of Education for Social Justice.
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In my first book project, Between Walls and Wounds:
How Women Navigate and Reproduce Violence at Peru’s Urban Margins, I argue that violence at Peru’s urban margins flows fluidly between home and street, becoming a continuous terrain of harm that obscures its roots. Women are disproportionately tasked with managing this insecurity, and their strategies—shaped by cultural expectations and compounded by state neglect—often, unintentionally, reproduce the very cycles of violence they seek to resist. I am an engaged scholar combines research with community work and advocacy. I firmly believe in the transformative power of engaged scholarship. Thus, a big part of my time is dedicated to collaborating with communities to address social justice issues and develop alternatives for a more equitable future. Explore my research and public engagement page to see what I’m working on. |