Professor and researcher at the Autonomous University of Baja California. Member of the National System of Researchers (SNI). Specialized in health and public policies. PhD in Social Sciences from the Colegio de la Frontera Norte (Mexico).
Co-author Jimmy E. Ramos Valencia
Metadiscourses represent body weight as a consequence of lifestyle. In neoliberal societies, where the "autonomous and self-regulated individual" is highly valued, the social construction regarding "fat people" is especially condemnatory.
Co-author Kevin S. Tiburcio
Violence exercised by health professionals on women's bodies and reproductive processes is still present in Latin America. This violence goes against the State's obligation to guarantee respect and access to rights.
