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Meet Dr. Lorraine Torres Colón, a postdoctoral scholar with the Latino Social Science Pipeline Initiative at UC Berkeley and Hybrid Fellow for 2024-2025 of Rooted + Relational!
Her work in decolonial feminist sociology focuses on the intersections of coloniality, health, gender, and violence, particularly the disparities faced by racialized communities in former metropoles and non-sovereign territories. Dr. Torres Colón's latest project investigates data sovereignty and the challenges researchers encounter regarding data collection, ownership, and accessibility in Puerto Rico.
By conducting thematic interviews with social science researchers, she aims to uncover how colonial logics distort analyses and obscure the governance of colonial regimes, hindering systematic research. This project builds on her five years of doctoral research, where she faced significant difficulties in accessing and verifying crucial data within Puerto Rico’s judicial and mental health systems.
Founded in 1973 by a coalition of students, faculty, and activists, the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College (CENTRO) is the largest university-based research institute, library, and archive dedicated to the Puerto Rican experience in the United States. Learn more at centropr.hunter.cuny.edu
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Meet Dr. Lorraine Torres Colón, a postdoctoral scholar with the Latino Social Science Pipeline Initiative at UC Berkeley and Hybrid Fellow for 2024-2025 of Rooted + Relational!
Her work in decolonial feminist sociology focuses on the intersections of coloniality, health, gender, and violence, particularly the disparities faced by racialized communities in former metropoles and non-sovereign territories. Dr. Torres Colón's latest project investigates data sovereignty and the challenges researchers encounter regarding data collection, ownership, and accessibility in Puerto Rico.
By conducting thematic interviews with social science researchers, she aims to uncover how colonial logics distort analyses and obscure the governance of colonial regimes, hindering systematic research. This project builds on her five years of doctoral research, where she faced significant difficulties in accessing and verifying crucial data within Puerto Rico’s judicial and mental health systems.
Founded in 1973 by a coalition of students, faculty, and activists, the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College (CENTRO) is the largest university-based research institute, library, and archive dedicated to the Puerto Rican experience in the United States. Learn more at centropr.hunter.cuny.edu
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Facebook: facebook.com/centropr
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