Claudia is a Researcher at OPHI working on the interlinkages between social connectedness, belonging and multidimensional poverty.  Claudia is a Peruvian medical doctor with experience working in primary healthcare and academia with Indigenous communities, older adults, and LGBTQ+ populations. Her most recent contribution was to a project supported by the WHO showcasing how Indigenous knowledge can strengthen the climate resilience of health systems in the Peruvian Amazon. 

Claudia was awarded the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust Scholarship to pursue a master's degree in International Health at the University of Oxford in 2023/2024.