Marcela González‐agüero

Biographic Data

ID176658
NAMEMarcela González‐agüero
GIVEN NAMESMarcela
FAMILY NAMEGonzález‐agüero
SIGNATUREAGÜERO M G
AFFILIATIONSPontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
ORCID0000-0002-0738-4399
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS2
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Psychosocial and vulnerability factors affecting well-being of migrant mothers from Latin America

    Open AccessOliva Diaz Melgarejo, María Elvira Cárdenas et al.ARTICLEInternational Social Work2026

    This scoping review examines the experiences of migrant mothers from Latin America, highlighting psychosocial and vulnerability factors affecting their well-being in migration contexts. Focusing on south-to-south migration and the gendered experiences of caregiving women, it addresses a significant gap in the literature. Findings reveal unique challenges such as acculturation stress, economic hardships, limited social support, and mental health i…

  • The vulnerabilities of skilled irregular Venezuelan migrants and entrepreneurs in Chile

    Open AccessMarcela González‐agüero, Oana BurcuARTICLENew Community2024References: 41

    In a context marked by restrictive migration policies, precarious living conditions and a neoliberal market, this article explores how Venezuelan migrants incorporated themselves into the job market through informal entrepreneurship, the challenges they faced, and sources of resilience they developed. We draw on eleven semi-structured and in-depth interviews with Venezuelan migrants who participated in a micro-entrepreneurship training program de…

  • Rapid qualitative health research from the Global South

    Open AccessItzel Eguiluz, Anahi Sy et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Sociology2022

    The objective of this paper is to provide insights into our experiences undertaking qualitative rapid research in Latin American contexts based on fieldwork from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico. We focus on the insights and learning processes that emerged from our research teamwork during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our research projects are part of an international collaboration led by the Rapid Research Evaluation and Appraisal Lab (RREAL) to e…

  • What makes a health movement successful? Health inequalities and the insulin pump in Chile

    Open AccessMarcela González‐agüero, Ivonne Vargas et al.ARTICLECritical Public Health2020

    During the last two decades, there has been a significant reappearance of social movements as a response to social injustice, inequalities and diverse forms of discrimination. In the public health context, these movements constitute a democratic option to dampen the negative impact of health inequities on people’s lives, by placing their real health needs in the public agenda. We explore the rise of the #bombadeinsulinaalAUGE movement in Chile, w…

  • Teaching global health from the south

    Open AccessC R Montenegro, Margarita Bernales et al.ARTICLECritical Public Health2020

    Global health, as a field of research and practice, has grown exponentially over the last decades. While definitions abound, according to a classic conceptualization the field comprises ‘an area fo

  • Inequalities in the Age of Universal Health Coverage

    Open AccessMarcela González‐agüero, Richard Chenhall et al.ARTICLEMedical Anthropology Quarterly2020Cited by: 2References: 33

    While universal health coverage (UHC) has been praised as a powerful means to reduce inequalities and improve access to health globally, little has been said about how patients experience and understand its implementation locally. In this article, we explore the experiences of young Chileans with type 1 diabetes when seeking care in Santiago, within Chile's UHC program, which sought to improve people's access to health care. We argue that the imp…