Sofia Chavez
Biographic Data
| ID | 7372680 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sofia Chavez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sofia |
| FAMILY NAME | Chavez |
| SIGNATURE | CHÁVEZ S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6532-911X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Building an Improvement Mindset
In Chile, School Improvement Plans (SIPs) are mandated by policy. However, research has shown that these plans are often perceived as bureaucratic requirements rather than as meaningful tools for fostering organizational learning. This study explores a complementary approach; short-cycle improvement planning, implemented by 20 schools participating in a two-year, improvement-oriented program (2023–2024). Through qualitative analysis, we examine h…
Responding to external accountability in high‐performing, high‐capacity public secondary schools in Chile
The qualitative study on which this article reports explored how senior leaders, mathematics and Spanish language teachers ( N = 72) in four high‐performing, high‐poverty, public secondary schools in Chile enact performance‐based accountability policies related to standardised assessments. These four public schools were selected because prior to when the study was conducted all were part of the Bicentennial Schools Programme led by the Ministry o…
Exploring brain glutathione and peripheral blood markers in posttraumatic stress disorder
We do not report altered GSH concentrations in the ACC or DLPFC in PTSD, however, systemic MMPs and MPO might be implicated in central processes and progression of PTSD. Future research should investigate these relationships in larger sample sizes
Imaging oxidative stress in brains of chronic methamphetamine users
Normal brain GSH in living brain of chronic MA users is consistent with our previous postmortem brain finding and suggests that any oxidative stress caused by MA, at the doses used by our participants, might not be sufficient to cause either a compensatory increase in, or substantial overutilization of, this antioxidant. Additionally, more research is required to understand how oxidative stress and inflammatory processes are related and potential…
Evidence That Cannabis Exposure, Abuse, and Dependence Are Related to Glutamate Metabolism and Glial Function in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex
There is evidence that long-term cannabis use is associated with alterations to glutamate neurotransmission and glial function. In this study, 26 long-term cannabis users (males=65.4%) and 47 non-cannabis using healthy controls (males=44.6%) underwent proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy ( 1 H-MRS) of the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) in order to characterize neurometabolite alterations in cannabis users and to examine associations between ne…
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Evidence That Cannabis Exposure, Abuse, and Dependence Are Related to Glutamate Metabolism and Glial Function in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex
There is evidence that long-term cannabis use is associated with alterations to glutamate neurotransmission and glial function. In this study, 26 long-term cannabis users (males=65.4%) and 47 non-cannabis using healthy controls (males=44.6%) underwent proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy ( 1 H-MRS) of the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) in order to characterize neurometabolite alterations in cannabis users and to examine associations between ne…
Responding to external accountability in high‐performing, high‐capacity public secondary schools in Chile
The qualitative study on which this article reports explored how senior leaders, mathematics and Spanish language teachers ( N = 72) in four high‐performing, high‐poverty, public secondary schools in Chile enact performance‐based accountability policies related to standardised assessments. These four public schools were selected because prior to when the study was conducted all were part of the Bicentennial Schools Programme led by the Ministry o…
Exploring brain glutathione and peripheral blood markers in posttraumatic stress disorder
We do not report altered GSH concentrations in the ACC or DLPFC in PTSD, however, systemic MMPs and MPO might be implicated in central processes and progression of PTSD. Future research should investigate these relationships in larger sample sizes
Imaging oxidative stress in brains of chronic methamphetamine users
Normal brain GSH in living brain of chronic MA users is consistent with our previous postmortem brain finding and suggests that any oxidative stress caused by MA, at the doses used by our participants, might not be sufficient to cause either a compensatory increase in, or substantial overutilization of, this antioxidant. Additionally, more research is required to understand how oxidative stress and inflammatory processes are related and potential…
Building an Improvement Mindset
In Chile, School Improvement Plans (SIPs) are mandated by policy. However, research has shown that these plans are often perceived as bureaucratic requirements rather than as meaningful tools for fostering organizational learning. This study explores a complementary approach; short-cycle improvement planning, implemented by 20 schools participating in a two-year, improvement-oriented program (2023–2024). Through qualitative analysis, we examine h…
Medicine (4 works) · Biochemistry (3 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Anterior cingulate cortex (2 works) · Chemistry (2 works) · Cognition (2 works) · Endocrinology (2 works) · Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (2 works) · Oxidative stress (2 works)