University degrees, diplomas and academic public assessments

2001 - PhD, Dissertation research focused on low income young men in low income, violent settings in Rio de Janeiro and Chicago, Erikson Institute for Advanced Studies in Child Development, Loyola University-Chicago

1985 - M.A. Public Policy., Concentration on health and social policy in developing countries., Duke University, Institute of Policy Sciences and Public Affairs.

1983 - B.S. Journalism, Texas A&M University

Field of specialisation

HIV/AIDS Prevention and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

Leading Researcher, Activist and Program and Policy Expert in Masculinities and Gender Equality

Research and Program Development in Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, the Caribbean, Africa, and the U.S., and in Post- Conflict Settings

Violence Prevention, including Gender-Based Violence Prevention

Youth Development