Scholars, Artists, and Practitioners

  • Emily Abrams Ansari

    Associate Professor of Music History, Western University

  • Juan Andrés Bello

    Documentary Filmmaker and Project Co-Founder

  • Tom Belton

    Head of Archives and Special Collections, Western University Libraries

  • Michael Berghoef

    Professor of Social Work, Ferris State University

  • María De Lourdes Calero Santos

    Professor of Visual Arts, Ceramic Option, University of El Salvador

  • Alain Carretero

    Botanist

  • Susana Caxaj

    Associate Professor of Nursing, Western University

  • Jesús Chavarría

    Assistant Professor of Psychology, Western University

  • Theresa Denger

    Professor of Religious Studies, Central American University

  • Alejandro Lening Díaz Gómez

    Human Rights Lawyer, Tutela Legal MJH

  • Harold Fallon

    Architect and Associate Professor of Architecture, KU Leuven and Project Co-Founder

  • Christian Figueroa

    Documentary Filmmaker

  • José Agustín García

    Retired Professor of Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University

  • Amanda Grzyb

    Professor of Information and Media Studies, Western University and Project Director and Co-Founder

  • Bernie Hammond

    Professor Emeritus of Sociology, King’s University College

  • David Heap

    Associate Professor of French Studies, Western University

  • Ronit Jinich

    Psychotherapist

  • Beatriz Juárez

    Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Carleton University and Project Co-Founder

  • Michael Katchabaw

    Associate Professor of Computer Science, Western University

  • Grzegorz Kwiatkowski

    Poet and Musician

  • Lisa Lawlis

    Assistant Archivist, Western University Libraries

  • Evelia Macal

    Architect, Ceramist, and Project Co-Founder

  • Zack MacDonald

    Map Librarian, Western University Libraries

  • Lidice Michelle Melara Minero

    Artist and Independent Scholar

  • Arlene MacDougall

    Psychiatrist and Assistant Professor of Medicine, Western University

  • María José Méndez Gutiérrez

    Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto

  • Miguel Mira Mira

    Sculptor and Head of the School of Arts, University of El Salvador

  • Tommie Sue Montgomery

    Retired Scholar

  • Thomas Montulet

    Architect

  • Pedro Morán Bonilla

    Independent Scholar

  • Liisa North

    Professor Emeritus of Political Science, York University

  • Amanda Oliver

    Head of Archives and Special Collections, Wilfrid Laurier University Library

  • Vladimir Pacheco Cueva

    Associate Professor of Global Studies, Aarhus University

  • Fátima Pérez

    Independent Scholar

  • Cecilia Pocasangre

    Retired Psychologist

  • Morgan Poteet

    Associate Professor of Sociology, Mount Allison University

  • Felipe Quetzalcoatl Quintanilla

    Assistant Professor of Languages and Cultures, Western University

  • Marjorie Ratcliffe

    Professor Emeritus of Languages and Cultures, Western University

  • Shawn Robertson

    Documentary Filmmaker and Photographer

  • Saúl Romero

    Assistant Professor of Psychology, José Simeón Cañas Central American University

  • Ismael Antonio Sanchez Figueroa

    Professor Emeritus of Engineering, José Simeón Cañas Central American University

  • Irina Carlota (Lotti) Silber

    Professor of Anthropology, The City College of New York

  • Liz Sutherland

    Assistant Professor of GIS, Fanshawe Community College

  • Ulises Unda

    Assistant Professor of Art, Central University of Ecuador

  • Roberto Urbina

    Architect Technician

  • Giles Whitaker

    Giles Whitaker

    Graphic Designer and Photographer

Community Collaborators

  • Miriam Ayala

    Survivor, Project Co-Founder, and Community Leader, Chalatenango

  • Otilio Mártir Ayala Sosa

    Survivor and Community Leader, Suchitoto

  • Bernardo Belloso

    Community Leader, San Vicente

  • Teofilo Córdova

    Survivor and Community Leader, Nueva Trinidad

  • Pedro Cabezas

    Coordinator of ACAFREMIN and Project Co-Founder

  • Óscar Antonio Castillo

    Social worker and performing artist

  • Carlos Chacón

    Community Leader, El Higueral

  • Linda Dale

    Director of Children/Youth at Peacebuilders

  • Tomas Gabriel

    Community Nurse, Chalatenango and San Salvador

  • Eusebio García

    Community Leader ASALCA and Settlement Worker, Toronto

  • Noemí García

    Community Leader ASALCA, Toronto

  • Genaro Guardado

    Survivor and Community Leader, San José Las Flores

  • Maira Guardado

    General Manager, Centro Arte para la Paz

  • Tito Hasbun

    Artist and Curator, Centro Arte para la Paz

  • Carlos Henríquez (Santiago)

    Director of Museo de la Palabra y la Imagen

  • Reynaldo Hernández

    Survivor and Project Co-Founder

  • Amanda Knowles

    Project Manager, Centro Arte para la Paz

  • Eduardo Maciel

    Historical Memory Coordinator, Cáritas Chalatenango

  • Nilcer Melgar

    Social projects coordinator

  • Tania Mata Parducci

    Graphic Designer, Centro Arte para la Paz

  • Dorothee Mölders

    Community Leader, Chalatenango and San Salvador

  • Belén Monge

    Community Leader, San José Las Flores

  • Juan Carlos Núñez

    Community Leader, Las Vueltas

  • Sister Margaret O’Neill

    Director of Centro Arte para la Paz

  • Gilberto Orellana

    President of CCR and Community Leader

  • Jaime Rivera

    Community Leader, Arcatao

  • Julio Rivera

    Survivor, Project Co-Founder, and Community Leader, Nueva Trinidad

  • Nicolás Rivera

    Survivor and Community Leader, Arcatao

  • Patricia Yoliveth Rivera

    Media Library Coordinator, Centro Arte para la Paz

  • Norma Rivera Salazar

    Coordinator for Cáritas Guatemala

  • Nelson Rodríguez

    Community Leader, Las Vueltas

  • Marta Tobar

    Survivor, Project Co-Founder, and Community Leader, Guarjila

  • Tula Tobar

    Community Leader, San José Las Flores

  • Felipe Tobar Arce

    Survivor, Project Co-Founder, and Community Leader, San José Las Flores

Surviving Memory Project Coordinators and Lead Research Assistants

  • Francisco Linares

    Project Coordinator - Finance, Canada

  • Francisco Mejía

    Local Project Coordinator, El Salvador

  • Wendy Arely Menjívar Orellana

    Finance Assistant, El Salvador

  • Heidi Calderón

    Local Research Coordinator, El Salvador

  • Teresa Cruz Miranda

    Local Art Initiatives Coordinator, El Salvador

  • Yarubi Díaz Colmenares

    Lead Research Assistant, PhD Candidate, French Studies-Linguistics, Western University

  • María Laura Flores Barba

    Lead Research Assistant, PhD Candidate, Hispanic Studies, Western University

  • Marithza Andagoya

    Former Project Coordinator, Canada

Postdoctoral Scholars and Thesis Students

  • Adriana Alas

    Surviving Memory Postdoctoral Scholar, FIMS, Western University

  • Trine Bie Andersen

    Master’s Student, Aarhus University, Denmark

  • Tania Cañas

    Banting Postdoctoral Fellow, FIMS, Western University

  • Giada Ferrucci

    Western Postdoctoral Fellow, FIMS, Western University

  • Alejandra Aguilar Palencia

    PhD Student, Hispanic Studies, Western University

  • Juan Carlos Jiménez

    PhD Candidate, Geography, University of Toronto

  • Joel Martínez

    PhD Candidate, Music Education, Western University

  • Talia Méndez Mahecha

    PhD Candidate, Media Studies, Western University

  • Jocelyn Torres

    PhD Candidate, Anthropology, York University

  • Fernando Chacón

    Master’s Student, Psychology, Western University

  • Gabriela Miranda Guardado

    Master’s Student, Hispanic Studies, Western University

Graduate and Undergraduate Student Research Assistants

  • Johannes Berry

    PhD Candidate, Architecture, KU Leuven

  • Felipe Coimbra Salomao

    Undergraduate Student, Economics & Data Science, Western University

  • Youssef Ghith

    Undergraduate Student, Earth Sciences, Western University

  • José Angel Grande-Rodriguez

    Undergraduate Student, Music and Political Science, Western University

  • Duff Jones

    PhD Student, Computer Science, Western University

  • Jessica Larios

    Undergraduate Student, Psychology and Political Science, Western University

  • Kayla McInnes

    Master’s Student, Media Studies, Western University

  • Lorena Moncada De Meza

    PhD Student, Hispanic Studies, Western University

  • Bianca Moreno Rivera

    PhD Candidate, French Studies-Linguistics, Western University

  • Ivanna Navarrete

    Undergraduate Student, Political Science and SASAH, Western University

  • Steven Schenk

    PhD Candidate, Architecture, KU Leuven

  • Farah Shohib

    Master’s Student, Media Studies, Western University

  • Cody Welch

    Master’s Student, Computer Science, Western University

  • André Wolmer De Melo

    PhD Student, Media Studies, Western University

  • Daniel Zapata

    PhD Student, Hispanic Studies, Western University

Governance Committees

Former Student Research Assistants

  • Saad Ali

    Computer Science Undergrad, Western University

  • Luna Allue

    Undergrad Exchange Student, Paris Institute of Political Studies

  • Hannah Alper

    MIT Undergrad, Western University

  • Eloísa Auat

    Hispanic Studies Master’s Graduate, Western University

  • Nadav Benjamin

    Hispanic Linguistics PhD Student, University of Zaragoza

  • Miles Bolton

    MIT Undergrad, Western University

  • Jaime Brenes Reyes

    Research Associate, Financial Wellness Lab, Western University

  • Chiara Bresciani

    Anthropology PhD Student, Aarhus University

  • Giovanni Carranza-Hernández

    Sociology PhD, York University

  • Owen Cook

    MLIS Graduate, Western University

  • Tyson de Moura Umberger

    Hispanic Studies PhD student, Western University

  • Melina Doutreloigne

    Master’s of Architecture Graduate, KU Leuven

  • Verónica Escobar Olivo

    Master’s in Immigration and Settlement Studies Graduate, Toronto Metropolitan University

  • Katrina Fenicky

    Psychiatry Resident, Western University

  • Julieta Ferrer

    Hispanic Studies Master’s Graduate, Western University

  • Diego González

    English Undergrad, Western University

  • María Angélica González

    Master of Music Graduate, Western University

  • Aura Groomes

    Sociology and Political Science Undergrad, Mount Allison University

  • Will Guardado

    Social Sciences Undergrad, Western University

  • Kiran Halkitis

    Politics, Philosophy, and Economics Undergrad, Western University

  • Josh Hollick-Kenyon

    Migration and Diaspora Studies Master’s Student, Carleton University

  • Luis Jaimes-Domínguez

    Hispanic Studies PhD, Western University

  • Prabhkirat Kaur

    Medical Sciences Undergrad, Western University

  • Nyren Mo

    Master’s in Journalism Graduate, Western University

  • Reena Moreno

    Political Science Undergrad, Western University

  • Justine Morlion

    Master’s in Architecture Graduate, KU Leuven

  • Jean de Dieu Mugabarigira

    Master’s in Media Studies Graduate, Western University

  • Kyla Muñoz

    Spanish Undergrad, Western University

  • Farai Munyurwa

    Political Science Undergrad, Western University

  • Carmen Tatiana Naranjo

    Master’s in Nursing Graduate, Western University

  • Christopher Obieke

    Mechanical Engineering Undergrad, Western University

  • Gabriela Ocádiz Velázquez

    Music Education PhD, Western University

  • Christine Park

    Media Public Interest Undergrad, Western University

  • Alexandru Roșu

    Master’s in Architecture Graduate, UC Louvain

  • Sananda Sahoo

    Media Studies PhD, Western University

  • Charu Sharma

    MIT Undergrad, Western University

  • Abhi Ashok Shetty

    Education Undergrad, Western University

  • Lipika Singh

    Law Student Graduate, Western University

  • Kelsey Van Oost

    Master’s in Architecture Graduate, KU Leuven

  • Mary Carmen Vera López

    Hispanic Studies PhD, Western University

  • Carly White

    MIT Undergrad, Western University

In Memoriam

  • Meyer Brownstone

    (1922 – 2019)

  • Eugenia Cañas

    (1974 – 2021)