Dr Francisca Ortiz Ruiz is a postdoctoral researcher at the Millennium Institute for Care Research, based in Santiago, Chile. She is a Sociologist (Universidad Alberto Hurtado) with a Master’s degree in Sociology (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile) and a PhD in Sociology at the Mitchell Centre for Social Network Analysis, University of Manchester, UK. Her research has focused on social support and care networks of the ageing population, social gerontology, mixed methods, social network analysis, and gender inequalities in science.

Her work has been published in more than 40 papers, book chapters and other documents, which have been presented at national and international conferences. She is co-editor of two books: “Redes sociales: teoría, métodos y aplicaciones en América Latina” (2022) (“Social Networks: theory, methods and applications in Latinamerica”) and “Tecnopolíticas: aproximaciones a los estudios de ciencia, tecnología y sociedad en Chile” (2018) (“Techno politics: studies of science, technology and society in Chile"). It is currently working on a third book co-edited about "Feminismo de Datos con R" ("Data feminism with R").

She collaborates in creating open-source R packages, and other outreach initiatives, like Knitting Networks Podcast, Cuidando Podcast and REDES colloquiums, among others. She is part of the editorial committee of REDES journal, AWARI, and Contenido Journal. Currently, she is a member of the “Women in Network Sciences” (WiNS Global network) council and coordinator of Red Feminista de las Ciencias Sociales. Contact: franortizruiz@gmail.com

Education

DOCTOR IN SOCIOLOGY, THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER / 2018-2021Title of the thesis “Social support during retirement: Mixed Methods for Social Network Analysis”. Supervisors: Dr Elisa Bellotti (Sociology Department) and Prof Wendy Olsen (Social Statistics Department). Defence committee: Prof. Claire Bidart and Prof. Nick Crossley. MASTER IN SOCIOLOGY, P. CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CHILE / 2013-2015Title of the thesis: “Family life and academic careers: a biographical approach in a Chilean university”. Supervisors: Dr Claudia Giacomann (Sociology Department). Thesis commission: Dr Nicolas Somma and Dr Viviana Salinas. DIPLOMA IN ADVANCED TECHNIQUES OF SOCIAL DATA ANALYSIS / 2012In P. Catholic University of Chile. Santiago, Chile. UNDERGRADUATE IN SOCIOLOGY, ALBERTO HURTADO UNIVERSITY / 2008-2012Title of the thesis: “The construction of a contemporary art exhibition: An ethnography of cooperation and dilemmas in the Museum of Visual Arts, Chile”. Supervisor: Dr Fernando Valenzuela. Santiago, Chile. Obtained a Minor in Latin-American Literature and a Bachelor's in Social Sciences.

Awards and fundings

MICRA SEEDCORN FUNDING CALL 2021 - FUNDING / 2021Funding for the research “Ageism in the era of Covid-19: exploring stereotypes in the press and/or social media”. Awarded by the Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing MICRA, at The University of Manchester. ANNUAL ‘SOCIOLOGY PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT’ PRIZE - AWARD / 2021Award for the project “Knitting Networks Podcast”. Annual Prize 2020-21 given by the Department of Sociology at The University of Manchester. ANNUAL FUNDING BSA BRITISH SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION CALL 2019 - FUNDING / 2019Funding for a Postgraduate Forum Regional Event awarded by the British Sociological Association, U.K. Event: “Gender and Networks Postgraduate Event” held at the University of Manchester.ARTS METHODS UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER CALL 2018 - FUNDING / 2019Funding for a Postgraduate Event awarded by ARTS Methods at the University of Manchester. Event: “Identity in Times of Change” held at the University of Manchester. ANID PFCHA DOCTORADO BECAS CHILE - SCHOLARSHIP / 2018-2021Becas-Chile Scholarship for PhD Students awarded by the National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research (CONICYT/ANID). ANID PFCHA/DOCTORADO BECAS CHILE/2018 – 72190281. THESIS FOR FONDECYT PROJECT - FUNDING / 2020Funding for the Master Thesis “Family Life and Academic Trajectories: a Biographical Approach to a Chilean University”. Funded by the Development of Science and Technology Program (Fondecyt project No. 1121244), Chile.THESIS FOR FONDECYT PROJECT - FUNDING / 2012Funding for the Bachelor Thesis “Formation of a Transnational Sports Regime. Problems and Perspective”. Funded by the Development of Science and Technology Program (Fondecyt project No. 1110437, approved with maximal distinction), Chile. “YOUNG RESEARCHERS” PROGRAM - FUNDING / 2011-2012Contest Winner ‘II Contest for Young Researchers’ to undertake the research project ‘Museums and Society: the case of the Museo de Artes Visuales (MAVI)’. Funding awarded by the Social Science Faculty at Alberto Hurtado University, Chile.