Manuel Torres-Sahli

Manuel Torres-Sahli is a Researcher at the University of Oxford's Brockington College, specializing in discourse analysis and transdisciplinary approaches to social life. His doctoral research focuses on ageism in political speech within the Chilean parliament, combining qualitative methods with dialogical and discursive frameworks. He holds a BSc in Sociology from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and has extensive experience in psychometric validation of questionnaires across multiple languages, including Spanish, Danish, Russian, and Swahili.

His research interests include subjective ageing, wellbeing measurement, and the application of mixed methods in social sciences. Manuel has conducted studies on medical student burnout and mindfulness interventions, as well as validated wellbeing scales such as the WEMWBS in diverse cultural contexts. He has taught social theory and research methods to psychology and sociology students in Chile, emphasizing direct engagement with classical authors.

His publications span topics like cross-cultural validation of mental health tools, discursive analysis of political rhetoric, and mindfulness in medical education. Manuel’s work bridges sociology, psychology, and public health, with a focus on translating theoretical insights into measurable outcomes through rigorous methodological approaches.