Natalia Paz Morales Cerda

Natalia Paz Morales Cerda is an invited professor at the University Adolfo Ibáñez in Santiago, Chile, where she teaches courses on Feminist Critique of Law and Constitution and Gender. She is currently pursuing a PhD at UCL Faculty of Laws, focusing on women’s political representation in Chile’s 2020-2022 constituent process. Her research adopts a socio-legal methodology to critically assess feminist engagement with democratic representation.

Education:

• LLB, University of Chile (2016, Summa cum laude)
• LLM, University of Chile (2019, Summa cum laude)
• MA Gender Studies, University of Sussex (2020, Distinction)

Research Interests: Constitutional theory, feminist constitutionalism, socio-legal studies, and gender studies. Her work bridges feminist theory with constitutional reform, particularly analyzing how marginalized groups engage with democratic processes.

Professional Experience:

• Legal Advisor, Ministry of Women and Gender Equity, Chile (2016–2018)
• External Consultant, National Institute of Human Rights, Chile (2020)
• Visiting Researcher, ITAM (2018, funded by Red Alas Fellowship)
• Advocacy Programme Member, FLACSO Chile (gender and feminism focus)

Awards:

• Red Alas – Network of Latin American Feminist Scholars Fellowship (2018)

Grants/Advising: Her current PhD research is funded by UCL. She advises Chile’s constitutional convention members through FLACSO’s advocacy programme.

Labs/Teams: Part of FLACSO Chile’s gender advocacy team and collaborates with UCL’s constitutional law research groups.