Gonzalo is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Criminology, where he leads a research project (2025–2028) examining everyday experiences of security in two Chilean cities. He earned his PhD in Criminology from the University of Oxford. Before entering academia, Gonzalo spent years volunteering in human rights advocacy in a shantytown in Santiago. He has also worked as a civil servant and taught at both the high school and university levels. Outside of his research, Gonzalo enjoys reading (both fiction and non-fiction) and watching football (the real one). Since the summer of 2022, he has taught Law & Society at Oxford Academia, enjoying the fantastic experience of building knowledge together with groups of students full of energy and creativity.