Victor Romero-Rojas is a PhD in Social and Political Psychology from the Universidad de Chile (ANID Scholar 2021), Master in Cognitive Development from the Universidad Diego Portales in alliance with The Feuerstein Institute (Israel), and Actor from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. He is an Interdisciplinary Associate Professor in the Faculties of Arts and Medicine UC, coordinator of the Research and Academic Development Unit of the UC Down Syndrome Center, and Executive Director of Fundación Mawen, a space for training cultural agents with cognitive disabilities.
His lines of research are situated at the intersection between disability, culture, and politics, structured in four axes: (1) analysis of ableism in neoliberal contexts, from critical disability studies; (2) anti-ableist artivism and performative practices as devices for the production of political agency and reconfiguration of public space; (3) construction of citizenship, social memories, and cultural rights from situated epistemologies of disability; and (4) development of performative methodologies and cognitive accessibility devices oriented toward social participation, cultural production, and socio-emotional learning.
Methodologically, he integrates advanced qualitative approaches (analysis with ATLAS.ti), visual analysis, and participatory methodologies, including social cartography and arts-based practices. His work is oriented toward the production of situated knowledge and transfer through the design of accessible resources (easy-to-read) and educational materials in audiovisual and pedagogical formats.
Currently, he is the coordinator of the Working Group on Critical Disability Studies of CLACSO (2026–2028) and participates in research and activism networks at the Latin American level. He has training in research ethics (RCR, HSR, GCP) and in neurodevelopmental assessment within the framework of the Human Trisome Project: Latin America Network (NIH).