Gabriel Antonio Abarca Brown

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Gabriel Abarca-Brown is a postdoctoral fellow of the Decolonizing Madness project. He also is a research associate of the Research Program in History and Critical Theory of Psy Knowledge at Diego Portales University and the Transdisciplinary Laboratory in Social Practices and Subjectivity (LaPSoS) at the University of Chile (UCh). His work focuses on the intersections of psy technologies, global mental health, subjectivity, and everyday life, highlighting historical, transcultural, intersectional, and decolonial aspects. Gabriel holds a PhD in Anthropology (Dept. of Global Health and Social Medicine, King's College London (KCL)) and a MA in Adult Clinical Psychology with specialisation in Psychoanalysis (UCh). He has been a lecturer and researcher at the University of Santiago, UCh, and KCL, as well as a guest researcher at the Institute of Social Medicine at UERJ, Brazil. Besides, he has been a collaborator of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO). He co-founded the Platform for Social Research in Mental Health in Latin America (PLASMA).

Selected publications

1. E-pub ahead of print

   Becoming a (Neuro)Migrant: Attachment, Early Stimulation, and the Government of the Future of Chile

   Abarca Brown, Gabriel Antonio, 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Science, Technology, & Human Values. p. 1-26

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

2. Published

   ¿Somos sujetos cerebrales?: Neurociencias, salud mental y sociedad

   Jimenez Molina, A. & Abarca Brown, Gabriel Antonio, 2022, Ediciones Universidad Diego Portales. 416 p.

   Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review

3. Published

   Este no es otro libro "neuro"

   Abarca Brown, Gabriel Antonio & Jimenez Molina, A., 2022, ¿Somos sujetos cerebrales? : Neurociencias, salud mental y sociedad. Santiago, Chile: Ediciones Universidad Diego Portales, p. 11-28

   Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

4. Published

   Devenir (neuro)migrante: Tecnologías "psi" y comunidad haitiana en Santiago, Chile

   Abarca Brown, Gabriel Antonio, 2022, ¿Somos sujetos cerebrales?: Neurociencias, salud mental y sociedad. Santiago, Chile: Ediciones Universidad Diego Portales, p. 329-372

   Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

5. Published

   Peña Maturana, Rómulo José

   Abarca Brown, Gabriel Antonio & Winkler Muller, M. I., 2022, The Palgrave Biographical Encyclopedia of Psychology in Latin America. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 3 p.

   Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Encyclopedia chapter › Research › peer-review

6. Published

   Vida cotidiana y experiencias morales de un grupo de jóvenes en conflicto con la ley en Santiago, Chile

   Carreño Hernández, M., Abarca Brown, Gabriel Antonio & Radiszcz, E., 2021, In: Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais. 126, 4, p. 69-90

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

7. Published

   "No hay salud mental sin justicia social": desigualdades, determinantes sociales y salud mental en Chile

   Jiménez-Molina, Á., Abarca Brown, Gabriel Antonio & Montenegro, C., 2019, In: Revista de Psiquiatría Clínica. 57, p. 7-20

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

8. Published

   Religión, vudú y salud mental: nuevos desafíos para los servicios de salud en Chile

   Abarca Brown, Gabriel Antonio, 2019, In: Revista Chilena de Salud Pública. 23, 1, p. 68-71

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

9. Published

   ¿Sujetos de derecho o sujetos al desarrollo? Crimen y castigo juvenil en la justicia penal chilena

   Radiszcz, E., Carreño Hernández, M., Abarca Brown, Gabriel Antonio & Abarzúa, M., 2019, In: Dilemas. 12, 2, p. 309-332

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

Selected prizes

1. Honorable Mention - Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais Prize - Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra

   Carreno Hernandez, M. (Recipient), Abarca Brown, Gabriel Antonio (Recipient) & Radiszcz, E. (Recipient), 2022

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2. ANID BecasChile PhD scholarship

   Abarca Brown, Gabriel Antonio (Recipient), 2015

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