JOHANNA ESPÍN MOSCOSO Curriculum Vitae Department of Sociology and Office Phone: (352) 392 0265 Criminology & Law Cell Phone: (352) 222 5037 University of Florida Skype: johanna.espin 3219 Turlington Hall Email: jespin@ufl.edu.ec P.O. Box 117330 Gainesville FL 32611-7330 CURRENT POSITION - Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Florida - Ph.D. Student in Sociology, Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Florida EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE Ph.D. in Sociology, Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law University of Florida, Gainesville Florida, (expected 2017) Graduate Certificate in Tropical Conservation and Development, Center for Latin American Studies University of Florida, Gainesville Florida, (expected 2017) M.A in Social Sciences with concentration in Local Development and Territory Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences FLACSO, Quito - Ecuador (2010) Graduate Certificate in Human Rights with concentration in Public Policy Simon Bolivar Andean University UASB, Quito - Ecuador (2012) BA in International Relations and BA in Business Administration San Francisco de Quito University USFQ, Quito - Ecuador (2003 / 2004) AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION Environment and Resource Sociology Sociology of Development Latin American Studies Tropical Conservation and Development Environmental Crime AREAS OF RESEARCH Illicit Economies in the Amazon Area Illegal Resource Exploitation in Peru Illegal / informal Commodity chains in the Amazon Land tenure security in the southeastern Peru Page 1
PROFESIONAL EXPERIENCE Research Experience: Researcher - Technical Coordinator Project Tittle: Ibero- American Network of Data Analysis on Crime and Citizen Security Department of International Studies (October 2012 August 2013) Research Assistant Project Tittle: Strategic Rise of Organized Crime in Ecuador Department of International Studies (October 2011 December 2011) Principal Researcher Project Tittle: Governance of the security in the Ecuadorian northern border Urban Studies Program (November 2008 July 2011) Researcher Project Tittle: Observatories on Citizen Security in the Ecuadorian Northern Border Urban Studies Program (May 2007 October 2008) Teaching Experience: Instructor, Principles of Sociology Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law, University of Florida Summer 2014 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Principles of Sociology (online) Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law, University of Florida Fall 2013, Spring 2014 Instructor, Local Agendas for Public Security Department of International Studies, Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences FLACSO Fall 2012, Summer 2013 Instructor, Theories of Violence Urban Studies Program, Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences FLACSO Fall 2011 Page 2
PUBLICATIONS Books (peer- reviewed): Carrión, Fernando and Johanna Espín (editors) (2009). Building a collective language: the diagnosis of violence (Un lenguaje colectivo en construcción: el diagnóstico de la violencia). Quito: FLACSO Ecuador, ICLEI, MDMQ. Journal Articles (peer- reviewed): Espín, Johanna (2010). Citizen security and governance and democratic coexistence processes in the Andean countries (Seguridad Ciudadana y procesos de gobernabilidad y convivencia democrática en los países andinos). Themes Journal, No.64, oct- dec, pp. 11-18. Cuba. Book Chapters (peer- reviewed): Espin, J. (submitted) Public Security in Ecuador: an assessment of the information sources. Quito: IDRC and FLACSO Ecuador. Espín, Johanna (2009). Observatories of Citizen Security in the Ecuadorian Northern Border (Observatorios de Seguridad ciudadana en la Frontera Norte Ecuatoriana). In Carrión, Fernando and Johanna Espín (editors). Building a collective language: the diagnosis of violence. Quito: FLACSO Ecuador, ICLEI, MDMQ. Books: Carrión, Fernando, Diana Mejía and Johanna Espín (editors) (2013). (Aproximaciones a la Frontera). Quito: FLACSO Ecuador, IDRC. Border Approximations Carrión, Fernando and Johanna Espín (editors) (2011). Border relations: encounters and conflicts (Relaciones Fronterizas: encuentros y conflictos). Quito: FLACSO Ecuador, IDRC. Book Chapters: Espín, Johanna (2009). Prologue (Prólogo). In Frühling, Hugo. Police and Violence in Latin America. Quito: FLACSO Ecuador, MDMQ. Espín, Johanna (2008). Property Crimes: the major problem of citizen security (Delitos contra la propiedad: el mayor problema de inseguridad ciudadana). In Pontón, Jenny and Alfredo Santillán (editors). New problems in citizen security. Quito: FLACSO Ecuador. Articles in Journals: Espín, Johanna (2011). Smuggling in the northern border, a problem of citizen security? (Contrabando en la frontera norte un problema de seguridad ciudadana?). Secure City Newsletter, No.42, pp. 4-8. Quito: FLACSO Ecuador, MDMQ. Page 3
Espín, Johanna (2009). Violence problem and life respect in the Northern Border (La problemática de la violencia y el respeto a la vida en la Frontera Norte). Borders Newsletter, No.1, pp. 4-8. Quito: FLACSO Ecuador, IDRC. Espín, Johanna (2009). Citizen Security in the Ecuadorian Northern Border (Seguridad Ciudadana en la Frontera Norte Ecuatoriana). A window to the Cooperation Newsletter, No.4, pp. 20-24. Quito: CIUDAD, HIVOS, EED. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 2014 Security and public policies of information: the Ecuadorian case. Presented at International Seminar: Security, Organized Crime and Public Policies of Information. Organized by RELASEDOR, FLACSO and IDRC. Quito, Ecuador. April 03, 2014. 2011 Assessment of the security strategies implemented in the Ecuadorian northern border. Presented at the Bi- national Seminar: Border relations, the Government of the citizen security. Organized by the Governorship of Nariño, Local Government of Carchi, UNIANDES, IDRC and FLACSO. Tulcán, Ecuador / Ipiales, Colombia. February 16, 2011. 2010 Actors and security strategies in the Ecuadorian northern border. Presented at the International Seminar: Is it possible to govern the citizen security in border areas?. Organized by IDRC and FLACSO Ecuador. Quito, Ecuador. June 22, 2010. 2010 Smuggling as a citizen security problem. Presented at the Workshop: Smuggling in the northern border. Organized by FLACSO Ecuador. Quito, Ecuador. March 12, 2010. 2009 Violence and Public Security. Presented at Partner Meeting of the Peace, Conflict and Development Program. Organized by IDRC. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. June 15, 2009. 2009 Importance of the information systems on citizen security. Presented at the National Seminar: Governance and Citizen Security. Organized by the Metropolitan Observatory of Citizen Security of the Municipality of Quito. Quito, Ecuador. January 20, 2009. 2008 Analysis of the Ecuador s National Plan of Citizen Security. Presented at the Workshop: Analysis of Experiences in Public Security. Organized by the Center for Studies in Public Security, University of Chile. Querétaro, Mexico. July 10, 2008. 2008 Governance of the Citizen Security in the Metropolitan District of Quito 2004-2007. Presented at the Conference: Governance of the urban risk. Organized by IFEA, Externado University of Colombia. Bogotá, Colombia. October 14, 2008. Page 4
2007 Observatories of Violence and Citizen Security in the Northern Border. Presented at the International Seminar: Citizen Security, instruments for diagnosis and decision- making. Organized by FLACSO, ICLEI. Quito, Ecuador. November 14, 2007. GRANTS AND AWARDS 2012-1016 Scholarship for Graduate Studies. National Secretary of Education, Culture and Technology, Ecuadorian Government. May 2008 Travel Grant. IV International Training Course on Community Crime Prevention. Organized by the Center for Studies in Public Security (University of Chile). Queretaro, Mexico. 2006-2007 Scholarship for M.A Degree Programs. 2005-2006 Scholarship for Graduate Certificate Studies. Institute for Amazonian Eco- development ECORAE PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Latin American Network of Security and Organized Crime (RELASEDOR) Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO), Visiting Researcher PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Reviewer: URVIO Latin American Journal of Public Security. 2010 2014 Risk Management Plan of the province of Pichincha. Local Government of Pichincha April 2013 July 2013 Plan of Local Development and Territory, Environmental component. Local Government of Angochagua, Imbabura May 2012 September 2012 Project of Citizen Culture. Governability and Security Secretariat of the Municipality of Quito November 2011 April 2012 Setting of the project: Strengthening the resilience of communities to the adverse effects of climate change, with emphasis on food security in the province of Pichincha and Jubones River basin. World Food Program January 2011 February 2011 Page 5
Diagnosis of the urban risk prevention strategies implemented by the municipal entities in Quito. Governability and Security Secretariat of the Municipality of Quito, World Bank, United Nations Development Program. July 2010 October 2010 Governance and Democratic Coexistence: The role of citizen security in the countries of the Andean Region General Secretariat of FLACSO (Costa Rica). March 2010 April 2010 Research Assistant: Foundation of Communitarian Development and Protection (NGO) January 2003 December 2006 LANGUAGES - Spanish Native Spanish speaker - English TOEFL ibt 99 - Portuguese Fluently. CELPE- Bras Certificate - Advanced level - French Advanced. DELF Certificate REFERENCES Available upon request Page 6