Miguel Pelaez PhD

Miguel Gutierrez Pelaez, PhD, is a Full Professor of the Psychology Program of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences of the Universidad del Rosario and a researcher of the Center for Psychosocial Studies (CEPSS). He was editor-in-chief of the journal Avances en Psicología Latinoamericana (2015-2020). He is a member of the Interdisciplinary study group of Peace and Conflict (JANUS) at the Universidad del Rosario. Dr. Gutierrez Pelaez is a psychologist from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (PUJ) and obtained his MA in Psychoanalysis and PhD in Psychology from the Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA). He is a member of the World Association of Psychoanalysis (AMP) and the New Lacanian School (NEL). He has taught at different universities in Colombia and Argentina and worked as a clinician in different mental health institutions in both countries. He has worked with Colombian soldiers and police officers who fought in war zones, as well as with other persons with psychological difficulties derived from the armed conflict. He is the author of various publications in indexed journals on issues related to trauma, art and mental illness, and psychosocial interventions in armed conflict scenarios.