Maria Muniagurria
Research on Child Health and International Engagement


Research:

• El Rol de la Estructura Familiar en el Acortamiento de la Estatura de Preescolares Argentinos de 2 a 5 anos (joint with Beatriz Novak), Papeles de Poblacion , Vol.23, No. 92, 2017
• Family Structure and Child Health in Argentina (joint with Beatriz Novak), Center for Demography and Ecology Working Paper 2014-09  ,  International Journal of Sociology of the Family, Vol. 40, No.2, Autumn 2014.

International Engagement:   

• Goya (Argentina) 2015:
• Worked with Municipal Government and AGENPRO (Regional Economic Development Agency- Santa Lucia River Basin) to produce a GIS based report on Socioeconomic Conditions in Goya.
• Technical Support for the project was provided by  the following UW partners: Milwaukee GIS Center, UW-Madison GIS center, UW_Madison students and faculty from Economics and Soils
• Institutional and Financial Support from UW-Madison International Division and LACIS
  
• Statistics and Maps of Goya: GIS Approach (in Spanish) , with Guillermo Quintana and Nate Sullivan, July 2015.
• Jujuy (Argentina): Women Health/ Low income settings business models :  2007-2010
  
• Worked with Sistema Ser (low cost health provider focusing in women health)  improving their business model, increasing their international exposure and negotiating cooperation agreements.
• Nominated Sistema Ser for the 2008 United Nations Development Program Business and Development Award.  The organization was selected as one of the 10 Award Recipients
• Negotiated cooperation (financial/mentoring) between Sistema Ser and LGT Venture Philanthropy (2008-2010)
  
• Conducted a Health/Socioeconomic survey of 300 women in the Jujuy area with funding from UW-Madison Center for International Business Education (2007)