Cinthia Mariela Parraga Lema
Status: PhD researcher
Cinthia Parraga graduated from Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL) in Ecuador, where she studied Agricultural Engineer. She has ten years of experience working closely with rural communities in diverse areas of the social farming environment in her country of origin. In addition, she carried out several project consultancies for the government and private sector. Cinthia also served as a professor at ESPOL. She was teaching and researching in the areas of agricultural extension and development projects.
Cinthia is currently a PhD student under the supervision of Professor Piet Bracke; the overall purpose of her thesis is to gain understanding in how urban agricultural practices contribute to the well-being of citizens and how their collaborative behaviour leads to community resilience.