Tenured Scholars
Véliz, Daniela
Associate Professor
Daniela Véliz has worked in academic development, particularly mentoring academics to support them at various stages of their academic careers.
Main areas of study: Higher Education, Mentoring, Internationalization
Education
| Job title | Institution that grants it | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Ph.D in Higher Education | University of Maine | 2014 |
| M.Ed. Student Development in Higher Education | University of Maine | 2010 |
| Commercial Engineer | Universidad Finis Terrae | 2001 |
Research Projects
| Year | Type | Name | Role | See more |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-2026 | Regular Fund | Development of mentoring programs for early career faculty: Promoting success in research universities in Chile. | Principal Investigator | |
| 2022-2025 | Regular Fund | Mapping the boundaries of science and engineering PhD education in the Global South. | Co-Investigator | Go to projectlaunch |
| 2015-present | APIKS | Academic Profession in the Knowledge Society | Co-Investigator | |
| 2022-2025 | millennium core | Millennium Nucleus: Student Experiences in Higher Education | Adjunct Researcher | Go to projectlaunch |
| 2020-2023 | Regular Fund | Emerging Institutional Strategies for Building Research Capacity within Chilean Universities | Principal Investigator | Go to projectlaunch |
Publications
Recent
Author
Year
Title
Magazine
Volume
Pages
DOI
Veliz, D. Marshall, P.
2024
Internationalization and Disciplinary Differences: Tensions in the Academic Career in Chilean Universities.
Higher Education Quarterly
78 (3)
957-970
Veliz, D., Bernasconi, A; Celis, S.; Called me.; Miranda, C.
2023
Pathways to the creation of research capabilities in universities in developing countries: Perspectives from a Literature Review.
Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management
45 (5)
566-582
Veliz, D; Pickenpack, A. & Villalobos, C.
2022
Policy Translation of Social Movement Demands: The Case of Tuition-Free Higher Education in Chile.
Berkeley Review of Education
11 (2)
118-140
Guzmán P., Véliz, D., Uslu, B., Berríos, P., & Seggie, FN
2022
Does the Public-Private Higher Education Institution Distinction Influence Academics' Societal Engagement? Evidence from Chile and Turkey.
International Journal of Comparative Education and Development
20 (2)
101-123
Goñi, F. Moraga, C.; Gallardo, G.; Catalan, X.; Cruz, MS, Veliz, D.
2022
Experience of the transition from secondary school to higher education of Chilean students who migrate to study.
Educational Policy Analysis Archives
30 (63)
1-24
Bernasconi, A., Berríos Cortés, P., Véliz, D.
2021
). The academic profession in Chile: 50 years in four moments.
Education Journal,
24 (2)
227-246
Veliz, D., Marshall, P.
2021
The Influence of Global Rankings on Strategic Planning from the Perspective of Decision-Makers: A Case Study of a Latin American Research University
Higher Education Quarterly
76 (3)
638-652
Bernasconi, A., Berrios Cortés, P., Guzmán, P., Véliz, D., & Celis, S.
2021
The academic profession in Chile: perspectives from an international survey.
Quality in Education
(54)
46-72
Veliz, D., Guzmán-Valenzuela, C., & Pickenpack, A.
2020
Becoming a successful international faculty member in a striving university.
Current Issues in Education
21 (3)
-
Celis, S., Veliz, D.
2020
A Decade of Chilean Graduate Program Accreditation: A Push for Internationalization and Issues of Multidisciplinarity
Higher Education Policy
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1-22
Books
Author
Year
Title
Editorial
DOI/Url
• Wit, H, Bernasconi, A., Bennet, J., Hunter, F, Véliz-Calderón, D. Car, V., James, M., Tadmor, U. (Eds).
2018
Catholic Universities: Identity and Internationalization.
Brill, Sense
Celis, S; Veliz-Calderon, D.
2017
Accreditation as an Agent of Continuous Improvement in Postgraduate Programs in Science and Technology. Research Notebooks N°5
National Accreditation Commission (CNA-Chile)
Book chapters
Author
Year
chapter title
Editors
Book Title
Pages
Editorial
DOI/Url
• Véliz, D.; Bernasconi, A.; Guzmán, P.; Berríos, P.; Celis, S.
2024
). Internationalization Activities in Chilean Universities
Kitamura, Y
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education
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Oxford Press
Veliz, D. & Pedraja, L.
2024
Advancing academic development: Mentoring program with a gender focus
Muñoz, A.L. & Trebicacce, C.
Feminisms on the threshold of academia: Knowledge, policies and practices
281-303
UC editions
Kocar, S., Veliz, D., Geschwind. L, Marshall. Q.
2023
Internationalization of research across disciplines in practice: Global similarities and differences
Calikoglu, A., Jones, G., Kim, Y.
Internationalization and the Academic Profession - Comparative Perspectives
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Springer Press
Veliz, D. & Celis, S.
2021
The Development of Research Capabilities in Chilean Faculty.
Aarrevaara, T; Jones, G. A., Finkelstein, M. Jung. J.
Universities in the Knowledge Society
339-355
Springer Press
Veliz, D.
2019
International Graduate Student Socialization
Weidman, JC & DeAngelo L.
Socialization in Higher Education and the Early Career: Theory, Research and Application
149-160
Springer Press
Policy Briefs
Author
Year
Title
Editorial
DOI/Url
Véliz, D. & Cruz, M.
2023
Peer tutorials to strengthen the transition to higher education
Millennium Nucleus student experiences in education
Veliz, D. & Cruz, M
2020
Teaching, Learning and Student Development in times of Covid-19
Millennium Nucleus student experiences in higher education.
Teaching and training of researchers
| Course name | Sigla |
|---|---|
| Research Seminar | EDU 0321 |
| Course name | Sigla |
|---|---|
| Actors in Education |
| Year | Type | Name | Student |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | PhD Education, PUC. Guide teacher (joint tutelage, University of Lumsa, Italy). | Exploring the role of Service-Learning in personal development: transversal competencies in higher education The role of technology-mediated experience for the development of transversal competencies in higher education | Irene Culcasi |
| 2022 | Doctorate in Education, PUC (Member of the committee). | Development of a comprehensive model for predicting student's dropout in a low-selectivity private university in Chile | Sebastian Caro |
| 2021 | Faculty of Physical Sciences and Mathematics, Industrial Engineering, Universidad de Chile. (committee member). | Composition of the academic staff as a strategy for the development of research capacity in emerging Chilean universities. | Ignacio Iñiguez |
| 2019 | Magister in Education, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (member of the committee). | Characteristics and obstacles to effective leadership: Perceptions of intermediate leaders of a higher education institution in Chile | Daniela Ubilla |
| 2019 | Master in Education, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (member of the committee). | Pedagogical Competences in Higher Education Technical Professional: Relationship with Academic Indicators in Specialist Teachers Without Initial Training in Pedagogy | Patricio Ogaz |
Commitment
Management Responsibilities at the Faculty or University
2024- present: Vice Dean, Faculty of Education UC
2021-2024: Director of Research, Faculty of Education UC.
Director of Academic Development, Faculty of Education UC.
Deputy Director of Teaching, Faculty of Education.
Social Impact
Founder of the Network of Researchers in Chilean Education (RIECH).
Representative of Chile (RIECH) in World Education Research Association (VERA)
