Tenured Scholars
Véliz, Daniela
Associate Professor
Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education. She holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education and a Master's in Student Development in Higher Education from the University of Maine (USA). She is a researcher at the Millennium Nucleus in Higher Education and an associate researcher at the CEPPE UCShe is currently vice dean of the UC Faculty of Education.
Main areas of study: Higher education; academic profession; internationalization; gender.
Continuing
| 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 | More info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-2026 | Fondecyt | Development of mentoring programs for early career faculty: Promoting success in research universities in Chile. | Principal Investigator | |
| 2022-2024 | Fondecyt | 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 | |
| 2020-2023 | Fondecyt | Emerging Institutional Strategies for Building Research Capacity within Chilean Universities | Principal Investigator | Go to projectlaunch |
Publications
Articles
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
957–970
Veliz, D.; Bernasconi, A.; Guzman, P.; Berrios, P.; Celis, S.
2024
Internationalization Activities in Chilean Universities
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education
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
1-16
Veliz, D; Pickenpack, A. & Villalobos, C.
2022
Behind the Free-Tuition Policy in Higher Education in Chile: Opening the Black Box
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 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 Magazine
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
1-15
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.
2021
(Be)coming a successful international faculty member in a striving university.
Current Issues in Education
21 (3)
Books
Author
Year
Title
Editorial
DOI/Url
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
Book chapters
Author
Year
chapter title
Editors
Book Title
Pages
Editorial
DOI/Url
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
Springer Press
Veliz, D. & Celis, S.
2021
The Development of Research Capabilities in Chilean Faculty.
Aarrevaara, T; Jones, G. Finkelstein, M. Ji. Yes
Universities in the Knowledge Society
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
Suitcase. D. & Bernasconi, A.
2019
Academics in Chilean higher education: a profession in transition.
Carrasco, A. & Flores. L
From reform to transformation: Capacities, innovations and regulation of Chilean education
UC editions
Policy Briefs
Author
Year
Title
Editorial
DOI/Url
Veliz, D. & Cruz, M. (2023)
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 |
|---|---|
| Diploma in University Teaching in Health Professions, PUC | EDU3841 |
| Diploma in Student Development, PUC | EDU0321 |
| Year | Type | Name | Student |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | PhD Education, PUC. Guide teacher (joint tutelage, University of Lumsa, Italy). | From service learning to virtual service learning: The role of technology-mediated experience for the development of transversal skills 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
2023- present: Vice Dean, Faculty of Education UC
2021-2023: Director of Research, Faculty of Education UC.
Director of Academic Development, Faculty of Education UC.
Deputy Director of Teaching, Faculty of Education.
Social
Founder of the Network of Researchers in Chilean Education (RIECH).
Representative of Chile (RIECH) in World Education Research Association (VERA)
