Ana Moncayo

Ana Lucía Moncayo Benalcázar, PhD. in Public Health, with extensive experience in research on social determinants of health, health inequities and evaluation of the impact of programs and policies on health. She is a principal investigator at the Center for Research on Health in Latin America (CISeAL) of the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador.Ph.D. in Public Health, with extensive experience researching the social determinants of health, health inequities, and health impact assessment.  ORCID


Tatiana Villacres

BA in Economics from PUCE, MA in Economics from McMaster University, MSc in Population and Development from the London School of Economics, PhD from McMaster University, she is part of the Health Economics field in the Health Policy Program. In terms of her work experience, she was the head of the Health Economics Department and later National Coordinator of the General Coordination of Strategic Development in the Ecuadorian Ministry of Public Health. Later she became a consultant and researcher in different Health Economics projects. Additionally she has been an undergraduate and graduate professor in different Ecuadorian Universities. She is currently the president of the Interinstitutional Anti-Tobacco Committee of Ecuador and researcher at the Economics for Health Unit at Johns Hopkins University. ORCID

Gabriela Sandoval

She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the National Polytechnic School (EPN) in Quito, Ecuador, and a Master’s degree in Statistics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, where she is also pursuing her doctorate in the same field. Her academic journey includes experience as a university lecturer and research advisor, with emphasis on applied statistical methods. She has been involved in consulting and collaborative research in economics and social sciences, providing methodological expertise to interdisciplinary projects. ORCID