Ana María is a Latin American woman and Fulbright Scholar. She earned both a B.A. and an M.A. in Philosophy from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia. She has experience working as a lecturer at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and as a professor and researcher at Uniagustiniana. She is deeply committed to gender equality, social justice, and to exploring the role of bodies and emotions in social and political life.