Ignacia Arteaga, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar
Institute for Health Policy Studies
School of Medicine

ignacia.arteaga@ucsf.edu

I am a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute for Health Policy Studies (IHPS), where I focus on the intersection of public health, community engagement, and early detection of diseases, such as cancer and dementia. My research has centered on health disparities, with a particular focus on understanding how underserved communities can better access early detection services for life-altering diseases.

With a background in cancer research that spans over nine years, I am now transitioning into dementia research. Throughout my career, I have been committed to integrating the voices of patients, healthcare professionals, and community members into my research. My work aims to develop innovative strategies for early detection and intervention in dementia, leveraging community engagement practices to ensure that research outcomes are meaningful and impactful for both patients and healthcare systems.

Awards

  • Honorary Research Fellowship, Early Cancer Institute, University of Cambridge, 2020-2025
  • Honorary Research Fellowship, Oncology Division, Addenbrooke’s Hospital. Cambridge, UK, 2020-2022
  • Research Fellowship, Robinson College, University of Cambridge, 2019-2022
  • Philomathia Research Fellowship, University of Cambridge, 2019-2022
  • Affiliated Lecturership, Dept. of Social Anthropology, University of Cambridge, 2018-2022
  • Honorary Research Fellowship, Oncology Division, University College London Hospitals Trust. London, UK, 2015-2018
  • PhD full scholarship, Chilean National Agency for Research and Development, 2014-2018
  • MSc full scholarship, Chilean National Agency for Research and Development, 2013-2014
  • Award for the use of innovative methodologies and excellence in research, Security Research Fund, Home Office, Chile, 2013
  • Prize ‘Academic Excellence’ as Best performing student from the Sociology cohort 2007–2011, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2012
  • Merit-based scholarship as the Best performing student from the Sociology cohort, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2007-2011

Education & Training

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  • Postdoctoral Training Early Cancer Detection University of Cambridge 01/2022
  • PhD Anthropology University College London 11/2018
  • MSc Medical Anthropology University College London 09/2014
  • BA Sociology Universidad Catolica de Chile 03/2011

Interests

  • Alzheimer's disease and related dementias
  • Health Equity
  • Social Acceptability
  • Biomarker development
  • Diversity and Inclusion in Research
  • Latinx communities
  • Community-engaged research
  • Colorectal cancer
  • Implementation Science

Websites

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Publications (17)

Top publication keywords:
BiomarkersOregonColorectal NeoplasmsLondonMoralsCommunity ParticipationEmotionsEarly Detection of CancerImmunotherapyTrustHumansHealth PersonnelTerminal CareNeoplasmsAnthropology, Medical

  • Therapeutic Values in Cancer Care.
    Medical anthropology 2022 Arteaga Pérez I, Gibbon S, Lanceley A
  • Learning to See Cancer in Early Detection Research
    Medicine Anthropology Theory 2021 Arteaga Perez, Ignacia
  • Untimely Crises: Chronotopes and Critique, edited by Maria Boletsi, Natashe Lemos Dekker, Kasia Mika, Ksenia Robbe
    Navigating Chronic Crisis 2021 Lemos-Dekker, N.; van Dam, A.; Arteaga, I.; Llewellyn, H.; Karathanasis, P.; Bryant, R.
  • Game-changing? When Biomarker Discovery and Novel Forms of Patient Work Meet.
    Medical anthropology 2021 Arteaga Pérez I
  • Cancer, COVID-19, and the need for critique.
    Wellcome open research 2020 Greco C, Arteaga I, Fabian-Therond C, Llewellyn H, Swallow J, Viney W
  • Emotion Work during Colorectal Cancer Treatments.
    Medical anthropology 2020 Arteaga Pérez I
  • Book review: Cancer Biomarkers: Ethics, Economics, and Society, edited by Blanchard, A. and Strand, R
    Book review: Cancer Biomarkers: Ethics, Economics, and Society, edited by Blanchard, A. and Strand, R. 2019 Arteaga, Ignacia
  • Medical Materialities: Toward a material culture of medical anthropology
    From Attitudes to Materialities: Understanding bowel control for colorectal cancer patients in London. 2019 Ignacia Arteaga
  • Life must go on: Everyday experiences of colorectal cancer treatments in London
    Life must go on: Everyday experiences of colorectal cancer treatments in London 2018 Arteaga Perez, Maria Ignacia
  • Book review: Vincanne Adams, ed., Metrics: What Counts in Global Health. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2016. Paperback, 258 pp. with ill, $24.95. ISBN: 9780822374480
    Book review: Vincanne Adams, ed., Metrics: What Counts in Global Health. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2016. Paperback, 258 pp. with ill, $24.95. ISBN: 9780822374480. 2018 Ignacia Arteaga
  • Disjunctive belongings and the utopia of intimacy: violence, love and friendship among poor urban youth in neoliberal Chile
    Identities 2018 Risør, Helene; Arteaga, Ignacia
  • Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
    Book review: Fainzang, Sylvie. An anthropology of lying: information in the doctor‐patient relationship. 151 pp., bibliogr. Farnham, Surrey: Ashgate, 2015 2017 Ignacia Arteaga