Christina Lengfelde

Christina Lengfelder is a member of the HDRO’s research team, where she has co-authored global Human Development Reports since 2014. Before joining HDRO, Christina lectured on social policies, international relations, and qualitative & quantitative research methodology in Santiago de Chile. She also worked as a knowledge manager for the Inter- American Development Bank (IDB) in Washington D.C., consulted for UN ECLAC in Trinidad and Tobago and Santiago de Chile, and interned with the Mexican Government’s Secretariat for Human Development. Christina comes from a multidisciplinary background, holding a PhD in Political Science (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile) with a focus on development cooperation, research methodology, and international relations. She also earned two master’s degrees, one in International Development Economics (HTW Berlin), and another in Political Science (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile). Her academic career started with a dual bachelor’s degree in International Business Studies (Mexico and Germany). Christina’s research interests lie in human development, multidimensional inequalities, social policies, and, more recently, mental health. She has published her work in several UN publications, book chapters, and peer-reviewed journals.