- Full Professor at the Institute of Legal Sociology, Faculty of Law at the Universidad de la República, Uruguay
- Doctor in Human Sciences, Universidad Católica del Uruguay
- Active Researcher in the National System of Researchers of Uruguay (SNI). Research lines: labor sciences; social and solidarity economy; Human trafficking and sexual exploitation.
- Author of 30 books and more than 100 articles in scientific publications.
- Coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Network in Social and Solidarity Economy (Uruguay)
- Promoter of several solidarity economy experiences and fair trade initiatives in Latin America
