Esther Hernández-Medina

Esther Hernández-Medina is a feminist academic, consultant, writer, and performer from the Dominican Republic. She is currently finishing her Ph.D. in Sociology at Brown University, which she started after graduating from the Master in Public Policy at Harvard University (2003). A member of Ay Ombe Theatre since 2009, Hernández-Medina is in charge of the group’s academic events and publications. She works as a researcher, teacher and consultant in development theories, public policy, gender and development, strategic planning, and processes of citizen participation. Her articles have been published in the International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Caribbean Studies, Berkeley Journal of Sociology, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Estudios Sociales and Revista Global. She co-edited the books Un Proyecto de Nación (1998) y La Voluntad de la Nación (1998) published by the Presidency of the Dominican Republic.