Nationality Argentine Awards MacArthur Fellowship | Role Forensic Anthropologist Name Mercedes Doretti | |
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Fields forensic anthropologist Alma mater National University of Buenos Aires | ||
Notable awards MacArthur Fellowship | ||
Forensic anthropologist mercedes doretti 2007 macarthur fellow macarthur foundation
Mercedes Doretti (born 1959) is an Argentine forensic anthropologist based in New York City. She is known for finding evidence of crimes against humanity. She was awarded a MacArthur "Genius Grant" prize in 2007.
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- Forensic anthropologist mercedes doretti 2007 macarthur fellow macarthur foundation
- Mercedes Doretti Commencement Speaker 2016 The New School
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Mercedes Doretti | Commencement Speaker 2016 | The New School
Life
Her mother is Magdalena Ruiz Guinazu, a radio journalist.
She was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and earned an advanced degree in Anthropological Sciences, in 1987, from the National University of Buenos Aires. She helped found the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team. In 1992, she opened the team's New York office and expanded her work globally.
She has worked in the Philippines, Chile, Venezuela, Guatemala, El Salvador, Iraq, Brazil, Croatia, Ethiopia, Haiti, Panama, French Polynesia, South Africa, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bosnia, Herzegovina, East Timor, Zimbabwe, Ivory Coast, Indonesia, and Mexico.
She has lectured at University of California, Berkeley, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Columbia University, State University of New York at Purchase, New School for Social Research, Rutgers University, Amnesty International, The Carter Center, and the World Archaeological Congress.
Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and the United Nations regularly use her investigations in reporting on human rights. She is known for finding evidence of crimes against humanity.
In 2016, Doretti was named to the BBC's annual list of 100 Women.