Research Area: Social Performance and Resource Governance
Matías is a Psychologist and holds a Master’s degree in Social Psychology from the Adolfo Ibáñez University. His primary area of interest is social research, with a particular focus on the study of socio-territorial phenomena from an environmental
psychology perspective. His work addresses issues such as segregation, social cohesion and place identity through qualitative research methodologies.
He has experience in the design and implementation of community-based participatory interventions, as well as in data collection, analysis and systematisation for project development. Alongside his role at SMI Chile, he serves as a Research Assistant on Fondecyt Project No. 11250590, contributing to data collection and analysis, literature review, and knowledge production in neighbourhood contexts across Santiago, Chile.
Scientific articles
- Rosenbluth, A., Ropert, T., Rivera, V., Villalobos-Morgado, M., Molina, Y., & Fernández, I. C. (2024). Between Struggle, Forgetfulness, and Placemaking: Meanings and Practices among Social Groups in a Metropolitan Urban Park. Land, 13(6), 756. https://doi.org/10.3390/land13060756
Conference Papers
- Villalobos-Morgado, M. (2026). Tourism as a Strategy for Social Transition in Mining Closure: Challenges in a Locality in Northern Chile. 6to Congreso para la Planificación del Cierre de Minas (Planning for Closure 2026). Realizada el 03 de Junio de 2026. Santiago, Chile.