Margarita Fontecha, a Doctor of Philosophy - Rural Studies candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend their thesis on " Between Dreams and Reality: Exploring Rural Youth Aspirations and Life-Courses in Contested Contexts: A Case Study from Rural Colombia.”

Examination Committee:
Dr. Silvia Sarapura, SEDRD - Advisor
Dr. Angela Maria Penagos Concha, Bogota University - Committee Member
Dr. Sharada Srinivasan, Sociology and Anthropology - Committee Member
Dr. Manuel Enrique Perez Martinez - Javeriana University, Colombia - External Member
Dr. Leith Deacon, SEDRD - Chair of Examination 

Advisory Committee:
Dr. Silvia Sarapura, SEDRD - Advisor
Dr. Ryan Gibson, SEDRD - Committee Member
Dr. Angela Maria Penagos Concha, Bogota University - Committee Member