Rocío Vela-Jiménez is a PhD(c) in Development Studies and a social worker. She graduated in Social and Cultural Anthropology, with a Master’s degree in Human Rights, Interculturality, and Development. She has developed her professional career for more than 13 years in social and community intervention in different contexts with groups in situations of social exclusion. She is currently working as a research assistant at the Research Institute on Policies for Social Transformation at Universidad Loyola Andalucía. Her research focuses on sustainable and inclusive development in disadvantaged urban areas.