Wilson HERNÁNDEZ

Wilson HERNÁNDEZ

Ph.D. student

University of Pennsylvania

Bio

Wilson is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Criminology at the University of Pennsylvania. He is interested in understanding how public safety and gender-based violence are affected by state and urban interventions, including policing, services for survivors, and place-based interventions. Before Penn, he worked as a researcher at GRADE, a leading Peruvian think tank on issues related to policing, gender-based violence, and justice.

(Third-party unrequested editing: Wilson also has two kids, Ana and Fabian. Wilson goes biking with Ana and plays soccer with Fabian. Wilson also eats a lot of chocolate. Especially when it is dark chocolate.)

  • 2022-2026 Benjamin Franklin Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania
  • 2022-2023 Judith Rodin Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania
  • 2022-2023 George L. Harrison Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania
Interests
  • Policing
  • Gender-based violence
  • Justice
Education
  • PhD in Criminology, 2026 (expected)

    University of Pennsylvania

  • Ms Étude Comparative du Développement

    EHESS - École des Hautes Études en Science Sociales, Paris

  • BSc in Economics

    Universidad de Lima, Peru

Featured Projects

Many faces of Callao: Emergency, graffitis and crime
Urban and police-military interventions on crime.
Playing Safe against gender-based violence
Does improving socio-emotional skills in boys and girls through soccer reduce adverse gender norms and gender-based violence?