Fiorella Vera-Adrianzén is a PhD candidate in Political Science at the University of New Mexico and a Research Associate at Brandeis University’s Heller School. Her research focuses on how local politics and victim participation impact post-conflict reparative justice. As an Inter-American Foundation and Fulbright-Hays Fellow, she conducted research in conflict-affected Quechua communities in Peru. She holds an MA and BA in Political Science from UNM and attended law school at Universidad Católica in Peru. She has worked with the National Hispanic Cultural Center, NM Immigrant Law Center and Catholic Charities.