Dr Eve Hayes De Kalaf BA (Hons), PGDip, MA, PhD

Personal Statement

Eve Hayes de Kalaf is a research associate in Iberian and Latin American Studies based at the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures. She obtained a distinction in a PGDip in Human Development in 2010 and later completed a Master’s degree at the Institute for the Study of the Americas, University of London. In 2018, Eve completed her PhD at the University of Aberdeen while teaching on courses in Sociology, Social Policy, Politics and International Relations at the School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh. Eve is particularly interested in how states are documenting and identifying populations and the impact of social policy practices on questions of race, citizenship and belonging.

Eve is the Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS) Visiting Stipendiary Fellow 2020-2021 based at Senate House, University of London. You can learn more about her research here.

Eve's book "Legal Identity, Race and Belonging in the Dominican Republic: From Citizen to Foreigner" is part of the Anthem Series in Citizenship and National Identities (Hardback) and is out Spring 2021. Link here.

Prizes or Honours

• Best Student Who Tutors Nomination (Edinburgh University Students' Association,, 2019)
• Guy Alexandre Prize (Latin American Studies Association (LASA), 2018)
• Student Travel Fund (Latin American Studies Association (LASA), 2017)
• David Nicholls Memorial Trust Award (David Nicholls Memorial Trust, 2016)
• Overseas Conference Grant (Society for Latin American Studies, SLAS,, 2016)
• Postgraduate Travel Bursary (Society for Latin American Studies, SLAS,, 2016)

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