Hons B.Coms (UAT-Mexico), M.A., Ph.D. (Anglia Ruskin University)

Dr Odeeth Lara-Morales is a Research Associate at the University of Waterloo and a Global Senior Programme Officer for the Voices of Future Generations’ Initiative. Her research interests focus on sustainability, human rights and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on a local level and internationally, through education, social inclusion, the promotion of civic engagement, and the implementation of sustainable community plans. Her research also examines sustainable tourism to support sustainable development for ecological protection, gender equality, and poverty reduction in Indigenous communities. She has worked with academic and non-academic organizations, on a wide range of efforts to contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).