Ariadna Capasso is a Director of Research and Evaluation at HRiA. She is a behavioral scientist with extensive expertise in research and evaluation with a focus on sexual and reproductive health and substance use disorders. In her role, she oversees a number of health assessments and evaluations. She has significant experience in planning, implementing and overseeing complex projects, having provided technical assistance and strategic leadership to numerous partners including the United Nations Population Fund, the Pan American Health Organization, the MacArthur Foundation and the Inter-American Development Bank, among others, for over 15 years. Ariadna Capasso holds a PhD in Public Health from New York University.