Jason Garcia presented his research on Chilean folk music at the the LASPP (Latin American Social & Public Policy Conference) at the University of Pittsburgh on March 23, 2018.  He earned  a grant from the Office of Student Research to attend the conferece. He completed the research for the paper titled 'Music is Power! Nueva Cancions Push for Indigineity' in Dr. Isabel Huacuja Alonso's and Santoni's classes.