Welcome!

I am a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, and a resident research associate at the Center on the Politics of Development. My research broadly focuses on power dynamics, marginalization, and agency.

In my dissertation, I delve into the effect of extraction on indigenous people's relationship with the state, specifically examining whether the presence of extraction increases anti-state identity and behavior. I center my study around the case of the Mapuche in Chile and utilize a blend of quantitative and qualitative data to evaluate my theory. My work has been supported by UC Berkeley’s Global, International, and Area Studies, UC Berkeley’s Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, and the American Political Science Association.

Before my time dissertation, I worked on issues related to gender-based violence and the security sector. During my master’s at UC Berkeley, I wrote a thesis on the prevalence of peacekeeper-perpetrated sexual abuse and exploitation. Prior to this, I was a research affiliate at Cornell’s Gender and the Security Sector Lab. And I graduated magna cum laude from Cornell University with a B.A. in government in 2018.

During my undergraduate studies, I also had the opportunity to participate in the Ralph Bunche Summer Institute (RBSI) in 2018. As an RBSI alumna I am dedicated to increasing diversity and equity in political science, so if you have any questions about graduate school or academia in general, please do not hesitate to reach out.

When I am not working, you can find me running (with WRC East Bay!), playing with my cats, or reading a random fiction book I stumbled upon at the library (or in a free pile).