Welcome!

I am an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Colorado, Denver, and I have a Ph.D. from the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. My research broadly focuses on Latin America, Indigenous politics, gender, and political behavior.

My most recent work examines the effect of extraction on Indigenous Peoples’ anti-state sentiment and pro-secessionist behavior in Latin America. I center my study around the case of the Mapuche in Chile and examine when Indigenous people reject national identification and engage in secessionist mobilization. I also have a paper that examines land-back programs and their effects on voting registration. This 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.

I am also an alumni of the Ralph Bunche Summer Institute (RBSI), class of 2018, and 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 trying a new exercise routine, playing with my cats and dog, or reading fiction.