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I am an incoming Research Fellow at the Center for Latin American & Latino Studies (CLALS) at American University and a Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science at Syracuse University. I currently work as a research assistant at the Qualitative Data Repository.
My research examines political institutions in Latin America -- particularly in Brazil and Mexico. My dissertation examines the determinants of legislative effectiveness in the region. I also study how political parties select their candidates for congressional office.
I have previously been a Visiting Student in Political Science at Vanderbilt University (2019-2020). I hold a M.A. in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where I was also a Rotary Peace Fellow at the Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center. Prior to graduate school, I worked as a journalist in Brazil for nearly 10 years covering education policy and a variety of other topics.
Please feel free to contact me with questions.
I am an incoming Research Fellow at the Center for Latin American & Latino Studies (CLALS) at American University and a Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science at Syracuse University. I currently work as a research assistant at the Qualitative Data Repository.
My research examines political institutions in Latin America -- particularly in Brazil and Mexico. My dissertation examines the determinants of legislative effectiveness in the region. I also study how political parties select their candidates for congressional office.
I have previously been a Visiting Student in Political Science at Vanderbilt University (2019-2020). I hold a M.A. in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where I was also a Rotary Peace Fellow at the Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center. Prior to graduate school, I worked as a journalist in Brazil for nearly 10 years covering education policy and a variety of other topics.
Please feel free to contact me with questions.