​Welcome to my website!​

I am a Research Fellow at the Center for Latin American & Latino Studies (CLALS) at American University and a Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science at the Maxwell School at Syracuse University. You can read my weekly column about the Brazilian Congress at the Brazilian Report. I also work as a research assistant at the Qualitative Data Repository. 

​My research focuses on political institutions, policymaking, and research methods, with a regional concentration in Latin America. My dissertation examines the determinants of legislative effectiveness in Brazil. Additionally, I work on topics related to public policy and qualitative methods. 

I am Rotary Peace Fellow Alumni and hold a M.A. in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I have also been working as a journalist for over 10 years covering politics, human rights and a variety of other topics.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

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