Welcome! I study international and comparative political economy, with a regional focus on Latin America. Broadly, I examine who has the authority to shape a society’s place in the global economy and how citizens, firms, and governments respond when that authority is contested. My research investigates how globalization and international economic and geopolitical pressures reshape political authority, and how struggles over sovereignty and legitimacy shape the politics of foreign investment, trade, and territorial control.

To answer these questions, I combine quantitative and computational methods, including survey experiments, geospatial analysis, and text analysis, with qualitative evidence from fieldwork. Across projects, I examine how international economic integration and geopolitical pressures reshape political authority, public opinion, and institutions.

I am currently a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at Washington University in St. Louis.