Bio
Welcome! I am an Assistant Professor at the School of Social Sciences and Government at Tecnológico de Monterrey, based at the Querétaro campus. I am also a J-PAL Invited Researcher for the 2026–2028 period. I received my Ph.D. in Political Science from Brown University, where I specialized in Comparative Politics and Research Methods.
My research examines political behavior and governance in contexts of violence and insecurity. I study how states and criminal groups provide or facilitate public goods provision, and how civilians form preferences over peace and security policies that shape expectations of state responsibility and demands for accountability. My work primarily draws on experimental and observational methods.
I hold a B.A. and an M.Sc. in Economics from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, as well as an M.A. in Political Science from Brown University.
My research has received funding from J-PAL, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Brown University, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). I have also collaborated with the International Justice Mission, USAID, the Colombian Office of the Attorney General, the National Planning Department of Colombia, and the Conflict Analysis Resource Center (CERAC).
Key research interests
- The Politics of Public Security: Police-society interactions, the role of policing institutions in authoritarian and non-authoritarian regimes
- War-to-Peace and Peace-to-War Transitions: Rebel governance, contemporary state-building, war and peace funding
- Research Methods: Causal inference using experimental and observational methods