My research examines democratic backsliding, gender and politics, and their intersection.

More specifically, I look into how elite dynamics within the ruling party can enable democratic backsliding, and how anti-democratic leaders instrumentalize women’s rights. While I have regional expertise in Latin America, I have a broad interest in examining democratic backsliding and its gender dynamics elsewhere, including in Africa and Eastern Europe. Methodologically, I focus on quantitative approaches to research methods, such as time series analysis, text analysis, survey experiments, and hierarchical linear modeling.

My research has been funded by the MSU Center for Gender in Global Context and by the Dr. Karen Klomparens Endowment in Support of Graduate Fellowships. My work has been published by Elgar Edward Publishing.

I also work as replication analyst for the Journal of Politics. Prior to beginning my degree at MSU, I completed my B.A. in International Relations at Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) and my M.A. in International Development at Sciences Po Paris.