I am an Assistant Professor in the School of Politics and Global Studies at Arizona State University, and a Faculty Affiliate of the Center for Latina/os and American Politics Research (CLAPR) and the Hispanic Research Center (HRC). I am also a Researcher in Uruguay’s National System of Researchers (SNI).

My research examines political representation, with a focus on electoral politics, political elites, and historically marginalized groups, especially in Latin America and the United States. I use mixed methods, combining experimental and observational designs with causal inference, computational methods, and qualitative insights from fieldwork. A central part of my work involves engaging political elites and marginalized communities, and developing original measures and datasets to study inclusion, inequality, and representation.

My work also addresses gender and racial inequality through collaborations with academic, government, civil society, and international organizations, particularly in Uruguay, and through publicly engaged scholarship.

I hold a BA in Political Science and a Graduate Diploma in Economics from the Universidad de la República, and a PhD in Political Science from Rice University. In 2024, I was a Visiting PhD in Quantitative Political Economy at King’s College London.