Welcome! I am a PhD student in the Department of Politics at the University of Virginia.

My main line of research examines political behavior at the subnational level in good and bad times, focusing on how politicians respond to exogenous shocks for party building and policy distribution. More broadly, my research agenda combines tools from political behavior, political economy, and urban studies through multi-method designs.

I was raised in Otavalo, a small and multicultural town in Ecuador. I earned my BA in Political Science from Sciences Po Paris, and I hold a reserch master’s degree in Political Sociology from FLACSO, Ecuador. Prior to pursuing my PhD, I worked as methodological coordinator for a renowned polling company in Ecuador and served for two years as Executive Director of the Research Institute of the City, Quito.

Now, my heart has found its place in Brazil. After earning my PhD, my dream is to return to Latin America and teach at a university close to the sea.