I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social and Political Sciences at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, and member of the Institutions and Political Actors research group. I study whether—and why—democracies prosecute corruption differently than authoritarian regimes, as well as the criminal justice systems of recently transitioned countries. I have also worked on race, gender, and incarceration in Mexico. My work has appeared in journals like Party Politics, World Politics and Crime, Law and Social Change. Here are some examples of the research I conduct.

My teaching specializes in the intersection of comparative politics and social science methodology. My teaching portfolio spans undergraduate and graduate levels, ranging from the philosophical foundations of epistemology to advanced quantitative techniques. I am particularly excited by research design using observational data. You can read more about my teaching by clicking here.

Before joining UPF, I was a Harper-Schmidt fellow at the Society of Fellows (University of Chicago 2017-2020) and an Assistant Professor at UT-San Antonio (2020-2023). I have a BA in Political Science and International Relations from CIDE (Mexico city, 2009) and a M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science (University of Chicago, 2017).