About

I am a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Princeton University Program in Latin American Studies and Lecturer in Latin American Studies. I also hold a 2025-2026 Hans J. Morgenthau Fellowship at the Notre Dame International Security Center. I completed my Ph.D. in Political Science at Boston University in Summer 2025. While at Boston University, I was a Global China Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Global Development Policy Center and a Graduate Student Affiliate of the Center for Innovation in Social Science.

My research lies at the intersection of international relations and comparative politics and explores the links between great power competition and global development. Empirically, I examine the causes and consequences of growing political, diplomatic, and economic links between Latin America and China. My dissertation analyzed the region’s foreign policies for navigating US-China competition, with particular attention to the role of domestic politics and discourse. My theoretical work contributes to literature on the role and agency of smaller states in the international system, specifically in the context of great power competition.

Prior to the Ph.D., I researched economic development policies for the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean in Santiago, Chile and studied global development in Uruguay and Argentina. I earned my Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in International Affairs from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.