2017
Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Texas at Austin
Comparative Politics · International Relations · Methods
Comparative Politics · International Relations · Methods
Education
Major Publications
Book
Why Informal Workers Organize: Contentious Politics, Enforcement, and the State. Oxford University Press.★ Winner, 2023 Riker Prize (APSA); honorable mention, LASA
2025
“Anti-transgender legislation and needs of transgender Floridians, 2018–2024.” American Journal of Public Health
2024
“Activists, Parties, and the Expansion of Trans Rights in Bolivia.” Comparative Politics
2021
“COVID-19 in Bolivia: The Intersection of Poverty and Unprotected Work.” The Lancet Global Health
2019
“Do Political Finance Reforms Reduce Corruption?” British Journal of Political Science
2017
“Disobedient Markets: Street Vendors, Enforcement, and State Intervention in Collective Action.” Comparative Political Studies★ CPS Best Article Award; Alexander George Best Article Award
Full publication list on the Articles page (live from ORCID).
Grants
SSHRC
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
NIH
CFAR Supplement Award — PASSPORT Study (Principal Investigator)
Other
Williams Institute Global Grant; Hampton Faculty Grant; Provost's Research Awards; APSA Centennial Research Award
Teaching
Fields
Comparative politics, research methods
Courses
Qualitative Methods · Queer Politics · Political Economy of Development · Introduction to Comparative Politics · Social Movements · Activism · Advanced Statistics · Scope & Methods
Languages
Fluent
English (native) · Spanish (DELE-certified) · Portuguese (ACTFL-certified)
Other
Aymara (intermediate); Guarani, French, and Quechua (studied)