I am a Ph.D Student in Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles, with concentrations in Race, Ethnicity, and Politics, American Politics, and Methodology. My research analyzes how Latinos’ racial identification influences their political attitudes, behavior, and pathways to incorporation. I analyze survey data and design experiments to study questions about ideology, party identification, candidate support, and racial discrimination.

My dissertation applies this approach to study how intitutions influence racial heterogeneity among Latinos in the United States and its implications for political attitudes and behaviors. I also study how a significant share of Latinos and their descendants are leaving their Latino identification behind and self-classifying as non-Hispanic white, as well as the political implications of this shift.

I earned my MA in Political Science at The Pennsylvania State University and my BA in Political Scienceat the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras. I have also studied discrimination patterns against Puerto Ricans in the housing market in Puerto Rico. My articles have been published in The Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics.

Interests

• Race, Ethnicity, and Politics
• Latino Political Behavior
• Discrimination
• Public Opinion
• Puerto Rican Politics

Education

Ph.D in Political Science, Expected 2026
University of California, Los Angeles

MA in Political Science, 2020
The Pennsylvania State University

BA in Political Science, 2018
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras