I am a Ph.D Candidate 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 institutions influence racial heterogeneity among Latinos in the United States and its implications for political attitudes and behaviors.

I earned my MA in Political Science at The Pennsylvania State University and my BA in Political Science at 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