I am an assistant professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at The University of Chicago. For the 2025-2026 academic year, I am on leave as a W. Glenn Campbell and Rita Ricardo-Campbell National Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. I received my PhD in politics from New York University.

My research interests lie at the intersection of Political Economy, Comparative Politics and Development, with a regional focus on the Americas and a methodological emphasis on Formal Political Theory.

My current research uses game theory to study strategic interactions between organized criminal groups, citizens, and the state and how these interactions affect and are affected by violent conflict, state capacity, security policies, anti-corruption policies, and foreign aid. I also have an ongoing empirical research agenda on the Political Economy of Ecuador and Haiti.

My work has been published in the Journal of Politics. 

You can access my CV here.