I received my Ph.D. in Social Welfare Policy from Columbia University, a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard University and a B.A in Economics and Sociology from Northwestern University. I was a postdoctoral fellow at the Columbia Population Research Center and at Cornell University’s Department of Policy Analysis and Management. Before getting my MPP I worked as a political pollster in California. I also worked as a policy analyst evaluating various social policy programs at a research think tank (RTI) before getting my Ph.D. Although I study U.S. social policy, my perspective is informed by my background. I am half-Spanish and I have had the privilege of living in many different countries - England, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium and Italy. 

My full CV is available here.