Welcome!

I am a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at Stony Brook University. I study political psychology, with a focus on group identity, public opinion, and political behavior.

My dissertation examines how, in Latin America, the most durable mass political identity is left–right ideology, as it outlasts unstable parties and leaders, organizing attitudes and behavior. 

I also study how direct and vicarious real-world experiences (e.g., violence, climate change, immigration, and corruption) influence people's behavior and opinions.