Degrees

• Currently: Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, Comparative Politics, Latin America
• 2010: M.A. (in passing), Vanderbilt University, Political Science
• 2007: BA, Kennesaw State University, International Affairs, Modern Language and Culture

Research Area

• Public Opinion and Political Behavior in Latin America

Current Research

• Electoral Behavior in Colombia

Biography

I am a fifth year graduate student in the Department of Political Science at Vanderbilt University. Additionally, I am affiliated with the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) and a research associate within Vanderbilt's Institute for Coffee Studies. My interests lie in comparative politics of Latin America with a research focus on public opinion and political behavior and state-society relations within the region. My dissertation seeks to understand the influence of the Colombian National Coffee Federation on mass behaviors and attitudes. For more information see my curriculum vita.