Welcome! I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Political Science Department at the University of California, Los Angeles, concentrating in International Relations and Political Methodology. In 2019-2020, I will be a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance at Princeton University.
My research concerns the role of institutions in newly transitioned democracies, particularly in Latin America. In my dissertation, I consider compliance outcomes with rulings of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. In particular, I focus on non-compliance resulting from capacity constraints and the domestic political incentives to avoid confronting the abuses of past military dictatorships. Beyond my work on compliance, I am also interested in the consequences of institutional and legal designs on state behavior.
I received my B.A. from the University of Virginia in 2013, where I majored in Classics and Political Philosophy, Policy, and Law.
My research concerns the role of institutions in newly transitioned democracies, particularly in Latin America. In my dissertation, I consider compliance outcomes with rulings of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. In particular, I focus on non-compliance resulting from capacity constraints and the domestic political incentives to avoid confronting the abuses of past military dictatorships. Beyond my work on compliance, I am also interested in the consequences of institutional and legal designs on state behavior.
I received my B.A. from the University of Virginia in 2013, where I majored in Classics and Political Philosophy, Policy, and Law.
