Expertise
Latin American Politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations, Political Economy of Development
Research Interest
Causes and consequences of violence, organized crime and criminality, dynamics of illicit markets, relation between state actors and illicit and non-state armed actors, democratization, law enforcement. I have also conducted research on the use of referenda in Latin America.
Educational Background
Ph.D., Political Science, Brown University
MA, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, New York University
BA, Political Science, National University of Colombia