About

I am an Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics and Methods in the Department of Political Science at Louisiana State University. I received a Ph.D. in Political Science from Texas A&M University in August 2023 and an M.A. in Political Science from the University of São Paulo in August 2016. Although I am primarily a comparativist, I also study U.S. elections. I believe that connecting Comparative Politics and American Politics can advance research in political science by generating new insights into political behavior and democratic representation.

In my research, I examine political representation in developing and advanced democracies. I use a political economy approach to develop and test theories of electoral politics. I am particularly interested in explaining how political contexts shape the decisions of political elites and the behavior of voters. With this goal in mind, my work investigates the dynamics underlying vote choice, electoral competition, and electoral reform. To study these topics, I develop and refine quantitative methods suited to the questions at hand. 

Currently, I am working on projects examining vote choice, electoral institutions and reform, intraparty competition, partisan realignment, and electoral connections between representatives and their constituencies.