About me
I am an Assistant Professor in the School of Government and Public Administration at Universidad Mayor in Santiago, Chile. I received my Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, Irvine and I hold an M.A. in Political Science from UC Irvine and an M.A. in Communication from Universidad Diego Portales, Chile. I also have a B.A. Political Science from Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Chile.
I study comparative political behavior in Latin America, with a special focus on Chile. My research interests include public opinion, election campaigns, media consumption, and political participation. My current research agenda focuses on the personalization of politics in a comparative perspective, with a special focus on Latin America. I am interested in understanding why candidates personalize their election campaigns, why people look at candidates’ characteristics when making voting decisions, and how election campaigns shape political attitudes and behaviors. I am also interested in understanding people’s political involvement, both online and offline.
I am affiliated with the Centro de Investigación en Sociedad y Salud at Universidad Mayor, the Núcleo Milenio para el Estudio de la Política, Opinión Pública y Medios en Chile (MEPOP), and the Training Data Lab, a research group that focuses on data science applications in social sciences.
