Publications

Conditionally Accepted at Political Science Research Methods.

Forthcoming at Journal of Politics.
Preprint

(2020). Published in The British Journal of Political Science. Winner of ENMISA Outstanding Paper Award.
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(2020). Published in World Politics.
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(2020). Published in The Journal of Politics.
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(2019). Published in Journal of Peace Research. Honorable Mention for JPR’s Nils Petter Gleditsch Article of the Year Award.
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(2019). Published in International Interactions.
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(2019). Published in Journal of Conflict Resolution.
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Ongoing Projects

We provide descriptives on how people who have been deported approach decision-making using data from US deportees in Guatemala.

We test the effects of Colombia’s Reintegration Route with a unique survey of excombatants, focus groups, and interviews.

We test competing theories of vigilantism using observational and experimental data from 18,000 households in Guatemala.

Teaching

I make websites for my courses using Hugo and blogdown. You can look through the courses below and access the source code in my Github.

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ladata - R Package

Collection of political science, economics, and sociology datasets on Latin America

MPP in Guatemala

Endline data collection for a community policing project in Guatemala aimed at improving police-citizen relations, increasing inter-police collaboration, and reducing crime.

Generasi in Indonesia

Impact evaluation of a massive community-driven development project in Indonesia bearing on improving health and education outcomes among mothers and young children.

POLI301 - The Political Science Discipline

Undergraduate methods course emphasizing research design, causality, and programming.

POLI416 - Revolution and Political Violence

Undergraduate course on armed conflict, political upheaval, and violence around the world.

POLI437 - International Relations of Latin America

Undergraduate course on topics in governance, security, and development in Latin America

The LRDP in Colombia

Performance evaluation of a land reform and rural development program in Colombia bearing on restituting victims of the conflict, formalizing land ownership, and increasing institutional capacity.

Policy

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ladata - R Package

Collection of political science, economics, and sociology datasets on Latin America

MPP in Guatemala

Endline data collection for a community policing project in Guatemala aimed at improving police-citizen relations, increasing inter-police collaboration, and reducing crime.

Generasi in Indonesia

Impact evaluation of a massive community-driven development project in Indonesia bearing on improving health and education outcomes among mothers and young children.

POLI301 - The Political Science Discipline

Undergraduate methods course emphasizing research design, causality, and programming.

POLI416 - Revolution and Political Violence

Undergraduate course on armed conflict, political upheaval, and violence around the world.

POLI437 - International Relations of Latin America

Undergraduate course on topics in governance, security, and development in Latin America

The LRDP in Colombia

Performance evaluation of a land reform and rural development program in Colombia bearing on restituting victims of the conflict, formalizing land ownership, and increasing institutional capacity.