I completed my Ph.D. in  Political Science at the University of California Los Angeles in June of 2021. As a graduate student, I was actively involved in conducting research as a part of UCLA’s Latino Policy and Politics Initiative. I also worked on the Biden campaign in 2020 as a polling analyst.

After completing my Ph.D. in 2021, I moved to Austin Texas, and was a part of the inaugural Provost‘s Early Career Fellows postdoctoral program. In 2024, I conducted research for the Harris campaign on Latino voter outreach. I am currently an assistant professor in Mexican American and Latina/o Studies, where I teach courses on Latino identity, the Census, voting rights, and immigration policy.