Graduate Student

Research Interests

  • Comparative Political Behavior
  • Political Communication
  • Affective Polarization

Education

  • M.A. Latin American Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • B.A. International Relations, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos
  • Geneva School of Diplomacy (study abroad)

Grants

  • Lemann Center for Brazilian Studies Graduate Fellowship (2024-2026)
  • Schroeder Summer Fellow (Cline Center for Advanced Social Research, 2025)
  • Tinker Foundation Fellowship (2023, 2024, 2025)

     

Awards and Honors

List of Teachers Ranked as "Excellent" by Their Students, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, and Spring 2021, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

 

Courses Taught

Instructor:

PS 230: Introduction to Political Research

PS 348: Politics of the European Union

Grader:

PS 348: Government and Politics in Western Europe

Teaching Assistant:

LAST 170: Introduction to Latin American Studies

LAS 100: Success in LAS for International Students

LAS 390: Leadership and Professional Development