I am Lecturer (Assistant Professor) and Director of the Security Studies Programme in the Department of Political Science at University College London.

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​I work on state building and international conflict with a focus on Latin America. I am the author of Bringing War Back In (Cambridge University Press, 2024). My research has also been published in American Journal of Political Science, International Security, International Studies Quarterly, and Security Studies, among other journals.

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​I received my Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of Notre Dame was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Konstanz and remain a Research Associate at Universidad Torcuato Di Tella.