I received my undergraduate degree from UCL with honours, studying political theory and mandarin. Throughout my undergraduate degree, I largely focused on Chinese domestic politics, examining Chinese governance strategies through a biopolitical lens.
Having been born and raised in Mexico City, I have shifted my focus to Latin America for my MSc studies, researching how varying effects of corruption on social policy developments can be considered to be mediated through the configuration of polities. Key questions I seek to address include: How do Latin American polities integrate and react to corruption? Which types of political participation (e.g. protest, voting, civic engagement) are fostered by corruption? How do different types of political participation affect social policy dynamics?
Prior to starting my degree at DSPI, I worked as a research analyst for a China-focused policy research group, and as project manager for a youth-led non profit fighting period poverty in Ghana. Since coming to Oxford, I have been selected to work on a UNDP sustainability project, while also contributing to research groups aimed at improving conditions for asylum seekers in the UK.
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