2005, Ph.D., Government, University of Texas at Austin
1998, M.A., Latin American and Caribbean Studies, New York University
1995, B.A., Political Science, International Relations, University of Wisconsin-Madison
1994-1995, International Study Abroad Program, Universidad Complutense, Madrid
- International Studies 200 - INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS
- International Studies 273 - GOVT & POLITCS OF LATN AMERICA
- International Studies 274 - ISSUES: INTER-AMERICAN RELATNS
- International Studies 421 - DEMOCRATIZATN IN WORLD POLITCS
- International Studies 475 - SENIOR TUTORIAL
- International Studies 495 - HONORS TUTORIAL
Peer-reviewed Articles
“Framing Violence: Argentina’s Gender Gap,” International Feminist Journal of Politics (December 2006).
“The Political Potential of Civil Society: Advocating for Freedom of Information in Argentina,” The Latin Americanist (Spring 2006).
Book Chapters
“Trafficking and the International Market in Women and Girls.” In Women of the World: Women and Politics in Comparative Perspective, ed. Marian L. Palley and Joyce Gelb, forthcoming.
Other Publications
Review of The Dubious Link: Civic Engagement and Democratization, by Ariel C. Armony (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2004). In Latin American Politics and Society (Fall 2005).




