I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Politics at New York University. My research examines how economic resources are converted into political power and how elite composition and networks shape state development. Across my projects, I study elite incorporation and the consequences of major shocks, including war and land reform, across different institutional settings.
My job market paper examines how established elites managed the political risks of incorporating families enriched by economic expansion in Peru’s República Aristocrática. I show that economically ascendant families gained political access when they were already embedded in elite marriage networks. These ties allowed established elites to incorporate new resources while limiting access to the highest political positions.
My work combines archival research in Peru, Ecuador, and Mexico with original data collection and causal inference. My research has been supported by a National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant and is forthcoming in the Journal of Historical Political Economy and Roots of Underdevelopment, Volume 2. In 2026, I received the Outstanding Teaching Award from the NYU College of Arts and Sciences.
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