My research is published in Sociology of Race and Ethnicity, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Qualitative Sociology, American Behavioral Scientist, Social Currents, and City & Community, among others. It has received awards from the American Sociological Association, Society for the Study of Social Problems, Latin American Studies Association, Brazilian Studies Association, and International Studies Association. I have appeared in media outlets like The New York Times, The Huffington Post, and Clarín. My research has been funded by the Fulbright Commission, P.E.O. International, and the U.S. Department of Education, among others.

I earned a PhD in Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin, with a Doctoral Portfolio in African and African Diaspora Studies. I am a former Fulbright Fellow and P.E.O. Scholar. At UT-Austin, I was a Graduate Fellow of the Urban Ethnography Lab, and an Affiliate of the Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice. Before joining UW, I was a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Center for Inter-American Policy & Research at Tulane University. I earned a BA in Latin American and Latino/a Studies from Vassar College. Before pursuing my PhD, I lived, worked, and conducted research in Buenos Aires, Argentina with the support of a Maguire Fellowship.