I am a political scientist from Peru specializing in resource governance, informality, and comparative political economy, with a regional focus on the Andes. My research explores how informal workers, particularly those working with natural resources—such as small-scale miners, coca leaf growers, loggers, and fishers—organize and negotiate with the state.
My new projects examine when and how social movements around extractive industries – such as mining, oil and gas companies – influence policy enforcement.
Beyond academia, I have worked extensively with policymakers and communities across Peru, Bolivia, and Colombia on projects related to mining supply chains, mining formalization, and coexistence plans for small-scale and large-scale mining. Earlier in my career, I led a child rights organization for over five years.
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Sciences at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Prior to coming to PUCP, I was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Inter-American Policy and Research at Tulane University. I hold a PhD from the University of British Columbia.