I am a professor investigador in CIDE’s Division of International Affairs and a professor de cátedra at the School of Social Sciences and Government at Tecnológico de Monterrey’s Mexico City campuses.
My research examines how local institutions and other agents of socialization, including AI, interact to shape the development and stability of political attitudes—especially among religious, ethnic, and racial minorities and far-right or far-left voters.
I also investigate why local policymaking and implementation succeed or fail through the lens of public opinion research. My work finds that voters’ and street-level bureaucrats’ preconceived notions, along with information they receive from local agents of socialization and algorithmically curated news, shape policy outcomes in many cities and communities.
