Very happy and grateful to learn that my dissertation was awarded the APSA Human Rights Section Best Dissertation Award. Great motivation to keep working on the book & another round of fieldwork in Brazil this summer

Re-election means voters can hold elected officials accountable, but can it be effective where criminal groups shape local politics? In my new article in @BJPolS, I show that in high-crime areas of Mexico, re-election did not boost accountability, but increased collusion instead.

Today we are sharing our conversation with @o_garcia_ponce and co-author @IsabelLaterzo about their paper, “Who is to Blame? Youth Crime and Attribution of Responsibility in Urban Mexico”. Check it out: https://t.co/VAGS1ccEJO

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The deadline to apply to our workshop @UTAustin on democratic resilience and backsliding (broadly construed) in Latin America is tomorrow, 10/15! Please consider submitting your work.

The 7th annual Texas Economics of Crime Workshop (TxECW) will be held in Austin, TX April 10-11, 2026 Organized by @DrJPCunningham, Cody Tuttle, and me Submissions due December 5 Link to submit: https://t.co/o8AY3wROP9 ✨We are looking forward to seeing your papers!✨

Submit your paper to the Building Democratic Resilience workshop at @TheLBJSchool —March 6, 2026. Organized by @IsabelLaterzo & me. We’re seeking work on democracy, backsliding, institutions, and civic engagement. Deadline: Oct 15 👉 https://t.co/JeyQkqFTHt”

Exciting news! We are hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Public Policy. Focus areas: environmental policy, international development, or poverty. Link: https://t.co/4gSFNle932 Submission Deadline: November 3, 2025. Don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions.

A reminder to apply to our workshop on dem resistance/backsliding -- including attitudes, institutions, etc (very broadly construed!) -- in LatAm at @TheLBJSchool by 10/15! Details below 👇

Why would anyone pay taxes where disasters strike, gangs rule and the state barely functions? Our work in Haiti shows that amid crisis, the affluent support taxation through social recognition and trusted intermediaries (@SarahBerens27) @WorldDevJournal

🤔 Do surveys exaggerate democratic support due to social desirability bias (SDB)? ➡️ Using survey-mode variation & list experiments in 24 countries, @PCMagalhaes & @AarslewLaurits find no evidence that SDB inflates democratic attitudes https://t.co/FeI2qYqLxy #FirstView

Super excited about hosting this workshop @TheLBJSchool @UTAustin with Diego! Please apply by 10/15, and see below for more details

🚨New Pub in @PolBehavior🚨 How do traumatic events impact trust in govt? Developing & validating new short form measures of posttraumatic stress & growth across 5 surveys, I test relationships b/w PTS, PTG, & trust in federal, state, and local govt

We are hiring! Not on the search committee, but happy to chat if you want to learn more about the LBJ School. The past year has been wonderful, and it is a great (and growing) community of awesome people.

📢 New Issue! Legislative Studies Quarterly, Vol. 50, Issue 2: Congress Speaks: Survey Insights in the Study of Latin American Legislators 🧵 This special issue uses survey data to explore how Latin American legislators think, act, and respond to shifting political institutions

Breaking News: Brazil ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to wear an ankle bracelet, defying President Trump’s demands to drop his case.

Rather predictably, Trump's brazen interference into Brazil's domestic affairs has produced a rally-round-the flag effect that will probably help the Lula government and complicate the electoral prospects of pro-Bolsonaro politicians

My article is now out in Comparative Political Studies (FirstView)! @cps_journal After civil wars, militias don’t always undermine governance. Some are repurposed to improve public goods and support marginalized communities. https://t.co/2XmPHjzv8O

For today's spotlight, we are highlighting work by @o_garcia_ponce and @IsabelLaterzo. Read more about their paper, “Who is to Blame? Youth Crime and Attribution of Responsibility in Urban Mexico” at https://t.co/SWdVMJgmDl

Super excited this is out in @PolBehavior w/ #ArielWhite #MelissaMichelson #SamRoth & #NewJerseyInstitue4SocialJustice "Getting out the (newly enfranchised) vote: Encouraging Voter Registration After Rights Restoration" 1/6 https://t.co/mEURkMQwBq

Check out our latest, led by grad student @AllisonVerrilli! She’s on the market and she’s a star ⭐️ #HookEm