Honored to join the Sixth Inter-American Course on Migration and Protection, organized by @OEA_Derechos and @KelloggInst, with UNHCR and IOM. Presented my paper on Migrant Attitudes in Chile” and moderated a panel with Professors Alex Kustov, Abby Córdova & @gvisconti . 🌎💬✨

I have successfully defended my dissertation! Grateful to my committee: Dr. @gvisconti, Dr. McCann, Dr. Cohen, and Dr. Clark,for their guidance and support! Excited to start as a Postdoc at the Kellogg Institute at Notre Dame, working with Dr. @AbbyCordova0411 Onward! ✨

Check out tomorrow’s #MPSA2025 presentation by @catvegamen @PurdueLibArts #PurduePoliticalScience

Special thanks to @AbbyCordova0411 from @KeoughGlobalND and @OAS_Inclusion for inviting @diegochavesg and me to present key takeaways from our MPI report, “Colombia’s Evolving Approach to Immigrant Integration,” at the Inter-American Course on Migration and Protection.

Thrilled to share that I’m joining @fiu_sipa as a Pre-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Politics and International Relations! Excited for this new chapter, the research ahead, and connecting with the community at FIU 🙌

Had a fantastic two weeks at the Summer School in International Survey Methods at Vanderbilt! Huge thanks to @LAPOP_Lab and Prof. Liz Zechmeister for organizing and to all the professors for their insightful lectures and labs! Grateful for the amazing cohort and new friends!

Grateful for the opportunity to present my paper, "Legacies of Violence: How Does Exposure to Armed Conflict Moderate Hostile Attitudes Towards Migrants? Evidence from Colombia," at @LASACONGRESS . Special thanks to the organizers and panel members. It's great to be home!

Thrilled to have presented at @MPSAnet this weekend, delving into the nexus between Venezuelan migration and local voting patterns in Colombia! Grateful for the engaging discussions and attendees. #MPSA2024

Do demographic changes caused by migration make people more nationalistic? 🚨In a new working paper 🚨, we show how migration increases nationalistic attitudes and later makes people more likely to support the far-right in Chile 🇨🇱 Summary 👇

Excited to be working on my dissertation as a @LifeAtPurdue Bisland Fellow for 2023-24! Grateful to my committee for making this happen! James McCaan, @gvisconti, Ann M. Clark and Natasha T. Duncan! @purduepolsci @PurdueLibArts

Emocionada de presentar los principales resultados del reporte de evaluación institucional que trabaje junto con el equipo LACI en el @MigrationPolicy: “La evolución de los enfoques de integraciones de los inmigrantes en Colombia: un mapeo institucional”.

Had a wonderful time at #ISA, great to be back in Montréal!

@PurdueLibArts Graduate Student @cata_petite will join co-author @skytheacademic in an International Peacekeeping Operations panel discussion #ISA2023 Friday, March 17th at 8:15 a.m. #PurduePoliticalScience

So excited to have passed my prospectus defense! Grateful to a wonderful committee and excited to do some great work!! @kyle_e_haynes @LianaEustacia @gvisconti @MichaelGreig

Coming up this morning! @PurdueLibArts graduate student Catalina Vega Méndez to present on Policies to Effectively Reduce Violent Extremism at #APSA2022! #PurduePoliticalScience #BoilerUp

Building Ikea furniture (with my bf help), managing to get a discount at the auto repair store and driving a U-Haul has been the ultimate initiation to #AdultingAndStuff Forget migrating to another country to do a PhD… instead, try building your own dresser from scratch!

Come see my poster asking what happens when peacekeepers leave later today at my 1st @PolMeth2022! Our prelim results show that PKs increase violence on arrival and spread violence into neighboring cells w/ @ZachMWarner & Douglas B. Atkinson poster here: https://t.co/8Fgkef7seN

Great news - congratulations to @cata_petite and @gvisconti on winning the Maria Braun award for best paper in @RevistaLOP! #poliscitwitter @PurdueLibArts

El presidente Ivan Duque no va a la entrega del informe de la Comisión de La Verdad. Asi fue todo su gobierno. De espaldas a las víctimas, al acuerdo y a la verdad.

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