Cornell University

I am Professor of Government and Public Policy at Cornell University. My research and teaching interests include a variety of topics related to political and economic development in Latin America. Currently, my research focuses on three main areas: 1) the militarization of law enforcement, 2) the attitudes of economic elites, and 3) taxation and state capacity. I served four years as Cornell’s Associate Vice Provost for International Affairs and currently serve as interim Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Cornell’s Brooks School of Public Policy.