Research

My dissertation examines the political geography of critical state infrastructures, with a focus on the Maya Train mega-project in Southeast Mexico. More broadly, I am interested in exploring the lived experiences and localized effects of global geopolitical processes through the use of participatory and community-based methods. Another research project examines the territorialization of ocean spaces and bridges critical geopolitics, international political economy, and the International Law of the Sea.

Grants & Awards

2024              Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship

2023              UCLA Geography Research Travel Grant

2023              Travel Grant from the American Association of Geographers

2021-2023     “la Caixa” Foundation Fellowship

2022               Taiwan in the World Chinese Language Fellowship, Asia Pacific Center

2021               UCLA Summer Mentored Research Fellowship (SMRF)

2020               UCLA Department of Geography Irene W. Eng Travel Grant

2019-2021      Fulbright Scholar, U.S.-Spain Fulbright Commission

Advisors

Adam Moore (co-advisor)

Shaina Potts (co-advisor)

John Agnew

Jason de León (Department of Anthropology)