I am a fourth-year Political Science Ph.D. student at the University of Washington in Seattle interested in Environmental Politics. My research explores the political economy of critical minerals supply chains, concerning their fundamental role in the development of renewable sources of energy and enabling a just transition. I am also interested in non-profits research, particularly their involvement in social and energy/climate justice issues.
I am a fellow of UW’s Center for Environmental Politics, and I held the position of Graduate Chair of its Colloquium Series during the Academic Year 2024-25.
My research has been recognized with fellowships by UW’s Clean Energy Institute, the Oxford - Penn Social Impact Doctoral Program, and awards by the Renewable Energy Scholarship Foundation, and APSA’s Fund for Latino Scholarship. I was also part of the first cohort of Resources for the Future Critical Minerals Research Lab between 2024 and 2025.
I hold a B.A. in Political Science from Universidad Nacional de Colombia (2014) and an M.Sc. in Public Policy from University College London (2019), which I completed thanks to a Chevening Scholarship funded by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Before my doctoral studies, I worked as a program and project manager at various Non-Governmental Organizations in South America, where I promoted transparency and responsible practices in the extractive sector.
Please feel free to contact me if you would like to know more about my work or discuss potential collaborations.