Research

My research encompasses three main strands: (1) the role of schooling and work-based learning in shaping students’ trajectories and transitions into the labor market; (2) the ways in which education influences individuals’ sense of identity and the formation of attitudes—particularly those related to civic engagement; and (3) the impact of career intentions, work environments, and organizational structures on the development and effectiveness of early childhood education (ECE) professionals. Across these strands, I apply advanced quantitative and computational methods—including causal inference, item response theory, and natural language processing—and integrate multimodal (text and image-based) as well as longitudinal data.

Publications

Please see my cv

Works in Progress

• (Under analysis) Internship job postings, skills, and tasks.
• (In preparation) Civic Online Reasoning during College.
• (In preparation) The relationship between co-ops structure and employment outcomes.
• (Under review) The effect of the 1994 educational reform on attitudes towards Indigenous and Afrodescendientes in Mexico.

Updates

• (Recently published at Early Childhood Research Quarterly (open access), with Marisa Schlieber, Elizabeth Pufall-Jones, and Abby Copeman-Petig)
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