I am a DPhil student in Politics at the DPIR, and a member of Green Templeton College. My doctoral research focuses on state efforts to augment territorial control in urban spaces governed by organised criminal groups, and draws on cases from Mexico, Colombia and Brazil. My thesis employs qualitative methods, using data gathered through extensive fieldwork. My thesis relates to several of my core research interests, which include state building, the politics of organised crime, conflict and violence, and sub-national politics.

I am a DPhil candidate in International Relations at the University of Oxford. My doctoral project explores the intersection between the politics of victimhood and peacebuilding, focusing on the experiences of Colombia, Sri Lanka, Sierra Leone, and the United Kingdom in the aftermath of war. My research is being generously funded by the Colombian Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (MinCiencias).