Currently Projects

• • Narratives of Survival: Exploring IPV in Rural Michoacán and the Global Response
    Book project based on ethnographic fieldwork in rural Mexico, examining the disconnect between global IPV intervention frameworks and local realities.

  • Invisible Barriers: IPV Among People with Disabilities
    A qualitative study exploring help-seeking behaviors and resource access for survivors of IPV with disabilities in the U.S.

  • Victimization of Latina Domestic and Farm Workers
    This project documents the experiences of Latina workers in domestic and agricultural labor, focusing on coercion, harassment, and institutional neglect.

  • Sexual Assault Resource Awareness Survey
    A national survey focused on measuring awareness and accessibility of sexual assault resources, particularly among underserved populations.

Past Projects

• Gender, Economics, and Education in Michoacán
  Investigating how gender norms and financial expectations shape parents’ decisions to support children’s educational trajectories in rural Mexican communities.

• Help-Seeking Among Latine Immigrant IPV Survivors
  Multi-year project examining formal and informal support-seeking patterns among immigrant survivors of IPV during periods of heightened anti-immigrant sentiment.

UCI Initiative to End Family Violence Presentation

• Sexual Assault Case-Handling Practices in the U.S.
  Comparative study of how U.S. law enforcement and prosecutors handle sexual assault cases relative to evidence-based best practices.

  • RAND Corporation Presentation

• Lethal vs. Non-Lethal IPV Case Comparison
  A mixed-methods analysis identifying risk factors and intervention gaps across fatal and non-fatal IPV cases.

• Recovery from Severe Mental Illness in Mexico City
  Based on interviews with mental health professionals, this study explores culturally specific conceptions of psychiatric recovery and relapse.

• COVID-19 Narrative Project: Essential Workers in Orange County
  Documenting the lived experiences of essential workers during the early pandemic, with attention to health, housing, and labor precarity.

• Life During COVID-19 in Rural Mexico
  Qualitative study examining how the pandemic disrupted daily life, economies, and local care networks in rural Michoacán.

UCI Law & Ethnography Lab

I am also a member of the UCI Law & Ethnography Lab.