EDUCATION
University of Duisburg-Essen & International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS-SPCE), Germany
PhD in Political Science, June 2026 (Successfully Defended)
Thesis: “Having It All—or Nothing at All? The Transnational Political Participation of Children of Turkish Immigrants in Germany and the Netherlands”
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Achim Goerres
University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany
Master of Arts in Development and Governance, September 2020
Thesis: “Governing Without a Consented Definition: The Case of International Circular Migration” Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Christof Hartmann
University Casa Grande, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Relations, December 2017
Thesis: “La Validación de un Instrumento Metodológico Online: Encuestas a Migrantes Ecuatorianos” (The Validation of an Online Methodological Instrument: Survey of Ecuadorian Migrants)
Supervisors: Ph.D. Sebastián Umpierrez de Reguero and Dr. Carol Jara Alba
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
University of Duisburg-Essen – Duisburg, Germany
Scientific Staff Member (Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin) – 2026-present
Contribute to departmental research activities, academic reporting, and administrative coordination.
Lecturer of Politics and Institutions in Latin America from a Comparative Perspective. Supervisor of students’ bachelor theses.
Universidad Casa Grande, Ecuador
Assistant to the Sub-Dean of the Faculty of Political Science and Administration, 01-2022 / 02-2022
La Caracola Editores – Remote
Book Chapter Reviewer 06/2021 – 07-2021
-Reviewed the articles “Populism and female leadership in Ecuador” and “Political elite and instability. The case of the Ecuadorian elite “, which are part of the book “Populism and Political Behavior in Ecuador”
E.dúcate Foundation, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Social Responsibility and Corporate Relations Coordinator, 2018 – 2019
-Managed the cooperation between our institution and other civil, governmental, and private institutions.
Anaimas Consultancy
Researcher in Political Communication, 2016-2017
University Casa Grande, Guayaquil, Ecuador Teaching Assistant, 2018
-Course: Guardianship of Human Rights
Assistant to Nathalie Arias, Legislative Staffer in the National Assembly 2015-2017
-Executed the transcription of legislative sessions.
-Delivered reports and briefs on requested public policy proposals and topical themes.
Universidad Casa Grande, Guayaquil, Ecuador Teaching Assistant, 2016
-Course: Political Theory I
Universidad Casa Grande, Guayaquil, Ecuador Research Assistant, 2015-2016
-Intern at the Research Department
RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS AND INTERNSHIPS
University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 2024
One-month research stay under Prof. Dr. Liza Mügge, conducting qualitative fieldwork related to doctoral research
University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan Summer Internship Program (UTSIP), 2017
-Worked under the direction of Professor Onuki Motoharu, who is in the Division of Environmental Studies of the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences
HONORS AND AWARDS
Helmut-Schmidt-Programme, 2019
Master’s Scholarships for Public Policy and Good Governance from the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD).
Emerging Leaders of the Americas Program, 2014 Scholarship from the Canadian government for studies abroad.
Ecuador Biodiverse Essay Writing Contest, Universidad Casa Grande, 2013
First Place: 70% scholarship for undergraduate studies.
PUBLICATIONS
Umpierrez de Reguero, Sebastián; Jara-Alba, Carol; Cassis Jurado, Adriana (2016). Ecuador, Women and Legislative Representation (1979-2015), Revista Enfoques: Ciencia Política y Administración Pública, XIV(24),13-40.
CONGRESSES AND CONFERENCES (Selected)
2026 Dreiländertagung (DVPW, ÖGPW, SVPW), Friedrichshafen, Germany
Paper Presenter: Patterns of Political Engagement among Immigrant-Origin Citizens: Comparing Germany and the Netherlands
2025 5th Networking Meeting of the DeZIM Research Group “Gender, Migration and the Welfare State” (DeZIM Workshop Series), Duisburg, Germany
Paper Presenter: “Gendered Political Participation of Immigrants in Germany and the Netherlands: A Mixed Methods Approach to the Turkish Immigrant Population”
2025 Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie, Duisburg, Germany
Poster Presenter: “Transnational Political Practices of Turkish Immigrant Descendants in Germany and the Netherlands: A Mixed Methods Analysis”
2025 International Migration Research Network (IMISCOE) Annual Conference, Paris, France and Online
Paper Presenter: “Transnational Political Practices of Turkish Immigrants and their Children in Germany and the Netherlands”
2025 European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) Joint Sessions of Workshops, Prague, Czech Republic
Paper Presenter: “Gendered Political Participation of Immigrants in Germany and the Netherlands: A Mixed Methods Approach to the Turkish Immigrant Population”
2024 European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) General Conference, Dublin, Ireland
Paper Presenter: “Discrimination, Identity, and Political Participation: A Study of Turkish Origin Immigrants and their Descendants in Germany and the Netherlands”
2018 Congreso Internacional de Ciencias Sociales, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Paper Presenter: “El transnacionalismo político en Internet: evaluando una encuesta online sobre votación en el exterior” with Dr. Sebastián Umpierrez de Reguero.
LANGUAGES
Spanish: Native
English: C1
German: Level B2
French: Level A1