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Born and raised in the tropical city of Guayaquil, Ecuador. Today a proud resident of the vibrant city of Köln.

Successfully defended my dissertation, “Having It All—or Nothing at All? The Transnational Political Participation of Children of Turkish Immigrants in Germany and the Netherlands” on June 29, 2026. I conducted this doctoral project as part of the IMPRS-SPCE program, which I joined in 2022.

Alongside my PhD, I hold an M.A. in Development and Governance from the University of Duisburg-Essen (Germany) and a B.A. in Political Science and International Relations from Universidad Casa Grande (Ecuador).

Before starting my PhD studies, I cultivated diverse academic and non-academic experiences. This includes working as a research assistant at IDOS and a summer research internship in 2017 at the University of Tokyo. In 2014, I spent a semester abroad at the University of New Brunswick in Canada. Beyond academia, my professional journey extends into political communication in private industry and coordinating positions in NGOs, where I’ve acquired a diverse skill set that I’ve integrated into my research projects.

This mix of professional and academic experiences has shaped my intellectual curiosity and given me project management skills as well as the ability to comfortably move across different stakeholders.

Outside of work, you’ll find me cooking or baking, but also very likely working on a puzzle while binge-watching 2000s TV shows.