Welcome! I am a Distinguished Researcher (EMERGIA excellence program of the Andalusian Regional Government) at the Department of Economics (THE) at the University of Málaga (UMA). In the past, I was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institutions and Political Economy Research Group at the University of Barcelona (UB) and an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Munich (LMU). I joined the Government Department at Harvard University and the University of Nottingham as a visiting researcher. I received my PhD in Political Science and Statistics and my M.A. (Political Science, Sociology, Statistics) from the LMU Munich.

My research interests lie in the statistical modeling of political behavior and preference formation. I have specialized in categorical data analysis and discrete choice modeling as well as policy-based voting and party competition.

My work is published in European Economic Review, Political Analysis, Statistical Modelling, Statistical Methods & Applications, West European Politics, Journal of Choice Modelling, and Survey Research Methods, among other venues, and has received the Political Analysis Editors' Choice Article Award.