Doctora en Ciencia Política de la Universidad de Wisconsin – Madison. Profesora asociada del Departamento de Ciencias Políticas de Amherst College, Massachusetts, EE.UU.
Her research focuses on the relationship between China and Latin America, particularly how economic relations with China influence global public opinion toward this global power. Previously, she has published research on China’s domestic politics, decentralization, and welfare state policies.
Her book, Local Politics and Social Policy in China: Let Some Get Healthy First (Cambridge, 2022), propone que las dinámicas locales producen variación de las políticas sociales en diversas provincias de China.
Her previous publications appear in World Development, The China Quarterly, Journal of Chinese Governance, International Political Science Review, and Studies in International Comparative Development, among others.