"The opposite of poverty is not wealth; the opposite of poverty is justice." – Bryan Stevenson

Welcome to my new site, where I post about my research.
I’m an interdisciplinary scholar. Outside my busy day job, I maintain an active research agenda. My research interests and expertise include Latino politics and voting rights, immigration policy and politics, health equity, and state and local public policy. Although I currently live in western Washington, I spent most of my career in the Yakima Valley and continue to focus much of my research there.