About
I study complicated systems by asking what they make possible for people.
I am a researcher and analyst interested in the relationship between technology, institutions, and human capability.
Through-line
My work tends to begin with questions that look technological on the surface but turn out to be institutional and human: Who can participate? What conditions make participation possible? What gets measured, and what disappears when the measurement is too simple?
That has led me across digital inclusion, global development, education, governance, technology policy, and organizational questions. The subjects vary, but the underlying problem is remarkably consistent: understanding how systems translate resources into real opportunities for people.
Background
I came to this work through global management and applied projects before doctoral research. My background spans international education, sustainability strategy, consulting, nonprofit programs, and cross-cultural communication in the United States, Mexico, and Ecuador. Those experiences made me interested not only in whether a system works in theory, but in the conditions that determine what people and institutions can actually do with it.
How I work
I am most comfortable moving between levels of analysis. I like quantitative work that makes broad patterns visible, qualitative work that explains what those patterns mean in practice, and research designs that use each to challenge the assumptions of the other.
I also care about the final mile of research: making the question, evidence, assumptions, and conclusions legible to someone who was not present for the analysis.
What interests me now
I am particularly interested in digital public systems, responsible technology, evidence for policy and program decisions, and the institutional conditions that determine whether technological change expands or constrains human capability.
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