PhD in Law and Political Science from University of Barcelona, Master's degree in public administration and Bachelor´s degree in International Relations, both by Tecnológico de Monterrey.
Assistant professor at the Department of Political Science & International Relations at Escuela de Ciencias Sociales y Gobierno, Tecnológico de Monterrey.
Former international visiting fellow at the Barrett & O'connor Washington Center from Arizona State University in Washington DC, as well as at the Sapienza Università di Roma, in Rome. Member of the American Political Science Association, the Mexican International Studies Association, the Network of Researchers on North America (REDAN) and the Permanent Seminar on Canadian Studies.
Areas of research: US and Canadian politics, US national security and immigration policy, and the International Refugee Protection Regime.