BIOGRAPHY
For fall 2008 - spring 2010, I am serving as the Burton Postdoctoral Fellow at St. Joseph's University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.) I earned my Ph.D. in May 2008 from the Department of History at the University of Texas at Austin where I specialized in the study of medieval and early modern Spain, transatlantic migration, and religious minorities under Islamic and Catholic rule (in particular, conversos and Jews.)
Relying on my specialized training in Spanish paleography and Spanish and Portuguese language expertise, I conducted research in over 25 local, ecclesiastical, provincial, and national archives in Spain, Mexico, and the United States for my dissertation. I am the fortunate recipient of several research fellowships and awards, including ones provided by the Mellon Foundation, Council for European Studies, Spanish Ministry of Culture, UT-Austin College of Liberal Arts, UT-Austin Department of History, and UT-Austin Medieval Studies Program.
Prior to returning to the university, I worked for eight years in the public sector, including research and consulting positions at the Institute for the Future, the Texas Legislature, and MGT of America. Lastly, I hold a Bachelor of Arts in the Humanities from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Public Policy from the University of California at Berkeley, and I am a PPIA Fellow of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation.
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