Education

As a first-generation American and college graduate, I have achieved many firsts. Among them is being the first in my family to gain entrance to university. I earned a Bachelor’s of Arts in Psychology (and a minor in Political Science) from the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle, Washington. I am also the first to earn a PhD in my family. My PhD from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) is in Political Science. As a graduate of two of the top universities in the US and in the world, and now as a professor, I know what it takes to start and complete a dissertation.

Experience

I have 12 years of experience in higher education. Currently, I am a professor, and I teach courses in Political Science and International Studies. During my time in academia, I have guided many students through the stages of a graduate thesis and dissertation. I have extensive experience with one-on-one mentoring at various stages of the research development process, from structuring idea generation to teaching how to develop research proposals, including refining the research question, literature review, theory, and data collection. I have an easy-going personality, but I’m driven to help graduate students complete their dissertations.

I specialize in empirical research projects (quantitative or qualitative) in the social sciences.