I am a Fellow at the Barcelona Institute for International Studies (IBEI). I received my PhD in Political Science from the Department of Political Science, McGill University. My PhD dissertation examined the institutional effects of deep preferential trade agreements (PTAs) on firms' and countries' participation in global value chain (GVC) trade. My PhD research was recognized by the UNCTAD & the Academy of International Business Award for Best Research on Investment and Development.
My current research focuses on the international political economy of trade and GVCs, with a particular focus on firms and development. In particular, I work on firm-level supply chain analysis, inequality in access to production networks across countries, and the relationship between FDI and spatial factors such as climate change.
My previous work has been published in academic journals such as the Journal of International Business Policy, Geopolitics, Resources Policy, Canadian Journal of Political Science, and Transnational Corporations. My first book, UNDP’s Engagement with the Private Sector, 1994-2011, was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2014 and examined how and why evolving global norms influence institutional policy change and innovation within international development organizations.
Before joining the IBEI, I was a Research Fellow at the Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance, Princeton University. Previously, I was a Research Fellow at the Warwick Business School and worked as a consultant with UNCTAD's Division on Investment and Enterprise in Geneva.
Education:
Ph.D., Political Science (fields: IR and Comparative Politics), McGill University
M.A. in International Development, School of International Development and Global Studies (SIDGS), University of Ottawa
M.A. in International Affairs (cluster: Global Political Economy), Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA), Carleton University
M.A. and B.A. in International Economics, International University of Kyrgyzstan