Research
Peer-Reviewed Publications
The ‘Tough-on-Crime’ Left: Race, Gender, and Elections of Law-and-Order Democrats, with Leah Christiani, Research & Politics, 2024.
Progressive Ideology and Support for Punitive Crime Policy: Evidence from Brazil and Argentina, Comparative Political Studies, 2023.
- Covered in The Washington Post
- Prothro Award for Best Graduate Student Paper, UNC Political Science (2023)
Who is to Blame? Youth Crime and Attribution of Responsibility in Urban Mexico, with Omar García-Ponce, Vivian Bronsoler, Elisa Lavore, & Shahriar Kibriya, The Journal of Criminal Justice, 2023. [Replication Archive]
- Covered in El Diario de Juárez and EGAP (Evidence in Governance and Politics)
State-Level Citizen Response to COVID-19 Containment Measures in Brazil and Mexico, with Claire Dunn. The Journal of Politics in Latin America, 2021.
- Covered in The Washington Post
- Best Paper Award, Subnational Politics and Society Section, LASA (2022)
Political Engagement and Crime Victimization: A Causal Analysis, Revista Latinoamericana de Opinión Publica, 2021.
Book Project
Uniformed Representation: The Electoral Rise of Law Enforcement Officers in Democratic Brazil (Book conference to be held Spring 2026)
- Best Dissertation in Human Rights Award, Human Rights Section, APSA (2025)
Working Papers
The Legacy of Mexico’s Drug War on Youth Political Attitudes, with Omar García-Ponce, [Working Paper][Appendix], R&R at BJPS
- Published as a UNU-WIDER Working Paper (2023)
The Public Security Issue Area [Working Paper], R&R at PRQ
- Pi Sigma Alpha/Malcolm Jewell Best Graduate Student Paper Award, SPSA (2023)
- Honorable Mention for the Qualitative Evidence Award, QMMR Section, APSA (2025)
Institutional Accountability and Support for Democracy: Evidence from a Natural Experiment, with Nicolás de la Cerda and Ayelén Vanegas, [Working Paper], Under Review
- Covered in Lawfare, O Estado de São Paulo, and A Folha de São Paulo
(Mis)Perceptions of Crime and Welfare Attitudes: Evidence from Public Housing in Brazil, with Ayelén Vanegas [Pre-Analysis Plan]
When Doctors Govern: The Impact of Medical Mayors on Public Health in Brazil, with Giancarlo Visconti
In Progress
Music, Organized Crime, and Government Censorship: The Case of Narcocorridos in Mexico, with Marco Alcocer
Economic Mobility, Gender, and Criminal Behavior: Evidence from Mexico, with Omar García-Ponce and Elena Barham
Can Religious Appeals Counteract Punitive Criminal Justice Preferences? Evidence from a Harmonized Experiment among Christians, with Samuel Schmitt & Lucas Borba
Built on the Edge: Public Housing and the Politics of Urban Inequality in Brazil, with Ayelén Vanegas, Karin Kuhnen Vervuurt, and Diego Romero
Isabel Laterzo-Tingley, Ph.D. 