Welcome! I am an Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at George Washington University. Before joining GW, I was an Assistant Professor at the University of California, Davis, and a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Global Development (CGD). I am also an active member of the Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP) network and an Invited Researcher at J-PAL. I hold a Ph.D. in Political Science from New York University and a B.A. in Politics and Public Administration from El Colegio de México.
I study the causes and consequences of contemporary forms of criminal and political violence, ranging from drug-dealing street gangs to armed rebellions to transnational organized crime groups. While my regional expertise is in Latin America, my broader research on intrastate organized violence has examined Maoist violence in India and armed rebellions and political repression in Africa. Methodologically, my work combines quantitative approaches to causal inference—including both experimental and quasi-experimental designs—with survey methods, qualitative interviews, archival research, and intensive fieldwork.
My work has appeared in the American Journal of Political Science, the American Political Science Review, the Journal of the European Economic Association, the Journal of Peace Research, Political Science Research and Methods, and World Politics, among other journals. It has also received mentions in The Washington Post, Bloomberg, Slate, Time, and various other media outlets. This research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the United States Agency for International Development, UNU-WIDER, and several other grant awards. To view my publications, visit my Research page or Google Scholar profile.
Contact
Monroe Hall
2115 G St. NW, Room 406
Washington, DC 20052
garciaponce@gwu.edu