About Me

I am a sociologist and political activist. My research focuses on political economy, sociology of health, labor, and social policy in Latin America. My forthcoming book, The Political Economy of Welfare in Latin America: Universalism Deferred, explores transformations in welfare policy across Latin America in the period 2000-2020, highlighting the role of the balance of class forces and the presence of crises of legitimacy in setting the stage for radical progressive reforms. It also emphasizes the role of market pressure and policy legacies in perpetuating or even widening inequities in social welfare, blocking progress toward universalism. 

I was born in Argentina, where I studied medicine and worked as a physician for several years, before moving to the U.S. and pursuing an academic career. I studied Public Health and Health Policy with Vicente Navarro at Johns Hopkins University, and later completed a PhD in Sociology at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. I am currently an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Rowan University. 

My work has appeared in Latin American Perspectives, International Journal of Health Services, International Journal of Social Welfare, Latin America Research Review, North American Congress of the Americas (NACLA), Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy, and New Politics, among others.

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