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Staff

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Center for Global Democracy's staff comprises 12 talented professionals with extensive training and experience in grant-driven international survey research.    

This diverse team collaborates with affiliated faculty, postdocs, students, and partners across Latin America and the Caribbean.

 

 

 

Rubi Arana Rubi Esmeralda Arana
Senior Research Program Manager
B.A. in Computer Science, Central American
University José Simeón Cañas, El Salvador
E-mail: rubi.e.arana@vanderbilt.edu
Fernanda headshot Maria Fernanda Boidi
Director of Fieldwork & Regional Partnerships
Co-Team Leader for Center for Global Democracy Uruguay
Ph.D. in Political Science, Vanderbilt University
E-mail: fernanda.boidi@vanderbilt.edu
Dr. Castorena Oscar Castorena
Senior Statistician and Online Research Lead
Ph.D. in Political Science, Vanderbilt University
E-mail: oscar.castorena@vanderbilt.edu
Sofia Colby Sofia Colby
Administrative Specialist
B.A. in Communication, Texas A&M University
E-mail: sofia.q.colby@vanderbilt.edu
Berta Diaz Martinez Berta Diaz Martinez
Research Program Coordinator, Senior
B.A. in Political Science and International Relations, Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas
M.A. in Political Science, Washington University in St. Louis
E-mail: berta.diaz.martinez@vanderbilt.edu
Picture Mary McNamee
Administrative Program Coordinator
B.A. in Spanish, Belmont University
E-mail: mary.mcnamee@vanderbilt.edu
Daniel Montalvo J. Daniel Montalvo
Director of Survey Research Operations 
Ph.D. in Political Science, Vanderbilt University
Phone: (615) 322-4033
E-mail:  daniel.montalvo@vanderbilt.edu

Luke Plutowski Luke Plutowski
Senior Statistician and Research Lead
B.A. in Political Science, University of Minnesota
Ph.D. in Political Science; M.S. in Statistics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
E-mail: luke.plutowski@vanderbilt.edu
Mariana Rodriguez Mariana Rodriguez
Director of Research & Engagement
Ph.D. in Political Science, Vanderbilt University
E-mail: mariana.rodriguez@vanderbilt.edu
Valerie Schweizer Valerie Schweizer-Robinson
Statistician and Student Programs Lead
B.A. in Geography, Demographic Studies minor, Bowling Green State University
M.A. in Sociology, Applied Demography, Bowling Green State University
E-mail: valerie.j.schweizer-robinson@vanderbilt.edu
Rob Vidigal Robert Vidigal
Statistician II
B.A. & M.A. in Political Science, University of Brasilia
Ph.D. in Political Science, Stony Brook University
E-mail: robert.vidigal@vanderbilt.edu
 Carole Wilson Carole J. Wilson
Senior Data Scientist 
Ph.D. & M.A. in Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
E-mail: c.j.wilson@vanderbilt.edu