Welcome to my website! Thanks for stopping by. I am a Ph.D. candidate at Columbia University, and an incoming Assistant Professor of Criminology, Law and Society and Political Science (by courtesy) at the University of California, Irvine.
My research focuses on the political economy of security and conflict, studying criminal and political violence and associated state enforcement strategies. I have regional expertise on Latin America. Methodologically, I employ observational and experimental causal inference techniques informed by fieldwork, combining administrative data with original surveys.
You can click here to view my CV. My research projects are listed on this page; my work is published in World Politics and State Politics & Policy Quarterly, among other journals. My research has been supported by the American Political Science Association Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant and the U.S. Institute of Peace-Minerva Peace & Security Scholar Award.
On this site, I also host a blog, mostly about solving math puzzles and riddles for fun.
Feel free to contact me via email, which is listed below. I'm also on BlueSky @juliangerez.com.
Students can sign up for my office hours using this link. You will receive meeting information after signing up. If my scheduled office hours times don't work for you, please email me to schedule an appointment.