Welcome! I am an Assistant Professor of Criminology, Law and Society and Political Science (by courtesy) at the University of California, Irvine. I received my Ph.D. in Political Science from Columbia University.

My research focuses on the political economy of security, crime, and law enforcement, with a regional emphasis on the Americas. Methodologically, I employ observational and experimental causal inference techniques.

You can click here to view my CV. My research projects are listed on this page; my work has been 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: jgerez at uci[dot]edu.