I completed my doctoral studies in Politics at the University of São Paulo in 2015, followed by a second doctorate in Psychology at the University of Melbourne in 2022.

Since 2015, I have held faculty, research, and visiting appointments at Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston University, the University of Cambridge, the University of Copenhagen, the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), the University of Melbourne, the Australian National University, the University of São Paulo, FLACSO Argentina, and the Universidad de los Andes (Colombia).

My work has been supported by a wide range of institutions, including the European Union, Australia's Department of Education, Global Affairs Canada, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Brazil's Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (Capes), the São Paulo Research Foundation (Fapesp), Harvard University's Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, among others.

I study the micro-foundations of world order, contributing to debates on: (a) the political psychology of security and foreign policy; (b) the history of thought in international relations; and (c) hierarchy and status in world politics, with particular emphasis on the agency of the Global South.

In my first line of research, I focus on the psychological and neurological underpinnings of foreign policy and security processes, exploring how individual differences influence attitudes and behaviours towards international events. My second line of research analyses the intellectual and conceptual history of non-Western contributions to theorising world politics, as well as the sociological dynamics embedded in knowledge production. In my third line of research, I examine how peripheral states navigate, resist, or adapt to the world order in their efforts to move to less peripheral positions in world politics.

I regularly provide commentary on the politics and foreign affairs of Latin America and the Global South. From 2014 to 2016, I was a foreign policy columnist for O Estado de S. Paulo, one of Brazil’s leading newspapers.

All of my research can be downloaded from this site. There is no need to navigate a paywall, as some version of each paper is freely available, even if it is not the publisher’s formatted edition.

Nota bene: First-generation students and individuals from underrepresented minorities who are applying to graduate programmes, navigating the academic job market, or seeking opportunities to engage in research or work with international organisations are especially encouraged to contact me for advice and feedback.