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Staff

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LAPOP's staff comprises 10 talented professionals with extensive training and experience in grant-driven international survey research.    

This diverse team collaborates with lab-affiliated faculty, postdocs, students, and partners across the Latin American & Caribbean region.

 

 

 

Rubi Arana

RUBI ESMERALDA ARANA 
Senior Research Program Coordinator and Instrument Design Co-Lead
B.A. in Computer Science, Central American
University José Simeón Cañas, El Salvador
E-mail: rubi.e.arana@vanderbilt.edu

Fernanda Boidi

MARIA FERNANDA BOIDI
Director of Fieldwork & Regional Partnerships
Co-Team Leader for LAPOP 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

Laura Kramer

LAURA KRAMER 
Director of Financial Operations
B.A. in Political Science and Spanish, Bryn Mawr College
M.A. in International Relations, University of Barcelona
E-mail: laura.c.kramer@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

 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