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

MARIA FERNANDA BOIDI
Senior Fieldwork Coordinator
Co-Team Leader for LAPOP Uruguay
Ph.D. in Political Science, Vanderbilt University
E-mail: fernanda.boidi@vanderbilt.edu

OSCAR CASTORENA 
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Ph.D. in Political Science, Vanderbilt University
E-mail: oscar.castorena@vanderbilt.edu

LAURA KRAMER 
Manager of Financial & Administrative 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

SEBASTIAN LARREA P.
Research Assistant & Quality Control Lead
B.A. in International Relations, Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Phone: (615) 322-6222
E-mail: sebastian.c.larrea@vanderbilt.edu

GEORGINA V. PIZZOLITTO
Special Studies Coordinator and Statistician 
M.A. in International and Development Economics, Yale University;
M.A. in Economics, National University of La Plata (Argentina)
Phone: (615) 875-6963
E-mail: georgina.pizzolitto@vanderbilt.edu

LUKE PLUTOWSKI
Statistician II
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 
Director of Research and Engagement
Ph.D. in Political Science, Vanderbilt University
E-mail: mariana.rodriguez@vanderbilt.edu

VALERIE SCHWEIZER 
Statistician II
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@vanderbilt.edu

LINDSEY THOMAS 
Program Coordinator
B.A. in English, Minor in Psychology, Middle Tennessee State University
Chancellors Honors Program, The University of Tennessee
M.S.S.W. in progress, The University of Tennessee 
Phone: (615) 322-3116
E-mail: lindsey.m.thomas@vanderbilt.edu

CAROLE J. WILSON
Research Analyst & Senior Statistician 
Ph.D. & M.A. in Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
E-mail: c.j.wilson@vanderbilt.edu