Luis Jimenez

Luis Jimenez is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts Boston. His research focuses on Latin American politics, Mexican politics, immigration politics, and US-Latin American Relations. He employs quantitative and qualitative methods to study how migrants influence political behavior in Mexico, Colombia, and Ecuador.

• Education:
  • PhD, University of Pittsburgh (2008)
  • MA, University of Arizona

Professor Jimenez has published in journals such as PS: Political Science and Politics and Social Science Quarterly, and authored a book on migrant impacts in Latin America. His current research explores divergent development paths between the United States and Latin America.