About
Esmeralda is a doctoral student in Political Science and Public Policy at the University of Michigan. She is interested in human rights with a special focus on gender issues. Specifically, Esmeralda studies how states use rhetorical strategies, like naming and shaming, to promote international human rights norms and whether or not such rhetoric is effective for curbing human rights abuses.
During the 2025-2026 academic year, Esmeralda was a Genocide and Atrocity Prevention Research Fellow at the Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide. Before coming to Michigan, she received BAs in Political Science and History at the University of North Texas where she was a McNair Scholar.
Fields of Study:
- World Politics
- Comparative Politics
- Conflict and Peace Studies
