María is currently a Lecturer at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), teaching statistics and methods. She graduated from the University of Washington with a PhD in Sociology. She holds an M.A. in Sociology from UW, and a BA in Sociology from UNAM. She was an affiliate doctoral student at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research at the International Max Planck School for Population, Health and Data Science. María's research explores the intersection of demographic processes and institutional contexts. Her dissertation explores the variations in deportation risk across different individual characteristics and temporal contexts in the United States. She has done research in international migration, migration and health, ethnoracial health disparities, and ethnic identity in Latin America.