About Me
Hello! My name is Luca, and I am a 4th-year Political Science and Community Development major at the University of California, Davis. I’ll be starting my Masters in Urban and Regional Planning in the upcoming fall!
My approach to political science lives at the intersection of theory and practice, making me an individual with the hard skills of policy and quantitative human-driven research expertise, created through community and personal engagement; an understanding that comes from passion and involvement.
My current research spans three areas: my honors thesis on political violence and democratic backsliding in El Salvador, the develoment of a manuscipt of housing and transportation policy analysis, and political/voting behavior research assistant work.
Education
Master of Urban and Regional Planning
University of California, Los Angeles • June 2028
BA Political Science & BS Community Development
University of California, Davis • June 2026 • GPA 3.8
Research Interests
Political Violence | Mass Incarceration | Media Analysis | Housing & Transportation | Economic Development | Inequality