Temas de Investigación

Mis intereses académicos están relacionados con la influencia de las herramientas digitales en el comportamiento político individual y colectivo. Esto incluye el estudio de nuevas conductas políticas que aparecen en los entornos digitales. También me interesa explorar cómo fenómenos ya estudiados se manifiestan de manera diferente a través de medios online. En mis proyectos empleo un amplio set de herramientas cualitativas y cuantitativas, centrado en métodos experimentales y encuestas.

Redes Sociales

Campañas Electorales

Desinformación y Fact Checking

Psicología Política

Encuestas y Opinión Pública

Métodos Experimentales

Proyectos de Investigación

(En inglés)

Gender and Racial Bias in Fact-Checking Journalism

Do race and gender influence the coverage decisions of fact-checking agencies? Previous studies suggest that politicians from underrepresented groups tend to receive less coverage in traditional media, but no research has explored this possibility in fact-checking journalism. Fact-checkers’ conceptualization of newsworthiness might inadvertently perpetuate existing racial disparities in media coverage, which can have important consequences for the racial gap in informational resources and political accountability.

A Dos Voces: How News Source and Language Impact Candidate Evaluations

(With Kishan Bhakta) This project examines how differences in narratives from English-speaking and Spanish-speaking media outlets impact public attitudes toward candidates among Latino audiences. It employs a mixed methods approach that combines descriptive evidence from a novel content analysis with experimental evidence in the form of a conjoint design.

Campaign Negativity and Political Participation in the Social Media Era

(With Asahi Obata) Do negative political campaigns lead to lower political participation? We revisit this question in the current era of multiple social and media platforms. While several studies have explored whether negative campaigns on traditional media lead to demobilization, we argue that this relationship is conditional on the media voters see negative campaigning on. We expect a demobilization effect to be larger when negative campaigning is fielded on a platform perceived as positive versus one where subjects already expect to see negative content.

Docencia

He trabajado como ayudante docente en cursos de grado de Política Comparada y Política de Estados Unidos, tanto en español como en inglés, y en cursos de posgrado sobre estadística y métodos cuantitativos. Tengo experiencia liderando debates en clase y evaluando el desempeño de los estudiantes a través de trabajos prácticos y exámenes. En 2024 obtuve el Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning en Rice.

Mi estilo docente se centra en promover la participación activa de los estudiantes y en generar experiencias de aprendizaje interactivas. También le doy mucha importancia al uso de multimedia en el aula, tanto para mantener la atención como para ejercitar las habilidades necesarias para informarse y comunicarse en la era digital.

Experiencia

Quantitative Applications in Global Affairs (2024)
Prof. Daniel Potter
Universidad Rice
Eval. de estudiantes: 4.9
Introduction to American Politics (2023)
Prof. Jaclyn Kaslovsky
Universidad Rice
Eval. de estudiantes: 4.4
Sistemas Políticos Comparados (2021)
Prof. Ana Maria Mustapic
Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
Eval. de estudiantes: 4.3

Comentarios de alumnos (en inglés)

Agustin was amazing. He gave excellent feedback on papers, graded very fairly, and drove discussions forward with compelling and interesting slideshows.

We had a lot of fun debates, questions, and ideas in our section -- making it the highlight of the entire class for me, due in large part to Agustin's energy, poise, experience, and guidance.

He was a great TA and discussion leader, and always provided opportunities for each student to share their thoughts in class.

Agustin was fun and engaging while being informative. His presentations had the right balance of information and entertaining details.

Felt extremely comfortable going to Agustin for questions.