José Á. Álvarez Reyes
PhD Student in Comparative Politics, Vanderbilt University
Welcome! I am a second-year PhD student in Political Science at Vanderbilt University, working in Comparative Politics. I study political behavior, LGBT political participation, criminal governance, and political violence, with a focus on Mexico and Latin America.
My research has been published in the Revista Mexicana de Opinión Pública, where it won first place in the 2023 “AmericasBarometer in Mexico” competition, and I write regularly for Nexos. I hold a B.A. in Political Science and International Relations from CIDE in Mexico City. Before the PhD, I worked as a reporter and information coordinator at N+ (TelevisaUnivision).
I am always glad to hear from people working on similar questions. Reach me at jose.a.alvarez.reyes@vanderbilt.edu.
Research
My research interests are political behavior, LGBT political participation, criminal governance, and political violence.
Publications
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Who Approves of Marriage Equality in Mexico? Generational Gaps, Education and the Lack of Partisan Differences
with Rodrigo Castro Cornejo · Revista Mexicana de Opinión Pública, no. 34, 2023
Winner, first place, “The AmericasBarometer in Mexico” (LAPOP Lab at Vanderbilt, RMOP, UNAM, ITESO, and ITAM).
Work in progress
- [Title of a project in progress] [Stage: data collection, draft, under review]
Public writing
- Volverse latino Nexos, Blog de la redacción · 2026
- El fantasma de la intervención Surcos · 2026
- El saldo mortal de los anexos en México Nexos, Blog de la redacción · 2025
- Frente a la inteligencia artificial: ser ciborgs Nexos, Blog de la redacción · 2025
- El voto LGB en las elecciones de 2024 with Rodrigo Castro Cornejo · Nexos, Blog de la redacción · 2025
- A propósito del mes del orgullo: ¿Existe un voto LGBT en México? with Rodrigo Castro Cornejo · Nexos, Taller de datos · 2023
- A doce años de las reformas: ¿Quiénes aprueban el matrimonio igualitario en México? with Rodrigo Castro Cornejo · Nexos, Taller de datos · 2022
Teaching
CV
Download my CV (PDF). Last updated 2026.
Contact
jose.a.alvarez.reyes@vanderbilt.edu
Department of Political Science, Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN