I was born in Culiacán, a place shaped by contradictions, resilience, warmth, and violence. Growing up there deeply influenced the way I understand the world, people, and inequality. Since becoming a migrant at a young age, I have lived across different regions of Mexico and abroad, including Warsaw, Tokyo, Copenhagen, Boston and NYC. Traveling has always been more than movement for me; it is a way of observing, understanding, and connecting with the world. I have visited 48 countries, and I believe that traveling, reading, and meaningful conversations are among the most powerful ways to learn about society and human behavior.

Outside academia, I enjoy dancing, cooking, decorating spaces, cycling (which always reminds me of Copenhagen), writing poetry. I am the author of a self-published poetry book about pain and emotional complexity—though I usually joke that I do not recommend reading it unless you are already sad. Like many migrants, I spend a lot of time talking with my family on the phone across different time zones.

I am currently a PhD student in Political Science at Northeastern University in Boston, specializing in Comparative Politics and International Relations. My research interests lie at the intersection of international political economy, diplomacy, labour migration, human mobility, and development. My academic training is primarily grounded in qualitative methods, with growing experience in mixed methods and computational approaches. I hold a BS in International Relations from National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), where I graduated with honors.

My research experience includes projects on South–South skilled migration, labour mobility in Eastern Europe, Mexican migration in Boston, violence and displacement in Central America, and protest dynamics in Latin America using machine learning techniques in collaboration with researchers at the University of Tokyo.

Before academia, I worked for more than five years in the Mexican federal government in areas related to public policy and diplomacy. I have also worked with an NGO affiliated with the Harvard Kennedy School, where I led the Latin American chapter, and served as an analyst for the Offices of the Attorneys General of the Mexican states of Michoacán and Yucatán.

You can contact me at barron.ka@northeastern.edu or find me around Northeastern University campus.