Lucía Tiscornia

Lucía Tiscornia holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and a Diploma in International Studies from Universidad de la República in Uruguay, her home country. Prior to her arrival at Notre Dame, Lucía worked for the United Nations in Uruguay for three years. Lucía is interested in further exploring the conceptualization of state failure as well as the relationship between international aid and conflict duration using statistical techniques with the objective of generating policy recommendations to contribute towards a deeper reflection on and understanding of the uses of aid and its impact.