Abby Córdova, Ph.D.

Abby Córdova, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Kentucky. Her research focuses on the impacts of inequality, violence, and international migration on democratic governance in the Latin American context. Her research has been published or is forthcoming in peer reviewed outlets, including The Journal of Politics, World Politics, Comparative Political Studies, Latin American Politics and Society, Journal of Democracy, and International Journal of Sociology. Dr. Córdova has been a Fulbright Scholar, and received her Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University. 

• Understanding the Central American Refugee Crisis: Why They Are Fleeing and How U.S. Policies are Failing to Deter Them (Special Report, February 2016)