José O. Pérez is a Ph.D. student in International Relations and Political Theory. His main research interests include: critical security studies, political violence, borders and migration, and post-modern theoretical perspectives. His regional focus is in Latin America. 

Prior to OSU, Pérez completed an M.A. in International Strategic Studies at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2019) in Porto Alegre, Brazil. He also holds B.A.s in Political Science and Latin American Studies from the University of Florida (2014), and was a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Fellow in Brazil (2015,16).