He has a bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame and received his Ph.D. from Florida State University in 2015 with concentrations in Public Policy and Comparative Politics. Dr. Liebertz's research focuses on criminal violence in Latin America and its affect on citizen attitudes toward democratic institutions. He also conducts empirical evaluations of social welfare policy and how it relates to crime. His writing appears in both academic journals and popular outlets such as the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, The Hill, and First Things.