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I work with the production team to manage projects in Spanish (various types of teaching resources, feature films, short films) by tracking production schedules, communicating with contractors, and reviewing final deliverables after copyediting or master delivery.

Annapolis, Maryland, United States

I assigned and edited stories reported and written by science writers, students, and early-career scientists about recent research in Botany and Plant Sciences.

I pitched, reported, researched, and wrote eight stories about science and environmental issues in Indiana in English and Spanish. This internship was part of the AAAS Mass Media program.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

I facilitated conservation education programs as part of the DC Cornerstones program for kindergartners, translated educational material from English to Spanish as part of the Bridging the Americas program, and developed evaluation tools to assess the effectiveness of the Zoo's conservation mission.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I ran discovery carts talking to a general public about the deliciousness of cacao and orchids — but also their amazing botanical traits, history, and introduction into cultivation.

Riverside California

Dissertation title: Taxonomy and Biogeography of Washingtonia (Arecaceae) in Peninsular California. I designed research project, wrote grants, applied for collecting permits, performed fieldwork in US and Mexico, published results.

Riverside

I taught the laboratory for the course Spring Wildflowers to a class of 25 undergraduate students.

I assisted in literature search, specimen collection, database management, and publishing of one fascicle of the Flora of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley Project at the Instituto de Biología.

Mexico City, Mexico

I helped develop scientific content for the Taxonomy Hall at Mexico City’s Natural History Museum.

Mexico City Area, Mexico

I assisted in literature search, specimen collection, database management, and publishing of three fascicles of the Flora of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley Project at the Instituto de Biología.

I taught the course of Angiosperm Biology to a class of 50 undergraduate students, prepared laboratory sessions, and co-led a 3-day field trip to Veracruz, Mexico.

Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico

I taught Biology to a group of 25 high-school students, designed and graded exams and homework.

I wrote content in WordPress about running events and biological diversity of the urban park, Bosque de Tlalpan, located in Mexico City. Maintained social media presence on FB.

Certificate, Science Policy

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Botany/Plant Biology

Master Of Science - Ms, Biodiversity And Taxonomy Of Plants

Thesis title: Risk Assessment of Seven Timber Species in the Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests of Tanzania and Kenya Relevant.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Biology

Thesis title: Taxonomic revision and geographic distribution of the genus Ephedra in Mexico Relevant coursework: Mexican tropical tree.