I am a behavioral ecologist fascinated by how animals make decisions when moving through changing landscapes. I joined the group to study how animals interact with human-modified landscapes, with a particular focus on raptors. My research bridges behavioral ecology and spatial analysis, using high-resolution tracking data to understand how species respond to changing environments to inform conservation stakeholders.

Beyond research, I am committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and collaborative academic environment. I actively promote citizen science initiatives and partnerships with local communities, striving to bridge scientific research with conservation action.

 Feel free to stop by my office or join me for a walk through the tropical house at the botanical garden.
 

Research interests:

• Movement ecology and animal decision-making
• Behavioral responses to human-driven environmental change
• Conservation of tropical amphibians and reptiles
• Citizen science and community-based conservation

Previous positions:

• University of Bern (Bern, Switzerland: 2021 - 2025)
  PhD Student, Ecology and Evolution Institute
  Focused on the movement ecology of neotropical anurans.
  Collaborators: University of Costa Rica (Costa Rica), Clodomiro Picado Institute (Costa Rica), University San Francisco (Ecuador), BOKU University (Vienna, Austria), Spanish Herpetological Society (Spain).
  Fieldwork: Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana
• University Pablo de Olavide (Seville, Spain: 2019 - 2020)
  Master student, Ecology-Evolution-Development group from Doñana Biologial Station (Sevilla, Spain).
  Analysis of the ecological niche and the space use of an endemic and endangered poisonfrog from Costa Rica.
  Collaborators: Osa Conservation NGO (Costa Rica), GIS and Remote Sensing Laboratory from Doñana BS.
  Fieldwork: Costa Rica
• Osa Conservation NGO (Puntarenas, Costa Rica: 2019)
  Program Coordinator of the Herpetology Program
  Collaboration with local stakeholders towards the conservation of endemic herpetofauna.
  Fieldwork: Costa Rica
• Osa Conservation NGO (Puntarenas, Costa Rica: 2017 – 2018)
  Research field assistant, Restoration and Rewilding Program.
  Fieldwork: Costa Rica
• University of Córdoba (Córdoba, Spain: 2016)
  Research field assistant in the Research Institute of Game Species (IREC).
  Fieldwork: Spain