Professional Services
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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M.Sc. TESIS
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1.2014. CARACTERIZACIÓN DE LA HERPETOFAUNA EN LA ESTACIÓN DE BIOLOGÍA TROPICAL DE RÍO MACHO, COSTA RICA: DIVERSIDAD, OCURRENCIA, USO DE HÁBITAT E HISTORIA NATURAL. Sistema de Estudios de Posgrado en Biología, School of Biology, Universidad de Costa Rica. M.Sc. Thesis.
PROFESSOR
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- 2016 (April-present). M.Sc. Thesis advisor in the International Institute for Management and Conservation of Wildlife (ICOMVIS), Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa Rica.
- 2015 (August-December). Professor of Elements of Biosystematics for Ecotourism, Universidad de Costa Rica, Recinto de Paraíso de Cartago.
- 2013 (January)/ 2014 (April). Professor of “Tropical Ecology”, School of Tourism, Universidad Latina Sede San Pedro.
- 2011(August) – 2014 (April). Professor of “Natural History of Costa Rica, School of Tourism, Universidad Latina Sede San Pedro.
- 2011/2012. (August – November). Professor de “Sustainable Development (English)” for ISA interchange program, Universidad Latina Sede Heredia.
- 2011/2012. (August – November). Professor of “Biodiversity and Conservation (English) ” for ISA interchange program, Universidad Latina Sede Heredia.
- 2010 (February) –2012 (November). Instructor of General Biology, School of Biology, Universidad de Costa Rica.
T.A. OF COURSES OR LABORATORY ASSISTANT
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- 2015-2016 (December-January). Tropical Ecology Course, University of Wisconsin –Stevens Point.
- 2014 (June–July). T.A. of “Graduate Field Course in Tropical Biology (English)”, Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS)
- 2013/2014. Biologist in “Biocursos”, Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS).
- 2012 / 2013 (February – July). T.A of “Biology of Sea Turtles”, School of Biology, Universidad de Costa Rica.
- 2011 (July – December) – 2012 (July – December) –2013 (July – December). T.A. of “Zoology II”, School of Biology, Universidad de Costa Rica.
- 2011 / 2012 (June). T.A. of “Course of Field Biology for University of Singapore” offered by School of Biology, Universidad de Costa Rica.
- 2011 (February– July). T.A. of “Herpetology”, Universidad de Costa Rica and Universidad Nacional.
- 2009 (February–December). Lab assistant in “Lab of Environmental Hydrology”, Universidad Nacional
SYMPOSIUMS AND CONGRESS
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- 2015 (October). Oral presentation “Ocurrencia de los anuros del bosque nuboso de Río Macho, Cartago, Costa Rica”in the Congress of Postgraduate Studies in Biology, Universidad de Costa
- 2015 (February). Coorganizer of I Coloquium about amphibian research and conservation in Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa Rica.
- 2014 (December). Oral presentation “Ocurrencia de los anuros del bosque nuboso de Río Macho, Cartago, Costa Rica” in X Latin Congress of Herpetology Cartagena, Colombia.
- Oral presentation “Pérdida de biodiversidad de anfibios en la ciudad de Heredia”. Semana de las Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional, Heredia.
- Oral presentation “Anidación y formación de dormideros comunales de milanos coliblancos (Elanus leucurus) en Heredia, Costa Rica”, Fundación Rapaces de Costa Rica, Casa Alfredo González Flores, Heredia, Costa Rica.
- 2012 (September) Oral presentation “Interacciones acústicas en machos de Dendropsophus ebraccatusen la Península de Osa, Costa Rica” in XVI Congresso of the Sociedad Mesoamericana para la Biología y Conservación, Panamá City.
- 2012 (September) Oral presentation “Anidación y formación de dormideros comunales de milanos coliblancos (Elanus leucurus) en Heredia, Costa Rica” en III Costa Rican Congress of Ornithology.
- 2011 (July). Oral presentation “Cambios en la comunidad de herpetofauna de la Reserva Alberto Manuel Brenes, San Ramón, Costa Rica” in IX Latina Congress of Herpetology and V Congresso Brasileiro de Herpetologia, Curitiba, Brazil.
- (September) Oral presentation “Aves Rapaces Urbanas del Valle Central: Ecología y Conservación” for Costa Rican Ornitological Association.
10.2010 (July). Assistance in “II Costa Rican Congress of Ornithology, Universidad de Costa Rica”.
11.2005. Assistance in Symposium “Advances in Neotropical Herpetology”, UCR.
WORKSHOPS
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- 2014 (May). Adviser in “Review of the Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) for Costa Rican amphibians”, Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (SSC/IUCN)/CBSG Mesoamérica, Universidad de Costa Rica.
- 2012 (May). Adviser in “The Central American Reptile Conservation Assessment Workshop” for Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN), Palo Verde National Park.
- Assistance in Workshop “Técnicas de gravação e análise de cantos de Anfíbios”, IX Congresso Latinoamericano de Herpetologia, Curitiba, Brazil. 12 h.
- Adviser in “Review of Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) for Costa Rican amphibians, Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (SSC/IUCN)/CBSG Mesoamérica, Universidad de Costa Rica.
DISTINCTIONS
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- Third place for oral presentations in the Congress of Postgraduate Studies in Biology, Universidad de Costa Rica.
- Exemplar student of School of Biological Sciences, Universidad Nacional (UNA) during year 2008.
RESEARCH GRANTS
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- 2013 (May). Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund for conservation of Holdridge’s Toad. Coauthor with Juan Abarca and Gilbert Alvarado.