CV
Education
- Ph.D Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada ― 2022
Supervisor: Matthew W. Pennell - M.Sc. Biological Sciences, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia ― 2012
Supervisor: Pablo R. Stevenson - B.Sc. Biology, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia ― 2010
Appointments
- Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California, Berkeley (2024 – present)
Supervisor: Brent D. Mishler - Chicago Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Chicago (2022 – 2024)
Supervisor: Trevor D. Price
Teaching
•Co-Instructor: Advanced Topics in Phylogenetic Biogeography, University of California, Berkeley ― 2025 Fall
•Teaching Assistant: Fundamentals of Biostatistics, University of British Columbia ― 2021 Winter
•Teaching Assistant: Phylogenetic Biology, University of British Columbia ― 2020 Fall
•Adjunct Professor: General Botany - Lab, Universidad de Los Andes ― 2014, 1st Semester
•Teaching Assistant: Thinking the History of Art, Universidad de Los Andes ― 2012, 2nd Semester
•Tutor: Spanish Writing Center, Universidad de Los Andes ― 2012, 2nd Semester
•Teaching Assistant: Biodiversity, Conservation & Development, Universidad de Los Andes ― 2011, 2nd Semester
•Tutor: Spanish Writing Center, Universidad de Los Andes ― 2011, 2nd Semester
•Monitor: Ecology Laboratory, Universidad de Los Andes ― 2010, 2nd Semester
Invited Lecturer: Advanced ecology (Universidad de Los Andes), Ecology in the Anthropocene (U Chicago), The Darwinian Revolution (UC Berkeley).
Service and leadership
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Commmitees
•ASN Representative for the joint ASN, SSE, and ESE meeting Montreal 2024
•Grad student representative in the Biodiversity Data Scientist Faculty Search Committee (2020 - 2021)
•Scientific committee member III Colombian Symposium of Primatology. IV Colombian Zoology Congress. Cartagena, Colombia (2014) -
Journal Reviewer
Current Biology, Ecology Letters, Evolution, Evolution Letters, J Biogeography, Methods in Ecology and Evolution, PLoS Biology, Proceeding of Royal Society B, Revista de Biología Tropical, Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Systematic Botany
Media and Outreach
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Press releases and media coverage
•Research Highlight: Common patterns in Evolution link
•El Espectador: La deforestación ha reducido el hábitat de los monos en Colombia, según el primer atlas de primates link
•El Espectador: Listo el primer atlas de primates de Colombia link
•Semana Sostenible: Conozca dónde habitan los primates en Colombia link
•Science Daily: In the tree of life, youth has its advantages link
•El Espectador: El mapa de primates que 120 personas ayudaron a construir link -
Public Outreach (videos)
•The Effort to Remember link
•Patterns in Evolution: link
•The Living Data Project: link