Education

Ph.D. Evolutionary Biology. Committee on Evolutionary Biology. The University of Chicago. (2021)
M.Sc. Biology. University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus (2011)
B.A. Environmental Sciences. University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus (2002)

Other training

February 17 to 21, 2014. International Lichen Field Symposium, Mata de Plátano Field Station, Puerto Rico. (Organizer and Participant)
May 21 - June 1, 2012. Tropical Lichens and Forest Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS), Costa Rica.
October 3-7, 2011. Taller de Liquenología Tropical: Los Micro- y Macroliquenes de Puerto Rico. Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Rio Piedras. (Organizer and Participant)
March, 2009: 18th Annual Tuckerman Workshop, Florida, USA. (http://www.abls.org/) (Participant)
September, 2005: ‘Liking Lichens.’ Exploring Lichen Ecology and the Environment: An Educator Enhancement Initiative to Train Teachers and Build a State-wide Bio-Monitoring Project. Augusta, Georgia. (http://www.uga.edu/crms/lichens.htm) (Co-Instructor and Participant)
October, 2004: International Workshop of Tropical Lichenology (Ticolichen: The Costa Rican Lichen Biodiversity Inventory: http://www.fieldmuseum.org/research_collections/botany/botany_sites/ticolichen/index.html) (Participant)
June 11-28, 2004: Biodiversity Assessment & Monitoring Course, Smithsonian Institution MAB Program, Casa Pueblo, Adjuntas, PR. (Participant)

Smithsonian_tshirt_1 T-shirt logo for the Biodiversity Assessment & Monitoring Course held in Adjuntas, PR and co-organized by Casa Pueblo and the Smithsonian Institution MAB Program.

Smithsonian_tshirt_2 Participants from the Biodiversity Assessment & Monitoring Course held in Adjuntas, PR and co-organized by Casa Pueblo and the Smithsonian Institution MAB Program.

Organizations

Society for the Study of Evolution
Ecological Society of America (ESA)
American Bryological and Lichenological Society (ABLS)
International Association of Lichenology (IAL)
Mycological Society of America (MSA)

education_footer Growth forms of different lichens from Puerto Rico. (left) Crustose – Thalloloma rubromarginatum from El Yunque National Forest (EYNF); (center) Foliose – Sticta tainorum from Bosque Estatal de Toro Negro, central Puerto Rico; (right) Fruticose – Cladonia robusta from Reserva Natural Laguna Tortuguero, northern Puerto Rico.