About me

I am a biologist who believes marine science and conservation are of upmost importance for the future of our oceans and coasts. Throughout my career, I have had the opportunity to do collaborative research within temperate kelp forests, coral reefs, coastal wetlands, and rivers in the northern and southern hemispheres. My areas of research have ranged widely, including population and community ecology, invasions ecology, parasitology, climate change, socioecological systems, and biogeography.

I am currently a professor at the Facultad de Ciencias of the  Universidad Autónoma de Baja California in Ensenada, México. I teach Community Ecology and Invertebrate Zoology and continue to research our valuable coastal ecosystems. I am also part of a diverse group of students and researchers studying coastal socioecological systems, called MexCal and an adjunct scientist at the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve.