Teaching and Community Service

Lecturer experience

  • 2021 Guest lecture about population models. “Applied ecology in the face of uncertainty and a biodiversity crisis” (West Virginia University)
  • 2019 Three guest lectures for the class Environmental Biology: Science and solutions (University of Minnesota)
  • 2018 Four guest lectures for the class Environmental Biology: Science and solutions (University of Minnesota)
  • 2016 Guest lecture about demographic models (Arizona State University)

Teaching assistantships (University of California at Riverside)

  • 2015 Organisms in their environment.
  • 2015 Human Reproduction and sexual behavior.
  • 2015 Introduction to Organismal Biology.
  • 2014 Introduction to Organismal Biology (two quarters).
  • 2013 Introduction to Organismal Biology (two quarters).
  • 2013 Introduction to Evolution and Ecology.
  • 2012 Introduction to Organismal Biology (two quarters)
  • 2012 Introduction to Evolution and Ecology.

Mentoring

  • 2018-2019 Student mentorship in a research project on data uncertainty in DEB.
  • 2005 Undergraduate student mentorship (Universidad Industrial de Santander) Advised six students in the development of a research project entitled “General aspects of the physiological demands related to the high laying rate of Molothrus bonariensis compared with Columbina talpacolti and Coturnix coturinix.

Community Service

  • 2022 Best paper student paper posters judge at the ESA-NCB meeting in Minneapolis.
  • 2021 Participation in the Marydale Festival in Minneapolis.
  • 2021 Participation in the Market Science in Minneapolis.
  • 2019-2021 Undergraduate research proposals reviewer for the undergraduate research opportunities program (UROP) at the University of Minnesota.
  • 2018-2021 Ward representative of Ward 15 at the Commonwealth terrace cooperative student housing at the University of Minnesota.
  • 2019 Poster judge at the undergraduate research symposium at the University of Minnesota.
  • 2018 Student posters judge at the SETAC meeting in Sacramento.
  • 2014 Consultant at Science fair Expo. Riverside County Office of Education.
  • 2014 Science fair judge at Granite Hill Elementary School in the Jurupa Valley School District.