Researchers

I am the Director of SUVA Research and the Coordinator of Terrestrial Ecosystem Conservation for Pronatura Noroeste. My research interests are broad, and include a suite of applied conservation-science projects. A botanist by training, I have studied the diverse ecosystems of Baja California and the offshore islands for the last 19 years, and have a Ph.D. in Plant Ecology from UC Riverside. I am adjunct Faculty at San Diego State University and the Center for scientific research and higher learning (CICESE) in Ensenada. I maintain an active cross-border research program focused on coastal ecosystems, and have published more than 50 scholarly articles and books. I am currently working with the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance to evaluate the status of cross-border rare plants. I am also a proud co-organizer of the border bioblitz, and I have been on the board of the Next Generation of Sonoran Desert Researchers since 2012.