Experience

International Panel on the Information Environment (IPIE)

• Switzerland
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Scientific Member

  • Apr 2023 - Present

  The International Panel on the Information Environment (IPIE) is an independent global organization dedicated to providing actionable scientific knowledge on threats to our information landscape. With contributions from hundreds of leading scientists worldwide, IPIE strives to empower policymakers, industry leaders, and civil society with invaluable insights for a better global information environment. The International Panel on the Information Environment (IPIE) is an independent global organization dedicated to providing actionable scientific knowledge on threats to our information landscape. With contributions from hundreds of leading scientists worldwide, IPIE strives to empower policymakers, industry leaders, and civil society with invaluable insights for a better global information environment.



Fundación Qué Ciudad

• Costa Rica

• Member Board Of Directors

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Innovación urbana para incrementar los hábitats naturales urbanos, gestionar paisajes naturales biodiversos en el espacio público y privado para progresar la vida cotidiana en la ciudad. Innovación urbana para incrementar los hábitats naturales urbanos, gestionar paisajes naturales biodiversos en el espacio público y privado para progresar la vida cotidiana en la ciudad.



Universidad de Costa Rica UCR

• Costa Rica
• Information Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Researcher in Social Psychology of Fake News and Disinformation

  • Jul 2020 - Present

  As part of the Algorithm, Datification and Society research project run by the Center of Communication Research and in partnership with the Institute of Psychological Research, I coordinate multidisciplinary experimental research on social psychology of fake news and disinformation.

• Co-Lecturer Psychology of Digital Technologies

  • Jan 2023 - Jul 2023

  Undergraduate Teaching. School of Psychology

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Multidisciplinary Public Opinion Research

  • Jul 2018 - Jun 2020

  As part of several research teams, I drew from the fields of Political Science, Policial Communication and Media Psychology to conduct multiple public opinion studies mostly on sociopolitical issues, events and themes, but also I coordinated studies on psychosocial characteristics associated with exposure, reception and sharing of real and fake news in social media and WhatsApp. All of these studies received extensive media coverage. Therefore I participated in more than 50 media interviews accros all news media types. Show less



CAF -banco de desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe-

• Venezuela
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Tutor en Diplomado en Gobernabilidad e Innovación Publica para Líderes en LATAM y el Caribe

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  Este diplomado de 6 meses es diseñado y coordinado por el Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina. El programa se ejecuta simultaneamiente en 17 universidades de LATAM y el Caribe. Desde FLACSO-Costa Rica, mi rol es tutorear y evaluar los proyectos de innovación pública diseñados por las y los participantes costarricenses. Este diplomado de 6 meses es diseñado y coordinado por el Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina. El programa se ejecuta simultaneamiente en 17 universidades de LATAM y el Caribe. Desde FLACSO-Costa Rica, mi rol es tutorear y evaluar los proyectos de innovación pública diseñados por las y los participantes costarricenses.



FLACSO Costa Rica

• Costa Rica
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Coordinator of the Political Communication Specialization Programme

  • Feb 2022 - Present



Empower Human Capital

• Scientific Consultant and Project Management Adviser

  • Oct 2020 - Apr 2023



Governance Lab at New York University in partnership with the OECD

• Member of the 100 Questions Initiative: Disinformation domain

  • Jul 2020 - Mar 2021

  The 100 Questions Initiative is an essential project initiative lead by the Governance Lab at New York University, in partnership with the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). I am part of a curated cohort of more than a 100 academics across different disciplines, and domain and data experts from public and private sectors. We collaborated as a community to identify the top 10 high-impact and most pressing questions concerning disinformation. Among others goals, the identification of the key questions will serve as valuable guides to promote data collaboratives with public and private stakeholders. Show less



Fundación PANIAMOR

• Costa Rica
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Volunteer Scientific Advisor

  • Mar 2020 - Dec 2020



University of Amsterdam

• Netherlands
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer Communication Science

  • Sep 2014 - Feb 2018

  I lectured several undergraduate and graduate courses, such as: Introduction to Communication Science, Political Communication and Journalism, Entertainment Communication, Citizenship and Public Opinion, Experimental research methods tailored to the Master Thesis, supervision of Master Theses in Political Communication. I lectured several undergraduate and graduate courses, such as: Introduction to Communication Science, Political Communication and Journalism, Entertainment Communication, Citizenship and Public Opinion, Experimental research methods tailored to the Master Thesis, supervision of Master Theses in Political Communication.



Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)

• Netherlands
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Internship

  • Jan 2013 - Apr 2013

  I designed experimental stimuli and measures to study donating and volunteer behavior. In addition I trained researchers on the use of Qualtrics. I designed experimental stimuli and measures to study donating and volunteer behavior. In addition I trained researchers on the use of Qualtrics.



Fundación PANIAMOR

• Costa Rica
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Social Researcher

  • Jul 2010 - Aug 2011

  A Costa Rican private and nonprofit organization dedicated to the fulfillment of the rights of underage persons in Costa Rica. I was part of the Unit of Technological Initiatives, where I execute a youth directed campaign focused on delegitimizing violence in Cyberspace, and also promoting a safe, responsible, and productive use of the Internet. Also, I collaborated with other research activities executed by this Unit: 1) I coordinated a group of Costa Rican researchers in the development of the document: Conceptual and methodological approximations for researching with children and adolescents in cyberspace. 2) Method design and data analysis for the implementation in Costa Rica of the Coaching You Coaching Them initiative: An information action strategy focused on strengthening the capacity of parents and teachers to accompany children and adolescents in their virtual interactions. 3) Virtual survey: Violence in Costa Rican schools, perceptions and proposals from adolescence. The realization of this survey was requested by the President of Costa Rica. 4) Implementation and analysis of Suave un Toque: A virtual action research campaign for the promotion of a culture of peace and a prevention of violence within a population of adolescent users of information and communication technologies. Show less



Introspections Costa Rica

• San José, Costa Rica

• Media Tutor

  • Feb 2009 - Jul 2010

  Introspections Costa Rica was an international therapeutic and educational institution, where I evaluated the quality of each student’s use of ICR’s Internet and media for non formal learning and psychotherapeutic goals, as well as social networking with other ethical communities, in ways that are congruent with ICR’s framework of core virtues and character strengths. My work also included mentoring critical and creative uses of other media, such as videogames, cinema, television, and other forms of cultural expression and consumption in ways that are personally and communally beneficial. Also I designed policies for the uses of media and digital technologies, tailored to the neccesities of a semi-structured therapeutic community. Show less



Universidad de Costa Rica UCR

• Costa Rica
• Information Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant. Social Psychology of Mass Communication, Socialization, and Culture Program.

  • Jan 2004 - Feb 2009

  I participated in the following research projects: 1)The use of information and communication technologies among Costa Rican youth between the ages of 12 and 18. Institute of Psychological Research, University of Costa Rica/ Paniamor Foundation. San José, Costa Rica. 2) The use of information and communication technologies and perceived cognitive, social, and physical competences among Costa Rican schoolchildren. 3) Psychosocial dimensions associated with the use of information and communication technologies among Costa Rican high school students. 4) Media use among Costa Rican schoolchildren. 5) Media use among Costa Rican schoolchildren. Show less



Research Assistant for International Universities

• Research Assistant

  • 2005 - 2007

  1)Correlates of experience and implicit power motive behavior: The role of personality, explicit motivation and the socio-cultural context; a study in four countries. University of Osnabrueck, Germany. 2) Studies of sexual attitudes and personality traits. Institute of Psychological Research, University of Costa Rica/Bradley University, United States. 3) Motivation and important events in the biography and development of people. University of Osnabrueck, Germany. 1)Correlates of experience and implicit power motive behavior: The role of personality, explicit motivation and the socio-cultural context; a study in four countries. University of Osnabrueck, Germany. 2) Studies of sexual attitudes and personality traits. Institute of Psychological Research, University of Costa Rica/Bradley University, United States. 3) Motivation and important events in the biography and development of people. University of Osnabrueck, Germany.