Experience

Manchester Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Associate Professor

  • Aug 2017 - Present



University of Connecticut

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Assistant Professor

  • Aug 2014 - Jul 2015

  •Taught a course on Economic Development in Latin America and the Caribbean and a second course on Environmental Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean •Administrator of the New England Council of Latin American Studies •Taught a course on Economic Development in Latin America and the Caribbean and a second course on Environmental Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean •Administrator of the New England Council of Latin American Studies



INVEMAR

• Colombia
• Research Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Research Line Coordinator

  • 2010 - 2013

  •Conducted research on economic valuation of ecosystems, financial evaluation of coastal fisheries, production analysis and sustainable development. •Provided advice and technical support to the Colombian Ministry of the Environment on issues related to the economics of marine and coastal areas. •Wrote grant proposals and received funding from national and international institutions. •Direct supervision of three junior researchers, and budgetary responsibility for a research line. •Represented Colombia in regional cooperation initiatives on economic and environmental research in Latin America. •Contributed as a member of the pool of experts for the United Nations “Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment, including Socio-economic Aspects”. •Attended domestic and international meetings on the economics of coastal areas, representing my research institute and/or the Colombian government. Show less



University of Magdalena

• Santa Marta, Colombia

• Lecturer

  • 2010 - 2010

  Taught a Microeconomics II course, and an Economics and Environmental Management course. Taught a Microeconomics II course, and an Economics and Environmental Management course.



University of Connecticut

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Assistant

  • 2007 - 2010

  •Performed research on economic valuation of worldwide coral reef ecosystems, using classical and Bayesian statistical analysis, leading to a PhD thesis and publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals. •Conducted econometric and other statistical analysis in the field of agricultural economics. •Teaching assistant for a Population, Food and the Environment course for three semesters. •Performed research on economic valuation of worldwide coral reef ecosystems, using classical and Bayesian statistical analysis, leading to a PhD thesis and publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals. •Conducted econometric and other statistical analysis in the field of agricultural economics. •Teaching assistant for a Population, Food and the Environment course for three semesters.



Worldfish Center

• Groton, Connecticut

• Field Research Assistant

  • 2006 - 2006

  Collected and analyzed data on marine protected areas in the Caribbean, as part of a multinational research project. Collected and analyzed data on marine protected areas in the Caribbean, as part of a multinational research project.



INVEMAR

• Colombia
• Research Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Researcher

  • 2001 - 2005

  •Assessed well-being and income distribution of coastal population based on survey data. •Conducted research on coastal zone management. •Evaluated the vulnerability of coastal Colombia to sea level rise due to climate change as part of an international cooperation initiative. •Produced economic-environmental assessments on international waters for the Wider Caribbean Sea Region. •Obtained a scholarship from the Colombian Science Agency (Colciencias) to purse a PhD in 2005. •Assessed well-being and income distribution of coastal population based on survey data. •Conducted research on coastal zone management. •Evaluated the vulnerability of coastal Colombia to sea level rise due to climate change as part of an international cooperation initiative. •Produced economic-environmental assessments on international waters for the Wider Caribbean Sea Region. •Obtained a scholarship from the Colombian Science Agency (Colciencias) to purse a PhD in 2005.



Central University

• Bogota, Colombia

• Lecturer

  • 2000 - 2000

  Taught a Microeconomics II course and a Neoclassical Economics course. Taught a Microeconomics II course and a Neoclassical Economics course.



University of Los Andes

• Bogota, Colombia

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • 1999 - 2000

  Prepared lesson plans and homework assignments for Microeconomics I and II courses. Prepared lesson plans and homework assignments for Microeconomics I and II courses.