Education
2016 – 2021: University of Aberdeen
School of Biological Science – Doctor of Philosophy in Conservation Science
The Ecology and Conservation of the Hooded Capuchin (Sapajus cay) in the Paraguayan Upper Paraná Atlantic Forest.
2011- 2012: University of Roehampton
School of Life Sciences – Masters of Research: Primate Biology, Behaviour and Conservation.
Letting Go: Maternal Anxiety & Infant Rejection in Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta) on Cayo Santiago, Puerto Rico.
2006 – 2010: University of Edinburgh
School of Biological Sciences – Bachelor of Science Zoology (Honours).
How Do Herbivores Survive the Winter?
Work Experience
Fundación Para La Tierra (Paraguay) – Executive Director (September 2021 - Present)
Fundación Para La Tierra (Paraguay) – Country Director (June 2020– September 2021)
Fundación Para La Tierra (Paraguay) – Site Manager (April 2015 – June 2020)
Fundación Para la Tierra (Paraguay) – Primatologist (January 2013 – Present)
Alouatta Sanctuary (Panama) - Rehabilitation Intern (October - December 2012)
N/a’an Ku Sê Wildlife Sanctuary (Namibia) – Wildlife/Research Co-ordinator (February 2011 – September 2011)
Languages
English (Native Speaker).
Latin American Spanish (Fluent).
Paraguayan Guaraní (Competent).
Awards
2016: Lawrence Jacobsen Education Development Award (International Primatological Society): “Paraguay’s Little Monkeys: Inspiring Primate Conservation Heroes and Tackling Paraguay’s Primate Pet Trade”.
2016 – 2021: University of Aberdeen: Elphinstone PhD Scholarship.
2018: National Geographic Society: National Geographic Exploration Grant – “Paradise Lost: Saving the Hooded Capuchin and Paraguayan Upper Paraná Atlantic Forest through Scientific Research and Community Engagement.”
2018 – British Ecological Society Travel Grant. (27th International Primatological Society Conference: Nairobi).
2020 - Cyril Rosen Award (Primate Society of Great Britain Conservation Working Party): Participatory Education for Primate Conservation in Paraguay, the Forgotten Heart of South America.
2020 - Lawrence Jacobsen Education Development Award (International Primatological Society): Participatory Education for Primate Conservation in Paraguay, the Forgotten Heart of South America.
2021 - Restoration, Conservation and Economic Development in the Paraguayan Upper Paraná Atlantic Forest: British Embassy Asunción.
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2022: Energy Global Foundation: National Award Winner 2022 for Paraguay: Participatory Education for Primate Conservation in Paraguay, the Forgotten Heart of South America
2023: Shortlisted for the Whitley Award 2023. Restoration, Conservation and Economic Development in the Paraguayan Upper Paraná Atlantic Forest.
2023: The Rufford Foundation: First Rufford Small Grant. Saving the Hooded Capuchin through Restoration and Conservation of the Upper Paraná Atlantic Forest in Eastern Paraguay.