|
About MeI am an evolutionary ecologist working on enemy-victim interactions in the context of complex communities. In particular, I am interested in the eco-evolutionary causes and consequences of anti-parasite defense and more recently how 'pest' species disperse. To address questions in this area of research I use a diverse toolkit that includes isotope ecology, experimental evolution, laboratory assays, field surveys and mathematical modelling.
I also have a background in geography (both human and physical) and environment, through my undergraduate studies and having worked at government and private sectors. In my spare time I cook - this involves simple home cooking as often as long inquests into particular ingredients and traditional cooking techniques. This is my personal website and does not reflect the views of my employers. |
Current |
I am a researcher at the Great Lakes Forestry Centre - one of the five research centres of the Canadian Forest Service at Natural Resources Canada. Here I am working with Jean-Noel Candau CFS (quantitative ecology and climate change) and collaborating with Clement Bataille U Ottawa (isotope ecology), to develop isotopic tools to evaluate insect pest dispersal and improve our understanding of the mechanistic drivers of insect outbreaks.
|
PreviousNon Academic |
After obtaining a B.A. in Geography and Environment at the Potificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, my interest in evolutionary ecology took me to McGill University's Department of Biology. There I completed a PhD under the supervision of Gregor Fussmann (eco-evolutionary dynamics), Andrew Hendry (evolutionary ecology) and Marilyn Scott (parasitology). At McGill I was primarily funded by a Richard H. Tomlinson Fellowship and a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship. After my PhD, I was awarded a FRQNT Postdoctoral Fellowship to work with Mark Forbes (parasitology) at Carleton University, and later continued my work as a PDF with Tom Sherratt (ecological modelling) and Rees Kassen (experimental evolution) at the University of Ottawa. There, I was awarded a Banting Postdoctoral Fellow and worked closely with Rees Kassen and Heather Kharouba using bacterial communities and monarch butterflies to explore the long-term interactions between hosts and parasites diversity and their influence on infection at multiple scales.
Exploring my interests and career path included work at the Peruvian Ministry of Education, the Peruvian Presidential Cabinet (PCM) and environmental consulting companies. During my undergraduate studies I was involved in University politics, first as a member of the student union and as a student delegate for the Faculty of General Studies, and second as an elected Student Representative at the Council of Faculty (Liberal Arts and Humanities).
|
Fellowships,
|
Major Awards & Fellowships
Other Awards & Grants
|
