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Current Position


Research Assistant for TRANS SUSTAIN

Master Student of National and Transnational Studies at the University of Münster

Scholar funded by the Protalent Program

Student Representative, National and Transnational Studies Programme

Education


2011 Bachelor of International Studies, cum laude, Seattle University, Washington, United States of America

Two Exchange Trimesters at Fundación Cimas Del Ecuador

Theses: 1. Vulnerabilities of Costa Rica’s Sustainable Ecotourism Industry 2. The Social Role of Mass Media in the United States and China: A Comparative Analysis 2010

2008 High School Diploma, magna cum laude, Hudson’s Bay High School, Washington, United States of America

Awards and Scholarships


2017-2018 Protalent Scholar, twelve-month stipend based on academic merit and extracurricular engagements

2008-2011 Arrupe & Chardin Scholarship for academic merit for the duration of the Bachelor

Research Interests


Political Ecology, Political and Sociocultural Theory, Postcolonial Theory  Spatial Relations, Global Supply Chain Governance, Land Tenure Systems  Sustainable Development Models, Permaculture, Agroecology and Agroforestry, Indigenous Environmental Knowledge and Epistemologies, Gender Equity in Natural Resource Management

Other Professional Experience


2017 - present  Quality Control Editor, South Pole (Sustainability Solutions)

2014 - 2016  Science Writer and Social Media Strategist, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)/Global Landscapes Forum (GLF), Bogor, Indonesia

2010 Conservation Research Intern, Zoologico El Arca. Archidona, Ecuador

Extracurricular Involvement


2017 People’s Climate Summit, Bonn, Germany

2017 Degrowth Summer School

2016 Present Student Representative, National and Transnational Studies Programme, University of Münster, Germany