I earned my B.S. in Biological Sciencies from La Molina National Agrarian University (Peru) and my M.Sc. in Biology from Florida International University (US). As a Fulbright scholar, for my Master thesis, I studied functional traits of tropical tree seedlings along an elevation gradient in Manu National Park (Peru).

I got my PhD at University of Miami (US), advised by Dr. Ken Feeley. My research focused on the ecophysiology of understory plants and how these characteristics relate with their distribution at different elevations. 

Later, I started working at WSP as a Senior Biodiversity Specialist and finished my Master in corporate social responsibility at the European University in Spain, where I currently live.