I am a biologist with a broad interest in evolution and how it shapes the observable diversity of traits, species, and communities. My love for wildlife began at an early age, induced by my mother's research on the thermal ecology of spiny lizards (genus Sceloporus). I also hold a special passion for fieldwork and the direct observation of live individuals in their environment, which I think offer unique insight into the biology of organisms and the historical factors responsible for the diversity of a region.
I am currently a postdoctoral scholar working on salamander phylogenomics with David Weisrock at the University of Kentucky. I was previously a postdoc with Christopher Blair at the City University of New York, where I worked on the phylogeography of North American phrynosomatid lizards. I completed my PhD in Scott Keogh's lab at the Australian National University. My doctoral research focused on the biogeography, evolution, and systematics of monitor lizards (Varanus). I obtained my bachelor's and master's degrees at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, under the supervision of Adrián Nieto Montes de Oca. My bachelor's thesis focused on the taxonomic status of a population of earth snakes (genus Geophis). For my master's I implemented an integrative approach to evaluate species limits within the Short-nosed Skink Plestiodon brevirostris.
I am currently a postdoctoral scholar working on salamander phylogenomics with David Weisrock at the University of Kentucky. I was previously a postdoc with Christopher Blair at the City University of New York, where I worked on the phylogeography of North American phrynosomatid lizards. I completed my PhD in Scott Keogh's lab at the Australian National University. My doctoral research focused on the biogeography, evolution, and systematics of monitor lizards (Varanus). I obtained my bachelor's and master's degrees at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, under the supervision of Adrián Nieto Montes de Oca. My bachelor's thesis focused on the taxonomic status of a population of earth snakes (genus Geophis). For my master's I implemented an integrative approach to evaluate species limits within the Short-nosed Skink Plestiodon brevirostris.
