Since 2003, my work has focused on the study and protection of threatened species and ecosystems, mainly in the equatorial tropics (e.g. Colombia, Indonesia). Study results, published in collaboration with 40 distinct co-authors representing 6 countries, can be found in Biological Conservation, Wildlife Letters, Ambio, Tropical Conservation Science, PLoS ONE, and several other journals.
After 9 years of research on jaguars Panthera onca, I received graduate degrees from the University of Central Florida (Ph.D., Conservation Biology) and Florida International University (M.Sc., Environmental Studies). As a Fulbright U.S. Scholar, I completed postdoctoral work on Sumatran tigers Panthera tigris sumatrae in Aceh, Indonesia with Universitas Syiah Kuala, Universitas Gajah Putih, the Leuser International Foundation, and several Indonesian government agencies. This work now continues in collaboration with the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium and the Department of Conservation and Research at the Memphis Zoo. My B.Sc. degree in Wildlife Conservation from the University of Washington was based on a population assessment of ocelots Leopardus pardalis in the Amazon rainforest.