Specialized in systematics and conservation of Mesoamerican herpetofauna. Professor of Biology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (2012-present), Fulbright Scholar (2019-20) and Visiting Professor (2020-21) at Centro Zamorano de Biodiversidad, Honduras,and Research Associate of the Herpetology Collection at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History (2016-present).

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