Education
2013. Certificate of
Professional Achievement in Nonprofit Management, Kellogg School of Management,
Northwestern University.2012. Graduate course in Conservation Management and Leadership, Monterey Institute of International Studies.
2011. Ph.D. in Geography and the Environment, University of Texas. Dissertation title: Forest diversity and conservation in the western Amazon based on tree inventory and remote sensing data.
2006. M.A. in Latin American and Caribbean Studies, University of Illinois. Thesis title: Palm community, palm seedling recruitment, and their association with changes in land cover in the San Juan Biological Corridor, Costa Rica.
2004. M.S. in Biology, (emphasis in Ecology), University of Illinois. Thesis title: Recruitment limitation on seedling communities by dwarf and arborescent palms at La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica, and Barro Colorado Island, Panama.
2002. Graduate course in Tropical Biology: An Ecological Approach, Organization for Tropical Studies.
2000. B.S. in Botany, National Taiwan University Senior project: Gap-phase dynamics and regeneration of the subtropical forest in Fu-Shan, Taiwan.
1998. Undergraduate course in American Language and Culture, Standford University and Volunteers in Asia
Employment
2013. Intern for the United States Agency for International Development Indonesian Forest and Climate Support project. GIS-based decision making support for landscape conservation plan and forest management plan.
2011- Adjunct Faculty in the School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, Northern Arizona University.
2010-2013. Postdoctoral Research Associate, Remote Sensing Scientist, and Ecologist at the Lab of Landscape Ecology and Conservation Biology in the School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, Northern Arizona University.
2009-2010. GIS Workshop Coordinator, GIS Center at the Department of Geography and the Environment, University of Texas. GIS and remote sensing workshop organizer and lecturer for applications in various research disciplines.
2009. Remote Sensing Consultant, Biology Laboratory of T. Keitt, University of Texas. Remote sensing imagery preprocessing for animal species distribution modeling funded by Texas National Guard. 2009. Academic Mentor, Intercollegiate Athletics, University of Texas. Monitored academic progresses of university athletes and provided academic guidance.
2008-2010. GIS Analyst, Biology Laboratory of S. Sarkar, University of Texas. GIS analyses for various conservation planning and disease modeling projects funded by Conservation International and other agencies.
2006. Research Assistant, Geography Laboratories of R. Sierra and K. Young, University of Texas. Conservation assessment and prioritization in indigenous territories in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
2004. Faculty Leader, International Student Volunteers. Coordinated and guided conservation and community development projects for undergraduate students in Costa Rica.
1997-1998. Interpretative Instructor, Yu-Shan National Park, Taiwan. Provided biological and ecological interpretation to tourists.
1996-1999. Field Technician, Botany Laboratories of C. F. Hsieh and C. M. Kuo, National Taiwan University. Assisted in ecological fieldwork in Fu-Shan and Nan-Jen-Shan, Long Term Ecological Research study sites.
Teaching
2011- Instructor, course in Graduate Independent Research, Northern Arizona University.
2005-2009. Guest Lecturer and Teaching Assistant, courses in Environmental GIS, Physical Geography, and Introduction to Remote Sensing, University of Texas.
2004-2005. Course Coordinator and Teaching Assistant, course in Introduction to Latin America, University of Illinois.
2001-2004. Teaching Assistant, courses in Introduction to Plant Biology, Introduction to Biological Sciences, and Environmental Biology, University of Illinois.
Professional Services
2012- Proposal reviewer for the Geography and Spatial Sciences Program at the National Science Foundation.
2012- Journal reviewer for Conservation Biology.
2012-2013- Mentor for NASA Space Grant Undergraduate Research Program, the Global Learning Research Scholarship, and the Interns to Scholars Program interns, Northern Arizona University.
2011-2012. Search committee for faculty and research positions in the School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, Northern Arizona University.
2011- Graduate student co-advisor and post-graduate intern mentor for Northern Arizona University.
2010. Guest speaker for the University of Texas Geography Society.
2009- Reviewer for the Applied Geography Conference.
2006-2007. Secretary for the Graduate Association of Geography Students, University of Texas at Austin.
1997-1998. Plant Interpretation Team Leader, National Taiwan University. Provided field plant interpretation to students and general audience.
