Welcome to my website. Here you will find information about my scholarship. 

I serve as the Brandt Endowed Professor of Environmental Communication at Michigan State University. I hold a joint appointment in the School of Journalism and AgBioResearch and serve as the Research Director at the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism. 

My bachelor’s degree in communication is from Universidad de Lima, Perú, and my M.S. and Ph.D. in environmental science (with a specialization in environmental communication and participatory processes) from SUNY ESF, USA. 

My current research focuses on news coverage of environmental issues, environmental journalism practices in Latin America and U.S. Latino media, and identity in science communication.

I was born and raised in Lima, Perú. I moved to the USA to pursue graduate school. It was not in the original plan to become a professor in the USA, but here I am and loving it. Michigan and Michigan State University are amazing places to live and work. 

Despite being away from my roots and family, most of my scholarship engages with the communication of environmental issues in Latin America. This includes researching complex networks of actors, media, and communication processes,  all embedded in post-colonial and social and environmental justice dynamics.

I enjoy collaborative work, which has allowed me to meet, visit, and work with amazing colleagues and students from around the world.