She is also a Consultant and Fellow in the Environmental Studies Program and Tropical Institute for Climate Studies (TROPICS) at Ateneo de Davao University, Davao City, Philippines. She has a doctoral degree in environmental science from the University of the Philippines (UP), Diliman, Quezon City, and a master’s degree in veterinary parasitology from the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of the Philippines (UP), Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines.