She is a Fulbright NEXUS scholar. Her research interests include tropical deforestation, LULC, fire ecology, conservation biology, biodiversity, modelling and GIS. She has a contemporary understanding of biodiversity and ecosystem assessment in an international context and has participated in the development and managing of several science-based programs. She has experience working with internationally operating organizations and agencies and on the application of knowledge to support policy development, but her recent focus has been on improving the understanding of landscape processes associated with fire in NW Amazonia and providing tools to help in the decision making processes associated with mechanisms such as REDD.