Research Scientist | Ecosystem and Species Distribution Modeler | Data Analyst
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Education
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PhD Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 2022, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. Dissertation: "Spatiotemporal ecosystem dynamics on the West Florida Shelf: prediction, validation, and application to red tides". Advisor: David Chagaris.
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MSc Oceanography and Marine Management, 2016, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. Thesis: "Seasonal and spatial variability of fish, cephalopod and crustacean community in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea and environmental and anthropogenic relationship". Advisor: Marta Coll.
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BS Biology, 2011, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Employment
2024-present. Research Scientist, IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
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Assessed ecosystem impacts of red tides.
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Develop and update and calibrate models for Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico ecosystems developing spatially.
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Operationalization of data generation for ecosystem models.
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Couple ecosystem models with ocean climate models.
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Wrote scientific reports and research manuscripts.
2022-2024. Postdoctoral Researcher. University of Washington and NOAA Alaska Fishery Science Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
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Designed and optimized flexible, efficient framework for fishery-independent surveys in the Bering Sea.
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Addressed survey challenges related to limited resources and shifting species distributions under rapidly changing environmental conditions.
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Simulated future climate scenarios to assess impacts.
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Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to support adaptive survey design and ecosystem-based management.
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Wrote scientific reports and research manuscripts.
2019-2022. Research Assistant, IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
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Updated and validated the ecosystem model of the West Florida Shelf using a spatiotemporal framework.
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Applied multiple species distribution modeling approaches to improve the accuracy of ecosystem predictions.
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Quantified red tide-related mortality for reef fish species and assessed ecosystem-level impacts.
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Developed an interactive R Shiny application to visualize and communicate red tide effects to stakeholders.
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Assessed parametrization of natural mortality in stock assessment models.
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Wrote scientific reports and research manuscripts.
2016-2019. Research Assistant, Ecopath International Initiative, Institute of Marine Sciences, Barcelona, Spain.
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Contributed to the development of a comprehensive diet and growth parameter database for marine organisms.
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Co-authored a standardized protocol for estimating production and consumption rates across marine species.
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Developed and calibrated ecosystem models for Marine Protected Areas in the NW Mediterranean and deep-sea Arctic ecosystems using Ecopath with Ecosim
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Wrote scientific reports and research manuscripts.