My research focuses on population and evolutionary genomics. I conduct transdisciplinary research in marine and terrestrial environments at the intersection of academia, local communities, and government and civil society organizations. The common thread in all my research projects is the application of genetic and genomic tools to understand, manage, and conserve biodiversity. My work merges genomic data across different disciplines, including physical oceanography, marine ecology, metapopulation dynamics, landscape genomics, historical demography, molecular evolution, metagenomics of Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes, design of networks of marine reserves, socioecological systems, small-scale fisheries, seafood traceability, and conservation biology in general. I received my B.S. and M.S degrees in Marine Biology at Baja California Sur, Mexico from UABCS in 2000 and from CIBNOR in 2003, respectively, and my PhD in 2011 from the University of Arizona.