As of the 6th of October 2022, I started as a Postdoctoral fellow at the Geography Department at Umeå University. My research focuses on social-ecological interactions at the periphery, with an emphasis on nature-based tourism and nature conservation. In my postdoc project, I aim to explore the post-Covid-19 imaginaries of nature-based tourism in remote peripheral areas, looking at two case studies: Abisko, northern Sweden, and Villa O'Higgins, Patagonia, Chile.
Originally from Chile, I have an interdisciplinary background built upon my undergraduate studies in ecology (University of Chile), and graduate studies in ecosystem ecology (University of Chile) and environmental management (University of Kiel, Germany). Moreover, I have more than ten years of experience working both as a consultant and as a researcher.
Recently, I have been granted an initiation grant funded by STINT, The Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education, around the topic of cryotourism.
While in Umeå I have taught the following modules:
2024
Course: Local and Regional Development. Topic: tourism development in the periphery (north/south). Activity: lecture and discussion based on news articles.
Course: Global equity (upcoming). Topic: sustainable development and climate change. Activity: lecture, discussion, and role-playing seminar.
Course: Population, Migration and Mobility (upcoming). Topic: environmental mobilities. Activity: paper discussion using art-based methods.
2023
Course: Local and Regional Development. Topic: ecosystem services. Activity: Journal Club.
Course: Population, Migration and Mobility. Topic: environmental mobilities. Activity: paper discussion using art-based methods.
Course: joint session with Human Geography and Planning Theory course. Activity: Academic writing Workshop 1: How to read articles; Academic writing Workshop 2: How to write articles.