In the News

In the News

February 2021 – Scientific American “This flower is really a fungus in disguise”

April 2020 – Receiving the Ardeth and Norman Frisbey International Student Award

April 2020 – Founding and chairing the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology at Penn State

February 2020 – Being part of the Penn State Food and Housing Security Task Force 
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October 2019 – Being a Jose de la Torre scholar and helping create global connections at Penn State

July 2019 – Interview with Women in Ag Science

February 2019 – Attending National SACNAS Conference

January 2019 – “Outstanding talent” interview for the Network of Costa Rican Talent Abroad (Red TICOTAL) 

February 2016 – Receiving the WIU Women in Science Research and Scholarly Activity Scholarship
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​August 2015 – Receiving the Mycological Society of America Travel Award

  • Exchange between Penn State delegation and students and faculty at my alma mater, Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
  • Presenting at the Mycological Society of America Meeting supported by travel award from the society