Resume

• 2016

  Master of Science - MS

  Geospatial Information Sciences

  The University of Texas at Dallas

• 2013

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

  Dissertation: Exploring the Spatial Temporal Transition of Drug Trafficking in the Northern Triangle\nAdviser: Jennifer S. Holmes\n\nModernizing Political Event Data for Big Data Social Science Research Grant - National Science Foundation (NSF)\nhttps://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1539302\nThe project creates a general research platform to study civil protests

  international conflict

  and civil unrest using texts from Spanish

  Arabic

  and French

  in addition to English.

  Public Policy and Political Economy

  The University of Texas at Dallas

• 2007

  Master of Science - MS

  Business Administration

  Texas A&M University-Commerce

• 2005

  Bachelor of Science - BS

  Magna Cum Laude with Highest Honors

  Economics

  Texas A&M University-Commerce

• 2003

  Associate of Arts - AA

  Graduated with Highest Honors

  Meridian Community College

• SQL

  ArcGIS

  Stata

  Statistical Data Analysis

  Perl

  Quantitative Analytics

  LaTeX

  Economics

  Public Speaking

  Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

  Data Visualization

  Arcgis Products

  Big Data

  Data Analysis

  Python (Programming Language)

  Linux

  Statistics

  Tableau

  R

  QGIS

  The Nature of the Honduran Debt and the Possible Impact of its Relief

  is it a Vicious Cycle?

  Asli Ogunc

  The Nature of the Honduran Debt and the Possible Impact of its Relief

  is it a Vicious Cycle?

  Sheila Amin Gutierrez de Pineres

  Jennifer Holmes

  This chapter provides an overview of the economic policies and economic cycles that helped push poor migrant Colombian farmers into coca production

  an almost entirely new crop

  over the three decades between the 1960s and 1990s.

  Economic development policies in Colombia (1960s–1990s) and the turn to coca in the Andes Amazon

  Clint Peinhardt

  Alisha Kim

  Do environmental provisions in trade agreements make a difference? In part to coopt environmental criticisms

  the United States has included environmental components to trade agreements since NAFTA side agreements in the mid-1990s. Environmental components are increasingly more integrated and more specific

  as illustrated by the 2009 United States–Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA). In exchange for increased market access to the United States

  the Peruvian government agreed to reduce illegal logging and improve forest sector governance. Recent qualitative assessments of deforestation highlight difficulties in implementing the specific requirements of the PTPA’s Annex on Forest Sector Governance

  but tests with Peruvian data on logging appear unreliable. We circumvent this difficulty by using satellite imagery of deforestation across Peruvian border regions and by engaging multiple methods to estimate the PTPA’s impact. All results suggest that deforestation has actually increased since the PTPA entered force

  although no more than in other Amazonian countries. We conclude by emphasizing the limits of external imposition of environmental rules

  which appear prone to failure unless domestic interests mobilize in their support.

  Deforestation and the United States–Peru Trade Promotion Agreement

  Viveca

  Pavon Harr

  Accenture Federal Services

  Information Center for Honduran Development

  Texas A&M University-Commerce

  Texas A&M University-Commerce

  The University of Texas at Dallas

  University of Arizona

  USAID

  Tegucigalpa

  Honduras

  - Created an inventory of publications \n- File translation of World Bank publications \n- Created graphical statistics of the visitor to the center and their classification \n- Conducted public presentations at all the National Universities

  both public and private within the capital\n

  Intern

  Information Center for Honduran Development

  Tucson

  Arizona Area

  - Managing development of armed criminal actor database for the Department of Defense - Minerva Research \n- Analyze

  interpret and convert statistics into charts and map reports for publication in peer reviewed journals\n- Overseeing 10 researchers for semi-automated event recognition software in Spanish Arabic+Develop protocol for the creation of actor ontologies to use in UD-PETRARCH and EVENTUS ID\n- Serving as liaison between UofA research team and University of Texas at Dallas teams resulting in the successful completion of $1.5M National Science Foundation grant

  RIDIR\n- Collaborated with political scientists

  computer scientists

  and GIS professionals resulting in presentations at 3 conferences and the publication of 4 articles

  Researcher

  University of Arizona

  Richardson

  TX

  - Taught Methods of Quantitative Analysis course

  Instructor

  The University of Texas at Dallas

  Commerce

  TX

  - Performed research projects for fundraising and education\n- Used FAMIS (accounting software) for financial services to employees\n

  Graduate Assistant

  Texas A&M University-Commerce

  San Salvador

  El Salvador

  - Taught GIS social science course to police

  NGOs

  judicial representatives from Honduras

  El Salvador

  Guatemala\n- Mentored participant groups on funded experiments

  Instructor

  USAID

  Washington D.C. Metro Area

  Data Scientist

  Accenture Federal Services

  Commerce

  TX

  - Taught economics and statistics courses face to face and online\n- Mentored students and assisted their academic development\n

  Adjunct Professor

  Texas A&M University-Commerce

  Richardson

  TX

  - Contributed to the development of UD-PETRARCH software

  used for semi-automated event detection in multiple languages\n- Supervised team of 12 students to develop multi-language event detection software in Spanish\n- Researched organized criminal activity in Central America resulting in 6 presentations using GIS

  network analysis

  and multivariate analysis\n- Conduct interdisciplinary research including

  government institution and NGO interviews

  field ethnography

  archival research

  newspaper research

  collection of time-series data on crime and violence

  analysis of statistical data

  geographical presentation and analysis of collected data\n- Conducted research in El Salvador

  Guatemala

  and Honduras in both English and Spanish managing travel grant budgets of over $15

  000 for three summers\n- Maintained accreditation of 23 degrees for the College of Economics

  Political & Policy Science

  Research Assistant

  The University of Texas at Dallas

  Student Representative

  UTD EPPS Dean's Student Advisory Council

  Spanish

  English

  Cyrus Cantrell III Academic Travel Grant

  The Cyrus D. Cantrell III Academic Travel Grant is a $500 grant offered by PKP Chapter 316 to help supplement travel expenses incurred for academic research or participation at academic conferences and meetings. All student members of PKP Chapter 316 are eligible to apply. Each semester

  grants will be awarded to five active PKP student or alumni members.

  Phi Kappa Phi

  Research Grant

  The Center for US-Latin America Initiatives (CUSLAI) promotes research and educational initiatives in Latin American studies

  and works to strengthen the intellectual and cultural connections between students and faculty at UT Dallas and their Latin American counterparts.\n\nOriginally created in 1995 as the Center for U.S.-Mexico Studies

  CUSLAI expanded its scope in 2013 to include all of Latin America. This evolution reflects the expanding interconnectedness between the Latin American region and the UT Dallas community.\n\nCUSLAI represents the truly interdisciplinary spirit of the university as a whole

  drawing faculty associates from each of UT-Dallas's eight separate schools. The strength of CUSLAI's excellent faculty associates helps to ensure the Center's long-term success.\n\nCUSLAI sponsors a variety of initiatives designed to enhance interconnectedness of the UT-Dallas community and the Latin American region as a whole. Programming includes:\n- Lectures and public talks that reflect an interdisciplinary approach to Latin American studies\n- Research grants for faculty and advanced graduate students\n- Provide assistance for Latin American Studies degree programs and student organizations\n- Support UT Dallas study abroad and cultural immersion activities in Latin America

  Center for U.S. Latin American Initiatives (CUSLAI)

  Harold Clarke Dissertation Excellence Award

  School of Economic

  Political and Policy Sciences

  Research Grant

  Center for U.S. Latin American Initiatives (CUSLAI)