Education:

-PhD on Art History by the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)

-M.A. on Art History by the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)

Distinctions:

-Awarded by the Mexican Academy of Sciences by the “Best Doctoral Dissertation on Humanities” (2011).

-Awarded by the John Carter Brown Library with the “Ma. Elena Cassiet Fellowship”, for Latin American Researchers (2009).

Research field and Specialization:

-History and Art of Mesoamerica.

-Aztec Calendars and Codices.

-Mexican Indigenous Art.

Institutional Affiliation:

- Postdoctoral Fellow at the

Institute of Historical Research, National Autonomous University of Mexico.(2012-2013).

Work Experience:

- Assistant to the Director of the National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico. (2010-2012).

- Academic Coordinator of the National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico. (2011-2012).

- Lecturer on Mesoamerican Art and History Seminars in Bachelor and Posgraduate Programs: National Autonomus University of Mexico (2009), National School of Anthropology and History (2011), Ibero-American University (2011), J. L. MoraInstitute (2012).

- Researcher assigned to two Group Research Projects at UNAM:

(a) Traditional sources for Indigenous Histories (Institute of Historical Research, UNAM).

(b) Nahua and Maya pre-Hispanic Writing (Institute of Aesthetical Research, UNAM).

Publications

- Author of chapters in assorted books,articles and journals, including:Nahua Culture Studies, Annals of the Institute of Aesthetic Research, Journal of American Anthropology, Journal of Mesoamerican Studies, andJournal of World Religious Culture.