PhD - Environmental Health Sciences (2001), University of California, Berkeley, US
MPH - Environmental Health Sciences (1995), University of California, Berkeley, US
MSc - Water Quality Management (1995), University of Surrey, UK
BS - Chemistry (1989), Universidad Mayor de San Simón, Cochabamba, Bolivia
Teaching
Safe Water*
Wastewater Management*
Introduction to Environmental Health
Elements in Environmental Health
Technical Advances in Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment
Fundamentals of Environmental Health**
*include theory and laboratory sections **in development
Research
The use of the water cycle as a public health tool. An enhanced understanding of water interactions within air, soil, and energy requires interdisciplinary and interinstitutional collaboration. This enhanced understanding would contribute to using the water cycle as an effective tool to protect public health.
Surveillance programs for water quality management. Water quality is a key factor in the protection of the environment and human health. Monitoring and surveillance programs carefully designed and established would help in the supply of safe water to people in the US and elsewhere.
Sanitary surveys and epidemiology of water related diseases. Sanitary surveys for drinking, recreational, and waste water systems are procedures that need to be enhanced in the epidemiology of water related diseases. Data collected through these surveys might contribute to better understanding the epidemiology of water related diseases.
Hygiene practices and safe water. Perhaps the ultimate barrier to protect human health from exposure to contaminated water is good hygiene. At the same time, change in human behavior is challenging. Innovative approaches such as the combination of social capital principles and water and health economics might contribute to the promotion of good hygiene practices.
Areas of Interest
Safe water - from the source to the point of use
Energy consumption and the economics of water treatment processes
