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Curriculum vitae - Carlos L. de la Rosa – August 2015
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CURRICULUM VITAE
CARLOS L. DE LA ROSA
Address and Contact Numbers La Selva Research Station, OTS
Apdo. 676-2050
San Pedro, Costa Rica
Off. (506) 2766-6565 ext. 124
E-mails:
[email protected]
[email protected]
Present Positions
Director, La Selva Research Station, Organization for Tropical Studies. March 2012 to present.
Adjunct Professor, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica. March 2012 to present.
Past Positions
Adjunct Professor, University of California Los Angeles. September 2010 to 2015.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology, Florida Atlantic University. January 1998 to 2012.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology, University of Central Florida. March 1998 to 2012.
Chief Conservation, Science and Education Officer, Catalina Island Conservancy, Avalon, CA. September 2005 - March 2012.
Senior Editor of ActionBioscience.org, American Institute of Biological Science, Apr. 2005-Apr. 2010.
Program Director, The Nature Conservancy's Disney Wilderness Preserve, Kissimmee, FL.
May 2003 - September 2005.
Education Coordinator, Dept. of Environmental Management, Pinellas County. Jan 2000 - May 2003
Director, Riverwoods Field Laboratory, Center for Environmental Studies, Florida Atlantic University and South Florida Water Management District. January 1997 - December 2000.
Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of Central Florida. Jan 1998 - Dec 2000.
President/CEO, International Foundation for Environmental Restoration, Education and Management (FIREMA), Central America. (September 1996 - December 2000).
Executive Director, International Foundation for Environmental Restoration, Education and Management (FIREMA) (September 1994 - December 1996).
Biodiversity Specialist, Organization of American States (OAS), Bi-National Project (Nicaragua - Costa Rica) Environmental Management and Sustainable Development of the San Juan River Basin (June 1995 - December 1996).
International Consultant for the Norwegian Agency for Development (NORAD), project evaluation team (February 1996)
Director, Environmental Management Office, Northern Zone Consolidation Project, US Agency for International Development (AID), Costa Rica (July 1992 - March 1995)
Research Associate, Stroud Water Research Center, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1990 - 1992)
Joan M. Stroud Memorial Scholar, Stroud Water Research Center, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1987-1990)
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, West Virginia University. Morgantown, WV (1985 - 1987)
Instructor, University of Pittsburgh, Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology (1984-1985)
Teaching Assistant, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Biology and Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology (1979-1984)
Teaching Assistant, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Sartenejas, Venezuela (1976-1979)
BOARDS AND ORGANIZATION SUPPORT
Organization of Biological Field Stations. Chair International Committee, Governing Board.
Center for Conservation Education, Costa Rica. Vice President of the Board.
XELA AID Partners for Self Reliance, Guatemala/US. Secretary, Founding Board Member.
IKIAM, Universidad Regional de Amazonia, Ecuador. Academic and programmatic consultant.
CHOICES (Citizens Helping Our Island Children End Substance Abuse), Avalon, Catalina Island, California. Board member.
Education
Ph.D., Aquatic Ecology, 1985. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
B.S., Biology, 1980. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, Departmental Honors.
Biology, 1976 - 1979. Universidad Simón Bolívar.
Mechanical Engineering, 1973 - 1976. Universidad Simón Bolívar.
Administrative Experience
Director of the La Selva Research Station, OTS, coordination of multiple research, education and visitor-services programs, including volunteers, outreach, public relations, fundraising, commercial operations and communications. Supervision of large staff (85 to 100 people) and $4.5 million yearly budget.
Chief Officer and Program Director for the Catalina Island Conservancy, a 44,000-acre island preserve in California. Includes institutional visioning and leadership, design and management, planning, supervision, management of multi-million dollar programs, grants and special funds in endangered and endemic plant and animal species management, environmental restoration, facilities development, exhibit design and implementation, public and school programs, scientific research, conservation area planning, and organizational strengthening.
Program Director for The Nature Conservancy at the Disney Wilderness Preserve, in Florida. Included program leadership, planning, budgeting, management of multi-million dollar wetland and upland restoration programs, research, stewardship, education and volunteer programs, organizational strengthening, and conservation planning.
Coordinator (Director-level position) of Education Programs for the Department of Environmental Management of Pinellas County, Florida. Included the development of two multi-building, multi-million dollars Environmental, Cultural and Natural History Education Centers for the County, staffing, program development, exhibit development, and administration. Also have participated in the development of research and land management programs, long-range planning processes, budget preparation, evaluations, hiring and supervision of staff, training, and other administrative duties. January 2000 to May 2003.
Project Manager, Integral Georeferenced Assessment of the Cuare Wildlife Refuge and its Area of Influence, Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources, Venezuela, and Center for Environmental Studies, Florida. 1998 - 1999.
Project Manager for the Isolated Wetlands Monitoring Program (South Florida Water Management District), the Florida Museum of Natural History taxonomic collections program (Center for Environmental Studies), and the specimen verification and collection curation program (Riverwoods Field Laboratory). 1997 - 1999.
Director of the Riverwoods Field Laboratory, South Florida Water Management District and Florida Center for Environmental Studies, Florida Atlantic University. Development of facilities and programs, management, personnel hiring and development, fund raising, network development with Florida State University System and other universities, research and education program development. 1997 - 1999.
Biodiversity Advisor and coordinator for the Iguana Verde Foundation. 1996.
CEO FIREMA. Design and implementation of Solid Waste Management Program for the township of Upala, northern Costa Rica, and Orotina, Western Costa Rica, including the creation of a paper recycling program and hand-made paper factory, curb separation program, plastic use reduction, and awareness campaign. 1993-1996.
Director of the Environmental Management Office, US Agency for International Development (AID), a large rural environmental management project in Upala, northwestern Costa Rica. Organization and management of Environmental Education program, Reforestation program, Technical Support program and Training programs in integrated pest and crop management, soil conservation, pesticide management, and environmental issues of rural development. Selection, hiring and training of personnel; project design and implementation. 1992 - 1996.
Technical Advisor in Environmental Education (EE) program for the Monteverde Conservation League (MCL), including an evaluation and recommendations on their EE program, development and teaching of workshops to the EE and Protection Program personnel, implementation of a biological data collection program (on aquatic insects) for the MCL, and advise in the development of a research program for the League. 1992.
Development and implementation of the Americas Program of the North American Benthological Society, with Dr. Tom Dudley and Mr. Francisco Abarca. Organization of a symposium on Latin American Aquatic Biology (May 1991) in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Preparation of reports and proposals, and administration of the program in Mexico, Central and South America. 1991-1992.
Management of several scientific research projects in Costa Rica. Preparation of proposals, reports, and budgets; employment, training, and management of field and laboratory personnel, volunteers, and students; training of non-scientific personnel in education, management, and public use programs; general and specific workshops in topics related to aquatic ecosystems; participation in technical and research committees as advisor. 1988-1992.
Design and development of the Estación Biológica Maritza, Area de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG), Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. Financing proposals, design and development of infrastructure, building supervision of laboratories and other buildings, system of trails and access roads, electrification of the station, training of personnel in field station management. 1988-1991.
Assistance in the management of the Pymatuning Biology Field Station of the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Design and implementation of a computer system and data base for the station, personnel training, attention to students & visitors, management of biological collections. 1984-1985.
Development and implementation of college courses in Organismic Biology (I and II) and Evolution at West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Design and implementation of teaching laboratories. 1986-1988.
General Manager of hardware and construction business in Ridgway, Pennsylvania, USA. Management and administration of the business, budgets and accounting, personnel, inventories. Building Construction degree from the National Radio Institute (NRI) Building Construction School, Chicago, IL. 1983-1984.
Participation in the development and implementation of the Biology career at the Universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela. Design of laboratories, field and classroom activities. 1975-1976.
Grant and Program Management Experience
La Selva Research Station, Organization for Tropical Studies: 2012 – 2015. Over $1.0M in proposals submitted; approximately $510,000 secured (NSF, Norwegian Government, US-Costa Rica Debt for Nature Program, private foundations and corporations). Management of $2.4M operations program.
Catalina Island Conservancy: 2012 - Over $1.8 Million in grants and program budgets. 2005 – 2012 - Between $500,000 and $2.5 Million per year. Over $15.0 Million submitted for funding ($8.9 Million in 2010-2012).
The Nature Conservancy (May 2003 – Sep. 2005): Oversight of a 10-year $88.0 Million project. Managed approximately $3.0 Million during my tenure.
Riverwoods Field Laboratory and Florida Atlantic University (Jan. 1997 – Dec. 2000): Approximately $1.5 Million in grants and programs.
International Foundation for Environmental Restoration, Education and Management (FIREMA) (Sep. 1994 – Dec. 2000). Approximately $500,000 in grants and assets.
Organization for American States (Jun. 1995 – Dec. 1996): Approximately $300,000 project.
Environmental Management Office, US AID (Jul. 1992 – Mar. 1995): Approximately $1.5 Million in grants and programs.
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1987 – 1992): $1.5 Million in grants.
TOTAL Approximate Grants and Programs Funds (1987 to present): $13.0 Million (managed directly by me; does not include entire large grant to TNC or submitted large grants for CIC).
Research & SCIENCE Experience
Research program development, program oversight, national and institutional permitting, technical review of scientific proposals, manuscript preparation, protocol development, technology applications to science. March 2012 to present.
Conservation area planning and management, integrated management plans, facilities development, technology and citizen science, Catalina Island Conservancy, September 2005 to March 2012.
Conservation Area Planning using bio-ecological target assessment, The Nature Conservancy enhanced 5S methodology, May 2003 to present.
Principal investigator (with W. P. Coffman) on taxonomy, ecology and biogeography of Chironomidae of the Neotropics, with emphasis in Costa Rica and the Neotropics, 1988-present.
Regional Representative (Central America) for the journal "Chironomus", an indexed, internationally recognized newsletter of chironomid (Diptera) research. 1992-present.
Development of identification guides to aquatic invertebrates and wildlife (plants and animals) of Costa Rica and Peninsular Florida. April 1997 - present.
Project Manager (with S. Mortellaro) on the development of field and laboratory techniques for the assessment of drawdown effects on wetland communities. Isolated Wetlands Monitoring Program, South Florida Water Management District and Florida Center for Environmental Studies, Florida Atlantic University. October 1997 to December 2000.
Principal investigator on the phenology and taxonomy of non-biting midges, Chironomidae (Diptera) of the Kissimmee River Valley. April 1997 - December 2000.
Biodiversity Specialist for the Organization of American States (OAS) on the state of the biodiversity of the San Juan River Basin, Nicaragua-Costa Rica. Jul. 1995 - Dec. 1996.
Principal investigator in Environmental Impact Studies (EIS) in Costa Rica's Northern Zone, including studies on rivers and quarries. Development of a guide for the elaboration of EIS. 1993-1996.
Principal investigator in study Land Use and Water Quality in Costa Rica's Northern Zone. Preparation or proposals and reports, scientific articles, educational material, training and management of personnel. Development of special Rapid Bioassessment Protocols for tropical streams and rivers. 1991-1993.
Principal and co-principal investigator in studies on biodiversity of aquatic insects of the Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, ecology, taxonomy and behavior of stream insects, land use and water quality in pristine and disturbed tropical rainforest ecosystems, effects of seasonality of flow in the structure and function of tropical stream ecosystems, 1987 - 1993.
Development and implementation of a tropical freshwater research program for the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia in Costa Rica, proposal writing, scientific articles and reports, selection, training and management of personnel, design and building of research facilities and laboratories. 1988-1990.
Principal investigator on the ecology and behavior of Metriocnemus knabi (Diptera, Chironomidae) and Wyeomyia smithii (Diptera, Culicidae) from pitcher plants (Sarracenia purpurea), 1984.
Co-principal investigator with W. P. Coffman, on the taxonomy, systematics and biogeography of the family Chironomidae from India and the Neotropics, 1979-1980.
Principal investigator in study: Resource utilization by Chironomidae (Diptera) in a woodland stream ecosystem, Linesville Creek, PA. Ph.D. dissertation research, 1983-1985.
Principal investigator in studies on drift and emergence of aquatic insects, ecology of insects that live in carnivorous plants, environmental impact of pesticides in aquatic communities. Proposal preparation, reports and scientific articles, management of budgets and personnel, development of specialized laboratories. 1980-1984.
Field assistant in physical and chemical characterization of lakes in Pennsylvania, USA. Field and laboratory activities, computerization of data, preparation of reports. 1980.
Principal investigator in studies in taxonomy, biogeography and ecology of aquatic insects, specially the dipteran family Chironomidae (non-biting midges). Field and laboratory activities, budget management, development of taxonomic keys. 1980-1985.
Research Assistant in projects on aquatic insects, drosophilids, and mammals in Venezuela, with Drs. M. Benado, O. Reig, and R. Carrillo. Design of experiments, administration of field trips, management of laboratory cultures. 1976-1979.
Education Experience
Development and supervision of Environmental Education programs, community outreach, community and institutional partnerships, supervision of students (graduate and undergraduate), thesis advisor. March 2012 to present.
Conservation Education planning and implementation, social, economic, cultural and historic context for conservation education and conservation, program evaluation and definition, facilities planning and management, Catalina Island Conservancy, September 2005 to March 2012.
Evaluation and redevelopment of Education Program for The Nature Conservancy's Disney Wilderness Preserve, including evaluation and redesign of high-leverage workshops and education activities and materials for decision-makers and other audiences, redesign of public education program, exhibits, and interpretive materials, staff development.
Development of Education Program for Pinellas County's Department of Environmental Management, including mission and objectives of program, development of major facilities, exhibits, and partnerships (Brooker Creek Environmental Education Center and Weedon Island Cultural and Natural History Center); publications: Annual Reports, newsletter, web page content, Environmental Distance Learning program, and numerous presentations to interest groups and non-profit organizations and schools.
Development and implementation of workshop series on Tropical and Sub-tropical Aquatic Biology for the Florida Center for Environmental Studies, Florida Atlantic University. June 1998 - December 1999.
Developer of the Upala Botanical Garden, the Science and Ecology Laboratory for the Upala Technical High School, and the ABIPA Biological Field Station in Bijagua, Costa Rica. 1993-1996.
Publisher and Editor of environmental magazine, Natural History, Ecology and Conservation Magazine, (in Spanish) for the Northern Zone Consolidation Project, AGRIDEC - AID - MIDEPLAN. 1993-1995.
Participation in Environmental Education programs at the Carnegie Museum (Pittsburgh, USA), Academy of Natural Sciences (Philadelphia, USA), Area de Conservación Guanacaste (Costa Rica), Monteverde Conservation League (Costa Rica), and Northern Zone Consolidation Project (Costa Rica). 1981-1996.
Specialized workshops on aquatic invertebrates, tropical and temperate river ecology, aquatic entomology, pollution and the environment, and techniques in aquatic biology, for professionals, students, and non-scientists. Area de Conservación Guanacaste and Monteverde Conservation League. 1984-1992.
Development of courses, programming, teaching, and management of laboratories. 1977-1987.
Courses taught in universities in the United States, Venezuela and Costa Rica, including:
Biology of Organisms, Man and its Environment I and II, Population Biology, and Genetics. Teaching assistant, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela.
Freshwater Ecology, Aquatic Entomology, Man and its Environment. Teaching assistant and instructor, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Evolution, Organismic Biology I and II. Assistant Professor, West Virginia Univ., Morgantown, WV.
Aquatic Entomology: Chironomidae. Instructor, Universidad de Costa Rica.
Conservation Biology Seminars (U. Southern California, U. California Los Angeles)
Tropical Rivers, co-instructor. Organization for Tropical Studies, Costa Rica.
Capacity building in modern taxonomy as an instrument for knowledge transfer in IPBES: DNA Barcoding. Co-instructor. Organization for Tropical Studies, Costa Rica.
Publications (Articles and Books)
de la Rosa, C. (in preparation). Discover the Mysteries of the La Selva Research Station.
de la Rosa, C. (in preparation). Diptera: Chironomidae. In: Macroinvertebrados de Agua Dulce de Costa Rica II, M. Springer, A. Ramírez and P. Hanson (Eds.). Rev. Biol. Trop. (Int/ J. Trop. Biol. ISSN-0034-7744).
de la Rosa, C. (in preparation). Protocolos para la recolección y procesamiento de muestras de Chironomidae (Diptera) de ríos y arroyos Neotropicales.
de la Rosa, C. L., 2015. Chironomids: a personal journey. CHIRONOMUS Journal of Chironomidae Research 28: 30-35. http://www.ntnu.no/ojs/index.php/chironomus/article/view/1927/1948
de la Rosa, Carlos L., 2015. El valor de las colecciones biológicas. La Nación Opinión, 29 Marzo. Costa Rica. http://www.nacion.com/opinion/foros/valor-colecciones-biologicas_0_1476452351.html.
Haber, W.A., D.L. Wagner & C. de la Rosa, 2015. A new species of Erythrodiplax breeding in bromeliads in Costa Rica (Odonata: Libellulidae). Zootaxa 3947 (3):386-396. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3947.3.5
de la Rosa, C.L., 2014. The Planthopper and The Snail. Natural History Magazine, The Natural Moment.
de la Rosa, C.L., 2014. Additional observations of lachryphagous butterflies and bees. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 12: 210–210.
de la Rosa, C.L., 2014. ¿Cuántas especies hay todavía por descubrir? BIOMA 15:19-27.
Lewis, C. and C. de la Rosa, 2013. Biodiversity and Actions for Change: Putting the Pieces Together to Solve the Biodiversity Puzzle. Chapter 12 in: The Youth Quick Guide to Biodiversity. Food and Agriculture Organization and Convention of Biological Diversity Secretariat (FAO). 245 pp. http://www.fao.org/docrep/017/i3157e/i3157e.pdf
Hein, F. and C. de la Rosa, 2013. Wild Catalina Island: Natural Secrets and Ecological Triumphs. History Press, 144 pp.
de la Rosa, C. 2012. Dr. William P. Coffman: Celebrating 50 Years of Research on Chironomidae. CHIRONOMUS Journal of Chironomidae Research 25:4-8. (http://www.ntnu.no/ojs/index.php/chironomus/issue/view/200/showToc)
Flowers, R.W. and C. de la Rosa, 2010. Ephemeroptera. Chapter 4 in: Macroinvertebrados de Agua Dulce de Costa Rica I, by M. Springer, A. Ramirez and P. Hanson (Eds.). Rev. Biol. Trop. (Int/ J. Trop. Biol. ISSN-0034-7744) Vol. 58 (Suppl. 4): 63-93.
Meyer, J.L., P.C. Frumhoff, S.P. Hamburg and C. de la Rosa, 2010. Above the din but in the fray: environmental scientists as effective advocates. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 8:299-305.
de la Rosa, C., 2008. Ecologists, environmentalists, and the problem with labels. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 6(9):468-468.
Andersen, K. and C. de la Rosa, 2007 (eds.) Plants of Santa Catalina Island: An Introduction to Familiar Species. A Pocket Naturalist Guide, Waterford Press, Inc.
Andersen, K. and C. de la Rosa, 2007 (eds.) Birds of Santa Catalina Island: An Introduction to Familiar Species. A Pocket Naturalist Guide, Waterford Press, Inc.
Andersen, K. and C. de la Rosa, 2007 (eds.) Wildlife of Santa Catalina Island: An Introduction to Familiar Species. A Pocket Naturalist Guide, Waterford Press, Inc.
de la Rosa, C., 2007. Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. Chapter in: "Rivers of the World", C. Cushing and W. Minshall (eds.), 2nd. Edition, U. California Press.
de la Rosa, C., C. Flegel, C. Huegel, C. Hughes and C. Lewis, 2003. Explore the Mysteries of Brooker Creek Preserve: A Guide to the Habitats and Species of the Broker Creek Preserve. Special Publications, Department of Environmental Management, Pinellas County, Florida, 69 pp.
de la Rosa, C., 2002. A Guide to the Aquatic Invertebrates of South Florida, Vol. 1: Wetlands. Multi-media publication. LDP Productions, Florida.
de la Rosa, C. and C.A. de la Rosa, 2001. A Guide to the Aquatic Organisms of the Loxahatchee River Basin, multi-media publication, City of West Palm Beach, Florida.
de la Rosa, C. and C. Nocke, 2000. A Guide to the Carnivores of Central America: Natural History, Ecology and Conservation. University of Texas Press, 256 pp.
de la Rosa, C. 2000. Improving Science Literacy and Conservation in Developing Countries. In: ActionBioscience.org electronic journal, American Institute for Biological Sciences (AIBS). http://www.actionbioscience.org/newfrontiers/delarosa.html
de la Rosa, C., 1999. Atlas Socioeconómico Ambiental del Refugio de Fauna Silvestre Cuare y sus Areas de Influencia (A Socioeconomic and Environmental Atlas of the Cuare Wildlife Refuge and its Areas of Influence), Ministerio del Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales, Caracas, Venezuela.
de la Rosa, C., 1999. Conservation and sustainable use of streams and rivers in Central America. Chapter 14 in: "Managed Ecosystems: The Mesoamerican Experience", U. Hatch and M. Swisher (eds.), Oxford University Press, pp. 304-325.
Coffman, W.P. & C.L. de la Rosa. 1998. Taxonomic composition and temporal organization of tropical and temperate species assemblages of lotic Chironomidae. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 71(4): 388-406.
de la Rosa, C., L. Sloate and A. Villalobos, 1998. Manejo Integrado de Desechos Sólidos en Areas Rurales de Costa Rica (Integrated Solid Waste Management in Rural Areas of Costa Rica). Proceedings of the Fourth Interamerican Congress on the Environment (CIMA 1997). Caracas, Vzla.
de la Rosa, C., 1998. Ciencia, Conservación y Uso Sostenible de Ríos y Arroyos en Centroamérica (Science, Conservation and Sustainable Use of Rivers and Streams in Central America). Proceedings of the Fourth Interamerican Congress on the Environment (CIMA 1997). Caracas, Venezuela.
Nocke, C. and C. de la Rosa, 1998. El Mito de la Educación Ambiental en Centroamérica (The Myth of Environmental Education in Central America). Proceedings of the Fourth Interamerican Congress on the Environment (CIMA 1997). Caracas, Venezuela.
de la Rosa, C., J. W. Koebel and K. W. Cummins, 1998. Restauración de Ecosistemas Acuáticos: la Cuenca del Río Kissimmee en Florida (Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems: The Kissimmee River Basin in Florida). Keynote address. Proceedings of the Fourth Interamerican Congress on the Environment (CIMA 1997). Caracas, Venezuela.
Barletto, M.A. and C.L. de la Rosa, 1998. Environmental interpretation and its role in the Kissimmee River and Lake Okeechobee restoration programs. Proceedings of the Wetlands Engineering & River Restoration Conf., 22-27 March 1998, Denver, CO.
de la Rosa, C. 1997. Chironomidae. In: Solís, A. (ed.) Las Familias de insectos de Costa Rica. INBio. http://www.inbio.ac.cr/papers/insectoscr/Texto197.html
de la Rosa, C., 1997. A guide to common aquatic organisms of the Kissimmee River. Riverwoods Field Laboratory, Special Publications of the Center for Environmental Studies, Florida Atlantic University, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
de la Rosa, C., 1997. Diagnosis of the state of the Biodiversity in the San Juan River Basin. Bilingual edition. Organization of American States, Washington, DC.
Sandlund, O.T., C. de la Rosa, H. Santos and J. C. Vásquez, 1996. Evaluation: CAM-023 Iguana Management: a model for rural development. Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, NINA NIKU Project Report 001: 1-30.
de la Rosa, C., 1996. Los Quironómidos de Costa Rica. Contribuciones del Departamento de Historia Natural, Museo Nacional, San José, Costa Rica.
Nastase, A. J., C. de la Rosa and S. J. Newell, 1995. Abundance of pitcher-plant mosquitoes, Wyeomyia smithii (coq.) (Diptera: Culicidae) and midges, Metriocnemus knabi Coq. (Diptera: Chironomidae), in relation to pitcher characteristics of Sarracenia purpurea L. American Midland Naturalist 133: 44-51.
de la Rosa, C. and N. Barbee, 1995. Protocolos de Bioevaluación Rápida (PBR) para ríos y arroyos tropicales: Macroinvertebrados. FIREMA Environmental Education Press, Upala, Costa Rica.
de la Rosa, C. y A. Ramírez, 1995. A note on phototactic behavior and on phoretic associations in larvae of Mecistogaster ornata Rambur from northern Costa Rica (Zygoptera: Pseudostigmatidae). Odonatologica 24(2):219-224.
Epler, J. H. y C. de la Rosa, 1995. Tempisquitoneura, a new genus of Neotropical Orthocladiinae (Diptera: Chironomidae) symphoretic on Corydalus (Megaloptera: Corydalidae). J. North American Benthological Society 14(1):50-60.
de la Rosa, C., 1995. Middle American Streams and Rivers. Chapter in: "Rivers and Stream Ecosystems", C. E. Cushing, K. W. Cummins and G. W. Minshall (eds.), pp. 189-218, Vol 22, Series "Ecosystems of the World," Elsevier Science Publishers.
de la Rosa, C., 1995. Chironomidae. Chapter in: "Guía para las Familias de Insectos de Costa Rica", A. Solís (ed.). Special Publications of the Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio), San José, Costa Rica. Available in electronic form only.
de la Rosa, C., 1993. Twenty four articles in the Revista de Historia Natural, Ecología y Conservación, Vol 1 (1): 1-40; (2):1-40; (3):1-41; (4)1-45. Environmental Management Office, USAID, Costa Rica.
de la Rosa, C. and N. Barbee, 1993. Guía de los Organismos Comunes de las Aguas Dulces de Costa Rica. Special Publications of the Environmental Management Office, USAID, Costa Rica.
de la Rosa, C., 1992. Phoretic associations of Chironomidae (Diptera) on Corydalidae (Megaloptera) in northwestern Costa Rican streams. J. North American Benthological Society 11(3):316-323.
Coffman, W.P., C. de la Rosa, K.W. Cummins, and M.A. Wilzbach, 1992. Species richness in some Neotropical (Costa Rica) and Afrotropical (West Africa) lotic communities of Chironomidae (Diptera). Netherlands J Aquatic Ecol 26:229-237.
Nastase, A., C. de la Rosa, and S. Newell, 1991. A comparison of three methods for collecting dipteran insect which inhabit the northern pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea). American Midland Naturalist 125:356-35
Coffman, W.P., L.A. Yurasits, and C. de la Rosa, 1988. Biogeography of the family Chironomidae of India, with description of two strange pupal exuviae. Spixiana Suppl. 14:155-165.
de la Rosa, C. and A. J. Nastase, 1987. Larvae of Metriocnemus c.f. fuscipes, Limnophyes sp. Pentaneurinae (Diptera, Chironomidae), and Culicoides (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) from pitcher plants, Sarracenia purpurea. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 60(2): 339-341.
de la Rosa, C., 1985. Resource utilization by Chironomidae (Diptera) in a woodland stream ecosystem, Linesville Creek, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. Ph.D. dissertation, U. of Pittsburgh, Pgh, PA.
Benado, M.; M. C. Navarro, and C. de la Rosa, 1979. Drosophila unizeta en Venezuela. Acta Cientifica Venezolana 30(2):237-238.
de la Rosa, C., Abstracts and Presentations. Over 80 formal presentations in international meetings and congresses. Over 200 presentations to schools, non-profit organizations, and special groups on conservation, biology, GIS, ecology, insects, interpretation, education, evolution, and other topics.
Professional Related Skills
Conservation Area Planning, program development and institutional strengthening
Experience with Macintosh and PC operating systems, Microsoft software packages (Word. Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook), FileMaker Pro, Adobe packages, digital video, accounting and CAD software.
Experience with Geographic Information Systems database development and operation (ArcGIS, ArcInfo, ArcView and related software).
Extensive desktop publishing experience (Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, PageMaker, Acrobat, QuarkXPress, and others).
Fluency in English and Spanish (100% reading, writing and speaking) Technical and Scientific Spanish/English translation. Senior Editor of ActionBioscience.org, American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS). Reading understanding of Portuguese and German.
Macro and Micro-photography, electron microscopy, scientific illustration and drafting expertise.
Building Construction degree from NRI School of Building Construction (1983-84).
PANELS, BOARDS, PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
American Institute of Biological Sciences
National Science Foundation
Ecological Society of America
The Nature Conservancy
Organization of American States
Organization of Biological Field Stations (Board member and committee chair, 2010 – present.
United States Agency for International Development
North American Association for Environmental Education
National Association for Interpretation
North American Benthological Society
National Association of Biology Teachers
Catalina CHOICES (youth support org., Catalina Island), Board Member, July 2006 – 2012.
Xela Aid (sustainable development org., Guatemala), Board Member, March 2006 - present.
Center for Conservation Education, Costa Rica. Board Member, August 2013 - present.
SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES
2005 - 2010 American Institute of Biological Sciences, Editor, Action Bioscience
2008 - 2009 National Science Foundation, FSML panel
2009 - 2011 Ecological Society of America, Education Committee
2012 - Organization of Biological Field Stations, International Committee Chair
2006 - 2012 Catalina CHOICES (youth support org., Catalina Island), Board Member
2012 - Center for Conservation Education, Costa Rica. Board Member
2006 - XELA AID (sustainable development org., Guatemala), Board Member
