I am a professor and research coordinator at the Universidad El Bosque in Bogota, Colombia. I am an ecologist working in functional ecology. I use dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) as an indicator tool to quantify ecosystem services and anthropic environmental impacts. My research interests include​ diversity dynamics, fragmentation, biogeographic patterns, and invasive species. Still, I also work with other insect groups like Orthoptera, Neuroptera, and several families of Coleoptera. I have published more than 100 papers in national and international top journals (Nature Ecology & Evolution, Nature Communications, Ecology and Evolution, Biological Conservation, Diversity, and Distributions, Journal of Biogeography) and specialized journals (Ecological Entomology, Environmental Entomology, The Coleopterist Bulletin, Zootaxa). Also, I am the advisor of several BSc, MSc, and Ph.D. students. I have described several new species of insects. I am an associate editor for several journals. I have also participated in multiple congresses and seminars for the diffusion of Entomology at National and International levels. Besides, I have worked with indigenous communities and college students teaching and transmitting love for insects. Finally, I won the National Award of Entomology in Colombia two times.