M.Sc. in Ecology, University of Plovdiv "Paisii Hilendarski". Current research centers on entomology, with a primary emphasis on the order Psocodea. This work has resulted in several peer-reviewed publications, including first authorship on the formal description of a species new to science. Fieldwork is conducted primarily in French Guiana, and to a lesser extent in other French overseas departments (DOM). A secondary but ongoing line of research concerns avian biology, ecology, and behavior, including work on Loxigilla noctis in Guadeloupe.