Susana M. del Granado P.

Urbanización Los Geranios, casa #3

La Florida
Casilla: 13081 (correo central)
La Paz - Bolivia
E-mail: smdelgra@syr.edu In Bolivia: (591) 2740430 or 70678166
In US: (315) 395 1140
4465 East Genese St. #195
Syracuse, NY 13214

EDUCATION
State University of New York, Syracuse NY September 2007 to present
Environmental Science and Forestry
 PhD Candidate
Environmental and Natural Resources Policy
 Master of Science August 2007
Environmental Policy and Democratic Process

Syracuse University, Syracuse NY June 2009

Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
 Master in Public Administration
 Certificate in Advance Study on Conflict Resolution August 2007

Mayor de San Andres University, La Paz-Bolivia August 2002-April 2004

Post-undergraduate/Licenciatura
Research Thesis: Environmental Air Quality

 Bachelor of Science Biology Major December 2002

FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Graduate Research Assistant Fellow August 200- August 2011
Program of Latin America and Caribbean Fellow June – August 2008
Sea Grant Fellow September 2006 to September 2007
Fulbright Scholar June 2004-August 2007

RESEARCH AND WORKING EXPERIENCE

Project Coordinator: Office of Alumni Affairs, Bureau of Education and May 2011-October 2012
Cultural Affairs, US Department of State
Youth Creating a Shared Vision of Bolivia’s Future: how should natural resources (natural gas and lithium)
be used to create a desirable future?

 A project selected from 698 presented worldwide. The only project funded from Bolivia and one
of two from South America.

State University of New York –SUNY- (Syracuse – US) Spring 2012

College of Environmental Science and Forestry –ESF-
Research Assistant
 Writing Research grants for the National Science Foundation on US Shale Gas and its economic,
environrnental and social impacts.

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Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (La Paz – Bolivia) Fall 2011
Professor on Sustainable Development (graduate)
 Concepts and Principles of Sustainable Development.

Private University of Bolivia (La Paz – Bolivia) Spring 2011

Professor on Sustainable Development (undergrad)
 Theories of Development, Principles of Sustainable Development, Policy guidelines and
principles.

Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (La Paz – Bolivia) Spring 2011

Professor on Economic Tendencies and Development Theories (graduate)
 Economic and Development History, International Policies and its effects on Bolivian policies.

Scenario: Development, Uses and Applications Spring 2010

Co-teacher with Dr. Jack Manno (SUNY-ESF) and Dr. Barbara Heinzen (London Consultant)
 History and use of scenarios. Simulation creating scenarios for the public interest on the use of
natural gas and lithium in Bolivia.

General Chemistry Fall 2010

Global Environment and the Evolution of Human Culture Spring 2010
Introduction to Environmental Studies Fall 2009
Renewable Energy Spring 2009
Sustainable Development Fall 2008
Teaching Assistant SUNY-ESF
 Leading sections and laboratories. Assist in the organization of the class. Grading
 Lead discussion sessions and coordinate work distribution with other teaching assistants.

Environmental Education July- August 2009

Teaching Fellow SUNY-ESF, Outreach
 Developing and implementing an educational summer science course for young students.
 Program evaluation and student assessment.

Climate change and Adaptation Funds May - June 2009

Consultant for InterAction (coalition of US NGOs)
 Developed recommendations for the creation for a new climate change adaptive fund.
 Comparative analysis of existing adaptive funds and their selection criteria.

Mediation and Interest-based Negotiation September 2008 to April 2009

Assistant mediator and facilitator
 Mediate environmental conflict between Ava’s Town Board and Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste
Authority.

Evaluation of International Programs and Projects January-May 2008

Project Evaluator: Syracuse University Class Project
 Evaluation of Bolivia’s Poverty Reduction Strategy

Collaboration between the State University of New York – College of Environmental Science &
Forestry (SUNY-ESF) and Syracuse University: Leadership Seminar
Graduate Assistant-Part of Organizing Team September 2008-December 2008
 Coordinate and program the activities. Prepare and monitor media systems. Synthesize and record
the information. Collect feedback - prepare surveys

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Project Management Assistant: “The development and use of predictive models in Great Lakes
decision making: an interdisciplinary synthesis” (Syracuse-New York)
Graduate Assistant September 2006-2007
 In charge of: literature review, document analysis, conducting interviews, transcription of the
interviews, analyze cases with reference to model selection, analyze cases with reference to
interpretive policy analysis, writing the synthesis paper. Distribution and outreach of the finding of
the project

Graduate Assistantships - Syracuse University (Syracuse-New York)

Interpersonal Conflict Resolution Skill October-November 2006
Negotiation Strategies and Conflict Resolution July 2006
Negotiation Strategies and Skills for Interpersonal and Think Effectiveness May 2005
 Prepare and coordinate class material
 Assess group participation and development
 Class dynamic and role playing. Grade assignments

Smithsonian Institution (Washington DC) September 2005

Environmental Leadership Course: Participant
 Skills Acquired: Disney Strategy, Self-Knowledge Tools, Developing and Maintaining Report,
Noticing Your Own Congruency and Incongruence, Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
Strategies.

NatureServe June 2005-August 2005

Summer Intern in Latin America and Caribbean office (LAC)
 Assist LAC member programs in developing a Regional Environmental Policy Assessment
proposal for the conservation and sustainable development of dry lands in Mesoamerica in
CAFTA, Plan Puebla Panama and Biological Mesoamerican Corridor framework.

Project Coordinator: Sustainable Development Minister (La Paz-Bolivia) November 2003- 2004
Convention of Biodiversity (CBD) Coordinator
 Coordinate and gather information from different national sectors concerning the CBD and its 16
programs, with special emphasis in the Seventh Conference of Parties (COP7-Malaysia 2004).
 Organize and prepare meetings with several sectors at national level, involved in CBD's programs,
in order to determine Bolivia's position in the COP7.

Educa-Ambiental Environmental Education Consultant (La Paz-Bolivia) November 2002-2003

Consultant
 Design and plan environmental education workshops, adapting materials to different audiences on
recycling, global warming, green house effect/gasses, and sanitary information.
 Create material for the environmental Education workshops
 Facilitate the development of an action plan by participants to improve their quality of life.
 Design and conduction educative workshops for kids in need (3-14 years old), using puppets.

Mayor de San Andres University (La Paz-Bolivia) June 2001- July 2002
Professor Assistant- Biochemistry Department
 Prepare and coordinate laboratory analysis and practices. Lecturing undergrad students,
preparation for laboratory.

Biological Station of Beni-EBB (Beni-Bolivia) June 1998-August 1998

Environmental Education and Eco-tour guide
 Mediate between "Totaisal" community and tourists. Work as a translator, and complementing
traditional knowledge (community knowledge) with scientific one

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LANGUAGES (writing, reading, and speaking)
 Spanish – Fluent
 English – Fluent
 German – Basic

COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Office -Word, Excel, Power Point – ; Black Board (manager and user); computer programming
FORTRAN language; Access data base management program (basic skills); Geographic Information
Systems (GIS); MatLab.

ORGANIZATION INVOLVEMENT
 American Association of University Women since 2009
 International Association of Ecological Economics 2008-2010
 Association of Biophysical economics since 2007
 Graduate Student Association SUNY-ESF since 2007
 Conflict Management Center (CMC) at Maxwell College of Citizenship since 2005
 Program of Latin America and the Caribbean since 2005
 Empire State Toastmasters, Public Speaking Club. Toastmasters international since 2007

LEADERSHIP
 Vice-President of the Graduate Student Association at SUNY-ESF June 2009 - 2011
 Student Representative of the Program of Latin America and the Caribbean (PLACA) at Maxwell
College of Citizenship (Syracuse University) 2006-2007
 Student Representative to the Outreach SUNY-ESF Committee, 2007-2008
 President of PLACA working group: “Latin America towards Integration” (2006 – 2007),
“Bolivia: poverty and resource curse” (2007-2008)
 Participant Espacio USA, Vanguardia Latina 2006 Conference Organized by the Inter-American
Bank of Development and Televisa.

SERVICE
 Central New York Speaks organized by the Post Standard and the Program of Analysis and
Resolution of Conflict at Maxwell Syracuse University. October 2008.
 Inter-personal Conflict Resolution Skills workshops Young Mother’s program, Maxwell Syracuse
University, Conflict Management Center. Fall 2006.
 Conflict resolution workshops in Syracuse youth community center (Center Village). Spring 2006
 International Syracuse University Student Center peer assistant. Summer 2006.

PUBLICATIONS
Peer - Reviewed
Del Granado, S., (2007). The use of computer models in collaborative decision-making in the Great Lakes:
two case studies. Master Thesis. State University of New York. Syracuse, New York
Del Granado, S., (2004). Atmospheric pollution assessment in La Paz city, using Lolium multiflorum as a
biomonitor for sulfur dioxide and heavy metals.Thesis Research. Mayor de San Andres University. La
Paz-Bolivia

Manuscripts in Preparation
Manno, J., DePinto, J., Smardon, R., del Granado, S., and Cloyd, E.,. The development and use of
predictive models in Great Lakes decision making: an interdisciplinary synthesis. International
Association of Great Lakes Research (in revisions)
Lash W, Stewart A, del Granado S, Franco C. Peak Oil and Food Security in Latin America. (preparing
for submission)

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Del Granado, S., Hallenbrook, W., Lash, W. Of oil spills and other demons: why they keep occurring?
(preparing for submission).

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