Nicolás Cabrera-Schneider is from Guatemala. He holds an M.S. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and an M.A. in Anthropology. Currently, Nicolás is a Ph.D. student in Latin American Studies at Tulane University. His research focuses on international policy outcomes in local communities. He has published on the effects of DR-CAFTA on local communities and political party comparisons between the U.S. and Guatemala. He has researched Nicaragua’s South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, as well as, in the western highlands, northern subtropical forest, and Caribbean coast of Guatemala. His community service includes working as a grant writer for two Guatemalan education-based non-profits. Additionally, Nicolás has published books of short stories, poetry, and novels.