Dr. Cervantes De Blois leads projects that leverage spatial analysis, geospatial modeling, and data visualization to support decision-making in complex environments. 

She transforms qualitative and quantitative datasets into clear, actionable deliverables for diverse technical and non-technical stakeholders across government, research, and technology-driven initiatives. Her work ensures that complex information is understandable, accessible, and ready to guide strategic decisions.

Dr. Cervantes De Blois has a unique and extensive background in environmental and climate-impact projects, with experience supporting three U.S. Special Envoys. 

She has led and contributed to high-impact initiatives across government and international organizations, including serving as an invited visiting researcher at  CGIAR, where she co-authored three World Bank reports on Mexico's Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) as a food security, agricultural, and climate impacts expert.

During her PhD, Dr. Cervantes De Blois worked at the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) office in Baku, Azerbaijan, focusing on environmental and climate projects. She also served as a delegate for the Stanford U.S.–Russia Forum (SURF), collaborating with scientists from Stanford University, Moscow’s National Research University Higher School of Economics, and Moscow State University on permafrost degradation impacts. This work culminated in presentations for senior officials, including Vladimir Barbin, Senior Arctic Official of the Russian Federation, and Antoly Antonov, Russian Ambassador to the United States.

Dr. Cervantes De Blois combines this domain expertise with a strong focus on aligning stakeholders, managing complex projects, and delivering actionable insights in politically and scientifically complex contexts.

With deep expertise in Eurasia and Central Asia, Dr. Cervantes De Blois combines geospatial and demographic methods with advanced regional and language skills to operate effectively in data-sparse, high-stakes environments. She synthesizes complex regional dynamics and translates insights into actionable recommendations for senior decision-makers across agencies and cultures.

Dr. Cervantes De Blois knows Russian, Turkish, Azerbaijani, and Persian, which was supported by prestigious programs including the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) in Baku, Azerbaijan (2019); the Boren Fellow in Azerbaijan (2017-2018), the Title VIII from the U.S. State Department in St. Petersburg, Russia (2017); and several Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships. 

Her unique and in-depth research training equips her to apply spatial sciences and demographic methods to carefully manage complex human-environmental systems in data-sparse regions at a global scale, enabling strategic decision-making and high-impact project execution in multi-stakeholder contexts.