[2] The Society for Applied Anthropology, states that she is "known for her defense of the rights of ethnic minorities, her efforts for the recognition, respect and tolerance of cultural diversity, and her advocacy for conservation and sustainable use of the natural environment".
[3] Her work has concentrated on investigating the cultural history of the Amerindian indigenous population, and looking for alternatives for national development by studying diversity in her country's past.
[1] Thereafter, she served as Director of the Council and as Vice President of Social Action at the University of Costa Rica (1976–1981).
[3] and authored Birth and Death in the Belief System of the Bribri Indians of Costa Rica (1979).
[6] While studying at the University of Kansas for her Bachelor's Degree, she met the Costa Rican entomologist, Álvaro Wille Trejos [es], and they married.