Marla Magaña Cansino

Research Program Coordinator

Marla Magaña Cansino

Marla Magaña Cansino is a Research Program Coordinator providing management and administrative support to REDI-NET activities. Before coming to Notre Dame, she worked at the Belize Vector and Ecology Center, where she assisted in managing and coordinating various research activities and collaborated with multiple international researchers and scientists. Marla has experience in various aspects of entomological research, including field data collection, entomological surveillance, and laboratory analyses.

Marla has a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from the University of Belize and is a 2023 graduate of Notre Dame’s Keough School, where she obtained a Master’s Degree in Global Affairs and a minor in International Peace Studies.