Jessica assisted the opening of the museum in multiple capacities including research, organizational assistance, and translation of exhibits from Spanish to English. Her research responsibilities included investigation of medicinal plants of the Andean region, economic and societal impacts of drug production, and shamanistic traditions of local indigenous peoples.  Jessica also actively participated in the promotion and marketing of the museum through local networking and the creation of promotional PowerPoints and a brochure in both English and Spanish. In addition, she developed a reference system for over 300 books.