Alumni and past associates
Nuestros estudiantes graduados, post-docs y técnicos que ahora trabajan en nuevos proyectos ...
Jesús "Chu" Goméz
(Post-doc 2018-2022)
Research project:
StreamFRE: Stream flow reduction experiment
Current affiliation:
Assistant Professor, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
Roberto Reyes Maldonado
(Ph.D. 2022)
Thesis title:
Using native insect species and their neuromuscular system as models for assessing water toxicity in Puerto Rico: Chironomus sp. “Florida” (Diptera: Chironomidae)
Current affiliation:
NSF postdoctoral Fellow, North Carolina State University
Natalia Rodríguez Ortiz
(Ph.D. 2021)
Thesis title:
Resiliencia Socioecológica en paisajes urbanizados: Un estudio sobre los efectos del desarrollo de proyectos de canalización
Current affiliation:
Coordinadora del Huerto, Vivero y Bosque Urbano de Capetillo.
Centro de Acción Urbana, Comunitaria y Empresarial de Río Piedras (CAUCE). Universidad de Puerto Rico, Río Piedras.
Josue D. Santiago-Vera
(Ph.D. 2021)
Thesis title:
Meiofauna in tropical montane streams: community composition and responses to hurricane disturbance
Current affiliation:
Assistant Professor, Mount Mercy University
Norman Maldonado Benítez
(M.Sc. 2020)
Thesis title:
Effects of urbanization on Odonata assemblages in tropical island streams, Puerto Rico
Current affiliation:
Ashley C. Mariani Ríos
(M.Sc. 2020)
Thesis title:
Odonata Assemblages at El Yunque National Forest, Puerto Rico: A Spatio-Temporal Study
Current affiliation:
Sean P. Kelly
(Ph.D. 2017)
Thesis title:
The role of aquatic subsidies in riparian food webs and the effect of urbanization on the diet, diversity, and web-spinning behavior of riparian spiders
Current affiliation:
Department of Planning and Natural Resources,
Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands
M.Sc. Adriana M. Forero
(Internship 2017)
Project title:
Interspecific interactions between shrimp and Ephemeroptera in tropical streams, Puerto Rico
Current affiliation:
Universidad del Tolima, Colombia
Limarie J. Reyes Torres
(M.Sc. 2017)
Thesis title:
Life history, phenology, and drought response of Phylloicus pulchrus (Trichoptera: Calamoceratidae) in a tropical rainforest stream
Current affiliation:
Doctoral student, University of Southern Mississippi
Leticia Classen
(lab tech 2016 - 2017)
Research project:
Aquatic insect ecology in urban and forested watersheds
B.Sc. Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
Current affiliation:
Doctoral student, St. Louis University, Missouri
Pablo E. Gutiérrez Fonseca
(Ph.D. 2016)
Thesis title:
Effects of environmental variables on aquatic macroinvertebrate assemblages in tropical lowland streams
Current affiliation:
Lecturer
Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources,
University of Vermont
Karleen Wagner
(M.Sc. 2015)
Thesis title:
Assessing the influences of urbanization on macroinvertebrate and fish assemblages in a tropical island urban watershed: A multi-scale approach
Current affiliation:
Natalia Rodriguez
(M.Sc. 2014)
Thesis title:
Adaptación del Protocolo de Evaluación Visual de Quebradas: El caso de la Región Noreste de Puerto Rico
Annette Negroni Miranda
(M.Sc. 2014)
Thesis title:
Nitrogen dynamics in small tropical streams: a response to stream geomorphology and channel complexity in an urban watershed
Current affiliation:
Keysa Rosas
(lab tech 2009-2013)
Research project:
Aquatic insect ecology in urban and forested watersheds
M.Sc. Georgia Southern University
Current affiliation:
Athens Technical College
Sofía Burgos Caraballo
(Ph.D. 2012)
Thesis title:
Function and diversity of benthic biofilm communities in tropical stream ecosystems: The relevance of land use and reach factors
Current affiliation:
Augustin Engman
(M.Sc. 2011)
Thesis title:
Fish assemblage structure in urban streams of Puerto Rico: the importance of reach- and catchment-scale abiotic factors
Current affiliation:
Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee
Checo Colon-Gaud
(Post-doc 2009-2010)
Research project:
Functional structure and food web dynamics of tropical headwater streams: Are food webs in tropical headwaters truly detritus-based?
Current affiliation:
Associate Professor, Georgia Southern University
Rebeca de Jesús-Crespo
(M. Sc. 2008)
Thesis title:
The effect of riparian vegetation and watershed land use on stream ecosystem integrity in a tropical urban watershed
Current affiliation:
Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University
Brynne Bryan
(Ph.D. 2008)
Thesis title:
Diatom community responses to environmental variables in tropical island streams
Current affiliation:
Instructor, California State University Dominguez Hills