Our Team

 

Elizabeth Anderson

Principal Investigator | Associate Professor

Lauren Emer

Ph.D Candidate

Michael Borbolla

Ph.D Student

Marta Lujan

Local Coordinator

Juliana Laufer

Postdoctoral Associate

LuLu Lacy

Ph.D Candidate

Stephannie Fernandes

Ph.D Student

Nataniel Marin

Local Coordinator

Fiorella Briceño

Postdoctoral Associate

JuanSe Lozano

Ph.D Candidate

David Santamaria-Castiblanco

Ph.D Student

Natalia Piland

Courtesy Postdoctoral Associate

Tania Romero

Ph.D Candidate

Andrea Buitrago

Local Coordinator

 

Tropical Rivers Lab Hall of Fame

Brenna Kays

PhD | 2018-2024 | bkays@fiu.edu

Gabrielle Gray-Case

MS | 2022-2024 | ggray008@fiu.edu | Quality Systems and Sustainability Specialist, Sycomp

Aaliyah Saintil

Undergrad | 2023-2024 | asain074@fiu.edu | Undergraduate Student at FIU

Claire Beveridge

PostDoc | 2020-2023 | claire.f.beveridge@gmail.com | Academic Coordinator at University of California Cooperative Extension

Andrea Otalora

MS | 2020-2023 | andrea.otalora0110@gmail.com | Urban Community Engagement Intern, US Fish and Wildlife Service

Aldo Farah Perez

MS | 2017-2023 | AFarah017@fiu.edu

Erin Abernethy

PostDoc | 2021-2022 | efabernethy@gmail.com | Portland Area Urban Conservation CoordinatorPortland Area Urban Conservation Coordinator for USFWS

Hannah Jackson

Undergrad | 2021-2022 | hjack019@fiu.edu | Student at FIU College of Law

Thiago Couto

PostDoc | 2020-2022 | tbelisar@fiu.edu | Postdoctoral Associate at Lancaster University, UK

Nadia Seeteram

PhD | 2019-2022 | nseeteram@gmail.com | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Columbia Climate School

Melissa Lau

MS | 2019-2022 | mlau006@fiu.edu | Education and Outreach Assistant, Miami Waterkeeper

Daniela Daniele

MS | 2019-2022 | daniela.daniele94@gmail.com | Field Officer at Miami Dade Water and Sewer Department

Cynthia Fussell

Undergrad | 2019-2021 | cynthiaa.fussell@ufl.edu | Wildlife Biologist at University of Florida Croc Docs Lab

Elizabeth Martinez

Undergrad | 2019-2021 | martinez.elizabeth053@gmail.com | Student at St. George’s University School of Veterinary Medicine

Maria Pulido Velosa

Lab Tech | 2020-2021 | mpuli012@fiu.edu | Coalition Organizer for El Puente

Megan Rabelo

Undergrad | 2020 | mrabe005@fiu.edu | Student at University of Florida School of Veterinary Medicine

Adrian Figueroa

Undergrad | 2017-2019 | afigu083@fiu.edu | Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Florida

Francina Simonpietri

Lab Tech | 2018-2019 | fsimo001@fiu.edu

Guido Herrera

Lab Tech | 2018-2019 | guidohero@hotmail.com | Graduate Research And Teaching Assistant at University of Tennessee

Gabriel Batista

Undergrad | 2019 | gbati009@fiu.edu | Ecologist at Archbold Biological Station

Ana Rojas

MS | 2017-2019 | aroja088@fiu.edu | Conservation and Education Program at Deering Estate

Roman Evarist

Lab Tech | 2015-2018 | romanevaristorg@gmail.com | Software Developer for Tanzania Elictricity Supply Company

Ella Bayer

Lab Tech | 2017-2018

Ana Lemos

MS | 2013-2017 | ana@legadoinitiative.org | Deputy Director of Programs, Legado Initiative

Elena Neibaur

MS | 2011-2015 | eneibaur14@gmail.com | Environmental Protection Specialist, US Environmental Protection Agency, California